[Year 12 SofDev] SD 2011 Post Mortem - Section A is done

[Mark KELLY]

Do worms infect files?  Option D requires that.

On 18 November 2011 11:47, David Dawson <David.Dawson at wesleycollege.net>wrote:

> The answer is D.
> Worms travel across networks unrestricted especially LANs - without user
> actvity.
> ________________________________________
> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On
> Behalf Of Julian Tran [nartnailuj at gmail.com]
> Sent: 18 November 2011 11:39
> To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] SD 2011 Post Mortem - Section A is done
>
> Hi,
>
> I don't like Question 15, as all of the answers, not just C, refer to
> "infected files". From Wikipedia:
>
> "A computer worm is a self-replicating malware computer program, which
> uses a computer network to send copies of itself to other nodes (computers
> on the network) and it may do so without any user intervention."
>
> I think it is D, as there should be other ways for a worm to spread other
> than email (and that requires a user). I am doubtful that Question 20 is B,
> as that would require the user to have knowledge of where the country is.
>
> Regards,
> Julian
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Matheson, Heath A <
> Matheson.Heath.A at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:
> Matheson.Heath.A at edumail.vic.gov.au>> wrote:
> Great as always Mark,
>
> I still have my money on scrollable list for question 20, because you
> don’t need to know where the country is located (which I guess would be one
> of the facts). Given the question info mentions 200 countries may indicate
> they want you to think a scrollable list will be too long. However, my iPod
> song list suggests 200 is catered for easily in a list. We will have to
> wait and see.
>
> I’m still thinking about what the main purposes of including the different
> languages in the question is. Is it just to help you decide not to do C or
> D or is there more to it? Would you have a different answer if they left
> this info out?
>
> Heath
>
> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au>
> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:
> sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au>] On Behalf Of Mark KELLY
> Sent: Friday, 18 November 2011 10:26 AM
> To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] SD 2011 Post Mortem - Section A is done
>
>
> http://vceit.com/postmortems/2011sd/SD2011exam.htm
>
> A few interesting questions.
>
> I'm starting on Section B - and looking forward to that ridiculous B5
> question with the big clown nose.  It's monumentally absurd!
>
> --
> Mark Kelly
>


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