Information and Digital Technology 2018 HSC exam pack (archive)

Students should:

• use the number of lines as a guide to indicate the requirements of the questions
• use technical industry specific terminology where appropriate
• refer to the scenario when answering questions.

Question 21

In better responses, students were able to:

• state specific examples of workplace practices rather than refer to general environmental practices.

Areas for students to improve include:

• selecting day to day workplace practice that can be put into place
• specifying and outlining the type of communication rather than just verbal or non-verbal.

Question 22

In better responses, students were able to:

• describe situations when a UPS would be required.

Question 23

In better responses, students were able to:

• use the stimulus photo to identify visible WHS issues other than eye strain
• give a solution to how to eliminate the hazard.

Areas for students to improve include:

• explaining the benefits of a standing desk.

Question 24

In better responses, students were able to:

• provide a clear definition of a keyframe and its purpose in animation. Relevant examples were used.

Question 25

In better responses, students were able to:

• provide at least two principles and how they could be used.

Areas for students to improve include:

• using industry specific terminology rather than using general terms.

Question 26

In better responses, students were able to:

• suggest design elements related to the audience needs
• compare differences between examples of delivery platform.

Areas for students to improve include:

• demonstrating an understanding how a delivery platform impacts development choices.

In better responses, students were able to:

• show an understanding of copyright laws
• outline the main steps and hardware to perform the conversion
• recommend appropriate software packages to create the storybook and justify their answer.

Areas for students to improve include:

• specifying hardware requirements in their answer
• acknowledging copyright for images and script in storybook.

In better responses, students were able to:

• identify the areas causing issues for the small business using industry standard terminology
• identify and describe the impact on the business of these issues
• discuss methods the business could implement to prevent these issues in the future.

Areas for students to improve include:

• addressing all components in the scenario to an industry standard
• justifying cause and effect in relation to the issues in the scenario
• structuring and organising their responses to clearly address the question.

Question 21

In better responses, students were able to:

• state specific examples of workplace practices rather than refer to general environmental practices.

Areas for students to improve include:

• selecting day to day workplace practice that can be put into place
• specifying and outlining the type of communication rather than just verbal or non-verbal.

Question 22

In better responses, students were able to:

• describe situations when a UPS would be required.

Question 23

In better responses, students were able to:

• use the stimulus photo to identify visible WHS issues other than eye strain
• give a solution to how to eliminate the hazard.

Areas for students to improve include:

• explaining the benefits of a standing desk.

Question 24

In better responses, students were able to:

• link actions with an area of security and suggest solutions.

Areas for students to improve include:

• providing security concern solutions.

Question 25

In better responses, students were able to:

• demonstrate a clear understanding of the use of DHCP in configuring a workstation.

Areas for students to improve include:

• demonstrating an understanding of configuring and using IP addresses.

Question 26

In better responses, students were able to:

• identify troubleshooting steps.

Areas for students to improve include:

• demonstrating an understanding of wireless and wired technology.

In better responses, students were able to:

• provide reasoning for choices made in hardware selection related to the scenario.

Areas for students to improve include:

• demonstrating an understanding of the benefits of computer cooling
• using technical language when making recommendations
• addressing all components of the question.

In better responses, students were able to:

• identify the areas causing issues for the small business using industry standard terminology
• identify and describe the impact on the business of these issues
• discuss methods the business could implement to prevent these issues in the future.

Areas for students to improve include:

• addressing all components in the scenario to an industry standard
• justifying cause and effect in relation to the issues in the scenario
• structuring and organising their responses to clearly address the question.

Question 21

In better responses, students were able to:

• state specific examples of workplace practices rather than refer to general environmental practices.

Areas for students to improve include:

• selecting day to day workplace practice that can be put into place
• specifying and outlining the type of communication rather than just verbal or non-verbal.

Question 22

In better responses, students were able to:

• describe situations when a UPS would be required.

Question 23

In better responses, students were able to:

• use the stimulus photo to identify visible WHS issues other than eye strain
• give a solution to how to eliminate the hazard.

Areas for students to improve include:

• explaining the benefits of a standing desk.

Question 24

In better responses, students were able to:

• explain steps in performing a mail merge.

Areas for students to improve include:

• linking to the scenario described.

Question 25

In better responses, students were able to:

• address issues described using a range of word-processing tools.

Areas for students to improve include:

• knowing the difference between a table and a table of contents.

Question 26

In better responses, students were able to:

• outline how to improve the accessibility of a website.

Areas for students to improve include:

• demonstrating the use of HTML to create a website.

In better responses, students were able to:

• outline multiple benefits
• compare methods for uploading.

Areas for students to improve include:

• demonstrating an understanding of web authoring packages, and what their benefits are
• using a variety of methods available to upload content to an external server
• showing awareness of issues that can occur within websites and strategies for resolving these.

In better responses, students were able to:

• identify the areas causing issues for the small business using industry standard terminology
• identify and describe the impact on the business of these issues
• discuss methods the business could implement to prevent these issues in the future.

Areas for students to improve include:

• addressing all components in the scenario to an industry standard
• justifying cause and effect in relation to the issues in the scenario
• structuring and organising their responses to clearly address the question.