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Centre Number Student Number 2004 H I G H E R S C H O O L C E R T I F I C AT E E X A M I N AT I O N Industrial Technology Multimedia Industries General Instructions Reading time 5 minutes 1 Working time 1 hours 2 Write using black or blue pen Draw diagrams using pencil Board-approved calculators may be used Write your Centre Number and Student Number at the top of this page and pages 5, 9, 13 and 17 197 Total marks 100 Section I Pages 2 12 60 marks Attempt Questions 1 3 Allow about 55 minutes for this section Section II Pages 13 19 40 marks Attempt Questions 4 5 Allow about 35 minutes for this section Section I 60 marks Attempt Questions 1 3 Allow about 55 minutes for this section Answer the questions in the spaces provided. Marks IND-TECH is a company in the multimedia industry employing a mix of male and female employees. Management has decided to investigate the viability of introducing new technologies to stimulate productivity and expansion in the market. Question 1 (20 marks) (a) Identify an example of a new technology that IND-TECH could investigate. 1 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (b) Outline the implications of the introduction of new technologies on IND-TECH s existing technologies. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 1 continues on page 3 2 3 Marks Question 1 (continued) (c) Describe ways in which IND-TECH s management could evaluate the viability of introducing new technologies. 4 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (d) Explain how the introduction of new technologies could stimulate IND-TECH s productivity. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 1 continues on page 4 3 4 Marks Question 1 (continued) (e) Propose and justify ways in which IND-TECH could measure the efficiency of new technologies after they have been introduced. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... End of Question 1 4 Board of Studies NSW 2004 8 2 004 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFIC ATE EXAMINATION Industrial Technology Multimedia Industries Centre Number Section I (continued) Student Number Marks Question 2 (20 marks) (a) Identify sources of finance that IND-TECH may use to support the introduction of the new technologies. 2 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (b) Outline possible changes to the production manager s responsibilities when new technologies are introduced. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 2 continues on page 6 197a 5 2 Marks Question 2 (continued) (c) The introduction of new technologies may enhance IND-TECH s position in the product market. 4 Discuss how the introduction of new technologies could improve the marketability of IND-TECH s products. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (d) As a result of the introduction of new technologies, a number of IND-TECH s employees are identified as being redundant and are to be dismissed. Outline the industrial rights of these employees, and identify appropriate action that can be taken by them. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 2 continues on page 7 6 4 Marks Question 2 (continued) (e) IND-TECH s management proposes to retrain their female employees to be specialist users of the new technologies. Analyse this proposal and discuss the responsibilities of IND-TECH s management towards all its employees. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... End of Question 2 7 8 BLANK PAGE 8 Board of Studies NSW 2004 2 004 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFIC ATE EXAMINATION Industrial Technology Multimedia Industries Centre Number Section I (continued) Student Number Question 3 (20 marks) (a) Marks Identify the sign shown and state how IND-TECH s employees should respond to it. 2 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (b) The graph shows IND-TECH s expenditure in the year following the introduction of the new technologies. Capital expenditure (12%) Miscellaneous (3%) Loans repayment (5%) Training and development (20%) Recurrent (60%) Identify reasons for the proportion being spent on training and development. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 3 continues on page 10 197b 9 2 Marks Question 3 (continued) (c) The graphs below illustrate IND-TECH s capital expenditure and output before, during and after the introduction of new technologies. Before upgrade During upgrade After upgrade Capital expenditure ($) Time Before upgrade During upgrade After upgrade Output (Number of units) Time Explain the reasons for the changes in capital expenditure and output during and after the upgrade phases. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 3 continues on page 11 10 4 Marks Question 3 (continued) (d) Complete the diagram to show a sequence plan for the introduction of the new technologies at IND-TECH. Introduction of new technologies plan Decision to investigate introduction of new technologies Question 3 continues on page 12 11 4 Marks Question 3 (continued) (e) With the introduction of new technologies, IND-TECH proposes to use an external agency to assess the possible changes to the work environment. Outline the issues that could be identified. Propose and justify methods that IND-TECH s management could use to effectively communicate these issues to its employees. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... End of Question 3 12 Board of Studies NSW 2004 8 2 004 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFIC ATE EXAMINATION Industrial Technology Multimedia Industries Centre Number Section II Student Number 40 marks Attempt Questions 4 5 Allow about 35 minutes for this section Answer the questions in the spaces provided. Marks Question 4 (20 marks) (a) Outline the functions of authoring tools. 2 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (b) Identify the advantages of a liquid crystal display over a cathode ray tube display. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 4 continues on page 14 198 13 2 Marks Question 4 (continued) (c) The final logo shown was developed from the original graphic. Identify and describe the formatting processes that would be used in the development of the final logo. Original Final logo ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 4 continues on page 15 14 4 Marks Question 4 (continued) (d) Clip art is an integral part of many multimedia presentations. Discuss factors to be considered in the selection and use of clip art for this purpose. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 4 continues on page 16 15 4 Marks Question 4 (continued) (e) A storyboard can be a useful tool in the development of multimedia presentations. Describe the function of a storyboard, and with the aid of sketches, identify and evaluate TWO storyboard layouts used in the development of multimedia presentations. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... End of Question 4 16 Board of Studies NSW 2004 8 2 004 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFIC ATE EXAMINATION Industrial Technology Multimedia Industries Centre Number Section II (continued) Student Number Marks Question 5 (20 marks) (a) Describe the purpose of a hyperlink. 2 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (b) Outline TWO methods that are commonly used to produce animation. 2 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (c) Outline the advantages of saving information in a portable document format (pdf). ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 5 continues on page 18 198a 17 4 Marks Question 5 (continued) (d) Discuss the implications of using high resolution digital cameras when developing multimedia presentations that are to be used on the World Wide Web. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 5 continues on page 19 18 4 Marks Question 5 (continued) (e) Multimedia computers generally have higher specifications than many other computers. IND-TECH needs a computer that would be suited to the production of a video-based project. Identify and analyse the essential specifications that you would expect to find for such a computer. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... 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