N100 Midterm Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure...

N100 Midterm

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

When & Where

• SL247• 6pm• October 18th

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?

• U571’s mission was to capture… What?

Cheat Sheet

You will be allowed to bring one 8X11 sheet of paper with handwritten notes.

No copies!No typing!One sheet only!

Questions?