[Year 12 IT Apps] IARTV - CSE practice exam for ITA

[Mark Scott]

Yet to receive the IARTV exam :(

My students have just finished the INSIGHT 2011 exam with marks ranging from 40% to 75%.

All of them had forgotten their DB stuff from t1 so it was good to have a "meaty" DB question to go through with them.

Overall didn't mind this one except MC Q12 does not have a valid answer but if VCAA can do it I suppose INSIGHT can as well.

Mark Scott
Luther College

"Don't water the rocks" Gerry Smith, River Oaks Public School

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Hi all. I've just received the IARTV practice exam for ITA and am gently poking it to see what happens.  Things of interest so far...

Section A

Q6 - a validation check for an order quantity is said to be a "location check".  Has anyone heard of one of those before? The only other semi-credible option was an "integer check".

Q9 - evaluating the effectiveness of a system is said to be done "post implementation".  While this is strictly true, implementation is not part of the PSM.

Q11 - copyright law "protects the ideas expressed on a website". But copyright does not protect ideas, it protects the way the ideas are expressed.  A subtle difference in wording, perhaps, it could have significant effects on kids' reading of the question.

Q20. Decisions in orgs are strategic, tactical, operational, day-to-day.  I've not heard of "day-to-day" being a standard decision type. Is it in a textbook?

More to come, maybe.

How are people's revision going?

I've just finished the U4O2 test and am back onto exam practice.

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