15-213 Spring 2008: Exam Info


Final Exam

Time and Place

The final exam will be on Tuesday, May 6, from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. It will be held in Doherty Hall, rooms 2210 and 2315.

Please note that the index is the first letter of your Andrew username, not the first or last letter of your first or last name. Please be careful to attend the exam at the assigned location so that there are enough exams for everybody!

First letter of Andrew username Location
A-J Doherty Hall 2210
K-Z Doherty Hall 2315

Contents

Here is more information on the exam:
  • Be sure you know your recitation section. You will be required to write this on your exam.
  • The exam is open notes and open book.
  • You may not use electronic devices of any kind, including computers or calculators. (You won't need to do any difficult calculations. You might find it useful to know (or have written down) the powers of two from 0 (1) to 10 (1024).
  • To study, read each chapter three times, work the practice problems, and do problems from previous exams.
  • The test will cover the entire course, with some emphasis on the material covered since Exam #2.
  • Old exams are available as follows. Of course, the course coverage changes over time, and so these older exams may not correspond exactly to the material covered by this exam.

  • Exam #2

    Exam and Solutions

    There were three versions of the exam, differing in the ordering of some of the subproblems and some of the problem details. For reference, here is Version #1

    Time and Place

    Exam #2 will be held Thursday evening, April 3, 6:30--8:00 pm. Room assignments appear below. Please note that the index is the first letter of your Andrew username, not the first or last letter of your first or last name. Please be careful to attend the exam at the assigned location so that there are enough exams for everybody!

    First letter of Andrew username Location
    A-J Mellon Institute
    Not on campus! See below!
    K-S Wean 7500
    T-Z Scaife 125

    Further detail about the locations appears below.

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    Mellon Institute Auditorium
    This location is a 15- or 20-minute walk from campus. You will need to enter the building through the security entrance on Bellefield Avenue (which is on opposite side of the building from campus). To see a picture of where you're going, do a Google Maps search for "306 S. Bellefield Ave., 15213" and press the "Street View" button. Once you pass the guard station, a sign will direct you down stairs to your right; at the bottom of the stairs make a 180-degree turn to your right and you will be facing the auditorium doors. The Mellon Institute has a no-food/no-drink policy for that room. The room will be available starting at 6:00 in case you wish to arrive early.
    Wean 7500
    This shouldn't be hard to find!
    Scaife 125
    This is the auditorium with the roof shaped like a Pringles potato chip.

    Contents

    Here is more information on the exam:
    • Be sure you know your recitation section. You will be required to write this on your exam.
    • The exam is open notes and open book.
    • You may not use electronic devices of any kind, including computers or calculators. (You won't need to do any difficult calculations. You might find it useful to know (or have written down) the powers of two from 0 (1) to 10 (1024).
    • To study, read each chapter three times, work the practice problems, and do problems from previous exams.
    • The test coverage is as follows:
      • Program Optimization through VM & the P6 memory system
      • Classes 9 through 18 on the class schedule
      • Lectures 9 through 17 on the lecture page
      • Labs 4 & 5 (perflab, tshlab)
      • It will not test knowledge of the internal workings of dynamic storage allocators (though we might ask a question which would require you to understand how to *use* malloc()-- this is something you should have been familiar with before beginning 213). Also, while the exam will focus on this new material, we expect that you have grasped and retained the knowledge and skills taught in the first part of the semester.
    • Old exams are available as follows. Of course, the course coverage changes over time, and so these older exams may not correspond exactly to the material covered by this exam.


    Exam #1

    Exam and Solutions

    There were three versions of the exam, differing in the ordering of some of the subproblems and some of the problem details. For reference, here is Version #1

    Time and Place

    Exam #1 will be held on Tuesday evening, Feb. 26, from 7-8:30 pm.

    Here is more information on the exam:
    • Students whose Andrew IDs start with letters a-c should go to WeH 7500. All others should go to McConomy Auditorium.
    • Be sure you know your recitation section. You will be required to write this on your exam.
    • The exam is open notes and open book.
    • You may not use electronic devices of any kind, including computers or calculators. (You won't need to do any difficult calculations. You might find it useful to know (or have written down) the powers of two from 0 (1) to 10 (1024).
    • To study, read each chapter three times, work the practice problems, and do problems from previous exams.
    • The tested material will be from Lectures 01-08, Labs 1-3, and the corresponding sections of the textbook.
    • Old exams are available as follows. Of course, the course coverage changes over time, and so these older exams may not correspond exactly to the material covered by this exam.