N 100 Midterm Success depends upon previous preparation

N 100 Midterm Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. -Confucius

When & Where • SL 247 • 6 pm • October 18 th

Content • All C. C. reading assignments – Chapters: O, 1, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5 • All in-class material – Slides – Discussions

Format • Closed Book • Questions (via Oncourse) – – Multiple choice True False Matching Short answer - extra credit • 50 questions (2 pts) • Time: 1 hour 15 minutes • May bring calculator – can not use Windows calculator

Sample: What to Study? • Textbook material – Terminology • Cache • Kernel • Boot disk – Basic concepts • Pipelining • Virus vs. Trojan • System vs. Application software – Acronyms • EULA • RAM • GUI

Useful tools • Course Port – http: //login. course. com • Directions inside cover

Sample: What to Study? • In-class material – Conversions • Convert Binary to Hexadecimal 11001 – History of computing • What was special about Jacquard’s Loom? • Enigma was used for what? – Security • WEP is a powerful encryption standard. T/F • What is a honey pot?

Sample : Extra credit • Which recent public company CEO resigned because of the illegal use of social engineering techniques to gather information about the company’s Board Members? • U 571’s mission was to capture… What?

Cheat Sheet You will be allowed to bring one 8 X 11 sheet of paper with handwritten notes. No copies! No typing! One sheet only!

Questions?