Each of the three exams will be during a regularly scheduled class. Here are some examples of questions I asked in previous exams. (Note that this is not a complete exam. A typical exam has 5-6 problems with each problem consisting of 4-5 parts.)
All exams are closed book. But you are allowed one page of notes on standard 8.5"x11" paper, written or printed on one side only. You can also bring a small calculator for computing only. Any device with notes and formulas stored inside is not allowed.
Exam 1 -- February 20, 2003, Thursday.
Scope of exam: 1. textbook:
chapters 1 and 2, sections 3.1-3.3 of chapter 3 (thru page 201)
2. lecture slides:
chap1a, chap1b, chap2a, chap3a (thru slide 3a-10);
don't forget the revised/extra slides not in course packet.
2/27/03 Exam 1 grade distribution .
Remember that letter grades will be assigned on a curve.
Top 25% of class get A. The next 25% get B. Also, it is not too late to
work on programming for extra credit.
Please see TAs during their office hours to view Exam 1 answers,
or pick up your copy of the exam if you have not done so.
Note that a friend cannot pick up your exam for you.
Exam 2 -- April 1, 2003, Tuesday
Scope of exam: 1. textbook:
chapter 3 and chapter 4 (thru end of section 4.5);
2. lecture slides:
chap3a, chap3b, chap4a, chap4b (thru slide 4b-30); note that
details of RIP on slides 17-20, OSPF on slides 22-24, and
IGRP on slide 25 in chap4b are not emphasized.
Don't forget the revised/extra slides not in course packet.
See Reading Assignments page for more guidance.
Note: Exam 2 will cover materials in NIL that are also covered in chapters
3 and 4 (through section 4.5); in particular, materials on firewall packet
filtering are not in Exam 2.
Exam 3 -- May 1, 2003, Thursday
Scope of exam:
1. textbook
a. sections 4.7 thru 4.9 in Chapter 4 (you can skip subsection 4.8.4);
b. sections 5.1 thru 5.7 in Chapter 5;
c. Chapter 7 (skip details of DES in Figure 7.5 on page 614, as well as
monoalphabetic/polyalphabetic encryption in section 7.2.1;
in section 7.3 skip most ap versions but you should know ap3.1 and ap4.0;
in section 7.8.3, skip details of AH and ESP protocols in IPsec.
2. lecture slides
chap4b slides 32 to 38;
chap4c slides 1 to 8 (you can skip slides 9 and 10);
chap4extra slides 10 to 24 (you can skip message format in slide 23);
chap5a slides 1 to 36 (you can skip slide 37 and Token Rings in slide 38);
chap5b slides 1 to 43;
chap5c slides 2 to 7;
chap5extra slides 2 to 3 (you can skip slide 4 on Bluetooth);
chap7a1 (new, replacing chap7 & chap8 in course packet)-- you can skip
details of DES on slide 9, and details of IPsec on slides 40 and 41.