15-213/18-243 Introduction to Computer Systems: Exams

All exams are open book, open notes.
You may not use the computer at all.
You are permitted to use a calculator for arithmetic, but you may not run programs on it.
Most likely, there will be both questions similar to previous exams and new types of questions.

Exam 1

Tue Feb 24, during lecture time

Exam 1, solutions.
Exam 2, solutions.

Exam 1 covers Chapters 1-3 and 5. The big emphasis is on chapters 1-3. Some sections of these chapters are omitted; see the course schedule for a more precise reading list. Exam 1 is worth 1/4 of your total exam grade. Sample exams:

Fall 2001 (model solution)
Spring 2002 (model solution)
Fall 2002 (model solution)
Spring 2003 (model solution)
Fall 2003 (model solution)
Spring 2004 (model solution)
Fall 2004 (model solution)
Spring 2005 (model solution)
Fall 2005 (model solution)
Spring 2006 (model solution)
Fall 2006 (model solution)
Spring 2007 (model solution)
Fall 2007 (model solution) - this exam was later as usual
Spring 2008 (model solution)
Fall 2008 v1 (model solution v1), Fall 2008 v2 (model solution v2)

Exam 2

Tue Apr 7, during lecture time

Exam 1, solutions.
Exam 2, solutions.

Exam 2 covers Chapters 5-8 and 10.1-10.8. Exam 2 is worth 1/4 of your total exam grade. Sample exams:

Fall 2001 (model solution)
Spring 2002 (model solution)
Fall 2002 (model solution)
Spring 2003 (model solution)
Fall 2003 (model solution)
Spring 2004 (model solution)
Fall 2004 (model solution)
Spring 2005 (model solution)
Fall 2005 (model solution)
Spring 2006 (model solution)
Fall 2006 (model solution)
Spring 2007 (model solution)
Fall 2007 - there was only one midterm listed as Exam 1 above
Spring 2008 (model solution)
Fall 2008 v1 (model solution v1), Fall 2008 v2 (model solution v2)

Final

Tue May 12, 8:30am McConomy Auditorium (west coast: starts at 8:30am PT)

Exam, solutions.

The final is cumulative, but places emphasis on the last part of the course, Chapters 10.9-13. The final counts 1/2 of your total exam grade. Sample exams:

Fall 2001 (model solution)
Spring 2002 (model solution)
Fall 2002 (model solution)
Spring 2003 (model solution unavailable)
Fall 2003 (model solution)
Spring 2004 (model solution)
Fall 2004 (model solution)
Spring 2005 (model solution)
Fall 2005 (model solution)
Spring 2006 (model solution)
Fall 2006 (model solution)
Spring 2007 (model solution)
Fall 2007 (model solution)
Spring 2008 (model solution)
Fall 2008 v1 (model solution v1), Fall 2008 v2 (model solution v2)