1. Craig Schock, 2004 Basic Exam information Time and location Exam Regulations Illness during exam Taking the exam Chapter breakdown Brief Overview Tips and Strategies Final Exam Review CPSC 203: Winter 2004 Lecture 9

2. Craig Schock, 2004 Basic Exam Information Time Limit: 2 hours 80 questions Multiple Choice No Calculators or Electronic Devices Closed book. No textbooks or notes Similar to midterm Bubble sheets HB pencils Erasers Pencil Sharpener

3. Craig Schock, 2004 Time and Location Date: Friday, April 23, 2004 Time: 12:00 – 14:00 Location: Red Gym Know where the Red Gym is before the date of the exam!

4. Craig Schock, 2004 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. Craig Schock, 2004 U of C Exam Regulations Students cannot leave the gym within 30 minutes of the start of the exam Students cannot leave the gym 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. Craig Schock, 2004 Final Exam Breakdown I have analyzed the exam and the questions break down as follows: Chapter 1: 2.5% Chapter 2: 17.5% Chapter 3: 16% Chapter 4: 6% Chapters 5, 6, & 8: 19% Chapter 7:7.5% Chapters 9, 10, 11, & 12:24% Chapter 13:7.5%

7. Craig Schock, 2004 Chapter 1 – History Minimal coverage Remember, it’s a lot easier to understand where you are going if you know where you’ve been Just because this chapter is not emphasized in the exam doesn’t mean that it isn’t important!

8. Craig Schock, 2004 Chapter 2 – Hardware Basics: Inside the Computer High coverage Some questions taken from the midterm Be careful! They may have been changed Don’t forget the online notes on Computer Architecture, Binary Numbers and Binary arithmetic

9. Craig Schock, 2004 Chapter 3 – Hardware Basics: Peripherals High coverage Some questions taken from the midterm Be careful! They may have been changed Don’t forget online notes on Secondary Storage Devices

10. Craig Schock, 2004 Chapter 4 – Software Basics: Includes O/Ses Low-medium coverage This chapter was not included on the midterm. All new questions

11. Craig Schock, 2004 Chapters 5, 6, and 8 – Office Software High coverage Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Databases Similar to midterm Having completed the assignments will help with these questions.

12. Craig Schock, 2004 Chapter 7 – Graphics and Multimedia Low-medium coverage This chapter was not included on the midterm. All new questions

13. Craig Schock, 2004 Chapters 9, 10, 11, and 12 - Networking Very high coverage There is a lot of overlap between these chapters, so it’s difficult to put a single question in a single chapter. Be sure to remember the online notes Communications and networking XML – Web services

14. Craig Schock, 2004 Chapter 13 – Software development, Programming Medium coverage This chapter was not included on the midterm. All new questions

15. Craig Schock, 2004 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 question FULLY! Double check your bubble sheet to ensure that it contains your real answers. Bring more than one pencil, a sharpener, and an eraser!