UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
THE MATRICULATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
May 2011
EXAMINERS’ REPORT
MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD
IM EXAMINERS’ REPORT MAY 2011
IM Information Technology
May 2011 Session
Examiners’ Report
Part 1: Statistical Information
Table 1: Distribution of Grades awarded in May 2011
GRADE
Number
% of Total
A
B
37
13.07
C
67
23.67
D
91
32.16
E
37
13.07
F
26
9.19
Abs
20
7.07
5
1.77
Total
283
100
Part 2: Comments regarding candidate’s performance
A1 was compulsory question and a case study. The answers for this question were about
average. It seems that this question was not too difficult to answer.
A2 This question was well answered by the candidates.
A3 This question was well answered by those who grasped the concepts in the
microprocessor topic.
A4 This question was about Internet related software and seemed to be found quite easy
to answer by most candidates. Correct answers with different opinions were accepted.
A5 This question seemed to be challenging. Candidates had problems with understanding
the term system development. Half of the candidates did not answer directly what was
being asked.They answered about the systems life cycle, that is, they gave three steps out
of the lifecycle. When being asked why an incomplete design, over 70% misunderstood
it as the change over phase. The answers were incorrect, describing different change
overs that exist.
A6 This question was about generic software. It was well answered.
A7 This questions about databases proved difficult to answer.
B1 This was a compulsory question about HCI and Business organization. This question
was quite easy to answer and well answered.
B2 this question treated HCI and also the concepts were partly application and recall so
they proved easy to answer.
B3 Business organizations was the focus of this question. This question was easy to
answer and not so difficult.
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IM EXAMINERS’ REPORT MAY 2011
The topics on HCI and Business organization are being properly covered and students are
properly prepared to answer them.
The markers would like to point that it is imperative that candidates write down the
questions numbers so as to indicate to the markers which questions were answered by the
candidates.
Chairperson
Board of Examiners
July 2011
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