[Year 12 IT Apps] IARTV ITA practice exam

[Geoff Moss]

Hi Litsa

I define effectiveness in terms of how well something works or performs; the quality of performance.  It does not have a finite definition like efficiency and often refers to qualities that are not efficiency related (effort, time and cost).

Suitable terms include:  accuracy, clarity, completeness, relevance, reliability, timeliness, readability (in terms of audience), accessibility and readability.

I also include presentation there, for example a well presented document or web page can be more effective than one that is not well presented.

Regards

Geoff Moss
RMIT




> Litsa Tzelepis <htzelepis at msj.melb.catholic.edu.au> wrote:
> 
> 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
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> 
> > 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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