[Year 12 IT Apps] Normalisation

[Savage, John L]

I have moved to Filemaker Pro because I think it provides a smooth introduction to database development while being astonishingly powerful. Unfortunately it appears to break the normalisation rules and doesn’t really follow the standard query process at the user level. I say “Appears” because of course its calculated fields are created on the fly and are not stored so in fact it is executing queries during standard browsing as well as during the search mode.  The tricky thing is convincing students that the calculated fields that are integral to FM design are really the outcome of a query performed on the fly and created during the design stage. I think mine would have all answered D even though I’m sure B is the answer.

Laurie Savage

From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark
Sent: Monday, 16 February 2015 11:38 AM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Normalisation

I sent a protest about the question to the examinations unit.
I have not heard back from them yet.


On 16 February 2015 at 10:26, Cooper, Michael J <cooper.michael.j at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:cooper.michael.j at edumail.vic.gov.au>> wrote:
Hi all,

Short time reader, first time writer!

Great to hear the exam report is not far away.

Like Mark mentioned in his post-moterm I am very interested in the answer to MC Q20, regarding calculated fields in a database.

We use FIleMaker Pro, only 5% of the class got correct answer (1 out of 21). I thought it was D as well.

Really like the normalisation descriptions being offered!

Michael Cooper
ICT Co-ordinator

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