General Thoughts: Computing Studies (2 Viewers)

[Freshmex]

Neither do I, M$ is crap. An online question that was obviously microsoft based annoys me. It was something like.
"What type of program enables you to edit images without affecting images in background"
a)Paint program
b)Drawing program
c)Filtering program
d)Animation program

It depends on what the farking application is. Not all drawing programs are the same. That's the only sort of question I'd lose marks on.

Yeah I know. And, I don't use Microsoft office; I use Pages and Quark and Photoshop. By the way, what was the answer to the above question? A Paint program with layers? I.e. Photoshop? I hate Microsoft, and I also hate their new (ugly) "iPod Killer" Zune. What the heck is Zune?

 

[iEdd]

The answer was drawing program. I was thinking animation program because macromedia flash has layers. 'Filtering program' 'filters' layers? You could argue that they are all correct.
Zune is a horrible, horrible attempt at an iPod. They copied the wheel and uglified it.

 

[Iq]

yeah the answers drawing program. Whats wierd is that the same question came in the online SC test on the BOS website.

R u sure the questions aren't drawn from the same database?

Iq

 

[kido_1]

ive yet to do the comp exam.
i have to do ppr and pen 2morrow.
yeh i reckon they copied it, bcz whose lame enuf to sit der and make up common sense computer qs.

 

[Telekinetik]

So ur saying you can finish the test in less than half an hour and be confident to get a band 6.

cheers
Iq

I don't think you get a band in the exam.

 

[iEdd]

Just did the test; pen and paper. Piece of piss, though I'm sick and my nose wouldn't stop running :burn:

 

[Black Hawker]

I don't think you get a band in the exam.

No, you don't. It just says whether you are competent or not etc.

 

[Jachie]

Ahahaha.

"Dearest Miss Jachie,

This result appears to indicate that you are computer incompetent.

...

Regards, BS."

Whoops, typo. I meant BOS, of course.

 

[iEdd]

So you don't get a percentage either?
So basically I'm 'equal' with everyone who got 51%

 

[Freshmex]

I just did it, well on Thursday. It was great. Great at being pathetic and predictable. The "test" was loosely based on specimen samples. Most of the answers were logic based. The BOS should invest their money into different areas. They also plugged two companies into the test; QANTAS and eBay (as seen in the email questions).

 

[James747]

Hey, I've just completed the computing studies online exam. It was alright - common sense stuff. What did everyone else think? Do we all get the same test? How come people have different days to do it?

A BLOODY WASTE OF TIME! XDDDD

 

[PrettyVacant]

A BLOODY WASTE OF TIME! XDDDD

I agree.
Everyone used less than half the time to finish the damn thing.

 

[Black Hawker]

So you don't get a percentage either?
So basically I'm 'equal' with everyone who got 51%

I believe you also get a mark. I'm guessing its something like incompetent, competent and insert a word similar to very competent. Have a look:

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/schoolcertificate/sc_portfolio/sc_rec_achieve_front.jpg

 

[Neil.]

Yep, like everyone else, I think it was a waste of time.

 

[fallenstar]

Easiest. Exam.Ever!
the whole state'll get a band 6!