2006 HSC Paper - Section I

Section I consists of the 2006 HSC Paper 20 multiple choice questions. This page provides answers to each multiple choice question, the area of study each question falls under and a reference that can justify each answer. As such, this page is best used in conjunction with the paper open in a separate window or tab. References follow the following format:

(Area of study) [source] page number/url

[1] Refers to 'Information Processes and Technology HSC Course' by Peter Ware + Paul Cheleski + Bill Chivers [2] Refers to 'Information Processes and Technology HSC Course' (2007), by Sam Davis [3] Refers to 'Information Processes and Technology The Preliminary Course' (2004), by Sam Davis [4] Refers to non-textbook resources such as websites.

Question 1
The answer is (B) Modulation and demodulation

(Communication Systems) [1] p126

Question 2
The answer is (C) Copying a database and storing it off-site in case of an emergency

(Information Systems & Databases) [1] p164

Question 3
The answer is (D) Hypermedia

(Information Systems & Databases) [1] p269

Question 4
The answer is (D)http://www.organisation.com

(Information Systems & Databases) [1] p56

Question 5
The answer is (D) The website did not fir the objectives of the department store.

(Project Work) [1] p190-195

Question 6
The answer is (A) Freedom of information

(Information Systems & Databases) [1] p18

Question 7
The answer is (D) Entering your PIN at an EFTPOS terminal

(Communication Systems) [3] p46-47

Question 8
The answer is (A) Testing with live beta

(Project Work) [1] p26-27

Question 9
The answer is (D) 4

(Communication Systems) [3] p321

Question 10
The answer is (B) Details of conversion method

(Project Work) [1] p22

Question 11
The answer is (C) *band*

(Information Systems & Databases)

Question 12
The answer is (B) An intranet, the internet, teleconferencing

(Communication Systems) [1] p98

Question 13
The answer is (B) The data is divided by the same constant and the remainders are compared to check that they are the same.

(Communication Systems) [1] p95

Question 14
The answer is (B) Each node waits a random amount of time before checking if a token is free.

(Communication Systems) [1] p110

Question 15
The answer us (B) Pilot | Parallel

(Project Work) [1] p22-23

Question 16
The answer is (A)

(Information Systems & Databases) [1] p52

Question 17
The answer is (B) S Clause Keeping Mum

(Information Systems & Databases) [1] p72-73

Question 18
The answer is (D) 1, 2, 4; 1, 2, 3, 5

(Project Work) [1] p21

Question 19
The answer is (B) The transmission was corrupt and parity check was correct.

(Communication Systems) [1] p24

Question 20
The answer is (A)

(Project Work) [1] p15-16