Exam I Rules and Question Distribution

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Exam Time and Place

• Exam time: 10:15am – 12:15pm, Monday, December 15, 2025
• Exam place: Harrington Hall 204

Question Style

• Closed books and closed notes


• All questions are from or derived from the class slides, so the knowledge learned from studying the slides should be enough for you to answer the questions.


• Question types may include: (i) true-or-false, (ii) multiple choices, (iii) matching, (iv) blank filling, and (v) question-and-answer.

Major Question Distribution

• NO reference links (under the label ☂ References) and NO video clips, jokes, idioms, & quotes (they are for refreshing your memory while studying).


• Everything in the slides may be covered.


• Cover class slides:
  
  
  1. (Week 11): Databases and SQL
  2. (Weeks 12 and 13): Computer architecture
  3. (Weeks 14, 15, and 16): Smartphones

Major question style: Straightforward Multiple-choice questions Recommendations To prepare the exam: Everything will come from the slides of Weeks 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, & 16, so study them very carefully and one by one.