[Year 12 IT Apps] ITA exam - B10b (i)

[Mark]

I'm now feeling that the examiners did really expect kids to say,
basically, "Type the price into a web page editor with a QWERTY keyboard,
save the HTML file, and upload it to the web server with FTP."

Sigh.


On 6 November 2013 17:26, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:

> Hi all. I'm nearing the end of the post mortem, but this is turning into
> one of the dodgiest ITA exams I've seen in some time.
>
> Take this delight hiding in section B, Q10b part (i)...
>
> "i. Describe how the manager can identify and display on a web page the
> cheapest fruit available."
>
> I'd like you all to pause for a moment and plan an answer to that in your
> heads. I'll wait.
>
> Finished? Are you sure?
>
> "Yes, a quick =MIN(C2:C5) formula," you say.
>
> But have you noticed the words "*and display on a web page*"?
>
> Try answering it *now*.
>
> Assuming that someone doesn't just *look* at the price onscreen and *type*it into a webpage manually with a webpage editor, do the examiners want
> kids to explain some ColdFusion, DDE link, SQL, or PHP code to magically
> extract a value from a spreadsheet/database and inject it into a dynamic
> web page?
>
> And even if we *did* just use the MIN function, it would only display the
> *value* of the lowest price, not the *name* of the cheapest fruit...
> that's an achievable, but very different kettle of fish.
>
> And it's worth all of *2 marks*!
>
> Beyond belief.
>
> I'm dying to see what the examiner's report gives as a model answer...
>
> --
> Mark Kelly
> mark AT vceit DOT com
> http://vceit.com
>
> Day 19, I have successfully conditioned my master to smile and write in
> his book every time I drool.- Pavlov's Dog
>
>


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Mark Kelly
mark AT vceit DOT com
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Day 19, I have successfully conditioned my master to smile and write in his
book every time I drool.- Pavlov's Dog
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