15-213/18-213/14-513/15-513/18-613 Introduction to Computer Systems (ICS): Exam

• There will be an online final exam. (There is no longer a midterm exam.)
• The final exam is closed book, closed notes.
• However, you may bring two (2) double-sided 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of notes to the final.
• Your note sheets may not contain any pre-worked problems.
• You may also bring blank scratch paper, but you are not permitted to use a calculator or any other electronic aid.
• There will be questions similar to previous exams, questions that will test your understanding of the lab material, and new types of questions.
• Note: These practice exams use the IA32 architecture. All present and future exams will solely use the x86-64 architecture. A detailed comparison between the two architectures can be found on the CSAPP website under the ASM:IA32 heading.

Final Exam - December 17

• The final will be delivered electronically based on your registrar assigned date / time.
• You are responsible for everything in Chapters 1-3 and Chapters 6-12 in your textbook. You can expect questions on topics such as, but not limited to, floating point, assembly, stacks, caches, VM address translation, process control, Unix I/O, concurrency, and synchronization.
• To study, read each chapter and work in study groups to review slides, review your own notes, work the practice problems in the book, and do problems from previous exams.
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