Midterm Test Contents and Format csi2131/winter 2005
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Closed book. No calculators.

20%    File manipulation in programming (lect 2, end of lect 3 & labs)
15%    Managing file of records/file and record structures (lect 3)
25-30% Secondary storage devices: disk, tape, CD-ROM, etc (lec 4-5)
18-20% File Compression (lect 7-8)
10%    Reclaiming space in files (lect 9)
10%    Other concepts (lect 6 and others)

Format:
You are asked to write your answers to questions
of various types:
doing calculations using learned concepts, showing data organization,
simulating algorithms learned, explaining concepts learned,
answering shorter questions, writing programs.
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