[Year 12 IT Apps] IARTV ITA exam

[Mark Kelly]

Tricky one.  Key Knowledge 3.1.04 and 4.1.04 refer to "a problem-solving 
methodology involving analysis, design, development, testing, 
documentation, implementation and evaluation".

And the glossary in the study design defines implementation as:

"(1) The fourth stage of the systems development life cycle (SDLC) that 
includes activities relating to the introduction of a new or modified 
system, such as acquiring user acceptance, developing and running a 
training strategy, developing documentation and changing over an 
existing system to a new system."

And "changing over" could be said to include the methods we all know and 
love.

So in brief, no, the SD does not any any form of changeover except in 
relation to the SDLC, which were are enjoined to remember is NOT part of 
ITA 'cos we've got the wonderful Problem Solving Methodology.

And the 2007 ITA exam did not seem to refer to changeover methodologies.

I cover 'em anyway, just to be safe :-)

Maggie Iaquinto wrote:
> How about question 4 -- parallel conversion. To my knowledge, this is no
> longer in the Study Design although it remains there for SD. Is that
> correct?
> 
> Maggie
> 
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> 
> Anyone else here got the ITA IARTV / CSE practice exam?
> 
> Question B5a is, I reckon bad.  It lists 4 tasks with durations ranging 
> from 1 to 5 days and its solution says that a 5-day task would be 
> considered a milestone.  I really can't see how they work that out.
> 
> B7c is quite mystifying.  Really unclear what they're wanting.
> 
> Solution to B10e should have a colon instead of a comma between $c$9 and
> 
> $d$10 (at least in an Excel formula).
> 
> Apart from those niggles, it looks good.
> 


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