[Year 12 IPM] IPM Exam

[Mark Kelly]

But when has a typical quick reference card ever told a qualified techie 
anything they didn't already know?

Andrew Grimshaw wrote:
> I vote for the quick reference card - nobody, even technicians, reads 
> the manual unless they have a problem that needs fixing
>  
> -andrew grimshaw
> colac college
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>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Meadows, Roslyn M <mailto:Meadows.Roslyn.M at edumail.vic.gov.au>
>     *To:* Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
>     Teachers'Mailing List <mailto:ipm at edulists.com.au>
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, November 01, 2006 4:49 PM
>     *Subject:* RE: [Year 12 IPM] IPM Exam
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>     Yes Mark - point taken for Q16
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>     Q10 - "*When installing* .... the computer support person* needs..  "  *
>     The technical manual would not be required until maintenance was
>     required or the damn thing doesn't work!! The technical manual is
>     not NEEDED to install the printer.   Another slippery one!!
>     Depending on the way you interpret the question.
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>     Ros Meadows
>     Lauriston Girls School
>     meadowsro at lauriston.vic.edu.au <mailto:meadowsro at lauriston.vic.edu.au>
>     meadows.roslyn.m at edumail.vic.gov.au
>     <mailto:meadows.roslyn.m at edumail.vic.gov.au>
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>     Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions,
>     including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.
>     *Doug Larson*
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>     *From:* ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Mark Scott
>     *Sent:* Wed 11/1/2006 4:13 PM
>     *To:* Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
>     Teachers'MailingList
>     *Subject:* RE: [Year 12 IPM] IPM Exam
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>     Q10 …any decent tech (and most of the dodgy techs) would want neither…
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>     but I think the answer they want is C. “tech manual”
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>     Q16 The answer they want would be B. USB 2.0 connection.
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>     The question talks about how efficient the devices are not how long
>     it takes the user to plug them in.
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>     Mark Scott
> 
>     Luther College
> 
>     "The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move
>     with it, and join the dance." Alan Watts
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>     *From:* ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au
>     [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Meadows, Roslyn M
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, 1 November 2006 3:52 PM
>     *To:* IPM List
>     *Subject:* FW: [Year 12 IPM] IPM Exam
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>     *From:* Meadows, Roslyn M
>     *Sent:* Wed 11/1/2006 3:05 PM
>     *To:* Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
>     Teachers' Mailing List
>     *Subject:* RE: [Year 12 IPM] IPM Exam
> 
>     I sent this email to the list at 3:05 --- ahhh don't ya just leeeerv
>     edumail, Anyway - plese accept my apologies if you receive it twice
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>     At the risk of exposing my level of rational thinking at this stage
>     of the year...
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>     Q 10. I tend to agree with David and choose C. a quick reference card.
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>     The question only refers to the installation of the network printer,
>     and surely a computer support person would not need a technical
>     reference manual to INSTALL the printer.
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>     Q. 16 I found totally ambiguous
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>     In terms of time saved then surely a wireless connection is less
>     faster to actually connect (eg when I want to synch my phone with my
>     laptop I bluetooth because otherwise I would spend 3 hours looking
>     for the cable)
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>     Same would go for IR printer connections etc (I remember printing
>     via IR at McKinnonSC and it certainly saved time by not having to
>     connect to the network first to print - in 2000 - before the days of
>     wireles network cards)
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>     I tossed up about the time savings in terms of the speed of a USB
>     connection compared to the speed of the wireless connection but
>     eventually decided that in MY work and home life wireless saves me time.
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>     In cost terms though you wuld have to go for the USB connection.
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>     That's my 2 cents worth for the multiple choice - I await with
>     baited breath your contribution for the short answer section Mark...
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>     Cheers
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>     Ros Meadows
> 
>     Lauriston Girls School
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>     meadowsro at lauriston.vic.edu.au <mailto:meadowsro at lauriston.vic.edu.au>
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>     meadows.roslyn.m at edumail.vic.gov.au
>     <mailto:meadows.roslyn.m at edumail.vic.gov.au>
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>     Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions,
>     including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.
>     **Doug Larson**
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>     *From:* ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Mark Kelly
>     *Sent:* Wed 11/1/2006 2:12 PM
>     *To:* Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
>     Teachers'Mailing List
>     *Subject:* [Year 12 IPM] IPM Exam
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>     I've just posted my thoughts on section A at http://vceit.com
> 
>     Seemed quite OK to me... shock, horror!
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>     We'll see how Section B fares!
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>     --
>     Mark Kelly
>     Manager - Information Systems
>     McKinnon Secondary College
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-- 
Mark Kelly
McKinnon Secondary College