[Informatics] Informatics exam - C7

[Russo, Frank R]

Hi Mark

My take on this dubious question is simply what is the benefit of using the cloud rather than the file server database.
But confusing the part about using email and online survey would be cheaper than telemarketing over the phone could easilt be confused.

Now as clear as mud?

Frank
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From: informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark
Sent: Tuesday, 29 November 2016 12:43 PM
To: Year 12 VCE Informatics Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Informatics] Informatics exam - C7

Anyone? Anyone at all?

You can email me if you're too shy to answer in front of the class.

Regards,
Mark

On 28 November 2016 at 12:23, Mark <mark at vceit.com<mailto:mark at vceit.com>> wrote:
This question is confusing me.

Mary, the marketing manager, has come up with an idea to help cut costs. She has proposed that her online marketing department use email to contact InformUs' participants rather than the telemarketing department calling participants individually.
Under Mary's plan, participants would complete a survey online and the results would be saved to the cloud rather than on the database on InformUs' file server.

Explain one benefit of minimising risk for the InformUs information management strategy that Mary's proposal would have.

What does that question actually mean?

It is asking:

- How will Mary's proposal minimise risk to the strategy?

or (what the actual words are saying):

- What is a benefit of minimising risk?

To which the answer is ... "One benefit of minimising risk for the information management strategy is that the strategy will face fewer risks."

I don't know how students interpreted the question, and I feel sorry for the ESL kids trying to work out what on earth it means.

I tried the old trick of reading the examiner's mind and working out what the mangled question was probably trying to say, but I honestly can't do it this time.

How did you guys read this question?

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