ISYS123 Written Exam

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ISYS123 Written Exam

• week 13 lecture 1

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Written Exam (100 marks)

• Held during the examination period
• Lasts for 2.5 hours (10 mins reading time)
• Consists of 5 parts
• Multiple choice questions 14 marks
• Short (written) answer questions 51 marks
• Assignment questions 20 marks
• Extended Response Questions 15 marks
• Total 100 marks

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Part A Multiple Choice

• 28 questions
• ½ mark for correct answer
• 0 for no answer
• 0 for incorrect answer
• Total 14 marks
• Need pencil to mark the circles on the multiple
  choice answer sheet
• Based on lectures, tutorials and assignments

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Part B Short Answer

• 17 questions
• 3 marks each
• Total 51 marks
• Part marks will be awarded
• Answer questions in answer booklet provided
• Based on lectures, tutorials, and assignments
• PLEASE NOTE It is assumed that each mark for
  section B would represent a response that would
  be no longer than 1-2 sentences. This means that
  the maximum length of each response should 6
  sentences to answer the question appropriately.
  Exceeding the limit may incur a penalty per
  question.

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Part C and D Short Answers

• Based on 2 assignments
• Part C Excel (10 marks)
• Part D Access (10 marks)
• 5 questions for each
• Part marks will be awarded
• Answer questions in same answer booklet provided
• PLEASE NOTE It is assumed that each mark for
  section C would represent a response that would
  be no longer than 1-2 sentences. This means that
  the maximum length of each response should 2
  sentences to answer the question appropriately.
  Exceeding the limit may incur a penalty per
  question.

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Part E Extended Response Questions (15 Marks
each question)

• Extended Response implies that you will discuss
  the questions in detail rather than just in point
  form or a few sentences. Your answer to this
  section could be written in an essay form. It
  should be approximately 1 1.5 pages in length
• Please note Exceeding the page length may incur
  a penalty
• You have THREE (3) options Choose only ONE (1)
  option to answer.
• Option 1 Software Hardware Networks  
• Extended Response implies that you will discuss
  the questions in detail rather than just in point
  form or a few sentences.
• Option 2 SDLC ERP SBIS
• Extended Response implies that you will discuss
  the questions in detail rather than just in point
  form or a few sentences.
• Option 2 WEB 2.0
• Extended Response implies that you will discuss
  the questions in detail rather than just in point
  form or a few sentences.
• Please revise these topics carefully

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Could you answer questions like these on ISYS123
topics?

• What is a protocol?
• What is the packet-switching model used in the
  TCP/IP protocol?
• What is IP?
• Can you explain a web address like
  www.comp.mq.edu.au/isys123.html
• What is HTTP?
• What is HTML?

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Could you answer questions like these on ISYS123
topics?

• What is an ERP system?
• What is a firewall?
• Memory RAM and ROM. Explain them.
• What does the operating system do?
• What is a LAN and a WAN?
• How does a modem work?

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Could you answer questions like these on ISYS123
topics?

• What is lossless or lossy compression?
• What is a virus?
• What is a Trojan Horse?
• What is EDI?
• What is B2C?
• What is an expert system?
• How do you develop information systems?

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Could you answer questions like these on ISYS123
topics?

• What is relative absolute referencing in Excel?
• How do we choose the appropriate charts in Excel?
• How do you design tables in Access?
• How do you create relationships in Access with
  tables?
• How do you design a query in Access?