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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

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 …

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP037

summarising data using advanced filtering and grouping techniques, for example pivot tables in spreadsheets and aggregation functions in databases

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP038

investigating different types of functional requirements for solutions, for example increasing the speed of processing, calculating new results, improving the quality of reports

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP039

identifying similar digital systems and existing user interfaces, assessing whether their elements can be reused

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP040

recognising that different algorithms can solve a problem with different trade-offs

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP041

defining classes that represent the attributes and behaviour of objects in the real world or in a game

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP042

investigating techniques used by people and organisations to shape how information systems are used, for example refusing to use innovations, using social media to advocate behaviours, purchasing devices, withdrawing previous processes that can now only …

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP043

applying techniques to make ethical decisions when faced with dilemmas about security and ownership of data, for example selecting an action that results in the greatest benefit for the most number of people; avoiding the use of photos of deceased persons …

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