CSCI 4717 -- Test 2 Study Guide

The following is a list of the topics that we've covered since the first test, topics which you could definitely see on the second test. Look for the format of the second test to be like that of the first test.

It is important to note that over the years, the order of topics has changed. Therefore, it is critical that you check this study guide to ensure that a question from an old test is qualified for this exam. There are also some questions from the first exams given in earlier semesters that may be of use to you for studying for test 2. These include:

You can find additional notes and problem on error correction and detection in section 9.6 "Hamming Code" of this on-line chapter from the CSCI 2150 textbook.

It is important to note that in the past, there have been no questions on hard drive encoding as presented in slides 24 through 30 of the storage media lecture, or S.M.A.R.T. technology as presented in slides 31 and 32 of that same lecture. You can find some additional information from section 13.2.2 "Data Encoding" in this on-line chapter from the CSCI 2150 textbook.

  1. Data Encoding
  2. Hard Drive Timing
  3. RAID -- Reading: Stallings section 6.2
  4. Input/Output -- Reading: Stallings chapter 7
  5. Buses -- Reading: Stallings sections 3.4, 3.5, and 7.7

That's about it. Feel free to use the Test 2 discussion forum on Blackboard if you have questions about topics on the test. You may find your answer quicker than if you try to e-mail me directly.