Clusrter Test Question

[TestTaker]

Here is Antoher, anyone I need some answers

The function of a Cluster is to

A. allow grouping of mixed data types into logical structures

B.  sperate data objects by data type on the front panel

C. provide a means of differentating between data types on the Block Diagram

D  present data on the Front Panel using charts or graphs.

From what I find in help answer is A.  B ut I just would like it confiormed by someone

[altenbach]

Look, it does not really make a lot of sense to start a new thread for every single question. Why don't you keep all these in one single thread?

(thread 1,thread 2, ....)

---

TestTaker wrote in another thread:

I agree, I did some of that b ut I lack confidence in what I am seeing.    Then sosme of the things tghey ask about I just do not know how to do and no one to show me.  When  I take these tests it does not inidacte whihc quyestion I answerr correct plus what correct answer is.

Not easy way to lkearn

---

It makes absolutely no sense to take a test until you have studied the material and are somewhat familiar with LabVIEW. In this particuclar case, you could look up the LabVIEW help for "cluster" and things might become clear more quickly. So you think A is a possible answer? Why don't you tell us your thought process that led to that conclusion.

A test is to see if you understand what you learned earlier. It is not a learning tool. 😉

[TestTaker]

Labview help does not answer these questions directly.  It says what somethng is, not what it is not. That is, it does not site bogus stuff like some of these questions do.   The best wya to pass these sorts of multimple choice tests is to read as many questions as possible and have the correct answers provided.  I just took a test to pass the insurance license exam for the state, and I went to the school, and this is exactly what they do. Theyu teach the test, not the matrerial. Just like outr school systems does. The best way to get anyone to pass as terst is to teach the test, not the material.  byt he way i passed that one first time. And everyone who passes that does is taught the test, not the material.

Seems pretty obvious to me

[altenbach]

---

TestTaker wrote:

The best wya to pass these sorts of multimple choice tests is to read as many questions as possible and have the correct answers provided. 

---

Depends if you want to....

• Learn LabVIEW programming
• Learn how to pass such a test.

All you learn this way is to pass this particular test. You'll fail as soon as the wrong questions are different.

You won't learn LabVIEW that way. 😉 It really depends on your priorities. 😄

Maybe insurance is a better match for you than programming. Seems pretty obvious to me. 😮

Message Edited by altenbach on 02-05-2009 10:52 AM

[smercurio_fc]

---

TestTaker wrote:

Theyu teach the test, not the matrerial. Just like outr school systems does.

---

Maybe that's why many argue that we have such a poor school system.

[mikeporter]

You sir (and your alter-ego "Just Anthony" ) are precisely the problem with our culture today. You want all the benefits, but without having to pay for any of it. You are leeches making a living off the hard work of others.

Go back to selling insurance - you're suited for it...

Mike...

Message Edited by mikeporter on 02-06-2009 12:36 AM

[Ray.R]

That's the main reason why I oppose the idea of CLD has being a multiple guess exam.  😠

People can memorize the text, but it's a different story when you actually have to develop the software.

Not having a clue at how to program properly renders certification worthless..

[NIquist]

I think the CLAD (not CLD) is just an intermediate cert that beginners can acquire to show off on their office wall.  It's a good idea to have a simple basic test to get you primed for the CLD but I agree that a multiple choice test doesn't prove your abilities.  Of course, that's what the CLD and CLA certs are for.

[mikeporter]

I understand what you mean, but for me that the CLAD just is another example of the "everybody is a winner" mentality. The fact of the matter is that if the point of certification is to show that someone knows LV, the CLAD proves nothing. Moreover having meaningless certificates hanging on walls devalues the accomplishments of people who have the training and experience to really what they are doing because anybody that can get past 40 multiple guess questions can now claim to be a "certified" developer.

Mike...

[Jacco K]

Still, who would be really fooled by only passing a test without programming skills? 

If someone without skills is hired just based on this certificate, he'll be exposed as soon as he gets a real assignment. Then he'll either loose his job or be forced to crawl through the dust and learn programming after all. No extra hours paid, obviously . Then, perhaps those few multipleguess questions might help understand the complexity of Labview a little better.