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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Aha! I felt terrible about not doing hash tables in any depth with my class – but that makes me feel a bit better. I guess it’s possible to do the
question without knowing that – given how the question steps out the instructions, but it still feels a bit naughty from VCAA.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">MC Q6 is a bit ambiguous – I think you could make an argument for either archiving OR backup, depending on how you intend on using those files. Generally
speaking though I think this was a pretty good exam. Glad my students finally got the message about bringing a scientific calculator in this year though! Couple in there where it’d prove useful. And kids who did the Sample Exam should have got plenty of value
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D">Geoff Matheson</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">From: </span>
</b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black"><sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au> on behalf of Lisa Kerekes <Lisa.Kerekes@donvale.vic.edu.au><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List <sofdev@edulists.com.au><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, 10 November 2016 at 1:20 pm<br>
<b>To: </b>Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List <sofdev@edulists.com.au><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Year 12 SofDev] It is safe to comment on the SD exam.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks Mark.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Had a quick look over the exam.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I like Section C of the exam. Good questions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Multiple choice are pretty good too.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">My query though, is about Section B, Q 4.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">This regards Hash functions. However I could only find one,
<b>optional</b> reference to hash tables in the Study Design. Elsewhere it refers to data structures as being ones that are relevant to the selected language.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I’ve pasted the excerpt below… can anyone clarify whether when the Study Design say ‘or’, it actually means ‘and’ ?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hence my surprise that it was on the exam.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thoughts welcome
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Lisa Kerekes<br>
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Phone: (03) 9844 2471 Ext: 266<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 10 November 2016 11:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List <sofdev@edulists.com.au><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Year 12 SofDev] It is safe to comment on the SD exam.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Paula says there is no second paper, so the fur can start flying immediately.<br clear="all">
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