The final sample test... Honest!

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It should take you about 40 minutes and then the answers will be emailed to me.

Highest score received wins the prize!

Email your responses to s.miles@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

If you get finished quickly try another of the blog tasks. Successful completion of all the sensible blog tasks will give you a big head start in the exam.

The final week - compulsory task

The topics below are those where a large majority of students lost marks in the mock exams. Click on the links, check out the presentations, and post your responses to the blog:



Data Logging

What piece of equipment changes analogue to digital?

Give two reasons why remote data logging might be used?

What is a data logger?

What is the logging interval?


Validation and verification

Write down a definition of validation

What is the difference between a type check and a range check?

What does a presence check ensure?

List 3 types of verification


Programming languages

Give one advantage and one disadvantage of machine code

Why might you use an assembly language?

Give two examples of a high level language


Simulation and Modeling

Give two examples of modeling

Give two advantages and two disadvantages of using modeling


User Interfaces

What is a CLI?

Give two advantages and two disadvantages of a CLI

Give two advantages and two disadvantages of a menu interface

What is a GUI?

What should a good GUI be designed to do?


Data Protection Act

What is the difference between the data subject and the data commissioner?

Which of the following is not a principle of the Data Protection Act?

• Personal data should be obtained and processed fairly and lawfully
• Personal data should be adequate, relevant and not excessive for the required purpose
• Personal data can be transferred to countries outside the E.U. if the organization deems necessary
• Personal data should be accurate and kept up-to-date
• Appropriate security measures must be taken against unauthorised access
Give two examples of sensitive data

Give two examples of exemptions from the Data Protection Act


Society and ICT / Globalization and ICT

Explain what the digital divide is

Give two benefits and two issues with the use if ICT in society

Session 21 - Robotics

Every couple of years a question pops up asking students to consider the use of robots in the working world. Consider the presentation found here and then complete the questions at the end of the presentation. Support your answers with some pictures of friendly robots (can robots be friendly?).

Post the responses to the questions to your blog.

Session 20 - Validation V Verification

In nearly every exam paper they ask you a question about validation and/or verification. It is important that you can identify the difference between the two and give a suitable example of the two means of checking data.

Consider the presentation found here.

Complete the quiz at the end of the presentation and then produce a fact sheet outlining the following types of testing (you should provide examples where possible):

Validation:
Type Check
Range Check
Presence check
Picture or format check
Check Digit

Verification
Entering data twice
Comparing data after entry into the system

Post the finished fact sheet to your blog.