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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Please no! Boolean is True/False. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Could use it for male/female if the effective
question was "are you male?"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>But of course that rules out transgender people as
does the M/F dichotomy.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Please let us stick to "correct" usage of
Boolean. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Robert Hind<BR>Retired<BR>Ex Traralgon and
Ashwood</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Christopher.Jansen@sjc.vic.edu.au
href="mailto:Christopher.Jansen@sjc.vic.edu.au">Christopher Jansen</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=itapps@edulists.com.au
href="mailto:itapps@edulists.com.au">Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 07, 2014 3:06
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps]
Boolean?</DIV>
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think you can use boolean as a data type to describe any field with just two
options.. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">I
would say you can use it for male / female... It would make the database more
efficient. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US> <A
href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</A>
[mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Simone
Tynan<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, 7 November 2014 2:25 PM<BR><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:itapps@edulists.com.au">itapps@edulists.com.au</A><BR><B>Subject:</B>
[Year 12 IT Apps] Boolean?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hi everyone.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Is it safe to talk yet??<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>I have told my students that boolean data type is
‘true/false’. We discussed how M or F (male or female) is text, not
boolean. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>The exam, question 5 has Travel-style or Business-style (T
or B) as boolean. Have I taught my students incorrectly?<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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thanks,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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