ISQA424 Midterm Exam Info

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ISQA424 Midterm ExamInfo Review

• Spring 2001

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Overview

• Exam covers first-half of term (ch 1,2,3,4,6)
• Anything in the book is fair game
• its good to have read it, and to read it over to
  clarify anything that didnt make sense before
• Anything in the lectures is fair game
• lectures highlight chapter content
• things covered twice (lecture book) are
  probably important (hint, hint)
• if the book and RCK disagree, go with RCK
• Youll have the whole period
• but probably wont need it

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Midterm format

• Multiple choice, True/False (1 pt. each)
• quick hits on terms, acronyms and details
• Fill-in-the-blank (2 pts. each)
• good way to test terms/concepts
• Short essay (variable weights)
• much like case projects (from text)in miniature
• dont write a book, but do be complete
• point is to show me you understand the concept
• good way to ask about tradeoffs
• and a couple extra credit questions

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Midterm format

• Closed-book, closed-notes
• no note cards or summary sheets, either
• Bring a Scantron sheet
• form 882-ES, available in bookstore
• bookstore is probably open, in case you forget
• fill in the dots carefully
• judgment of the machine is final
• Bring a Scantron-compatible pencil
• Essays can be pencil or pen

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How to prepare

• Be familiar with the material
• book has review questions in each chapter (well
  do many of those in class today)
• Be familiar with terms
• book has key terms at end of each chapter,
  glossary near the end
• dont try to memorize everything (esp. when hints
  given in lecture)
• do, however, be prepared to understand terms in a
  question, and/or use them in your answer

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How to prepare

• Study main concepts
• NT features, goals
• network - topology (logical and phys), media,
  cabling, protocols, tradeoffs among alternatives
• storage - hardware, system design, partitions,
  fault tolerance
• this is not an all-inclusive list
• Use ISQA424 list for questions
• groupthink is a good thing
• remember grade adjustment for list use
• or, E-mail me if you prefer

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How to prepare

• Robs philosophy
• If you grok the material, you can derive many
  answers
• figure them out by relating concepts
• or from context of the problem
• Some details arent worth memorizing
• hints given in lecture
• but some details are essential (of course!)
• be conversant with any term
• understand how details affect decisions

grok (gr¼k) tr.v. Slang. To understand
profoundly through intuition or empathy. Coined
by Robert A. Heinlein in novel Stranger in a
Strange Land.
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Study Guide

• NT overall
• goals/features
• sharing resources
• client/server appls.
• Server HW
• CPU, memory, bus
• NIC and disks
• Server Configuration
• planning, installing, configuration choices
• workgroup/domain

• Networks
• topology/media
• protocols
• design issues tradeoffs
• Storage
• filesystems
• partitioning, volumes
• fault tolerance (mirror, duplex, striping)
• backups tradeoffs
• virtual memory

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Questions?
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