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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A quick question of you:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The IARTV sample exam provided the following multiple choice
that seems to have caught me out.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>1. Program syntax errors occur:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A when the program is running<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>B during a desk check of the algorithm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>C during the evaluation of the program<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>D during compilation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I said D because I think the only way to really ensure that
all syntax is correct is through compilation. They provide the answer B but I
thought that the desk check is more about checking logic errors. What do you
think?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><strong><b><font size=2
face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Sonia
Cotugno</span></font></b></strong></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
color=blue face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Narrow";color:blue'>Brighton</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 color=blue face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:blue'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Grammar
School</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=blue face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:blue'>90 Outer Cres, <st1:place
w:st="on">Brighton</st1:place> 3186</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=blue face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:blue'>ph: 61 3 8591
2200</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=blue face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:blue'>fax: 61 3 9592
6001</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=blue face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:blue'>web: <a
href="http://www.brightongrammar.vic.edu.au/"
title="http://www.brightongrammar.vic.edu.au/">www.brightongrammar.vic.edu.au</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=red face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:red'>we teach boys</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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