MIDTERM EXAM INFORMATION

The contents of the midterm includes lecture notes
(and corresponding chapters) up to February 10,
which goes up to "INDEXING", inclusive.

It includes:
Introduction to File Management
Fundamental File Structures Operations
Managing Files of Records
Secondary Storage Devices: Magnetic Disks
Secondary Storage Devices: Magnetic Tapes and CD-ROMs
A journey of a byte and Buffering
Data Compression: Part I
Data Compression: Part II
Reclaiming space in files
Binary Searching, Keysorting and Indexing
Indexing

The format is roughly:
15% true/false questions or short answers
65% written questions
20% programming question