Information for Exam 1
Computer Programming 420: Database Systems
Lehman College, City University of New York
Spring 2003
General Information
- The high score on the exam was 94, the average was 81, and the grading distribution is:
- score >= 87 is an A
- score >= 85 is an A-
- score >= 83 is a B+
- score >= 72 is a B
- score >= 70 is a B-
- score >= 68 is a C+
- score >= 57 is a C
- score >= 55 is a C-
- for all other scores, see Prof. St. John.
- The answer key (with grading comments)
- The first exam is Tuesday, 24 March, from 11-12:50 in G 225.
- It will cover the material in:
- Chapters 1-3, and 6,
- Lecture notes,
- Quizzes 1-6, and
- Handouts from the webpage
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 I can easily
reach people to answer questions.
- You must be enrolled in the course to take the exam.
When you enter the classroom, you will be given an 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 homework that has been
assigned. The problems (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 some past exams for other database classes.
Below are links to exams given by the book's authors.
Note that most of their midterms were an hour long and
covered slightly more material.