1. 230EA.1 CSE 2102 CSE2102 Exam Advice and Hints Prof. Steven A. Demurjian, Sr. Computer Science & Engineering Department The University of Connecticut 271 Fairfield Road, Box U-2155 Storrs, CT 06269-2155 steve@engr.uconn.edu http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~steve (860) 486 - 4818

2. 230EA.2 CSE 2102 Final Exam - Material and Advice  Material:  Ghezzi - Chapters 2, 3, 6, 7, 8  Web Page Slides  Agile Process (including PDF)  Software Architectures  UML  Note Read Book and Review Slides: Slides have more material than Book Chapters  Coverage:  Software Qualities, Principles (Chapters 2 + 3) Verification, Testing, Validation (Chapter 6)  Software Process Models (Chapter 7)  Management and Team Issues (Chapter 8)  Role of OO/UML in SW Process, Testing, etc.

3. 230EA.3 CSE 2102 Final Exam - Material and Advice  Examine and Review HCA/PHA as it Relates to Course Material from Second Half of Semester  Chapter 6:  Testing in the Small  White-Box Testing  Black-Box Testing  Testing in the Large Strategies  Big-Bang vs. Incremental vs. Bottom Up/Top Down  Formulating Test Case at Code Level  SWQ and Principles re. Testing  Chapter 7: Software Process Models  Alternative Models (Spiral, Waterfall, Agile, etc.)  Relationship to Testing and Teams(Chapter 8)  Appropriateness of Current Models for Mobile Computing

4. 230EA.4 CSE 2102 Final Exam - Material and Advice  Chapter 8:  Estimation, Teams, Team Structures, Implementation Strategies  SW Quality Assurance, Acquisition, Re- Engineering, etc.  Interplay of Teams with Testing  OO/UML – Impact of UML on HCA/PHA and Role of UML in Various Second Semester Topics  No Explicit Questions  Assume Know OO and Core UML (Use-Case, Class, Sequence, State-Chart, Activity Diagrams)  No Security, No Open Source  Overall: 5 Multiple-Part Questions on these Topics  120 pts vs. 120 Minutes  Open Book/Notes/Web

5. 230EA.5 CSE 2102 Key Final Exam Concepts  Components and Problem Decomposition  Ability to Identify and Specific Components when Given Problem Statement/Description  Components as Services  Web and Cloud Services/Computing  JSON, REST, etc.  Software Architectures  Understand Alternatives and High-Level View  Able to Define and/or Modify Architecture  Software Process Methodology/Models  Waterfall, Evolutionary, Transformation, Spiral  UML Unified Process, Agile Development  Phases and Activities of Process Models

6. 230EA.6 CSE 2102 Key Final Exam Concepts  Personnel Organization  Centralized, Decentralized, Mixed and Chief Programmer Teams  Reporting Structure, Interactions  Choose Approach Best Suited to Domain/Problem  Implementation Strategies  Build-it-Twice Full Prototype  Level-by-Level Top Down  Incremental Development  Advancemanship  Agile Scrums

7. 230EA.7 CSE 2102 Midterm Exam - Material and Advice  Material  Ghezzi - Chapters 1 to 5 - use class notes and course web content for coverage  Material on UML  Key Concepts  Software qualities (Chapter 2)  Software principles (Chapter 3)  SW Design, Modularization, OO, Inheritance (Chapter 4)  SW Specification (Chapter 5)- DFDs, FSMs, ERs  UML – Use Case, Class, Sequence, and State- Chart Diagrams

8. 230EA.8 CSE 2102 Hints for Taking CSE2102 Exam  Role During Exam  Software engineer doing design and analysis to solve problems and critique approaches - read and assimilate  Exam open book/notes/web  Possible Questions  Similar to home works, initial design, past exams  Evaluative questions vs. qualities, principles, modularization, etc.  Constructive questions - Design using FSM, ER, DFD, UML Diagram, etc.  Relationship between concepts - Qualities vs. Specification vs. etc...  Decisions regarding Design, Algorithms, etc.

9. 230EA.9 CSE 2102 Hints for Taking CSE2102 Exam  Read the Questions Carefully!  Ask Questions if you are Confused!  Answer Questions in Any Order  Organized to fit on minimum number of pages  Answer “Easiest” questions for you!  Assess Points per Time Unit  75 minutes = 75 points  15 points = 15 minutes  For Essay/Short Answer Questions - Length Answer Matches Points  5 points = 1/4 page = 3 or 4 sentences  30 points - if 1/4 page - likely few points!  Exam Designed to be Longer than 75 Minutes!

10. 230EA.10 CSE 2102 Hints for Taking CSE230 Exam  Don't Define Concepts  E.G., Ask About Concept X, Don't Explain Concept X, Just Answer the Question and I'll Know If You Know Concept X  Don't Panic, Read and Review Course Materials Prior to Exam!  Don't Be Afraid to Not Answer a Question  60% Correct for 100 Points = 60 Points  90% Correct F0r 80 Points = 72 Points  Partial Credit Is the Norm  If I Ask You to Pick and Analyze a Concept - for a 5 Pt Problem You Get 1 for the Concept and 4 for the Analysis.

11. 230EA.11 CSE 2102 Midterm Exam - Possible Questions  Open Notes and Open Book (Open Web)  5-7 Total Questions  Possibilities…  Diagrams  Analysis of HCA/PHA w.r.t. Principles/Qualities  OO/Modular/ADT Concepts  Spec Techniques (ER, DFD, etc.) + UML  Design/Analysis Questions  Show All Work to Receive Partial (Any) Credit  Do Not Jump to Final Answer  Avoid Run-on Explanations