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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>What
hope do the students have !!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>To
me these debates indicate the inherent vagueness in IT terminology and concepts
due to the continuously transforming nature of IT development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We
need to ask examiners to stick to asking questions ONLY in those areas of the
study design where the answer is clear unambiguous and indisputable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>
itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Laurie Savage<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 17 September 2008 9:02 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] Question about practice exam from Potts
text<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>I can't agree with you there Ros. I would say that the question
provides a very brief definition of an expert system.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Laurie</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Ros Meadows<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 16 September 2008 5:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Question about practice exam from Potts
text</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I'd opt for
C<br>
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Cheers<br>
Ros<br>
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Bane, Janet A wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>My
kids are doing the practice exam from the Potts textbook (its on the website,
in student resources). One of the multiple questions reads as follows:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif"'>9. A computer
system designed to analyse data and produce a recommendation or a decision is<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif"'>a/an<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif"'>a. Transaction
Processing System<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif"'>b. Management
Information System<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif"'>c. Decision Support
System<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif"'>d. Expert System<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif"'>The answer given is
D. I think this is wrong, it should be C. What do others think?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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