[Year 12 IPM] 2005 Exam- Q6B

[Murray O.]

As far as I'm aware there is no such thing as IPO chart that requires
TASKS in the Input and Output columns?

That being said I think this is a great question. I keep telling the
kids that the exam will test their understanding of the IT concepts
covered. They understand IPO and they understand tasks so just combine
them!

Regards, 
Oliver Murray
Web Developer
Westbourne Grammar School
www.westbournegrammar.com

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Sent: Friday, 6 October 2006 2:06 PM
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Subject: [Year 12 IPM] 2005 Exam- Q6B

I was having a quiet read through the examiners' report on the 2005 IPM
exam and was taken aback....

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Q6B said... Using the Input-Process-Output chart below, identify one
input task, one process task and one output task the graphic artist
would carry out when creating these advertisements. (3 marks) 

The table had columns headed: Input task,Process task, Output task.  The
suggested answer was:
 
Input task - * acquire logo * find text * find images 

Process task - * resize logo * format text font and size * arrange text
and image * change images to single colour * sequence advertisements 

Output task - * print individual advertisements * preview advertisements
on screen * print the group of ads for the roll * print sample of
receipt roll

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Has anyone out there ever seen an IPO chart that wanted TASKS in the
Input and Output columns?  According to every source I've checked, the
Input column is a list of data (eg. today's date and date of birth) and
the Output column is the information produced (e.g. person's age).  Only
the PROCESS column contains a task - the algorithm for the calculation.

Did the examiners invent a novel perverted chart or is there really such
a thing as an IPO chart with tasks in all THREE columns?

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Mark Kelly
Information Systems Manager
McKinnon Secondary College
http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au
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