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Elaboration (1) ACTDIP020

planning and implementing a solution using a visual programming language, for example designing and creating a simple computer game involving decisions and repetitions, suitable for younger children, that requires user input to make selections, taking …

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP021

explaining why people interact so readily with touch systems, for example touch input requires less dexterity to issue instructions and is designed to be accessible to users through the use of icons

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP022

applying safe practices while participating in online environments, for example checking the default privacy settings to ensure maximum protection of personal details, being aware of online filtering techniques and policies used at school and at home

Elaboration (1) ACTDIK023

explaining how cellular radio towers (transceivers) and mobile phones work together to create mobile networks

Elaboration (1) ACTDIK024

recognising that Unicode attempts to represent the written symbols of every language; and using Unicode charts to look up characters from Asian writing systems

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP025

acquiring data from a range of sources, for example people, websites, books, mobile phones, radiofrequency identification (RFID) and data repositories such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics datasets, and compiling these data into a digital forma …

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP026

visualising data to create information, for example identify trends and outlier data from spreadsheets using plots, or displaying geocoded data on a map

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP027

investigating types of environmental constraints of solutions, for example reducing energy consumption and on-screen output of solutions

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP028

identifying features that make an effective game, such as storyline, goal, reward, gameplay and environment

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP029

checking the accuracy of an algorithm before it is implemented, for example desk checking it with test data to see if the instructions produce the expected results

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP030

developing a digital game that manipulates models of real-world objects

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP031

judging the quality of a student solution based on specific criteria such as meeting an economic need or contributing to social sustainability

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP032

creating web-based information to meet specific needs, for example modifying an existing website template or using web-authoring software including using HTML and cascading style sheets (CSS) to create a website that allows customers to interact with …

Elaboration (1) ACTDIK034

comparing the similarities and differences of two common operating systems

Elaboration (1) ACTDIK035

explaining the difference between lossy and lossless compression, for example the difference between JPEG and PNG images

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP036

identifying strengths and weaknesses of collecting data using different methods, for example online surveys, face-to-face interviews, phone interviews, observation, blog entries in response to a posting, phone logs, browser history and online webcam …

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