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    Spot The Error! (BBC Mag)

    On the magazine quiz:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8128133.stm

    I've emailed em, so they might actually change it.
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    Re: Spot The Error! (BBC Mag)

    Should try spot the error on the Hexus reviews to xD

    http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=19073

    A few errors Looks as if someone relied on the spell check instead of proof reading....

    Sorry to be a pain but noticing it a lot more and a bit of a grammar and spelling Nazi at times. Great review and informative but the errors stood out a mile off and I was reading it on a mobile at the time.

    Although with regard to the BBC site, that is an error of epic proportions.

    EDIT: I take this back and job well done on the ninja edit It would seem as if the errors have vanished Spot on for fixing the errors instead of leaving it as it was.
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    Re: Spot The Error! (BBC Mag)

    Is it that the colours on the resistor don't match the question? Or that the questions barely match the subject of Design and Technology?
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    Re: Spot The Error! (BBC Mag)

    I sent them a complaint email a couple of months back because they used the incorrect "their" instead of "there" in one of their stories in the Sport section, and on a slightly different tack emailed them about 12 months ago when they got the only two black players on Man Utd's team that day mixed up in the match report .

    They are better than most, but I'm still surprised at some of the stuff that seems to slip through the net.

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    Re: Spot The Error! (BBC Mag)

    Question 4 shows a not gate and not an inverter... And the questions do seem incredibly random: "Why is lyocell fibre suitable for jeans?"... WTF?

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    Re: Spot The Error! (BBC Mag)

    Quote Originally Posted by malfunction View Post
    Question 4 shows a not gate and not an inverter
    And the Winner Is!

    Often called an inverter thou, but what i really like is
    Been text: "It's an inverter, which is an electrical device that converts direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC)."
    WikiPedia text (correct because they aren't using logic gate symbols):
    For other uses, see Inverter (logic gate) and Inverter.
    An inverter is an electrical device that converts direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC); the resulting AC can be at any required voltage and frequency with the use of appropriate transformers, switching, and control circuits.

    Makes u feel proud to be a license payer eh!
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    Re: Spot The Error! (BBC Mag)

    Yes - the text they used is very wrong. And is it me or are some of the answers easily guessed just from the ridiculous nature of the alternatives, e.g.

    "Which four factors below affect the growth of micro-organisms?"

    Time? Darkness? DARKNESS?!?!

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    Re: Spot The Error! (BBC Mag)

    most fans of the darkness i knew at uni definately had plenty of micro organisims growing their rooms.
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    Re: Spot The Error! (BBC Mag)

    For what it's worth they call it an inverter in their mock exam paper too:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/mocks/

    I'd argue while it's a reasonable name for a not gate it should still be called a not gate (formally) though wikipedia does indeed call it an inverter - it's a long time since I did any electronics though so what do I know...

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    Re: Spot The Error! (BBC Mag)

    i duno, i would call it an inverting buffer too.

    the o is often applied to any logical construct to signifiy inverted. It would help if they had the definition right, they could call it a mongoose if they definied it correctly and it would be less of a sin.
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    Re: Spot The Error! (BBC Mag)

    Yeah - it's probably my programming background. Inverting to me is DC --> AC. Not is for logic tables and related devices.

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    Re: Spot The Error! (BBC Mag)

    The BBC have a history of this though, didn't they have the wrong question's on their English and Maths mocks. I remember a number of friends complaining about it as they had their students come into school and ask what this and that was only to find out they thought it was right as the BBC told them it was the correct answer.

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