So, you might be able to answer this question that I got on a PRAXIS exam
to allow me to teach "data processing" at the high-school level in Oregon.
Which of the following pairs of methods is used to locate and retrieve data
and/or program instructions that have been stored on external storage devices?
A. direct access and random access
B. random access and sequential access
C. indexed access and sequential access
D. single access and duplex access
All the questions were like this, by the way. ARGH. Maybe I should do my
CCIE instead of Oregon teaching certificate. &;-)
Priscilla
At 11:56 AM 2/26/01, Howard C. Berkowitz wrote:
>Not quite sure how I fit into this model. I'm 52, but I was about 18
>when I first touched a computer, and 19 or 20 when I first did
>something that was recognizable as network-related (terminal-based
>timesharing).
>
>By 1970, I was doing early distributed computing (medical lab
>instrument computers to database computers), pre-SNA IBM networking
>from about '71, ARPANET and X.25 stuff in the early '70s, SNA when it
>came out in '74, etc. Guessing that I did UNIX-based IP routing
>starting in the early to mid 80's, and first touched a Cisco router
>running 9.0 in 1992(?).
>
>So, in some respects I fall into the "old" category. It's hardly,
>though, a problem of learning technology -- the more I know, the
>easier it is to incorporate new concepts. Learning is as much, or
>more, fun than it was when I was younger, because I've learned to
>make it as much play as work, and how to do it efficiently.
>
>In all fairness, with what I do in my various "day" and "night" jobs,
>it really isn't that important for me to memorize lots of the details
>of individual commands. People tend to want me to figure out product
>and solution designs, and/or how to learn, than to be hands-on.
>
>Understanding how people learn is important. My thinking about a
>personal CCIE has evolved over the years. At this point, I very
>consciously do not want to get a CCIE, because I can't be accused of
>violating an NDA that I never signed. Also, having a CCIE wouldn't
>particularly affect my compensation or my job prospects.
>
>To say that I can't teach someone what they need to know for a CCIE,
>however, would be to suggest that Don Shula, Joe Gibbs, etc., were
>ineffective NFL coaches because they weren't qualified to be starting
>football players while they were coaching.
>
>It's also comforting to work with Vint Cerf or Scott Bradner, and
>know that they are older and still playing!
>
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