General Thoughts - Software Design and Development (1 Viewer)

[SkimDawg]

Hey all, how did you go, the good/bad, ect.

I found it a good paper, but lack of study was an influence on how well I went lol.

 

[crammy90]

design specifications got me...
i just wrote needs objectives and boundaries hmmm..

 

[Wingom]

Um.. i found it not that hard.. because there weren't any LONG, big mark algorithm questions..

though the part which i probably did worst in was the final part of Evolution of Programming Languages.. didn't know about instances.. LOL!!

 

[tomn8r]

well. I thought that it was pretty good paper. Hated the fact it was in the afternoon, wanted to go to sleep!!
I think some of the questions were a bit funny, in that they were very open that was a bit confusing sometimes.
The elective developers view of hardware or wateva was easier than expected. The hardest bit was dividing binary, simply because I never bothered to learn how to do it....
It was ok. If i get above 80 im happy....fingers crossed.
Best thing is that there is only chem to go!!!

 

[sdsdsdsdsd]

I got lost on the binary division, design specifications, railroad diagram, the two 8 bits going into one, the data packets (never learned that) and a few others. I did OK I guess, it was easier than the trial, for not really studying.

 

[plak]

what did u guys do for the railway diagram. i got so lost on taht question i just drew anything xD

 

[Terlob]

what did u guys do for the railway diagram. i got so lost on taht question i just drew anything xD

Yeah me too I drew a really dodgy diagram in 30 seconds .

Design specifications? wtf...

 

[Rampager]

Pretty easy test I believe, only minimal study required to do well.

Band 6 for me.

The only thing that caught me out was the "FISH" in the elective, but that'll catch alot of people out so meh.

Railway Diagram:

 

[Ackriff]

Hated the fact it was in the afternoon, wanted to go to sleep!

Wish it was a morning one also, had to wait around all day for it

 

[jayzon]

don't you hate it when theres somtihng you don't no and they keep using that in questions like quality assurance and design specifications. Wat was the sentinal value for that algorithm was it - 1?

 

[ctrlaltv]

easy, just generally algorithms. apart from the stupid railroad diagram of course.

@jayzon, yes it was -1.

 

[Terlob]

don't you hate it when theres somtihng you don't no and they keep using that in questions like quality assurance and design specifications. Wat was the sentinal value for that algorithm was it - 1?

Four 2 mark questions on design specifications in a row. Weak.

I put -1 as the sentinal value

 

[BoyNextDoor]

It was an okay paper. Except for a few questions, in which some were confusing......and tricky.
Especially the Option Topic for Developers View! I couldn't divide in binary! lol
The fish question was also hard too!

So yeah, mixed views on the paper.

 

[miche11e]

i thought it was pretty easy. lol i drew a pretty simplified version of the railroad diagram, but i guess i'll still get marks, cos im pretty sure i drew it right. It was a good exam to end on. I reckon 80+ (hopefully) raw

 

[betonit169]

it was alright

easier then i expected

 

[ArnoldS]

Pretty easy test I believe, only minimal study required to do well.

Band 6 for me.

The only thing that caught me out was the "FISH" in the elective, but that'll catch alot of people out so meh.

Railway Diagram:

You do know that's incorrect, right?

 

[betonit169]

You do know that's incorrect, right?

lul.

there goes band 6

 

[kevinx2]

Easier than most past papers but Evo of Prog Lang was a bitch

 

[ondroo]

lol at fishfingers. i nearly laughed when i saw that - so random.

nyways grr @ railroad i had it right except i forgot to put conditional statement as an option (i put assignment and user input). I also said "DO" instead of "REPEAT". But i doubt that matters. Hopefully i only loose up to a mark.

 

[Rampager]

You do know that's incorrect, right?

How so? How would you do it?

Edit: looking at it, I suppose I should've made even the conditional/user input/assignment statements optional, as you can have a post-test loop without anything inside it buts that's fairly minor. The loop back into the main program is abit iffy but I see no other way to show that it repeats.

So shoot me, what did I do wrong? Actually, why do I care, HSC is over, peace out.