Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2002 HSC
(a) Discuss the software development approach for the system. (b) Identify and discuss TWO key features and their importance in determining the technical feasibility. (c) Construct a storyboard and design a screen. (d) Identify ONE group who may have a problem using the touch screen and explain how this could be resolved. (e) Write an algorithm to calculate the cost of train tickets and to conduct a search of an array.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 24 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define procedure and function in the imperative and functional programming paradigms. Use small fragments of code in languages to illustrate the definitions. Explain the reasons for the development of the functional paradigm. (b) Identify the paradigm supported by the programming language used to write the program. Justify listing THREE features and give examples from the code. Extend the show_capital module (line 27) so that it prompts for and accepts the capital of the country not in the database. (c) Compare and contrast the appropriateness of the OOP paradigm for the software solution with the three types of paradigms.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 24 - 2002 HSC
(a) Discuss the main influences on a programmer's productivity and other factors that have influenced the development of other paradigms. (b) Define three aspects of object-oriented languages and explain how they improve reusability and maintainability of code. (c) Recommend a paradigm for the solution of a problem and explain why other paradigms are less appropriate.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 25 - 2003 HSC
(a) Explain how a fraction is represented in single precision floating point binary representation. Convert a decimal number to a hexadecimal number. Using four-bit binary representation and two's complement to perform a subtraction. (b) Describe the function of a flip-flop and explain how it achieves its purpose. Draw a truth table for the AND gate and a flowchart to describe the logic of an OR gate. (c) Compare and contrast the data stream sent from the scanner to the central computer with the data stream that would be sent from the central computer to the door in the scenario.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 25 - 2002 HSC
Draw a truth table for a half-adder circuit. Describe how to construct a full adder. (b) Describe the differences between integer representation and floating point representation of numbers. (c) Describe the exact movement of the data stream sequence. Calculate the remainder used as the checksum for this data stream. Write a structured algorithm that extracts the movement of data from the input data stream and move the car accordingly using pseudocode.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 23 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify errors in a given algorithm and solve one error. Specify data types in message classes. (b) Write an algorithm to produce a report meeting specified requirements. (c) Describe two user documentation formats and evaluate the suitability of one in a given context.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2002 HSC
(a) Discuss the software development approach for the system. (b) Identify and discuss TWO key features and their importance in determining the technical feasibility. (c) Construct a storyboard and design a screen. (d) Identify ONE group who may have a problem using the touch screen and explain how this could be resolved. (e) Write an algorithm to calculate the cost of train tickets and to conduct a search of an array.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2003 HSC
(a) Document the scheduling of a project using a Gantt chart. (b) Explain the use of data dictionaries and test data in the modification of an existing program. (c) Desk check an algorithm. (d) Justify the use of a CASE tool. Create an algorithm in pseudcode.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design and perform a desk check using the given test data. Explain why the algorithm does not work. Modify the program to ensure that the software component operates as intended. (b) Outline ethical issues related to the given scenario. Discuss techniques used by management to ensure that the software team are responsible software developers.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define outsourcing. Discuss the implications of outsourcing. Steps taken during the software development to ensure reliability of the internal network systems operation. (b) Interpretation of symbols used on a structure chart. Locate and describe the error in the algorithm. Alter the algorithm to remove the error. Develop an algorithm in pseudocode to perform the task of AcceptAndValidatePassword module.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design an interface for entering items into the transaction file. Write an algorithm that will update the inventory file and will print a message in either pseudocode or flowchart. (b) Identify and justify two types of documentation used in the different stages of the development cycle.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 23 - 2001 HSC
(i) Identify and explain ONE problem with the BNF technique shown. (ii) In messages being sent, a value is required to indicate the beginning and the ending of a message component. Write a syntax rule in BNF to define . (b) Assess effects of emerging network communications technology on the everyday usage of this system. (c) (i) Outline ways the analyst could involve each different type of user in the process of defining and understanding the problem.
(ii) Evaluate the different software development approaches available for this network communications system.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design and perform a desk check using the given test data. Explain why the algorithm does not work. Modify the program to ensure that the software component operates as intended. (b) Outline ethical issues related to the given scenario. Discuss techniques used by management to ensure that the software team are responsible software developers.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define outsourcing. Discuss the implications of outsourcing. Steps taken during the software development to ensure reliability of the internal network systems operation. (b) Interpretation of symbols used on a structure chart. Locate and describe the error in the algorithm. Alter the algorithm to remove the error. Develop an algorithm in pseudocode to perform the task of AcceptAndValidatePassword module.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2002 HSC
(a) Discuss the software development approach for the system. (b) Identify and discuss TWO key features and their importance in determining the technical feasibility. (c) Construct a storyboard and design a screen. (d) Identify ONE group who may have a problem using the touch screen and explain how this could be resolved. (e) Write an algorithm to calculate the cost of train tickets and to conduct a search of an array.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 24 - 2001 HSC
(a) Identify and justify features of the programming paradigm used. (b) Discuss reasons for emergence of object-orientated programming paradigm. (c) Describe the logic error and two methods of correction. Write a definition for a triangle to be added to the program. (d) Justify a programming paradigm to develop the system described in the passage.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 23 - 2003 HSC
a) Compare and contrast a custom-designed solution with an off-the-shelf solution. b) Describe hardware and software development that have made open source development possible and discuss the project management issues that may arise from using this approach. c) Understand registers in a CPU structure and identify an accumulator, the hexadecimal value in a specific memory location, a decimal value in a register and create some code to multiply two numbers in specified memory locations.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 25 - 2003 HSC
(a) Explain how a fraction is represented in single precision floating point binary representation. Convert a decimal number to a hexadecimal number. Using four-bit binary representation and two's complement to perform a subtraction. (b) Describe the function of a flip-flop and explain how it achieves its purpose. Draw a truth table for the AND gate and a flowchart to describe the logic of an OR gate. (c) Compare and contrast the data stream sent from the scanner to the central computer with the data stream that would be sent from the central computer to the door in the scenario.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 25 - 2002 HSC
Draw a truth table for a half-adder circuit. Describe how to construct a full adder. (b) Describe the differences between integer representation and floating point representation of numbers. (c) Describe the exact movement of the data stream sequence. Calculate the remainder used as the checksum for this data stream. Write a structured algorithm that extracts the movement of data from the input data stream and move the car accordingly using pseudocode.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 23 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify errors in a given algorithm and solve one error. Specify data types in message classes. (b) Write an algorithm to produce a report meeting specified requirements. (c) Describe two user documentation formats and evaluate the suitability of one in a given context.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2003 HSC
(a) Document the scheduling of a project using a Gantt chart. (b) Explain the use of data dictionaries and test data in the modification of an existing program. (c) Desk check an algorithm. (d) Justify the use of a CASE tool. Create an algorithm in pseudcode.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design and perform a desk check using the given test data. Explain why the algorithm does not work. Modify the program to ensure that the software component operates as intended. (b) Outline ethical issues related to the given scenario. Discuss techniques used by management to ensure that the software team are responsible software developers.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define outsourcing. Discuss the implications of outsourcing. Steps taken during the software development to ensure reliability of the internal network systems operation. (b) Interpretation of symbols used on a structure chart. Locate and describe the error in the algorithm. Alter the algorithm to remove the error. Develop an algorithm in pseudocode to perform the task of AcceptAndValidatePassword module.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2002 HSC
(a) Discuss the software development approach for the system. (b) Identify and discuss TWO key features and their importance in determining the technical feasibility. (c) Construct a storyboard and design a screen. (d) Identify ONE group who may have a problem using the touch screen and explain how this could be resolved. (e) Write an algorithm to calculate the cost of train tickets and to conduct a search of an array.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design an interface for entering items into the transaction file. Write an algorithm that will update the inventory file and will print a message in either pseudocode or flowchart. (b) Identify and justify two types of documentation used in the different stages of the development cycle.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 23 - 2001 HSC
(i) Identify and explain ONE problem with the BNF technique shown. (ii) In messages being sent, a value is required to indicate the beginning and the ending of a message component. Write a syntax rule in BNF to define . (b) Assess effects of emerging network communications technology on the everyday usage of this system. (c) (i) Outline ways the analyst could involve each different type of user in the process of defining and understanding the problem.
(ii) Evaluate the different software development approaches available for this network communications system.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2003 HSC
(a) Document the scheduling of a project using a Gantt chart. (b) Explain the use of data dictionaries and test data in the modification of an existing program. (c) Desk check an algorithm. (d) Justify the use of a CASE tool. Create an algorithm in pseudcode.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design and perform a desk check using the given test data. Explain why the algorithm does not work. Modify the program to ensure that the software component operates as intended. (b) Outline ethical issues related to the given scenario. Discuss techniques used by management to ensure that the software team are responsible software developers.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define outsourcing. Discuss the implications of outsourcing. Steps taken during the software development to ensure reliability of the internal network systems operation. (b) Interpretation of symbols used on a structure chart. Locate and describe the error in the algorithm. Alter the algorithm to remove the error. Develop an algorithm in pseudocode to perform the task of AcceptAndValidatePassword module.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design an interface for entering items into the transaction file. Write an algorithm that will update the inventory file and will print a message in either pseudocode or flowchart. (b) Identify and justify two types of documentation used in the different stages of the development cycle.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 23 - 2001 HSC
(i) Identify and explain ONE problem with the BNF technique shown. (ii) In messages being sent, a value is required to indicate the beginning and the ending of a message component. Write a syntax rule in BNF to define . (b) Assess effects of emerging network communications technology on the everyday usage of this system. (c) (i) Outline ways the analyst could involve each different type of user in the process of defining and understanding the problem.
(ii) Evaluate the different software development approaches available for this network communications system.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design and perform a desk check using the given test data. Explain why the algorithm does not work. Modify the program to ensure that the software component operates as intended. (b) Outline ethical issues related to the given scenario. Discuss techniques used by management to ensure that the software team are responsible software developers.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define outsourcing. Discuss the implications of outsourcing. Steps taken during the software development to ensure reliability of the internal network systems operation. (b) Interpretation of symbols used on a structure chart. Locate and describe the error in the algorithm. Alter the algorithm to remove the error. Develop an algorithm in pseudocode to perform the task of AcceptAndValidatePassword module.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2002 HSC
(a) Discuss the software development approach for the system. (b) Identify and discuss TWO key features and their importance in determining the technical feasibility. (c) Construct a storyboard and design a screen. (d) Identify ONE group who may have a problem using the touch screen and explain how this could be resolved. (e) Write an algorithm to calculate the cost of train tickets and to conduct a search of an array.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 24 - 2001 HSC
(a) Identify and justify features of the programming paradigm used. (b) Discuss reasons for emergence of object-orientated programming paradigm. (c) Describe the logic error and two methods of correction. Write a definition for a triangle to be added to the program. (d) Justify a programming paradigm to develop the system described in the passage.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 23 - 2003 HSC
a) Compare and contrast a custom-designed solution with an off-the-shelf solution. b) Describe hardware and software development that have made open source development possible and discuss the project management issues that may arise from using this approach. c) Understand registers in a CPU structure and identify an accumulator, the hexadecimal value in a specific memory location, a decimal value in a register and create some code to multiply two numbers in specified memory locations.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 25 - 2003 HSC
(a) Explain how a fraction is represented in single precision floating point binary representation. Convert a decimal number to a hexadecimal number. Using four-bit binary representation and two's complement to perform a subtraction. (b) Describe the function of a flip-flop and explain how it achieves its purpose. Draw a truth table for the AND gate and a flowchart to describe the logic of an OR gate. (c) Compare and contrast the data stream sent from the scanner to the central computer with the data stream that would be sent from the central computer to the door in the scenario.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 25 - 2002 HSC
Draw a truth table for a half-adder circuit. Describe how to construct a full adder. (b) Describe the differences between integer representation and floating point representation of numbers. (c) Describe the exact movement of the data stream sequence. Calculate the remainder used as the checksum for this data stream. Write a structured algorithm that extracts the movement of data from the input data stream and move the car accordingly using pseudocode.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 23 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify errors in a given algorithm and solve one error. Specify data types in message classes. (b) Write an algorithm to produce a report meeting specified requirements. (c) Describe two user documentation formats and evaluate the suitability of one in a given context.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2003 HSC
(a) Document the scheduling of a project using a Gantt chart. (b) Explain the use of data dictionaries and test data in the modification of an existing program. (c) Desk check an algorithm. (d) Justify the use of a CASE tool. Create an algorithm in pseudcode.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design and perform a desk check using the given test data. Explain why the algorithm does not work. Modify the program to ensure that the software component operates as intended. (b) Outline ethical issues related to the given scenario. Discuss techniques used by management to ensure that the software team are responsible software developers.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define outsourcing. Discuss the implications of outsourcing. Steps taken during the software development to ensure reliability of the internal network systems operation. (b) Interpretation of symbols used on a structure chart. Locate and describe the error in the algorithm. Alter the algorithm to remove the error. Develop an algorithm in pseudocode to perform the task of AcceptAndValidatePassword module.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2002 HSC
(a) Discuss the software development approach for the system. (b) Identify and discuss TWO key features and their importance in determining the technical feasibility. (c) Construct a storyboard and design a screen. (d) Identify ONE group who may have a problem using the touch screen and explain how this could be resolved. (e) Write an algorithm to calculate the cost of train tickets and to conduct a search of an array.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design an interface for entering items into the transaction file. Write an algorithm that will update the inventory file and will print a message in either pseudocode or flowchart. (b) Identify and justify two types of documentation used in the different stages of the development cycle.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 23 - 2001 HSC
(i) Identify and explain ONE problem with the BNF technique shown. (ii) In messages being sent, a value is required to indicate the beginning and the ending of a message component. Write a syntax rule in BNF to define . (b) Assess effects of emerging network communications technology on the everyday usage of this system. (c) (i) Outline ways the analyst could involve each different type of user in the process of defining and understanding the problem.
(ii) Evaluate the different software development approaches available for this network communications system.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2003 HSC
(a) Document the scheduling of a project using a Gantt chart. (b) Explain the use of data dictionaries and test data in the modification of an existing program. (c) Desk check an algorithm. (d) Justify the use of a CASE tool. Create an algorithm in pseudcode.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design and perform a desk check using the given test data. Explain why the algorithm does not work. Modify the program to ensure that the software component operates as intended. (b) Outline ethical issues related to the given scenario. Discuss techniques used by management to ensure that the software team are responsible software developers.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define outsourcing. Discuss the implications of outsourcing. Steps taken during the software development to ensure reliability of the internal network systems operation. (b) Interpretation of symbols used on a structure chart. Locate and describe the error in the algorithm. Alter the algorithm to remove the error. Develop an algorithm in pseudocode to perform the task of AcceptAndValidatePassword module.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design an interface for entering items into the transaction file. Write an algorithm that will update the inventory file and will print a message in either pseudocode or flowchart. (b) Identify and justify two types of documentation used in the different stages of the development cycle.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 23 - 2001 HSC
(i) Identify and explain ONE problem with the BNF technique shown. (ii) In messages being sent, a value is required to indicate the beginning and the ending of a message component. Write a syntax rule in BNF to define . (b) Assess effects of emerging network communications technology on the everyday usage of this system. (c) (i) Outline ways the analyst could involve each different type of user in the process of defining and understanding the problem.
(ii) Evaluate the different software development approaches available for this network communications system.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design and perform a desk check using the given test data. Explain why the algorithm does not work. Modify the program to ensure that the software component operates as intended. (b) Outline ethical issues related to the given scenario. Discuss techniques used by management to ensure that the software team are responsible software developers.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define outsourcing. Discuss the implications of outsourcing. Steps taken during the software development to ensure reliability of the internal network systems operation. (b) Interpretation of symbols used on a structure chart. Locate and describe the error in the algorithm. Alter the algorithm to remove the error. Develop an algorithm in pseudocode to perform the task of AcceptAndValidatePassword module.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2002 HSC
(a) Discuss the software development approach for the system. (b) Identify and discuss TWO key features and their importance in determining the technical feasibility. (c) Construct a storyboard and design a screen. (d) Identify ONE group who may have a problem using the touch screen and explain how this could be resolved. (e) Write an algorithm to calculate the cost of train tickets and to conduct a search of an array.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 24 - 2001 HSC
(a) Identify and justify features of the programming paradigm used. (b) Discuss reasons for emergence of object-orientated programming paradigm. (c) Describe the logic error and two methods of correction. Write a definition for a triangle to be added to the program. (d) Justify a programming paradigm to develop the system described in the passage.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 23 - 2003 HSC
a) Compare and contrast a custom-designed solution with an off-the-shelf solution. b) Describe hardware and software development that have made open source development possible and discuss the project management issues that may arise from using this approach. c) Understand registers in a CPU structure and identify an accumulator, the hexadecimal value in a specific memory location, a decimal value in a register and create some code to multiply two numbers in specified memory locations.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 25 - 2003 HSC
(a) Explain how a fraction is represented in single precision floating point binary representation. Convert a decimal number to a hexadecimal number. Using four-bit binary representation and two's complement to perform a subtraction. (b) Describe the function of a flip-flop and explain how it achieves its purpose. Draw a truth table for the AND gate and a flowchart to describe the logic of an OR gate. (c) Compare and contrast the data stream sent from the scanner to the central computer with the data stream that would be sent from the central computer to the door in the scenario.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 25 - 2002 HSC
Draw a truth table for a half-adder circuit. Describe how to construct a full adder. (b) Describe the differences between integer representation and floating point representation of numbers. (c) Describe the exact movement of the data stream sequence. Calculate the remainder used as the checksum for this data stream. Write a structured algorithm that extracts the movement of data from the input data stream and move the car accordingly using pseudocode.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 23 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify errors in a given algorithm and solve one error. Specify data types in message classes. (b) Write an algorithm to produce a report meeting specified requirements. (c) Describe two user documentation formats and evaluate the suitability of one in a given context.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2003 HSC
(a) Document the scheduling of a project using a Gantt chart. (b) Explain the use of data dictionaries and test data in the modification of an existing program. (c) Desk check an algorithm. (d) Justify the use of a CASE tool. Create an algorithm in pseudcode.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design and perform a desk check using the given test data. Explain why the algorithm does not work. Modify the program to ensure that the software component operates as intended. (b) Outline ethical issues related to the given scenario. Discuss techniques used by management to ensure that the software team are responsible software developers.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define outsourcing. Discuss the implications of outsourcing. Steps taken during the software development to ensure reliability of the internal network systems operation. (b) Interpretation of symbols used on a structure chart. Locate and describe the error in the algorithm. Alter the algorithm to remove the error. Develop an algorithm in pseudocode to perform the task of AcceptAndValidatePassword module.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2002 HSC
(a) Discuss the software development approach for the system. (b) Identify and discuss TWO key features and their importance in determining the technical feasibility. (c) Construct a storyboard and design a screen. (d) Identify ONE group who may have a problem using the touch screen and explain how this could be resolved. (e) Write an algorithm to calculate the cost of train tickets and to conduct a search of an array.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design an interface for entering items into the transaction file. Write an algorithm that will update the inventory file and will print a message in either pseudocode or flowchart. (b) Identify and justify two types of documentation used in the different stages of the development cycle.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 23 - 2001 HSC
(i) Identify and explain ONE problem with the BNF technique shown. (ii) In messages being sent, a value is required to indicate the beginning and the ending of a message component. Write a syntax rule in BNF to define . (b) Assess effects of emerging network communications technology on the everyday usage of this system. (c) (i) Outline ways the analyst could involve each different type of user in the process of defining and understanding the problem.
(ii) Evaluate the different software development approaches available for this network communications system.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2003 HSC
(a) Document the scheduling of a project using a Gantt chart. (b) Explain the use of data dictionaries and test data in the modification of an existing program. (c) Desk check an algorithm. (d) Justify the use of a CASE tool. Create an algorithm in pseudcode.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design and perform a desk check using the given test data. Explain why the algorithm does not work. Modify the program to ensure that the software component operates as intended. (b) Outline ethical issues related to the given scenario. Discuss techniques used by management to ensure that the software team are responsible software developers.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define outsourcing. Discuss the implications of outsourcing. Steps taken during the software development to ensure reliability of the internal network systems operation. (b) Interpretation of symbols used on a structure chart. Locate and describe the error in the algorithm. Alter the algorithm to remove the error. Develop an algorithm in pseudocode to perform the task of AcceptAndValidatePassword module.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design an interface for entering items into the transaction file. Write an algorithm that will update the inventory file and will print a message in either pseudocode or flowchart. (b) Identify and justify two types of documentation used in the different stages of the development cycle.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 23 - 2001 HSC
(i) Identify and explain ONE problem with the BNF technique shown. (ii) In messages being sent, a value is required to indicate the beginning and the ending of a message component. Write a syntax rule in BNF to define . (b) Assess effects of emerging network communications technology on the everyday usage of this system. (c) (i) Outline ways the analyst could involve each different type of user in the process of defining and understanding the problem.
(ii) Evaluate the different software development approaches available for this network communications system.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design and perform a desk check using the given test data. Explain why the algorithm does not work. Modify the program to ensure that the software component operates as intended. (b) Outline ethical issues related to the given scenario. Discuss techniques used by management to ensure that the software team are responsible software developers.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define outsourcing. Discuss the implications of outsourcing. Steps taken during the software development to ensure reliability of the internal network systems operation. (b) Interpretation of symbols used on a structure chart. Locate and describe the error in the algorithm. Alter the algorithm to remove the error. Develop an algorithm in pseudocode to perform the task of AcceptAndValidatePassword module.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2002 HSC
(a) Discuss the software development approach for the system. (b) Identify and discuss TWO key features and their importance in determining the technical feasibility. (c) Construct a storyboard and design a screen. (d) Identify ONE group who may have a problem using the touch screen and explain how this could be resolved. (e) Write an algorithm to calculate the cost of train tickets and to conduct a search of an array.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 24 - 2001 HSC
(a) Identify and justify features of the programming paradigm used. (b) Discuss reasons for emergence of object-orientated programming paradigm. (c) Describe the logic error and two methods of correction. Write a definition for a triangle to be added to the program. (d) Justify a programming paradigm to develop the system described in the passage.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 23 - 2003 HSC
a) Compare and contrast a custom-designed solution with an off-the-shelf solution. b) Describe hardware and software development that have made open source development possible and discuss the project management issues that may arise from using this approach. c) Understand registers in a CPU structure and identify an accumulator, the hexadecimal value in a specific memory location, a decimal value in a register and create some code to multiply two numbers in specified memory locations.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 25 - 2003 HSC
(a) Explain how a fraction is represented in single precision floating point binary representation. Convert a decimal number to a hexadecimal number. Using four-bit binary representation and two's complement to perform a subtraction. (b) Describe the function of a flip-flop and explain how it achieves its purpose. Draw a truth table for the AND gate and a flowchart to describe the logic of an OR gate. (c) Compare and contrast the data stream sent from the scanner to the central computer with the data stream that would be sent from the central computer to the door in the scenario.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 25 - 2002 HSC
Draw a truth table for a half-adder circuit. Describe how to construct a full adder. (b) Describe the differences between integer representation and floating point representation of numbers. (c) Describe the exact movement of the data stream sequence. Calculate the remainder used as the checksum for this data stream. Write a structured algorithm that extracts the movement of data from the input data stream and move the car accordingly using pseudocode.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 23 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify errors in a given algorithm and solve one error. Specify data types in message classes. (b) Write an algorithm to produce a report meeting specified requirements. (c) Describe two user documentation formats and evaluate the suitability of one in a given context.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2003 HSC
(a) Document the scheduling of a project using a Gantt chart. (b) Explain the use of data dictionaries and test data in the modification of an existing program. (c) Desk check an algorithm. (d) Justify the use of a CASE tool. Create an algorithm in pseudcode.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design and perform a desk check using the given test data. Explain why the algorithm does not work. Modify the program to ensure that the software component operates as intended. (b) Outline ethical issues related to the given scenario. Discuss techniques used by management to ensure that the software team are responsible software developers.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define outsourcing. Discuss the implications of outsourcing. Steps taken during the software development to ensure reliability of the internal network systems operation. (b) Interpretation of symbols used on a structure chart. Locate and describe the error in the algorithm. Alter the algorithm to remove the error. Develop an algorithm in pseudocode to perform the task of AcceptAndValidatePassword module.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2002 HSC
(a) Discuss the software development approach for the system. (b) Identify and discuss TWO key features and their importance in determining the technical feasibility. (c) Construct a storyboard and design a screen. (d) Identify ONE group who may have a problem using the touch screen and explain how this could be resolved. (e) Write an algorithm to calculate the cost of train tickets and to conduct a search of an array.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design an interface for entering items into the transaction file. Write an algorithm that will update the inventory file and will print a message in either pseudocode or flowchart. (b) Identify and justify two types of documentation used in the different stages of the development cycle.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 23 - 2001 HSC
(i) Identify and explain ONE problem with the BNF technique shown. (ii) In messages being sent, a value is required to indicate the beginning and the ending of a message component. Write a syntax rule in BNF to define . (b) Assess effects of emerging network communications technology on the everyday usage of this system. (c) (i) Outline ways the analyst could involve each different type of user in the process of defining and understanding the problem.
(ii) Evaluate the different software development approaches available for this network communications system.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2003 HSC
(a) Document the scheduling of a project using a Gantt chart. (b) Explain the use of data dictionaries and test data in the modification of an existing program. (c) Desk check an algorithm. (d) Justify the use of a CASE tool. Create an algorithm in pseudcode.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design and perform a desk check using the given test data. Explain why the algorithm does not work. Modify the program to ensure that the software component operates as intended. (b) Outline ethical issues related to the given scenario. Discuss techniques used by management to ensure that the software team are responsible software developers.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define outsourcing. Discuss the implications of outsourcing. Steps taken during the software development to ensure reliability of the internal network systems operation. (b) Interpretation of symbols used on a structure chart. Locate and describe the error in the algorithm. Alter the algorithm to remove the error. Develop an algorithm in pseudocode to perform the task of AcceptAndValidatePassword module.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design an interface for entering items into the transaction file. Write an algorithm that will update the inventory file and will print a message in either pseudocode or flowchart. (b) Identify and justify two types of documentation used in the different stages of the development cycle.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 23 - 2001 HSC
(i) Identify and explain ONE problem with the BNF technique shown. (ii) In messages being sent, a value is required to indicate the beginning and the ending of a message component. Write a syntax rule in BNF to define . (b) Assess effects of emerging network communications technology on the everyday usage of this system. (c) (i) Outline ways the analyst could involve each different type of user in the process of defining and understanding the problem.
(ii) Evaluate the different software development approaches available for this network communications system.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design and perform a desk check using the given test data. Explain why the algorithm does not work. Modify the program to ensure that the software component operates as intended. (b) Outline ethical issues related to the given scenario. Discuss techniques used by management to ensure that the software team are responsible software developers.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define outsourcing. Discuss the implications of outsourcing. Steps taken during the software development to ensure reliability of the internal network systems operation. (b) Interpretation of symbols used on a structure chart. Locate and describe the error in the algorithm. Alter the algorithm to remove the error. Develop an algorithm in pseudocode to perform the task of AcceptAndValidatePassword module.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2002 HSC
(a) Discuss the software development approach for the system. (b) Identify and discuss TWO key features and their importance in determining the technical feasibility. (c) Construct a storyboard and design a screen. (d) Identify ONE group who may have a problem using the touch screen and explain how this could be resolved. (e) Write an algorithm to calculate the cost of train tickets and to conduct a search of an array.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 24 - 2001 HSC
(a) Identify and justify features of the programming paradigm used. (b) Discuss reasons for emergence of object-orientated programming paradigm. (c) Describe the logic error and two methods of correction. Write a definition for a triangle to be added to the program. (d) Justify a programming paradigm to develop the system described in the passage.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 23 - 2003 HSC
a) Compare and contrast a custom-designed solution with an off-the-shelf solution. b) Describe hardware and software development that have made open source development possible and discuss the project management issues that may arise from using this approach. c) Understand registers in a CPU structure and identify an accumulator, the hexadecimal value in a specific memory location, a decimal value in a register and create some code to multiply two numbers in specified memory locations.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 25 - 2003 HSC
(a) Explain how a fraction is represented in single precision floating point binary representation. Convert a decimal number to a hexadecimal number. Using four-bit binary representation and two's complement to perform a subtraction. (b) Describe the function of a flip-flop and explain how it achieves its purpose. Draw a truth table for the AND gate and a flowchart to describe the logic of an OR gate. (c) Compare and contrast the data stream sent from the scanner to the central computer with the data stream that would be sent from the central computer to the door in the scenario.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 25 - 2002 HSC
Draw a truth table for a half-adder circuit. Describe how to construct a full adder. (b) Describe the differences between integer representation and floating point representation of numbers. (c) Describe the exact movement of the data stream sequence. Calculate the remainder used as the checksum for this data stream. Write a structured algorithm that extracts the movement of data from the input data stream and move the car accordingly using pseudocode.
Written Paper
Section III
Question 23 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify errors in a given algorithm and solve one error. Specify data types in message classes. (b) Write an algorithm to produce a report meeting specified requirements. (c) Describe two user documentation formats and evaluate the suitability of one in a given context.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2003 HSC
(a) Document the scheduling of a project using a Gantt chart. (b) Explain the use of data dictionaries and test data in the modification of an existing program. (c) Desk check an algorithm. (d) Justify the use of a CASE tool. Create an algorithm in pseudcode.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2002 HSC
(a) Identify and discuss TWO project management techniques in ensuring the successful completion of a software development project. (b) Discuss TWO strategies adopted by management and the project team when a project has implications for employees. (c) Draw a context diagram and data flow diagram (DFD) for the system. Explain how employees might assist in the review of the system and production of the DFD.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 21 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design and perform a desk check using the given test data. Explain why the algorithm does not work. Modify the program to ensure that the software component operates as intended. (b) Outline ethical issues related to the given scenario. Discuss techniques used by management to ensure that the software team are responsible software developers.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2003 HSC
(a) Define outsourcing. Discuss the implications of outsourcing. Steps taken during the software development to ensure reliability of the internal network systems operation. (b) Interpretation of symbols used on a structure chart. Locate and describe the error in the algorithm. Alter the algorithm to remove the error. Develop an algorithm in pseudocode to perform the task of AcceptAndValidatePassword module.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2002 HSC
(a) Discuss the software development approach for the system. (b) Identify and discuss TWO key features and their importance in determining the technical feasibility. (c) Construct a storyboard and design a screen. (d) Identify ONE group who may have a problem using the touch screen and explain how this could be resolved. (e) Write an algorithm to calculate the cost of train tickets and to conduct a search of an array.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 22 - 2001 HSC
(a) Design an interface for entering items into the transaction file. Write an algorithm that will update the inventory file and will print a message in either pseudocode or flowchart. (b) Identify and justify two types of documentation used in the different stages of the development cycle.
Written Paper
Section II
Question 23 - 2001 HSC
(i) Identify and explain ONE problem with the BNF technique shown. (ii) In messages being sent, a value is required to indicate the beginning and the ending of a message component. Write a syntax rule in BNF to define . (b) Assess effects of emerging network communications technology on the everyday usage of this system. (c) (i) Outline ways the analyst could involve each different type of user in the process of defining and understanding the problem.
(ii) Evaluate the different software development approaches available for this network communications system.
