General Information

• The final exam (Test #2) will be held on Aug 29 at VH 3006 from 7-10pm.
• This is a closed-book, 3-hour test.
• No aids allowed. No calculators allowed. Blank sheets of paper are not allowed.
• The MIPS green card, system call sheets and the needed datapath / control diagrams will be provided.

Scope of the Final

The scope of the final includes all materials covered after the midterm (Test #1), i.e., Hardware and Verilog (e.g., structural modeling), the Single-Cycle CPU, Pipelining, Caches, and Labs K to N. Corresponding chapters in the textbook are chapters 4 and 5 in the 4th edition (or chapters 5, 6, and 7 in the 3rd edition).

Winter 2009 Exam and Answers

You can try the last term final exam (Winter 2009), and compare your answers with its draft solutions and marking schemes. You can also discuss your questions/answers with other students in the Discussion Group.

Policy on missing final examination

• If you miss the final exam you must contact your instructor as soon as possible. Failure to do so in a prompt fashion may result in you missing the deferred exam. You must obtain the Deferred Standing Agreement Form and take it and the documentation of the reason for missing the exam to your instructor as soon as possible. Your instructor will consider the documented reason for missing the exam and decide whether or not he/she agrees that you should have deferred standing. If your reason for missing the final exam is medical in nature a simple note from a medical doctor is not sufficient. You must ask the medical doctor to fill in the standard form - Attending Physicians Statement - that is part of the Petitions Package provided by the Registrar's Office.

• If the instructor agrees, the date of the deferred exam will be scheduled on Wed, Sep 9, 2009 from 4-7pm at ACW 306. This will be the common date for all exams resulting from Deferred Standing as set by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

• If the instructor does not agree (or if you contact the instructor after the deferred exam date) you must then file a formal petition for deferred standing using the Petition Package forms available from this link to the Registrar's Office web site.

Final Exam Solutions

Solutions