[Year 12 IPM] IPM Exam

[Ross Algie]

Maybe
But there's always a quirky widget thing with new 
hardware/peripherals eg. front-panel connectors 
on motherboards, or a new snap-on clip for 
ink-cartridge installation -  that a quick 
reference guide is ideal for. Yeah Andrew!
That's all I've got to say about the whole exam 
thingy - except that too many questions are 
written by people outside the IT industry.
Cheers to all
RA
At 08:42 PM 1/11/2006, you wrote:
>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
>>     Yes Mark - point taken for Q16
>>
>>     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*
>>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>     *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
>>     Q10 
any decent tech (and most of the dodgy techs) would want neither

>>
>>     but I think the answer they want is C. “tech manual”
>>
>>
>>     Q16 The answer they want would be B. USB 2.0 connection.
>>     The question talks about how efficient the devices are not how long
>>     it takes the user to plug them in.
>>
>>     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
>>
>>
>>
>>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>     *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
>>     At the risk of exposing my level of rational thinking at this stage
>>     of the year...
>>
>>     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.
>>
>>     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)
>>
>>     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.
>>
>>     In cost terms though you wuld have to go for the USB connection.
>>
>>     That's my 2 cents worth for the multiple choice - I await with
>>     baited breath your contribution for the short answer section Mark...
>>
>>     Cheers
>>
>>     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**
>>
>>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>     *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
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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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