IBCS2 - 1011 - May

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EXAM DATES:

  • Thursday @ 12PM - IB CS lunch/snack before exam
  • Thursday, May 19th - 1PM - 3:15PM @ Little Theater
  • Friday, May 20th - 8:30AM - 10:45AM @ Library

Tuesday - Monday (5/10/11 - 5/16/11)

Warmup:

Agenda:

  • Memories in Words & Music
  • Slideshow pictures
  • Textbooks! Turn them in before you leave forever.
  • Exam Cram.
  • Turn in any missing practice exam work.

Wednesday - Friday (5/4/11 - 5/6/11)

Agenda:

  • Reminder: Turn in any missing practice exams! They are worthless if you turn them in after the exam.
  • Turn in File Organization questions for credit
  • Miscellaneous Terms - Media:MiscellaneousTerms.ppt
  • Data Processing - Media:DataProcessing.ppt
  • Mock Exam Paper 1
    • Section A - due at the end of today
    • Section B - due at the beginning of Tuesday (5/10/11)
  • File Organization - Media:FileOrganization.ppt
  • Answer the following File Organization questions:
    1. Define key field and its role in a record
    2. Define record
    3. Describe sequential file organization
    4. Describe partially-indexed sequential files to a 10-yr old
    5. Describe fully-indexed sequential files to a 10-yr old
    6. Compare and contrast partially-indexed sequential files vs. fully-indexed sequential files in terms of advantages and disadvantages
    7. Define direct access file organization. What is its advantage?
    8. Define hashing
    9. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of fixed-length vs. variable-length records
    10. What is the difference between logical and physical organization?

Homework:

  • File Organization questions (if you have not already done them)
  • Section B of May 2008 Paper 1 practice exam due Tuesday (5/10/11)

Monday (5/2/11)

Warmup:

  • Turn in Mock 2005P1 and 2010P2 exam
  • Convert the following decimal numbers to binary fixed-point notation:
    • 3.75
    • 14.625
  • Convert the following from binary to decimal:
    • 111.0001
    • 10.10

Agenda: