[Year 12 IT Apps] IARTV ITA practice exam

[Litsa Tzelepis]

hi mark,
according to the study design's glossary, measuring the effectiveness of an
information system involves reliability and maintainability.

so going by that, i would say that (d) would have to be the answer.

what do you think? litsa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Kelly" <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>
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Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] IARTV ITA practice exam


> Is anyone else using the IARTV ITA exam?
>
> (Slightly condensed...)
>
> Multichoice Q19 - Evaluating the effectiveness of an info system involves:
>
> A) Testing the speed taken
> B) Checking the accuracy of the info produced
> C) Both A and B
> D) None of the above
>
> The suggested answer is C, but I reckon it should be B since
> effectiveness criteria do not include speed (which is efficiency).
>
> And BTW - one wouldn't test the "speed taken" - one would test either
> the speed, or the time taken :-)
>
> One day to go, la de dah de dah...
>
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