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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" 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>Roland Gesthuizen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 7 November 2013 8:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] ITA exam - B10b (i)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">GoogleDocs spreadsheet with the security pegged at a public view setting?<o:p></o:p></p>
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Regards Roland<br>
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<b>Roland Gesthuizen</b> | eLearning Leader <br>
Keysborough College DEECD<br>
<a href="http://about.me/rgesthuizen">http://about.me/rgesthuizen</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 7 Nov 2013, at 8:47 am, Savage, John L <<a href="mailto:savage.john.l@edumail.vic.gov.au">savage.john.l@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au"><span style="color:purple">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au"><span style="color:purple">mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</span></a>]<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On
Behalf Of</b>Mark<br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, 6 November 2013 5:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[Year 12 IT Apps] ITA exam - B10b (i)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all. I'm nearing the end of the post mortem, but this is turning into one of the dodgiest ITA exams I've seen in some time. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Take this delight hiding in section B, Q10b part (i)...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"i. Describe how the manager can identify and display on a web page the cheapest fruit available."<br clear="all">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'd like you all to pause for a moment and plan an answer to that in your heads. I'll wait. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"Yes, a quick =MIN(C2:C5) formula," you say.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">But have you noticed the words "<b>and display on a web page</b>"?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Assuming that someone doesn't just<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>look</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>at the price onscreen and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>type</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>it
into a webpage manually with a webpage editor, do the examiners want kids to explain some ColdFusion, DDE link, SQL, or PHP code to magically extract a value from a spreadsheet/database and inject it into a dynamic web page?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And even if we<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>did</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>just use the MIN function, it would only display the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>value</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>of
the lowest price, not the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>name</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>of the cheapest fruit... that's an achievable, but very different kettle of fish.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And it's worth all of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>2 marks</b>!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Beyond belief. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">mark AT vceit DOT com<o:p></o:p></p>
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