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Process diary (log book)
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Definition
Documents progress with regular entries: date, person, progress since last entry, tasks achieved, issues and how managed, upcoming approaches, reflective comments and resources used.
Example: Entry: 12 Mar, Sam, finished login, issue: bug fixed with debugger.
Check this one: Not found word-for-word in the supplied syllabus, specifications, marking guidelines or notes; the definition is standard computing knowledge, so check it against your class notes.
Dated record of progress, issues and reflections.
Where you'll use it in the test
Syllabus area: Diagrams and tools.
Question types it can appear in
- Short answer: Define, outline or explain it and tie it to the scenario.
- Multiple choice: Pick the option that matches the definition or example.
- Fill in the blanks: Choose this term to complete a statement or table.
How to use it
A model sentence
Diagram: “Documents progress with regular entries: date, person, progress since last entry, tasks achieved, issues and how managed, upcoming approaches, reflective comments and resources used.” Then apply it: Entry: 12 Mar, Sam, finished login, issue: bug fixed with debugger.
In a short answer, give the definition in your own words first, then tie it to the situation in the question. Do not copy the example above unless it fits the scenario.
Command words used with it
No linked question shows the command word for this term. Across the past short answer questions in this bank the words used most are: Explain, Outline, Describe, Compare, Classify, Analyse. Check the actual word in your question.
Go deeper
- Flashcard: Process diary (log book) in Diagrams and Modelling Tools (Years 11 and 12) · study that set
- Memorise: Drawing rules: DFD, structure chart, storyboard, decision tree, class diagram, ERD
- Key terms bank entry: Logbook / process diary
- Notes: Project management, communication and ethics (The Software Engineering Project (Year 12))
- Notes: Drawing rules: DFD, structure chart, storyboard, decision tree, class diagram, ERD (Pseudocode, flowcharts and diagram rules)
- Full term page: every question, note and marking comment for Process diary (log book)
Check yourself
Describe or sketch “Process diary (log book)”: what it shows, its parts and when you would use it.
Reveal the answer
Documents progress with regular entries: date, person, progress since last entry, tasks achieved, issues and how managed, upcoming approaches, reflective comments and resources used.
Example: Entry: 12 Mar, Sam, finished login, issue: bug fixed with debugger.
Could be tested as: Short answer, Multiple choice, Fill in the blanks.