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CPSC 457 Summer 2004 Final Exam Review: Basic Exam Information, Time, Location, Regulations, Illness, Tips

Get comprehensive information on the CPSC 457 Summer 2004 Final Exam, including time limit, location, exam regulations, what to do if you become ill during the exam, and tips and strategies for success.

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CPSC 457 Summer 2004 Final Exam Review: Basic Exam Information, Time, Location, Regulations, Illness, Tips

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  1. CPSC 457: Summer 2004 Lectures 60 & 61 Final Exam Review • Basic Exam information • Time and location • Exam Regulations • Illness during exam • Taking the exam • Chapter breakdown • Brief Overview • Tips and Strategies

  2. Basic Exam Information • Time Limit: 2 hours • 9 questions • Long and Short Answer • No Calculators or Electronic Devices • Closed book. No textbooks or notes

  3. Time and Location • Date: Thursday, August 19, 2004 • Time: 8:00 am – 10:00 am • Location: ICT 121 • Know the location of this room before the date of the exam!

  4. What if you become ill during the exam? The university has many regulations regarding exams: • You must choose to finish the exam or leave • If you choose to finish, there can be no deferrals • If you choose to leave, you MUST go immediately to a doctor so that the doctor can assess your condition. • You must obtain documentation about your condition from the doctor • If you do not immediately go to a doctor or you do not receive documentation from the doctor, you will not be permitted to apply for a deferral

  5. U of C Exam Regulations • Students cannot leave the room within 30 minutes of the start of the exam • Students cannot leave the room in the last 15 minutes: • If you finish in the last 15 minutes, you must stay seated until the instructor picks up all of the exams • There will be an announcement when there is 15 minutes left in the exam • You must have U of C ID and it must be on your desk at all times during the exam. • You must sign (not initial) the sign-in sheet

  6. Final Exam Breakdown • I have analyzed the exam and the questions break down as follows: • Chapter 1-3: No direct questions • Chapter 4: 2.5 % • Chapter 5: 7 % • Chapter 6: 25 % • Chapter 7: 17 % • Chapter 8: 8 % • Chapter 9: 21 % • Chapter 10: 19 % • Chapters 11-14: 13 % • Note: these numbers do not add up to 100% because some questions cover multiple chapters.

  7. Chapter 4 - Processes • Minimal coverage • Covered by midterm • Mostly in support of the rest of the course

  8. Chapter 5 – Threads • Low coverage (7% of exam) • Assignment #3 covered threads well. • Focus on practical side of threads. • Theory was covered by midterm.

  9. Chapter 6 – CPU Scheduling • High coverage (25 % of exam) • Bringing together of many aspects of scheduling into 1 question • Harder than midterm.

  10. Chapter 7 – Process Synchronization • High coverage (17% of exam) • Related to threads • One of the most important topics in this course.

  11. Chapter 8 – Deadlocks • Medium Coverage (8 %) • In relation to chapter 7 and 5 • Better to understand preventing and avoiding deadlocks • Understand graph theory surrounding avoiding deadlocks.

  12. Chapter 9 – Memory Management • High coverage (21 %) • Segmentation not a focus of the text or the course. • You will be asked to do.

  13. Chapter 10 – Virtual Memory • High coverage (19 % of exam) • Algorithms, theory.

  14. Chapters 11, 12, 14 – File systems • Medium coverage (13 %) • Implementation and Mass storage emphasized more.

  15. Tips and Strategies • Read the exam fully. I have proofread the exam but there is always the possibility of a mistake. • eg. Pages out of order, miss-numbered questions, etc. • If in doubt, ask. • Read the questions FULLY! • The exam is 18 pages. However, 6 pages of that contain tables, some work space and scrap paper. • Bring more than one pen, pencil, a sharpener, and an eraser! • A ruler will also be useful.

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