[Year 12 SofDev] Study design question - stacks/queues and serial/random access

[Andrew Shortell]

hi Natalie

Maybe the sample was not vetted as thoroughly as the real exam

Good thing that you noticed though …

Andrew

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> On 2 Aug 2016, at 11:16 am, Adrian Janson <janson.adrian.a at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Natalie,
> 
> I too noticed the serial vs random access question. It isn't in the study design - so (IMO - disclaimer!), I would be inclined to think that this was included in error?
> Stacks and queues are definitely not in the study either.
> 
> Cheers,
> Adrian
> 
> From: Natalie.Heath at marcellin.vic.edu.au <mailto:Natalie.Heath at marcellin.vic.edu.au>
> To: sofdev at edulists.com.au <mailto:sofdev at edulists.com.au>
> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 00:52:06 +0000
> Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] Study design question - stacks/queues and	serial/random access
> 
> Hi everyone,
>  
> I was wondering to what extent people are teaching these concepts…
>  
> Serial vs random access is not mentioned anywhere in the study design (as it has been in previous years), yet question 10 in the sample exam assesses it directly.
>  
> Does this mean that we should assume that stacks vs queues are also assessable, despite also not being mentioned in the study design?
>  
> What about other things that I haven’t thought of that aren’t in there?
>  
> I’m a bit worried that I’m not covering some areas because they are not explicitly in the study design. I know it makes sense to cover them anyway, but if they can appear in the exam then I’ll be doing a lot more to revise them.
>  
> Hope this makes sense!
>  
> Natalie
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