N100 Midterm Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. -Confucius

When & Where SL247 6pm October 18th

Content All C.C. reading assignments –Chapters: O,1,8,2,3,4,5 All in-class material –Slides –Discussions

Format Closed Book Questions (via Oncourse) –Multiple choice –True False –Matching –Short answer - extra credit 50 questions (2 pts) Time: 1 hour 15 minutes May bring calculator – can not use Windows calculator

Sample: What to Study? Textbook material –Terminology Cache Kernel Boot disk –Basic concepts Pipelining Virus vs. Trojan System vs. Application software –Acronyms EULA RAM GUI

Useful tools Course Port – Directions inside cover

Sample: What to Study? In-class material –Conversions Convert Binary to Hexadecimal –History of computing What was special about Jacquard’s Loom? Enigma was used for what? –Security WEP is a powerful encryption standard. T/F What is a honey pot?

Sample : Extra credit Which recent public company CEO resigned because of the illegal use of social engineering techniques to gather information about the company’s Board Members? U571’s mission was to capture… What?

Cheat Sheet You will be allowed to bring one 8X11 sheet of paper with handwritten notes. No copies! No typing! One sheet only!

Questions?