[Year 12 IPM] IPM Exam
Meadows, Roslyn M
Meadows.Roslyn.M at edumail.vic.gov.au
Thu Nov 2 00:25:10 EST 2006
I seem to remember the last time I purchased a printer for my home network (=
and if I work on the helpdesk at school and can put networks together aren't=
I also a 'computer support person'?) it was the quick ref card I pulled out=
(basically to check the order they wanted me to do stuff like - plug into p=
ower, plug in USB, install drivers, turn printer on etc - not that it probab=
ly matters, but they always seem to insist on a particular order!) To me the=
question relies on the phrase "When installing" - and one would not NEED a=
technical manual to install the printer. I do admit that technical manuals=
are written for the technically competent, but I don't consider that the te=
ch manual is NEEDED to INSTALL it. If the question had have been "When purch=
asing.." or "When troubleshooting a problem with the printer..." maybe the t=
ech manual would be the choice.
It will be interesting to see what the examiners WANTED/EXPECTED for an answ=
er. If a group of teachers who teach the subject can't agree on the answer t=
hen it certainly can't be a good question!
I agree with your shooting down of my answer re the USB/wireless question
Mark - if the son does well it will all be to your credit - the only discuss=
ions I have had with him all year re: computers and IT have gone along the l=
ines of ...
Me: Stop playing that damn game and do some homework
Him: I'm quite capable of playing the game, chatting and doing my homework a=
t the same time - it's called multitasking ... duh!
He refused to discuss any of his answers to the IPM exam - just looking towa=
rds the next one.
Also to your credit is that he wants to do a degree in IT (but I don't know=
which one cos that's something else we don't discuss!)
And I totally forgive you for considering him part of your "sheltered worksh=
op" lol
BTW Mark - how's the Ultranet panning out? I'm back at Bentleigh next year a=
nd wanting to get Moodle up and happening, but if we will all be forced to m=
ove to Ultranet then one wonders...
Ros Meadows
Lauriston Girls School
meadows.roslyn.m at edumail.vic.gov.au
Where a calculator on the ENIAC is equipped with 18,000 vacuum tubes and wei=
ghs 30 tons, computers in the future may have only 1,000 vaccuum tubes and p=
erhaps weigh 1.5 tons.
Popular Mechanics, March 1949
You'd have to tow your laptop to school everyday!!!
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From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Mark Kelly
Sent: Wed 11/1/2006 8:42 PM
To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management Teachers'Mailin=
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Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] IPM Exam
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
>
> ----- 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.
>
>
> 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>
>
> 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 neithe=
r...
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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
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> *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
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> *Subject:* RE: [Year 12 IPM] IPM Exam
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> 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
>
> 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.
>
> 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
>
> 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)
>
> 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 tim=
e.
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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>
>
> 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
>
> I've just posted my thoughts on section A at http://vceit.com
>
> Seemed quite OK to me... shock, horror!
>
> We'll see how Section B fares!
>
> --
> Mark Kelly
> Manager - Information Systems
> McKinnon Secondary College
> McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
> Direct line / Voicemail: 8520 9085
> School Phone +613 8520 9000 <<< NEW NUMBER
> School Fax +613 95789253
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> There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary
> and those who don't.
>
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Mark Kelly
McKinnon Secondary College
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