[Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!

Tue Nov 24 09:05:17 EST 2009

I just saw the "k" in the units. Change that to 15.23 minutes, I thought
something was wrong. Mind you, the old 300bps (note: no "k" in the unit)
modem of the 70s would take 28 hours to download that image. We used one to
hook our Apple IIE into Telecom's Honeywell mainframe to run SPSS
regressions and analyses - on a good day we'd have a printout the same
afternoon.

Laurie

-----Original Message-----
From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
Sent: Tuesday, 24 November 2009 7:58 AM
To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!

And keep in mind that V90 (56Kbps) modems upload at 33.6Kbps...

Laurie Savage wrote:
> It's amusing to think of the poor end-user trying to send their 1200x800
px
> image with 32b colour resolution through the 56bps modem! Methinks a
carrier
> pigeon would be a step forward. Maybe even a carrier sloth.
> 
> Does 6.35 days sound right or did I "times" when I should have divided?
> 
> Laurie
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
> Sent: Friday, 20 November 2009 1:43 PM
> To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!
> 
> Page 47, under the definition of "Capabilities".  It's been there for 
> the past 2 study designs!
> 
> Laurie Savage wrote:
>> Gee, I thought my 300bps modem was slow!
>>
>> Laurie Savage
>> PVGC
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au]
>> On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
>> Sent: Friday, 20 November 2009 11:58 AM
>> To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!
>>
>> Woohoo!  Then there'll be space to include the 56bps modem!
>>
>> Christophersen, Paula P wrote:
>>> Hi Mark
>>>
>>> The consultation draft had a glossary in it, and the study, including an
>>> expanded glossary was approved for reaccreditation on Wednesday of this
>>> week. So good news all round!
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Paula
>>>
>>> Paula Christophersen
>>> ICT Curriculum Manager
>>> VCAA
>>> 41 St Andrews Place
>>> EAST MELBOURNE 3002
>>> (03) 9651 4378
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au
>>> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
>>> Sent: Friday, 20 November 2009 10:30 AM
>>> To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!
>>>
>>> And yet VCAA wants to basically get rid of the glossary entirely from 
>>> the study design!
>>>
>>> Don Morelli (Optus) wrote:
>>>> This is where a set of definitions that we all "know and teach" would
>>> make
>>>> our lives so much easier. In the various text books the term phased is
>>>> associated with a partly developed I.S. which is put in and this then
>>>> informs further development of the I.S., until all of the system is
>>>> developed (if this ever happens). Whereas the texts, seem to
>>> consistently
>>>> say that a pilot has the whole system developed and this whole system
>>> is
>>>> place into some part of the organisation for testing, before being
>>> placed
>>>> into the whole system. How can you distinguish between them otherwise?
>>>> As such the key to the question is that the entire system is placed
>>> into 3
>>>> stores initially, before being put into the rest of the
>>> organisation-the
>>>> whole IS is developed. The only answer can be D, otherwise we have no
>>>> distinction between these methods of implementation and should only
>>> have 3
>>>> implimentation methods.
>>>> My 2pence worth
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Don
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au
>>> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au]
>>>> On Behalf Of Adrian Janson
>>>> Sent: Thursday, 19 November 2009 3:40 PM
>>>> To: 'Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List'
>>>> Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!
>>>>
>>>> Hi Mark and all,
>>>>
>>>> Chatting with some of my students today - I am not beginning to change
>>> my
>>>> mind...  I originally thought the answer was 'B' phased, however, as
>>> you
>>>> have stated Mark, a phased rollout is usually bringing parts of a
>>> system
>>>> on-line across a whole information system.  This is where I think the
>>>> question gets a bit fuzzy - you see, it's not technically a 'pilot' as
>>> a
>>>> pilot should by definition happen once.  You can't run 10 pilots (in
>>> the
>>>> case that there are 30 stores - which there could be...)  And it's not
>>>> technically 'phased' as the whole system is being implemented (just at
>>> a few
>>>> stores at a time).  If a student were able to explain their reasoning
>>> - I
>>>> think this question would stand on its own, but as it is in the
>>> multi-choice
>>>> section, I hope that the examiners accept either 'B' or 'D'.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Adrian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au
>>> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au]
>>>> On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
>>>> Sent: Thursday, 19 November 2009 3:25 PM
>>>> To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
>>>> Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] SD Post mortem
>>>>
>>>> The post mortem is done.
>>>>
>>> http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au/vceit/postmortems/2009sd/SD2009exam.htm
>>>> A friendly paper, apart from assuming knowledge beyond the study
>>> design 
>>>> (key fields, relational databases).  And abbreviating gigabyte as Gb.
>>>>
>>>> Feel free to nitpick.
>>>>
>>>> Overall, I'd like to see more meaty programming and a bit less white 
>>>> collar stuff that ITA would cover better, like evaluation, DFDs and 
>>>> project management.  (And yes, I _can_ see their relevance to 
>>>> programmmers, but they do tend to be dull).
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>
> 
> 

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