[Year 12 IT Apps] 2012 VCAA Exam Chat

Thu Nov 15 09:20:30 EST 2012

I must admit to wondering if we are somehow helping to define and shape these terms. We should not discount the crystallisation that happens over our IT crucibles on this mailing list. One day I will discover a reference to a post on this mailing list as the inspiration on Wiktionary when I look up a word or idea ;-)

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On 14/11/2012, at 4:02 PM, Andrew Pate <arp at mentonegrammar.net> wrote:

> While I agree that no text book is VCAA approved, therefore can't take it as gospel on Pg 315 of Potts et al, they describe a Disaster Recovery strategy as one which
> ·         Conduct risk assessment
> ·         Identify recovery strategies and procedures
> ·         Purchase products and services to support DR
> ·         Test and maintain a plan
> They go on to say a DR plan includes these 4 parts
> 1.       Emergency plan
> 2.       Backup plan
> 3.       Recovery plan
> 4.       Test plan
>  
> In my class we spent some time discussing the difference between the overall “Disaster Recovery” plan and the “Recovery Plan” section of that.
>  
> With this in mind:
> <A> can't be the answer. Preparing the backup plan IS part, but determining the CAUSE is not
> <B> can't be the answer. Procedures for shutting down would not be part of the plan.
> <C> COULD be the answer! Dot point 3 states that “purchase” and dot point 2 states “procedures” Surely documenting them is required if we went to the trouble of coming up with them?
> <D> PROBABLY is the answer. It covers most of the bases.
>  
> Thanks,
> Andrew.
>  
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Ben Hines
> Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2012 1:57 PM
> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] 2012 VCAA Exam Chat
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> I agree mark, Q19 was the one, that had my thinking and pulling hair the most out of the Section A. Some of my kids went for D based on your approach of “if you are going to guess go for the longest option”. I’m hoping that works in this case. Option B is tempting since it has ‘recovery’ in the answer….
>  
> Q19 is yuk though, that’s for sure!
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> Ben Hines
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> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark KELLY
> Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2012 9:11 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] 2012 VCAA Exam Chat
>  
> Hi all. I think section A was too easy, overall. Except for the dodgy (doggy?) questions...
>  
> Q6 - it has to be A, in spite of the silly "lots of data" wording.
> It can't be B only tests the QSG, not the solution, as the question dictates.
> It can't be C because eval criteria are determined during design. If it's C, it contradicts the study design and the question is invalid.
> It can't be D because that's obviously evaluation.
>  
>  
> But Q19 is nagging at me more than Q6 did.
>  
> If I had to guess, I'd go for D, based on my patented "What Were The Examiners Hoping I Would Say?" strategy. But I don't like any of the options.
> 
> Let me explain how I read the question:
> 
> A "complete disaster recovery strategy" is the series of steps taken after a disaster to recover from the disaster. 
> It is not talking about preparing for disaster. 
> It is not talking about preparing the strategy itself.
> 
> It won't be <A>. A backup plan should be prepared before the disaster, not after. 
> <B> is the only option that refers to recovering data, but practising the procedures is done before, not after the disaster.
> Prevention measures are not relevant to disaster recovery, so it's not <C>. 
> <D> is also about practising. Risk assessment is useful to PREPARE a recovery strategy, but is not done as part of a strategy for recovering from disaster.
> 
> I don't like any of the options.  Growl.
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> 
> On 13 November 2012 13:20, Matheson, Heath A <Matheson.Heath.A at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
> Heya All,
>  
> I’ll volunteer to make the first mistakes. Quick glance at multi-choice:
> 1.       B (easy starter nice)
> 
> 2.       C
> 
> 3.       D
> 
> 4.       C
> 
> 5.       C
> 
> 6.       B
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> 7.       C
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> 8.       D
> 
> 9.       B
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> 10.   D
> 
> 11.   B
> 
> 12.   B
> 
> 13.   B
> 
> 14.   D
> 
> 15.   A
> 
> 16.   B
> 
> 17.   A
> 
> 18.   C
> 
> 19.   D
> 
> 20.   A
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>  
> A big thanks to Andrew Pate from my two (out of five) students who showed up to class this morning where we concentrated on “the big question”. I thought VCAA might have made it a little more structured after last year’s low response.
>  
> At least in this examiners report we will have a definite VCAA version of the normal forms. Hopefully it won’t have any surprises.
>  
>  
> Cheers,
> Heath Matheson
> Mount Beauty Secondary College
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