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Group 7-day waking average?

7.1 on this grey, damp. morning.. unusually too - not much of a breeze.

I've been working on improving my computer skills lately, so I started a Digital well-being class last week, coupled with a qualification.
I had a small test to see where I stand, it turns out I'm at GCE standard (we used to call them A Levels), so a pleasant surprise. Here's to learning a few things that I've not done before.
 
Silent Sands said:
7.1 on this grey, damp. morning.. unusually too - not much of a breeze.

I've been working on improving my computer skills lately, so I started a Digital well-being class last week, coupled with a qualification.
I had a small test to see where I stand, it turns out I'm at GCE standard (we used to call them A Levels), so a pleasant surprise. Here's to learning a few things that I've not done before.
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I thought that used to be O levels so not as good as you thought. A levels are still A levels.
 
Leadinglights said:
I thought that used to be O levels so not as good as you thought. A levels are still A levels.
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To be more accurate the qualification mentioned was Entry Level 3, I thought a GCE was A-Level, my mistake.
I've been out of education for 30 years.so I'm a little behind with these markers.
 
Silent Sands said:
To be more accurate the qualification mentioned was Entry Level 3, I thought a GCE was A-Level, my mistake.
I've been out of education for 30 years.so I'm a little behind with these markers.
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You are quite correct, GCE in England & Wales nowadays is A levels. Level 3 equivalent. GCSEs are Level 2 equivalent.
 
Silent Sands said:
To be more accurate the qualification mentioned was Entry Level 3
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Google suggests (at least for English) that's slightly below GCSE grade 1 (G). So pretty basic, though probably useful enough for what it was teaching (I'm guessing it was how to use Microsoft Word and do stuff on computers). Basic, but kind of the minimum that people need to survive nowadays so well worth doing.
 
Bruce Stephens said:
Maybe, but just to keep things easy to understand there's apparently also an Entry Level 3.
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I missed the Entry Level...
GCE is A levels, which is Level 3, but Entry Level (1,2 and 3) is not the same at all!
See

www.gov.uk

What qualification levels mean

Find the difficulty level of a qualification and compare qualifications across different countries.
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Martin.A said:
When I sat my O Levels the only computers were room-sized.
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Martin when I did my degree course in computer science in 1969-1973, we never got to see the computers as they were in sterile rooms with "men" in white coats attending them. You wrote your program(me)s on coding sheets, which were then sent to the punched card section, where your lines were turned into a series of punched cards that were then fed through a card reader. Most of mine came back with comments like "Invalid" this or that! on them. :rofl:
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MeeTooTeeTo said:
Martin when I did my degree course in computer science in 1969-1973, we never got to see the computers as they were in sterile rooms with "men" in white coats attending them. You wrote your program(me)s on coding sheets, which were then sent to the punched card section, where your lines were turned into a series of punched cards that were then fed through a card reader. Most of mine came back with comments like "Invalid" this or that! on them. :rofl:
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I used operate one of the punch card computers :D had to laugh, I think I only ever understood DOS, that's all gone out the window now.

Good for you @Silent Sands

Well this morning 6.1 - Also a grey murky day here. I went into town and my body said stir fry stir fry stir fry. So I have just finished off a plate. So easy with Sainsbury's ready prepared mixed veg, egg noodle and I cooked some chicken to have with. 🙂 delicious.
 
Martin.A said:
When I sat my O Levels the only computers were room-sized.
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Long after my exams (O level) when I'd been at work quite some time computers could take up a whole warehouse. I had a temp job collating sales label tickets with holes punched in them so that they could be "fed" to the computers at the head office of Foster Brothers which was a nationwide chain of gents outfitters.

I got my first proper computer in 1992 - a 486 running Win 3.1 (but you could also boot it into DOS). To get onto the internet (Compuserve) there was a 9.6 baud modem in the computer, you had to dial the nearest hub. In our case it was Bristol - a long distance call, so you had to be quick or it was expensive. I had a Compuserve reader and logged into their forums, swiped all new messages and logged off. Answered stuff offline and dialled up again to post the answers. I belonged to a cookery forum, a computer forum and a travel forum.
 
MeeTooTeeTo said:
Martin when I did my degree course in computer science in 1969-1973, we never got to see the computers as they were in sterile rooms with "men" in white coats attending them. You wrote your program(me)s on coding sheets, which were then sent to the punched card section, where your lines were turned into a series of punched cards that were then fed through a card reader. Most of mine came back with comments like "Invalid" this or that! on them. :rofl:
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We had a Keypunch Section in our office, and I think there were 8 operators and a Supervisor. As it was back in the 1970s you won't be surprised when I tell you that all 9 were girls.
 
Bruce Stephens said:
Apparently not. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Certificate_of_Education

(Though yes, probably @Leadinglights meant GCSE which is more O level. By coincidence I have an O level in Computer Studies (grade A). (And an A level in Computer Science, also grade A.))
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And I have an MSc in IT which ore-dates the web. First used IBM Call-OS. First PC Dragon 32 with 6809 processor. Used it to teach myself assembler programming.

For some reason people do not like being told the failings of their websites. I have done so with an earlier GP practice, the DWP, Halifax and others. The main issues seem to stem from unclear requirements and flawed design. :(
 
Morning. Rudely awoken by low alarm. 4.3 when I got out of bed.
Have a good day.
 
Good morning all. 5.8 on this dark, damp, but very mild, Thursday.

Busy few days ahead, starting today, hairdressers for us both at 10am. But we’ve also to do the swimming pickup as other grandparents on holiday. This means I have to walk home from the hairdressers as I’m getting a cut and colour ( a two hour job) so Mr Eggy will do pickup. It’s “only” 4.5 miles! I might be able to get a bus I suppose, somewhere along the way. Then they’ll all need fed, just two daughters and three grandchildren today. Already made soup so just needs warmed up.

Have a great day.
 
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