[Year 12 IT Apps] Q12 redux

[Mark Kelly]

I've been pondering Q12 and I've worked out where we've differed.  I've 
been thinking of the dropdown list more as a tool for selecting an 
existing ID, rather than entering a NEW record.

The exam question does not explain the principal purpose of the form - 
is it for data entry or editing?  If it's for entry of new records, I 
agree that it would be pretty useless to use a dropdown list.  However 
for editing existing data, a dropdown list with matching "Find" button 
would be useful.

So in that sense, I'm changing my mind.

But I still don't accept that a dropdown list is suitable as the sole 
means of entering a title.

Sure, provide a list stacked with common titles to save time for data 
entry, but there should be some other way of entering titles that are 
not in the list. (e.g. a simple "Other..." plus a textbox.)

But, examiners being examiners, B is the best of a bad bunch of options.


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