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2025 3 marks Short answer Secure Software Architecture (Year 12) Session management
NESA 2025 HSC Software Engineering exam (online) - Marking Guidelines
Describe how session management can affect the efficiency of code execution for the user. (3 marks)
Marking criteria
3: Describes how session management can affect code execution efficiency. 2: Identifies some features of session management. 1: Some relevant information.
Sample answer
Efficient session management limits memory consumption by restricting session data size and lifetime. Excessive reading, writing or storing large objects increases input/output operations and slows code execution for the user. Removing sessions when they are no longer required is essential to prevent unnecessary resource consumption.