2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Information and Digital TechnologyDigital animation
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General Instructions
•Readingtime–5minutes
•Workingtime–2hours
•Writeusingblackpen
•Board-approvedcalculatorsmaybeused
•WriteyourCentreNumberandStudentNumberatthetopofpages13,15,17and19
Total marks – 80
Section I Pages 2–9
20 marks
•AttemptQuestions1–20
•Allowabout20minutesforthissection
Section II Pages13–20
30 marks
•AttemptQuestions21–26
•Allowabout50minutesforthissection
Section III Page21
15 marks
•AttemptQuestion27
•Allowabout25minutesforthissection
Section IV Page 22
15 marks
•AttemptQuestion28
•Allowabout25minutesforthissection
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Section I
20 marksAttempt Questions 1–20Allow about 20 minutes for this section
Usethemultiple-choiceanswersheetforQuestions1–20.
1 Whichofthefollowingispermittedunderthelicenceofanopen-sourceoperatingsystemsoftware?
(A) Sellthesoftware
(B) Downloadthesoftwareforfree
(C) Changethenameofthesoftware
(D) Placeacopyrightonthesoftware
2 TheminimumwagesandconditionsanemployeeisentitledtoinAustraliaaresetoutin
(A) agreements.
(B) arrangements.
(C) awards.
(D) contracts.
3 The diagram represents the results of running a diagnostic utility before and afterperformingaprocessonaharddrive.
B = Bad block B = Bad block
B B B B B B B B B B B
B B B
B B
Before the process After the process
Whichofthefollowingprocesseshasbeenperformedontheharddrive?
(A) Filesharing
(B) Optimisation
(C) Systembackup
(D) Filecompression
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4 Whattypeofdocumentwouldbemostlikelytocontainthefollowingstatement?
‘An employee must not share the personal information of another employee withco-workersorthepublic.’
(A) Codeofconduct
(B) Employeerolestatement
(C) Workhealthandsafetypolicy
(D) Equalemploymentopportunitypolicy
5 Acompanycarriesout a full backuponTuesdayandFridaynights andadifferentialbackup on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday nights. On Mondaymorning,thefileserverfailedandcausedallfilestobedestroyed.
Whichofthefollowingisthebestwaytorecoverthefiles?
(A) RestorethefullbackupfromFriday
(B) RestoreFriday’sfullbackupandSunday’sdifferentialbackup
(C) RestoreFriday’sfullbackupandMonday’sdifferentialbackup
(D) RestoreFriday’sfullbackupandbothSaturday’sandSunday’sdifferentialbackups
6 Oneexampleofahumancostofaworkplaceinjuryislossof
(A) staff.
(B) profit.
(C) output.
(D) morale.
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7 Theimageshowsafloorchannelcablecoverplacedoverapowercable.
Whatisthemainpurposeofthefloorchannelcablecover?
(A) Tohidethecable
(B) Tocreateafootrest
(C) Topreventapowersurge
(D) Toreducetheriskoftripping
8 Kimreceivesanemail claiming thathercredit cardaccount isabout tobe suspendedunless she emails her credit card details and personal identification number (PIN)immediately.
Whatisthisanexampleof?
(A) Phishing
(B) Scanning
(C) Debugging
(D) Virussigning
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9 Theimageshowsatestingtagattachedtoapowercable.
AccordingtotheAustralianstandard,whatothercriticalinformationmustbeincludedonthetag?
(A) Datetested,retestingdate,technicianID,testingcompanyname
(B) Locationoftest,retestingdate,technicianID,testingcompanyname
(C) Datetested,technicianID,typeofcable,testingcompanylicencenumber
(D) Locationoftest,retestingdate,typeofcable,testingcompanylicencenumber
10 Accesstoadocumentneedstoberestrictedtoasmallgroupofusers.
Whichofthefollowingwouldbemodifiedtoachievethis?
(A) Creations
(B) Extensions
(C) Permissions
(D) Fileattributes
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11 Thisimageisextractedfromadigitalanimationsequence.
Whichprincipleofvisualdesignisrepresentedintheimage?
(A) Balance
(B) Movement
(C) Perspective
(D) Scale
12 Thediagramshowstheimagebeforeandafteraprincipleofanimationisapplied.
Before After
Whichprincipleofdigitalanimationisapplied?
(A) Appeal
(B) Timing
(C) Exaggeration
(D) Squashandstretch
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13 Which principle of animation would be used to create the movement of arms in ananimationofapersonwalking?
(A) Staging
(B) Secondaryaction
(C) Posetopose
(D) Slowinslowout
14 Thexandycoordinatefieldsinananimationimageare
(A) motionpaths.
(B) loopingpoints.
(C) keyframepoints.
(D) registrationpoints.
15 Whatisrequiredtoproduceasmoothchangefromonescenetothenextinananimationsequence?
(A) Framing
(B) Montage
(C) Staging
(D) Transition
16 Which visual design principle determines the amount of perspective provided for theviewerofananimationimage?
(A) Proportion
(B) Focalpoint
(C) Composition
(D) Pointofview
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17 Whichmemberofananimationproductionteamisusuallyresponsibleforensuringthequalityandconsistentaestheticsofananimatedproduction?
(A) Animator
(B) Artdirector
(C) Graphicartist
(D) Instructionaldesigner
18 Specificationsoftwocomputersareshown.
Computer 1 Computer 2
Processor: 3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor
Operating System: Windows® 8.1 (64Bit) English
Memory: 16GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (4GBx4)
Hard Drive: 2TB 7800 rpm SATA
Video info: Integrated Graphics
Processor: 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor
Operating System: OS X
Memory: 16GB of 1600MHz DDR3L
Hard Drive: 1TB Flash storage
Video info: NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 2GB of GDDR5 memory
Which rowof the following tablecorrectly identifies thebetter computer for creatinganimationsandthereasonforchoosingthatcomputer?
Computer Reason
(A) Computer1 Ithasafasterprocessorandalarge,fastharddrive.
(B) Computer1 Itcontainsthemostup-to-dateoperatingsystemand fasterprocessor.
(C) Computer2 IthasflashstorageandusesOSX.
(D) Computer2 Ithasaseparategraphicscardwithin-builtmemory.
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19 Theimageshowsthedesignviewforananimationwhichshowsabirdflyingacrossacloudysky.
File
Timeline 16 fps
1 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32
P
36 44 48 52 56Layers
Bird
Cloud
Tools
Edit Tools Window Help
Q
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WhichrowofthefollowingtablecorrectlyidentifiestheanimationtechniqueappliedatpointPandtheanimationtechniqueappliedatpointQ?
PointP PointQ
(A) Rotation Looping
(B) Rotation Scale
(C) Motionpath Looping
(D) Motionpath Scale
20 Whichofthefollowingtypesofsoftwareisusedtodevelopamathematicalrepresentationofatwoorthree-dimensionalsurfaceofanobject?
(A) Animation
(B) Authoring
(C) Modelling
(D) Morphing
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2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Information and Digital TechnologyDigital animation
Section II
30 marksAttempt Questions 21–26Allow about 50 minutes for this section
Answerthequestionsinthespacesprovided.Thesespacesprovideguidancefortheexpectedlengthofresponse.
Question 21 (6marks)
(a) What is meant by recommended requirements in reference to an operatingsystem?
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(b) Howdothepowermanagementsettingsofhibernateandsuspenddiffer?
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(c) Whatisthedifferencebetweenbatchandreal-timesystems?
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Section II (continued)
Question 22 (5marks)
(a) IdentifyTWOdiagnosticfunctionsthatareperformedbyantivirussoftware.
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(b) OutlineTWOtasksthatshouldbeincludedinaroutinemaintenanceschedule. 3
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Question 23 (4marks)
Explainthebenefitsofeffectiveteamwork.
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Question 24 (8 marks)
(a) Identify and justify a type of software for creating an internet pop-up advertisement.
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(b) A safety company wishes to develop an animation to inform motorbike riders why they should wear helmets.
How can the addition of text within the animation help communicate the message?
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(c) Using an example, describe how key frames could be used in an animation.
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Information and Digital TechnologyDigital animation
Section II (continued)
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Section II (continued)
Question 25 (3 marks)
Outline the techniques used to transform Image 1 into Image 2.
Image 1 Image 2
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Question 26 (4marks)
Aproductionteamconsistsofonlyagraphicartistandaprojectmanager.
Contrasttherolesofthegraphicartistandtheprojectmanager.
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2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Information and Digital TechnologyDigital animation
Section III
15 marksAttempt Question 27Allow about 25 minutes for this section
Answerthequestioninawritingbooklet.Extrawritingbookletsareavailable.
Question 27 (15marks)
Thisimageistobeusedtocreateananimatedsequencetoadvertiseadogfood.
(a) Inyouranswerbooklet,useadiagramtoidentifythelocationsforhingesandpivotsanddescribethemovementsthatcouldoccurattheselocations.
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(b) Usingthefollowingdesignspecifications,developaFOUR(4)framestoryboardtoadvertise thedogfood.Inyourstoryboard includenotesfordirectingeachscene.
Minimumdesignspecifications:
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Introduction Body Conclusion
•1frame •2frames •1frame
•Headshotofdog •Productishighlighted •1childwithdog,dogfood
•Dogbarks andlidshines highlighted
•Camerazoomstolabel •Textdisplaysinbackgroundtoshowoffthename
Please turn over
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Section IV
15 marksAttempt Question 28Allow about 25 minutes for this section
AnswerthequestioninaSEPARATEwritingbooklet.Extrawritingbookletsareavailable.
Youranswerwillbeassessedonhowwellyou:
n demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingrelevanttothequestion
n communicateideasandinformationusingrelevantworkplaceexamplesandindustryterminology
n presentalogicalandcohesiveresponse
Question 28 (15marks)
Atechnologycompanyisreviewingitsriskmanagementafterseveralworkplaceinjuries.Atechnicianwasstruckbyaboxfallingfromashelfwhilerepairingaprinter.Aclientslippedandfellonawetfloorwhenthefloorwasbeingcleaned.Mostrecently,atraineesufferedanelectricshockwhileattemptingtorepairacomputer.
Explainhowriskmanagementcouldbeappliedinthisworkplacetoidentifyhazards,andtoassess,control,monitorandreviewrisks.
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