CPSC 231: Midterm information for L03

Grades

• Link to the grades (sorted in ascending order by I.D. number - posted sometime after the exam has been marked)

General information:

• Exam weight: 25% of overall course grade
  
• Duration: 50 Minutes (during the first 50 minutes of the regular class time, there will not be a lecture after the exam)
  
• This is a closed book exam: No electronic devices (e.g., cell phones) or computational aids (e.g., calculators, laptops, hand computers, slide rules, abaci) will be allowed).

General instructions:

• Write your name on the outside cover of this exam and your name and student identification number on the inside (second page).
  

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

• When you are done hand in this exam booklet and your multiple choice bubble sheet at the front.
  

Instructions for the multiple choice questions:

• For each question pick the answer that best answers the question.
  

• Mark your answers with an HB pencil or darker
  

• Make sure that you fill in all the labelled categories regarding your contact information on the computerized bubble sheet.
  

• Make sure you fill in all your answers in the computerized bubble sheets and not in this exam.
  

Instructions for the short answer questions:

·         Make sure you fill in all your answers in the space provided in this exam booklet.

 

Review materials

• There will be a review session for this lecture on Tuesday February 28 from 5-7 PM in ES 162.

  Sample exam questions

  midtermReviewSolutions
  

 

Approximate exam breakdown by topic
Topic	Percentage weight of exam
Introduction to Computer Science	~3%
Introduction to computers	~14%
Non-decimal based number systems, number representations, logic	~17%
Introduction to programming	~17%
Decision making	~14%
Loops	~20%
Problem decomposition/modular design	~11%
Miscelleaneous1	~3%

^{1 As the name implies these types of questions includes questions which may span multiple topic areas or do not fit neatly into any of the above categories (e.g., UNIX questions or questions that span more than of the above categories).}

 

Approximate exam breakdown by question type
Question type	Percentage weight of exam
Multiple choice (29 questions)	~83%
Short answer question1	~17%

^{1 This question will require you to write the code for a small program or a partial program.}