MATSEC SEC Computing case studies
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MATSEC SEC Computing is a Secondary Education Certificate subject examination administered by the MATSEC Examinations Board, the examinations body of L-Università ta' Malta, based at Msida MSD 2080, Malta. It is intended for secondary-school candidates in Malta who are building a formal record of computing competence, typically alongside other SEC subjects and often as part of the requirements for progression into post-secondary and tertiary study. The MATSEC SEC Computing case studies are 5 cases and about 4,253 words.
1The Overloaded School Computer Lab
A secondary school in Malta has 24 desktop computers in its computing lab. Each machine has a dual-core CPU, 4 GB of RAM, a 500 GB mechanical hard disk and a 32-bit version of Windows 10.
830 words, about 4 min2The Sliema Hotel Wi-Fi Overhaul
A 40-room boutique hotel in Sliema offers free Wi-Fi. The network uses one consumer router on the ground floor, broadcasting a single SSID with WPA2-PSK.
850 words, about 4 min3The 420 Exam Marks Before the Deadline
A teacher at a Maltese college has a spreadsheet of 420 exam marks, one per student, entered in the order students sat the exam. The marks are whole numbers from 0 to 100, and some cells contain 'ABS' for absent students.
838 words, about 4 min4The Double-Booked Sports Hall
Three sixth-form students are building a web-based booking system for their school's sports hall. Users select a date and a one-hour slot, then submit.
827 words, about 4 min5The Veterinary Clinic's Six Spreadsheets
A veterinary clinic in Gozo keeps client and animal records in six spreadsheets: Owners, Animals, Visits, Vaccinations, Invoices and Staff. The Owners sheet stores the owner's name, address and phone number, and the Animals sheet repeats the owner's name and phone number for each animal.
908 words, about 5 min