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Final exam information for csi2131/csi2531 (Winter 2005)
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Exam coverage:
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approximately 25% of exam: topics given before the midterm
approximately 75% of exam: topics given after the midterm

Exam topic distribution (approximate)
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Basic file manipulation (approx 10%)
Secondary storage and system software (approx 10%)
File compression (approx 6%)
Indexing and managing files of records (approx 10%)
Sorting, searching, cosequential processing (approx 10%)
B trees and B+ trees (approx 35%)
Hashing and extendible hashing (approx 20%)

Exame type of questions
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Multiple choice (36%)
Write a program in C++  (10%)
Other types of written questions  (54%)
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3 hours, no calculators, closed book.