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CPSC 409: Midterm II Information

Exam dates/times

Midterm II topics

• Topics from Midterm I that could show up again on Midterm II (albeit in a minor form).
  • Exam instructions and general information¹ (that is, information from this link as well as the [general exam information link] can show up as questions on the exam).
  • Administrative lecture material (grading and other topics covered at the start of the term).
• The mechanical monsters
• The electronic revolution
• SPCs and memory types
• Super computers and mainframes (it depends upon how far we get).

Multiple-choice review questions:

• They will take the form of D2L Quizzes (Assessments->Quizzes)
• During lecture as I covered the material I will provided suggestions of what an exam-like question may look like. You can look to your class notes for this info and note the details as it comes up.

Sample non-multiple question: Mechanical monsters

Briefly describe how to convert a value from regular binary (the most common representation for binary and likely what you were taught when introduced to non-decimal number systems such as octal and hexadecimal) to Binary Coded Decimal (BCD). [Solution]