CPSC 231: Final exam information

General information (date, time, location):

• The InfoNet web page

Review material

• Sample exam questions

Approximate breakdown of marks by question type₁

Section	Approximate percentage of the exam
Code writing	~60% (4 short answer questions)
Code traces	~15%
Miscellaneous (e.g., conceptual questions, definitions, questions dealing solely with material from before the midterm)	~25%

Number of questions₁

Multiple choice	20 questions
Short answer	6 questions

Topics that were covered after the midterm with a higher probability of constituting a major portion of the marks of a short answer question include: problem decomposition, arrays, records, file input and output, pointers and linked lists.  The other topics covered, before and after the midterm, may comprise only a portion of the marks for a particular short answer question or they may be included in the multiple section.

Exam instructions (from the actual exam so you should read these carefully)

General instructions:

• Don’t panic!  Remember this is only an exam! ☻

• Write your name and examination seat number (assigned to you in the Red Gym) on the outside cover of this exam.  Write your name and ID number on the inside cover of this exam.

• This is a closed book exam: No notes, electronic devices (e.g., cell phones) or computational aids (e.g., calculators, laptops, hand-held computers, slide rulers) will be allowed.

• Unless otherwise stated assume that all programs and program fragments will compile.

• After you have finished writing your exam, hand in all exam materials (the question sheet and the computerized bubble sheet) at the front (again make sure that you have correctly filled in all the labelled fields). 

Multiple choice questions:

·        Only use an HB (or darker) pencil.

·        Make sure that you fill in all your contact information.

·        Mark your answers on the computerized bubble sheets and not in this exam.

·        For each question make sure that you pick the best answer.

Short answer questions:

• For the short answer questions mark your answers in the space that is provided in this exam booklet.

_{1 Although these values are based on a nearly final version of your exam there shouldn't be any major changes in the version that you will actually write.}