Written Paper
Section I
Question 1 - 2010 HSC
Use of a card-based system to determine location of a book
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Section I
Question 1 - 2001 HSC
Computer based method for organisation data
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Section I
Question 2 - 2010 HSC
Issue to consider when sending a digital photograph of another student in an email
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Section I
Question 3 - 2002 HSC
Mode that does not support hypermedia
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Section I
Question 4 - 2010 HSC
Statement about quality of data in a database when details are updated
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Section I
Question 4 - 2002 HSC
Storage medium that does not support direct access
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Section I
Question 4 - 2001 HSC
Components of a database schema
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Section I
Question 7 - 2010 HSC
Statement referring to normalisation
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Section I
Question 7 - 2002 HSC
Effective use of data warehouse
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Section I
Question 8 - 2010 HSC
Term for screens and reports produced from a database
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Section I
Question 9 - 2010 HSC
Approximate storage space required for records in a database
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Section I
Question 9 - 2002 HSC
Non ethical practice in management of a medical information system
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Section I
Question 10 - 2010 HSC
The schema for two new tables
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Section I
Question 10 - 2001 HSC
Not an example of metadata
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Section I
Question 11 - 2002 HSC
Method to narrow a search within a search engine
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Section I
Question 14 - 2002 HSC
Output from an identified SQL statement
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Section I
Question 15 - 2002 HSC
Selection of data using SQL
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Section I
Question 16 - 2001 HSC
Selecting data using structured query language (SQL)
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Section I
Question 17 - 2002 HSC
Data types within a data dictionary
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Section I
Question 17 - 2001 HSC
Minimising data redundancy
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Section I
Question 18 - 2010 HSC
Screen elements displayed in a sequence of screens
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Section I
Question 19 - 2010 HSC
Purpose of a specified information system
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Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
Describe the role of a file server on a network. Identify data redundancy in a database and outline the problems it may cause as the size of the database increases. Normalise the database, identifying primary and foreign keys.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2010 HSC
Describe the difference between thin and fat clients. Design a data dictionary for a school payment system. Explain how the message is organised into packets of data to be transmitted and reassembled. Explain an error detection technique.
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Section II
Question 22 - 2002 HSC
Identify and outline an appropriate transmission medium for segments in the public telephone network. Outline the advantages of using mobile technology for work. Describe how a data dictionary can be useful in writing SQL queries.
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Section II
Question 22 - 2001 HSC
Explain an advantage and a disadvantage of computerised information compared to paper-based records. Discuss technology issues relating to storage and retrieval, and displaying images in the information system. Explain why a receptionist and doctors have different screen views of the data.
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Section II
Question 23 - 2010 HSC
Identify and explain a technique that has been implemented to reduce data entry errors. Explain the use of specified screen elements over other data collection methods. Design a screen to display data results for the scenario. Describe the analysing processes needed to generate information.
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Section II
Question 23 - 2002 HSC
Identifying information technology within an information system. Propose and outline two different types of information systems that could be used to analysing purchasing trends.
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Section II
Question 24 - 2001 HSC
Describe methods of error detection. Outline new trends in processing, organising, storing and retrieving data and how these trends might be applied to an information system. Analyse issues associated with an e-mail message.
