[Year 12 IT Apps] IT applications 2007 exam: assessor's report

[Mark Scott]

Not sure I agree with you on this one.

Checking data entry for spelling mistakes is validation (I think).

And where does the part d mention calculations?

And it is certainly the most correct response. (the first three are testing)

Mark Scott
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I see Section A Q9 had no comment by the examiners...

"Validation is used to
A. check the accuracy of calculations.
B. detect software errors and alert the manager.
C. test functions and alert programmers to errors.
D. prevent inaccurate data from entering the system.

The official 'right' answer was still steadfastly 'D', which is rubbish.

It cannot be D because validation does NOT check the ACCURACY of data, only its reasonableness.

Even the sacred IT glossary says validation checks data input to a system is of an "appropriate type for processing, and within acceptable
boundaries")

So are we to accept that validation is used to check the accuracy of calculations? No - that's called testing.

Hmphh.
Not happy, Jan.



Christophersen, Paula P wrote:
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