<div dir="ltr">Hi Sandra. Such a question is in the <a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/exams/technology/it-softdev-specs-samp.pdf" target="_blank">SD sample exam questions</a> (B3)<div><br></div><div>U4O1KK1 - "ways in which file size, storage medium and organisation of files affect access of data" may be relevant, but it's not really a tight fit.</div><div><br><div>But, yes, I can't remember the calculator being useful for anything else, including desk checking.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Mark</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 August 2016 at 22:33, Sandra Mobbs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:s.mobbs@cccc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">s.mobbs@cccc.vic.edu.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Everyone<br>
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Why do students need a calculator in the exam? Is it just for desk checking?<br>
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I remember teaching Software Development when I first started teaching and we had to calculate if a number of records would fit on a CD or need something else but I can't see any points in the current Study Design that would expect that.<br>
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I also couldn't find anything about them needing to be able to convert binary to decimal.<br>
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This is my first time teaching the subject in a while and any advice would be appreciated.<br>
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