Lecture notes for the Introduction to computers by James Tam Return to the course web page

CPSC 203: Information about the final exam

Grades [Sorted by ID number]

Key to the review questions [Acrobat file]

Material that you should study

Format of the final exam1

Composition of the exam by question type:

 

Written questions 6, ~57%

 

    1 question on Databases ~21%
    1 program writing question ~14%
    1 program trace question ~4%
    2 questions about the Internet ~11%
    1 question about Computer Security ~6%

 

   
  Multiple choice 30, ~43%

 

 

      

Composition of the exam by topic (the exam will be cumulative but with a heavy focus on the material covered after the midterm except for databases)

 

Topic

Approximate proportion of the exam

 

Databases

21%

 

Programming and problem solving

27

 

Computer networking

10

 

The Internet

20

 

Computer security

14

 

Other topics2

7%

1 These values are based on a near-final version of your final exam. The exact weightings may vary slightly off these listed values.

2 This could include questions that span multiple sections or questions that come from sections covered before the midterm exam

 

Exam instructions (these are from the actual exam so you should read them beforehand)

General information:


Instructions for the multiple choice questions


Instructions for the written questions