Information for Exam 2

Computer Science 125
Boise State University
Spring 1999

General Information

• Answer key for the second exam.
• The second exam is Friday, 19 March, from 12:40-2:40 in B105.
• Any conflicts with the two hour time on Friday must be discussed with your instructor in advance. Alternative arrangements must be made by Friday, 12 March.
• It will cover the material in:
  • CCJ: Chapters 1-8
  • Ethics: Chapters 1-4
  • The Cuckoo's Egg
  • Handouts from the webpage (e.g. ethics pages, sample programs)

Exam Rules

• The exam is closed book and closed notes.
• When taking the exam, you may have with you
  • an 8 1/2" x 11" (or A4) piece of paper filled with notes, programs, etc.
  • pens or pencils
• You may not use a computer or calculator.
• All books and bags must be left at the front of the classroom during this exam. This is to keep the aisles clear, so that the proctors can easily reach people to answer questions.
• You must be enrolled in the course to take the exam. For every enrolled student, there will be an exam with their name on the front page. These will be laid out alphabetically on the desks. When you find your exam, you may write your name on the exam, but do not open it until instructed to do so. This is so everyone has the same amount of time to complete the exam.

How to Prepare

• Do the assigned reading.
• Make sure you do all the programs that have been assigned. The programs (or parts of them) make excellent exam questions.
• Work through the practice problems from the homeworks. These (or variations of them) often appear on exams.
• Work through the exams for past classes. This is the second semester this course has been taught in Java, so, there is only one semester's worth of past exams.
  • Fall 98, Lecture 1: Dr. Buffenbarger does not want his past exams posted.
  • Fall 98, Lecture 2:
    • Exam 1
      (Note: this exam covered Chapters 1-5 and was 50 minutes long.)
    • Exam 2
      (Note: this exam covered Chapters 1-10 and was 50 minutes long.)
  • Fall 98, Lecture 3:
    • Exam 1
      (Note: this exam covered Chapters 1-5 and was 50 minutes long.)
    • Exam 2
      (Note: this exam covered Chapters 1-11 and was 50 minutes long.)