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Centre Number Student Number 2008 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 S ection I Pages 2 12 60 marks Attempt Questions 1 3 Allow about 55 minutes for this section S ection 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 Use the following information to answer Questions 1 and 2. IND-TECH is a company in the multimedia industry seeking to increase its market share by establishing an overseas facility. Question 1 (20 marks) (a) Identify TWO sources of finance that IND-TECH might use to fund the establishment of the overseas facility. 2 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (b) How can IND-TECH locate and evaluate emerging technology? ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 1 continues on page 3 2 3 Marks Question 1 (continued) (c) Explain issues that may have influenced IND-TECH s decision to establish the overseas facility. 4 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (d) How could the introduction of the new facility affect the marketability of IND-TECH s products? ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 1 continues on page 4 3 4 Marks Question 1 (continued) (e) IND-TECH has identified quality control as a potential area of concern when overseas operations commence. Evaluate strategies that can be implemented to establish and monitor the required standard of quality. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... End of Question 1 4 Board of Studies NSW 2008 7 2 008 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFIC ATE EXAMINATION Industrial Technology Multimedia Industries Centre Number Section I (continued) Student Number Marks Question 2 (20 marks) (a) Outline TWO issues that may be included in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 2 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (b) Why is it important to have an effective occupational health and safety (OHS) policy in place when the new facility is established? ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 2 continues on page 6 197a 5 3 Marks Question 2 (continued) (c) How could IND-TECH ensure that equal employment opportunity (EEO) principles are followed in the recruitment of new staff? 4 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (d) Evaluate a range of computing applications that could be used to maintain communication between the local facility and the overseas facility. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 2 continues on page 7 6 4 Marks Question 2 (continued) (e) IND-TECH proposes to relocate some employees to the overseas facility to assist in setting it up and training staff. Analyse this proposal from the perspective of both IND-TECH and the employees who would be relocating. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... End of Question 2 7 7 BLANK PAGE 8 Board of Studies NSW 2008 2 008 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFIC ATE EXAMINATION Industrial Technology Multimedia Industries Centre Number Section I (continued) Student Number Marks Question 3 (20 marks) (a) Name TWO software applications that can be used to graph production costs. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 3 continues on page 10 197b 9 2 Question 3 (continued) Use the following information to answer part (b). The graph shows IND-TECH s past and predicted annual local production costs. Production costs 14 13 12 11 10 Costs ($ million) 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 IND-TECH s predicted annual overseas production costs are shown in the table. Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Production costs ($ million) 10.0 8.5 8.0 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 7.8 Question 3 continues on page 11 10 Marks Question 3 (continued) (b) (i) Graph the predicted annual overseas production costs on the grid on the previous page. 2 (ii) When should overseas production costs match local production costs? 1 ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... (iii) Describe the trends in the graphs for local and overseas production costs. 4 ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... (iv) Outline factors IND-TECH would need to consider when estimating predicted production costs. ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... Question 3 continues on page 12 11 4 Marks Question 3 (continued) (c) IND-TECH intends to produce an operations manual for the overseas facility using a combination of text, graphics, photographs and charts. Explain how the different forms of presenting the information would support the purpose of the operations manual. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... End of Question 3 12 Board of Studies NSW 2008 7 2 008 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFIC ATE EXAMINATION Industrial Technology Multimedia Industries Section II Centre Number 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) Name TWO types of storyboard used in multimedia. 2 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (b) Compare TWO formats that can be used to save digital images. 3 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (c) Evaluate the use of TWO audio file formats. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... 198 Question 4 continues on page 14 13 4 Marks Question 4 (continued) (d) Describe TWO methods that can be used to back up data. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 4 continues on page 15 14 4 Marks Question 4 (continued) (e) A company is planning a new website to advertise its products. Describe the processes involved in the design and production of the website. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... End of Question 4 15 7 BLANK PAGE 16 Board of Studies NSW 2008 2 008 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFIC ATE EXAMINATION Industrial Technology Multimedia Industries Centre Number Section II (continued) Student Number Marks Question 5 (20 marks) (a) Outline the process of morphing. 2 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (b) A student created a website on a home computer and saved the file to a CD. When the CD was used at school some of the hyperlinks did not work. Outline a possible cause of the problem and a solution. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 5 continues on page 18 198a 17 3 Marks Question 5 (continued) (c) The owners of a website have hosted and distributed movies and television shows without permission. 4 Describe the ethical and copyright issues involved. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (d) As part of its training program, a company wants to animate a series of images to show a sequence of operations. Describe TWO appropriate animation techniques. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 5 continues on page 19 18 4 Marks Question 5 (continued) (e) Discuss the advances in technology that have made video conferencing, utilising the world wide web, possible. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... 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