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15-213 Introduction to Computer Systems (ICS): Exams
- There are two online exams: a midterm and a final.
- All exams are closed book, closed notes.
- However, you may bring one (1) double-sided 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of notes,
which can be handwritten or typed, to the midterm, and you may
bring two (2) double-sided 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of notes to the final.
- Your note sheet may not contain any pre-worked problems.
- You may also bring blank scratch paper, but you are not permitted to use a
calculator or any other electronic aid.
- There will be questions similar to previous exams, questions that
will test your understanding of the lab material, and new types of
questions.
Final Exam - Mon Dec 9 to Fri Dec 13
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The final will be delivered online over a span of 5 days in a set of
proctored network-isolated clusters. You'll be able to take the exam
at your convenience any of the following days and times:
- Mon Dec 9
- GHC 5201: 10am - 10pm
- GHC 4301: 10am - 10pm
- Tue Dec 10
- GHC 5201: 10am - 10pm
- GHC 4301: 10am - 10pm
- Wed Dec 11
- GHC 5201: 10am - 10pm
- GHC 4301: 10am - 10pm
- Thu Dec 12
- GHC 5201: 10am - 10pm
- GHC 4301: 10am - 3pm
- Fri Dec 13
- GHC 5201: 10am - 10pm
- GHC 4301: 10am - 10pm
- Sat Dec 14
- GHC 5201: 10am - 10pm
- GHC 4301: 10am - 10pm
- The nominal time for the exam is two hours, but students will
have 6 hours to complete the exam if they need the extra
time. However, if you need extra time, please be sure to show up with
enough time left in the exam window.
- You are responsible for everything in Chapters 1-3 and Chapters
6-12 in your textbook. You can expect questions on topics such as,
but not limited to, floating point, assembly, stacks, caches, VM
address translation, process control, Unix I/O, concurrency, and
synchronization.
- To study, read each chapter three times, work the practice
problems, and do problems from previous exams:
Midterm Exam - Wed Oct 16 to Sun Oct 20
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The midterm will be delivered online over a span of 5 days in a set of
proctored network-isolated clusters. You'll be able to take the exam
at your convenience any of the following days and times:
- Wednesday 16 OCT
- Thursday 17 OCT
- Friday 18 OCT
- Saturday 19 OCT
- GHC 4307 10am - 10pm (25 seats)
- GHC 5201 10am - 10pm (25 seats)
- GHC 5208 10am - 10pm (14 seats)
- Sunday 20 OCT
- GHC 4307 10am - 10pm (25 seats)
- GHC 5201 10am - 10pm (25 seats)
- GHC 5208 10am - 10pm (14 seats)
- The nominal time for the exam is 80 minutes, but students will
have 4 hours to complete the exam if they need the extra time.
- You are responsible for everything in Chapters 1-3 and Chapter
6 in your textbook.
- Your TAs will hold an exam review during recitation on
Monday, Oct 14.
- To study, read each chapter three times, work the practice
problems, and do problems from previous exams. Note that in previous
years, Chapter 6 (memory hierarchy) was covered by Exam 2:
Exam 1:
Exam 2:
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