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Probability problem - Duplicates when choosing from large basket.

I need to explain to the client why dupes are showing up between 2 supposedly different exams. It's been 20 years since Prob and Stats. I have a generated Multiple choice exam. There are 192 questions in the database, 100 are chosen at random (no dupes). Obviously, there is a 100% chance of there being at least 8 dupes between any two...

Do you think exams that test rote memorization are worthwhile?

I usually do very well on tests, because I have a capacious memory. However, I know many programmers who are excellent at what they do, but have to drop to Google more often than I to figure something out. I don't hold this against them at all. What's important is to know the concepts, understand what's possible, and know where to find t...

Recommended on-line SQL-92 certification?

I'm interested in measuring and improving (where necessary) my team's SQL-92 skills. Can anyone recommend an appropriate on-line course and/or examination? Ideally it would be vendor-neutral, but it could also be MSSQL/Oracle specific, as long as the proprietary bits were flagged as such. ...

How do you study for IT exams?

How do you study for IT related exams? Are you the sort of person that leave it to the last minute? Do you go through all of the lab work and re-do them? Do you use the techniques taught in personal projects, learn extra things that way? Do you just go over the lecture notes and hope for the best? I'm just finishing my undergrad CS deg...

Is there any free online exam/quiz for jQuery?

Is there any free online exam/quiz for jQuery? ...

.NET Optimized Int32

While reading through the 70-536 training kit, it states: The runtime optimizes the performance of 32-bit integer types (Int32), so use those types for counters and other frequently accessed integral variables. Does this only apply in a 32 bit environment? Does Int64 take over in a 64 bit environment, or is Int32 still th...

Any Good Certification in Testing

Which exam is better for TEsting engineer, ISEB or CSTE? Any other good ones you suggest? Anyone know about any Microsoft certification in Testing? Kind Regards Sam ...

Why is memory area $1020 unwriteable on M68HC12 with staa?

I have the following asm code: org $1000 ;Table Origin is at $1000 fcb $02,$04,$06,$08 ; values of table from $1001 - $1004 fcb $0a,$0c,$0e,$10 ; values of table from $1005 - $1009 org $400 ; Program Start lds #$4000 ; Set Stack Pointer at value (#) $4000 ldy #$1000 ; ...

Java Aptitude Test Tips

Hi, I'm applying for as a Java software engineer in a company in a couple of days. I really want to get hired in this company. Do you guys have any suggestions on what I should review or learn so that I'll be prepared? Also do you guys have any tips? Thanks in advance! ...

Oracle - NULLS in foreign keys?

Hi, I'm trying to answer the following question... "Explain the issues that arise when NULLs are present in columns that make up foreign keys. Discuss how ANSI have attempted to resolve this issue with the three 'matching rules' that can be adopted when using concatenated foreign keys." Can anyone point me in the right direction as to...

Is it possible to call subclasses' methods on a superclass object?

Hi, sorry for such a novice question, just wanted to check my answer as I think it might be wrong :S Animal is a superclass of Dog and Dog has a method called bark public void bark() { System.out.println("woof"); } consider the following Animal a = new Dog(); if (a instanceof Dog){ a.bark(); } What will happen? the assignment i...

Exam Question <Java>

I was wondering if someone could look through my answers and tell me if i got it vaguely right or wrong, bearing in mind this was a written exam opposed to on a computer if not then thanks anyway a) The interface called selector has a single method called matches the method takes a single parameter of type object and returns a boolean...

What tips can you offer for programming on paper?

In exams and interview situations, it's common to need to either write or review code that's not on a screen. Whether it's on paper or a whiteboard, what tips can you offer for both the writing and reviewing/debugging processes? ...

Open source library for an online examination module?

I am writing an educational website for a non-profit purpose and I want to reuses an already available library for an "online examination" module (web application). Any server side scripting language will do. Please suggest... I have heard that there is a lot of free code available as PHP scripts. I haven't used PHP yet but I can learn ...

.vce equivalent open format?

I'm trying to write my own vce reader (Visual Cert Exam). But .vce is a binary format. Does exist any way to decode the format? Otherwise, does exist any other equivalent open format? ...

Haskell Revision - Exam Question Help

I hope this is a valid post for these forums I am trying to revise for my functional programming exam, and am stumped on the first questions on past papers, and yes, we arent allowed solution sheets, here is an example of the 1st question on a past paper For each of the following expressions give its type in Haskell (for an expression...

How many percent we need to pass Zend Certifieed PHP5 Exam

How many percent we need to pass Zend Certifieed PHP5 Exam? ...

c# mileage counter

A mileage counter is used to measure mileage in an automobile. A mileage counter looks something like this 0 5 9 9 8 The above mileage counter says that the car has travelled 5,998 miles. Each mile travelled by the automobile increments the mileage counter. Here is how the above mileage counter changes over a 3 mile drive. After the ...

get the consecutive factors ,c#

hi , i need to solve this question but im stuck at getting the factors , but what i need to do is... A positive number n is consecutive-factored if and only if it has factors, i and j where i > 1, j > 1 and j = i + 1. Write a function named isConsecutiveFactored that returns 1 if its argument is consecutive-factored, otherwise it retur...

Confused by Exam Question

I have got this question from past exam papers and I can't figure out what it is trying to ask me to say... The question is... Explain the difference between HREF and IMG tags used in HTML document to link content held on other web sites, and describe potential of links for 'passing off' What I don't get is HREF is not a HTML ta...