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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.
Check back later for more information.
Final Exam
Note that there will be several opportunities to take the final
exam (once per person!). Most students will either take the final at the
Friday at the end of classes in the summer semester or during MS orientation
week (typically Thursday or Friday). For students for whom these two times
do not work, an emergency backup exam is offered during the first week of
classes (though this is not without complications for registration).
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The final will be delivered online over a span of 2 days in a set of
proctored network-isolated clusters, just like the midterm for local
students.
- 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 sign up for a
slot 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 - Mon Jun 29 through Wed Jul 1
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The midterm will be delivered online over a span of 3 days and is
self-proctored via the web.
- 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 Friday, Jun 26.
- To study, people have reported success with different approaches:
- 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!)
You may find it helpful to take several years worth of prior exams and
bin the problems therein by type. When you use another past exam to practice,
you can pull from the bins containing problem types you had the most trouble on
for additional practice.
Exam 1:
Exam 2:
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