[Year 12 IT Apps] MC Qn 8

[Russell Edwards]

Further to this question, it doesn't really make any sense.  The  
constraints themselves are operational and technical: they relate to  
operational use of computer hardware.  However, I suspect the question  
writer was actually asking us to guess about the _motivation_ for the  
constraints, i.e. the underlying constraints on the person who made  
the decision about procedures.

. Are we supposed to _assume_ that this is what was meant despite the  
wording of the question, then _assume_ perhaps that the reason for the  
B&W printer was economic? And how about the use of the existing  
spreadsheet?  Is it the only practical way to do it (operational), the  
more efficient way to do it (economic), is someone in the office going  
to have a hissy fit if it's not done this way (social) or does the new  
spreadsheet software only allow you to import data and not create new  
spreadsheets afresh (technical)? The last two are unlikely but the  
point is, we do not have sufficient information to say which it is.

Russell Edwards
Whittlesea Secondary College


On 14/11/2007, at 1:32 PM, Joseph Papaleo wrote:

> I've looked through the study design and can't find any mention of  
> "economic", "technical", "operational" or "social" under IT Apps.

Russell Edwards
Whittlesea Secondary College