CSE/EEE230 Final Exam Review (Spring 2021)
IMPORTANT NOTE:
You will not be allowed to start the exam later than 15 minutes after the exam starting time.
You must start the exam on time.
– You will be taking the exam on Canvas, and you will be required to use Respondus Lockdown browser (installation needed) and Monitor, using a webcam. Please take the Practice exam on Canvas to ensure that you have a correct setting.
– You need to have your ASU photo ID to take the exam. You will need to show your picture ID to your webcam before taking the exam (the system will ask you to take a picture of your ID).
– You will also need to show your cheat sheet, front and back to the webcam before the exam start.
– You will be asked to use your webcam to show your surroundings including what you have in front of your compute on your table.
– Your face must be on webcam at all times.
– You may not leave the camera view during the exam (no bathroom break).
– You may not have anyone else in the room with you during the exam. You are not allowed to use any virtual background.
– You may not browse other websites during the exam.
– You need to make sure that you have a secure Internet connection for each exam.
– You should ensure that you are in a location where you won’t be interrupted.
– Turn off all other devices (e.g. tablets, phones, second computers,) and place them outside of your reach. You cannot use earphones, headphones either.
– You should clear your desk or workspace of all external materials not permitted – books, papers, other devices.
– To produce a good webcam video, do the following:
* Avoid wearing baseball caps or hats with brims.
* Ensure your computer or device is on a firm surface (a desk or table). Do NOT have the computer on your lap, a bed, or other surface where the device (or you) are likely to move.
* If using a built-in webcam, avoid readjusting the tilt of the screen after the webcam setup is complete.
* Take the exam in a well-lit room, but avoid backlighting (such as sitting with your back to a window).
– Closed notes, closed books.
– Four cheat sheets of the size of 8.5 in by 11 in is allowed. Both sides of sheets can be used. You will be need to show your cheat sheets at the beginning of the testing time. You can also choose them to use as your scrap paper. Thus if you need some space to do your calculation, etc., then you might want to leave some empty space in your 8.5 in by 11 in cheat sheet and not fill it up with other information.
– You can also have a greensheet (MIPS reference sheet), printed in a double sided sheet or single sided sheets.
-You can also have one sheet containing the single cycle datapath.
-You may not wear any kind of watch.
-You can bring a calculator. You may not share a calculator with anyone. TI-Nspires are not allowed.
Violating any of the rules stated above might result in a grade of E or XE in this course.
Topics to be covered:
Everything from the exam1, and exam2.
and …
Chapter 6 – I/O
-What are buses?
-Single connection scheme, Point-to-Point connection scheme -Control lines and data lines, what are they?
-Bus transaction
-Types of buses
– Processor-memory buses – I/O buses
– Backplane buses
-Synchronous and Asynchronous communication schemes -Handshaking protocol
-Polling, Interrupt-driven I/O