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| Kelly Bauer 1 Software Design and Development Exam Analysis Structure of Exam: • 20 Mul0ple Choice Ques0ons • Examines knowledge of Core topics • May need to apply knowledge to situa0ons • Allow 35 mins to answer these ques0ons Sec0on I: Mul0ple Choice • analyse and interpret situa0ons and to apply knowledge to these situa0ons. • 3 ques0ons, with mul0ple parts • Q21,22,23 • Allow 1 hr 50 mins to answer these ques0ons Sec0on 2: Short answers Core • Q24, 25 • Choose one ques0on based on the topic you've studied • Each ques0on has mul0ple parts • Either • Q24: Programmers view of hardware • Q25: History of Programming languages • Allow: 35 mins to answer this sec0on Sec0on 3: Short Answers Op0ons

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Page 1: HSC Exam Analysis

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SoftwareDesignandDevelopment

ExamAnalysisStructureofExam:

• 20Mul0pleChoiceQues0ons• ExaminesknowledgeofCoretopics• Mayneedtoapplyknowledgetositua0ons• Allow35minstoanswertheseques0ons

Sec0onI:Mul0pleChoice

• analyseandinterpretsitua0onsandtoapplyknowledgetothesesitua0ons.• 3ques0ons,withmul0pleparts• Q21,22,23• Allow1hr50minstoanswertheseques0ons

Sec0on2:ShortanswersCore

• Q24,25• Chooseoneques0onbasedonthetopicyou'vestudied• Eachques0onhasmul0pleparts• Either• Q24:Programmersviewofhardware• Q25:HistoryofProgramminglanguages

• Allow:35minstoanswerthissec0on

Sec0on3:ShortAnswersOp0ons

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• 2008Q1,17,18,21ai,ii,22ci• 2007Q18,22diii• 2006Q22ai,ii,iii• 2005Q2,23ai,23aii,23aii,23bi,23ci,ii,iii

9.1.1SocialandEthicalIssues

• 2008Q5,16,21bii,22cii• 2007Q4,9,12,21bi,ii• 2006Q4,7,8,13,21aii,21b,23cii,23civ• 2005Q2,21ai,ii,22aiii

9.1.2Applica0onofSoWwareDevelopmentApproaches

• 2008Q3,4,5,21ai,ii,21ci,ii,21civ,v,22b,23ai• 2007Q11,19,20,22c,23biii,23ci,ii,iii• 2006Q10,18,21ai,21cii,22aiv,22bi,23ci,23dii• 2005Q1,7,21bi,22ai

9.2.1DefiningandUnderstandingtheProblem

• 2008Q10,14,20,21ci,21civ,v,22ai,ii,iii,22biv,23aiii• 2007Q1,7,8,16,21di,22ei,22eii,23biii,23ci,ii,iii• 2006Q9,11,12,16,21b,21ciii• 2005Q5,11,15,17,21ci,ii,22aii,22bi,iii,iv

9.2.2PlanningandDesignofSoWwareSolu0ons

• 2008Q8,9,11,12,15,19,21ci,ii,21civ,v,22aii,23bi,ii,iii,iv,23ci,ii,iii• 2007Q1,2,3,5,6,8,13,14,15,16,17,21dii,22a,b,22di,ii,23bi,ii,iii• 2006Q1,3,5,6,15,17,18,19,20,21ci,23a• 2005Q3,8,10,12,14,20,21bii,21ci

9.2.3Implementa0onofSoWwareSolu0ons

• 2007Q10,21ai,ii,21ci,22b,23ai,23aii• 2006Q21aiii,23bi,ii• 2005Q6,16

9.2.4Tes0ngandEvalua0onofSoWware

• 2007Q21cii• 2006Q14,23cii• 2005Q4,23bii

9.2.5MaintenancefoSoWwareSolu0ons

• 2008Q2,7,21cii,21civ,v• 2007Q22ai,ii,23bi,ii,23biii• 2006Q2,21ci,22aiii,22bii,iii,23civ• 2005Q9,13,18,19,22bii

9.3DevelopingaSolu0onPackage

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Completeasmanypastpapersaspossible.Thesyllabushasnotchangedsinceimplemented,soyoucandoanyofthepastpapersfrom2001tonow.Ifyoucan’tspare3hourstoforthewholething,dotimedpracticesonindividualquestions.Allow11/2minutespermarkforthequestionsthatyoudo.Usethegrid

belowtomarkoffthequestionsthatyouhavecompleted.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 202001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

21a 21b 21c 22a 22b 22c 23d 24a 24b 24c 25a 25b 25c CoreTopics Option1 Option2

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009