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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi all<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">My interpretation would be that an END IF must be used in pseudocode when there is more than one instruction after the condition, as you have to be able to
identify the conclusion of the control structure. Even though the actual term <b>
END IF</b> is not seen in PHP / Java you must close it off with a }. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">As an algorithm tool, we must be able to explicitly state this to the programmers, otherwise there would be room for ambiguity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Dave<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Margaret King Iaquinto<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 16 August 2012 2:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Pseudocode tweak - VITTA 2012 SD Exam #1, Question C8b<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Hi Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">In pseudocode, END IF does not need to be written. It commonly is -- but it is not required. I recall on past exams in SD that the assessors did not flag this as an error.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">I think this is because 'VB-centric' languages (wish I had a better way of describing this phenomenon since so many teachers use VB) require the END IF in the code. But
some languages, such as PHP, do not require it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">But perhaps someone else might add to the discussion?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> Maggie<br>
VK3CFI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#E4E4E4"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">From:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#E4E4E4"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">"Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List" <<a href="mailto:sofdev@edulists.com.au">sofdev@edulists.com.au</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">To:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">"Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List" <<a href="mailto:sofdev@edulists.com.au">sofdev@edulists.com.au</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Cc:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sent:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:10:51 +1000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Subject:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">[Year 12 SofDev] Pseudocode tweak - VITTA 2012 SD Exam #1, Question C8b<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Hi all. I believe in the VITTA 2012 SD Exam #1 there's a missing END IF to close the last IF in C8b.
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It's not crucial to any of the subsequent questions, but you might want to add it before giving it to the kiddies.<br clear="all">
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