On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Gregory Martin Pfeil wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Paul Manno wrote:
> >
> >
> > Absolutely ... as long as the questions are clear about context. We
> > should select TLAs with care. There are too many TLAs that overlap
> > without careful context. AFS is one such TLA within computing, cross-
> > field TLAs like ATM security and PAP (Pay At Pump) can just be annoying.
>
> Hmm, why not have a TLA glossary in the test. Any TLA that's used
> will be referenced there. It makes it easy to include any TLAs that
> are appropriate without having to decide ahead of time, and removes
> any bias towards people who are more familiar with them. Just
> remember not to fully expand "GNU" ;)
Looks like he hit the nail on the head. I was going to suggest putting a
glossary in any study guides, but if all that separates a beginner and an
expert from answering a question correctly is an acronym, why not level
the playing field?
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