VCE IT:A 2008 Suggested Solutions

[micaa]

i put client/server as well,
if we backed up our reasoning to why we chose that network would we still scrap some sort of a mark?

[TonyHem]

I didnt see question 12... it looked like question eleven was the last question because there was a blank page.


FFS: 1 wrong multiple choice, lost 7-8 marks normally probably and now AN EXTRA 7 coz I didnt see the question.

[Noblesse]

I didnt see question 12... it looked like question eleven was the last question because there was a blank page.


FFS: 1 wrong multiple choice, lost 7-8 marks normally probably and now AN EXTRA 7 coz I didnt see the question.

That really sucks, I thought the blank page was rather unorthodox.

i got bored so i ended up drawing a picture of myself doing a rap dance

I wish I could dance as cool as these guys.

[excal]

I think 16 is C because it says any location.

True... but it said secure as well, leading me to think it was D.

Secure Secsmure. I can make any wireless connection secure, it isn't hard. So long as they don't use WEP, it's very unlikely they will encounter a hacker. IMHO it's more likely someone cuts a cable and plugs their own laptop in.

WEP or WPA or WPA2, you're sharing the key with a lot of people.

I'd be using RADIUS with AES. I'm sure you didn't cover that.

[Athomas]

Loving question 11. Especially d). Majority of my friends didn't mention how to prevent this in the future, but rather how to solve the current problem

[fibrefood]

For the question about the "network type" was it talking about like.. peer to peer, client server etc or was it talking about LAN and WLANs?

[ell]

For the question about the "network type" was it talking about like.. peer to peer, client server etc or was it talking about LAN and WLANs?

Who knows, VCAA IT exam writers are the kings of ambiguity.   In the past they've referred to network 'type' as LAN/WAN so I put down WAN.

[jsimmo]

Loving question 11. Especially d). Majority of my friends didn't mention how to prevent this in the future, but rather how to solve the current problem

For 11D I wrote: The two users who have the new version should convert back to the older version for the convenience of the other members. Updating everyones software will be too expensive and hence, the easiest option is just to convert back to the standard software version that everyone has.

Enough for the full marks?

[Athomas]

Loving question 11. Especially d). Majority of my friends didn't mention how to prevent this in the future, but rather how to solve the current problem

For 11D I wrote: The two users who have the new version should convert back to the older version for the convenience of the other members. Updating everyones software will be too expensive and hence, the easiest option is just to convert back to the standard software version that everyone has.

Enough for the full marks?

I'm not sure, as I said, I think the q was about stopping from recurring in the future. That's what my (smart) friend put though.

[RD]

I put Age and Education for 1.

Fuck I got a few more wrong than I had hoped. Ughh.
I fucked Q4, I didn't read the question and didn't put proper answer ..GRRR!!!

[excal]

Done. I'll be revising the answers now.

[Tauk]

Question 9
a.
i. Intranet
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I would actually say this is a Wide Area Network, seeing that the internet is fundamentally a Wide Area Network, and that they clearly ask what TYPE of network.
Dont know if VCAA will swing to WAN, VPN or Intranet though.

b. This data could potentially be intercepted by a third party.
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Yes, because everyone wants to intercept year 10's Geography projects.
I would rather say that it would probably be the slow upload times to upload high res bulky images.
Otherwise all good.

[excal]

- WAN would imply a physical always on connection (like a LAN) but over a great physical distance.
- Intranet implies an internal network that is accessible from the outside.
- VPN is a technology used to secure intranet connections, inter alia.

[ell]

Done. I'll be revising the answers now.

yay, got exactly the same as you in Q12.

edit: hm, doesn't the VLOOKUP go to H11, not H10?

[jsimmo]

Done. I'll be revising the answers now.

Did you forget 12f, or are you doing it now? (sorry if you are)