Software Development 2013 Exam Discussion

[dida]

I know, its too hard to tell, but thanks anyway man

[james0025]

Is someone able to post the multiple choice solutions for the exam,

[Chazef]

DABCA
ADDCB
CBDAA
BCCBD
pretty sure that's 100 percent correct

[Ya Habibi]

DABCA
ADDCB
CBDAA
BCCBD
pretty sure that's 100 percent correct

Wonderful. What is your source, and do you have a copy if the questions?

[Chazef]

Whoops I misread your request, I do not have any solutions from an authority on the subject
HOWEVER, Silverpixeli (who is defs a 50 contender) got the exact same answers except for question 9 which has been discussed earlier in the thread. So yeah feel free to take those with a grain of salt

[silverpixeli]

Silverpixeli (who is defs a 50 contender)

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mark kelly's exam post mortem is currently under development, that will have all the questions as well as suggested solutions and should be out tonight or tomorrow at a guess

[xlaiyn]

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mark kelly's exam post mortem is currently under development, that will have all the questions as well as suggested solutions and should be out tonight or tomorrow at a guess

I am so keen for those. I read every question/answer several times so I'm fairly certain I'll be able to recognise what I answered for each. Here's to hoping we all did well, haha.

[james0025]

Thanks

DABCA
ADDCB
CBDAA
BCCBD
pretty sure that's 100 percent correct

[james0025]

Does Anyone have a copy of the paper.

[silverpixeli]

http://vceit.com/p/postmortem-2013s.htm

section A is all that is up as yet, the rest should be up soonish

[Ya Habibi]

Alright, that's awesome. Yeah, I guess the algorithm was D, and it was a VPN rather than an intranet. Everything else I got correct. 18/20. Very solid effort.
This years multiple choice was rather easy compared to previous years and the practice exams.

[Chazef]

alright so the only difference he has to my answers is question two.  I went with A (design), but he chose B (analysis) and then says 'It's a (non-functional) solution requirement, and these are determined during design'. That's definitely a mistake, either he meant to write 'analysis' or he meant to write 'A'. Thoughts?

[dida]

THANKYOU Chazef! Exactly what I thought! It should be A

[no steez]

17/20 for multiple choice. Fairly happy, few silly mistakes but nothing can be changed now.

[no steez]

From VCEIT

a. What is acceptance testing and who should be involved in the acceptance testing of this software solution? 2 marks [6 lines]

Acceptance testing is when the client (or an end-user*) uses the software to determine if it meets the needs that were determined during system analysis, and to determine whether they should accept the software.
The dean of the plumbing faculty (or a plumbing teacher or plumbing student*) would be involved.

*There are different interpretations of "acceptance testing" and "user acceptance testing". Some people treat them synonymously; others use "acceptance testing" to refer to testing by the client (e.g. plumbing faculty manager), and UAT to refer to testing by a typical end-user (e.g. a plumbing student) to get a real user's perspective.

The study design (SD U4O2 KK07 - page 47) itself includes key knowledge of "criteria and techniques for testing acceptance by users of solutions" ; in fact the design ONLY refers to "acceptance by users." This actually strongly implies that the question is about UAT (acceptance by typical users) rather than acceptance by the purchaser of the software (e.g. the plumbing faculty's boss.)

I hope the markers are aware of this greyness of definitions. The Real World™ stubbornly resists the neat categorisations that VCAA loves so much. I will be on my Very High Horse if the examiner's report does not accept UAT.

Anyone mix them up? I'm pretty sure I mixed them up, I believe this part of the course is very 'grey'.