[Informatics] 2015 ITA exam - A15

[Paragreen, Chris J]

Hi Mark and (other) friends,

Happy New Year!

Would your preferred answer change if you put the focus of the question on the “recording attendances”, rather than on the “specific data requirements”? Is the question asking for when you would choose what data was needed in order to record attendances? Does it smell a little like an IPO chart …?

I must confess that on my first reading of the question, I was in sync with your thinking, too and I am merely trying to rationalise how A might be correct….

Regards,

Chris


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Question 15

At what stage of the problem-solving methodology would the specific data requirements for recording attendances be identified?

A. design

B. analysis

C. evaluation

D. development

I said B.
​The official answer, I've found out, is A.

​But the 2015 study design's description of the PSM clearly said:
"Analysis involves: Determining the solution requirements. What information does the solution have to provide? What data is needed to produce the information?"

I'd say that 'determining what data is needed' is the same as 'identifying specific data requirements', wouldn't you?

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