The Paper-and-Pencil portion of the exam contains problems in which you:

• Trace code by hand.
• Write short snippets of code to do various things.
• Indicate what names (variables) are valid at what places, thereby demonstrating your understanding of scope.
• Write a short but complete implementation of a function whose specification you are given.

Here is a sample of the paper-and-pencil portion of Exam 1.

PRIOR to taking the exam, you should prepare a Hint Sheet with whatever you want on it, typed or handwritten or a combination of the two, subject to the following:

• For Exam 1: You may use only ONE side of ONE 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. For Exams 2 and 3: You may use TWO such sheets of paper.
• You must have prepared the Hint Sheet before beginning the exam.
• It is best if you create your own sheet (working with someone else is fine) as that will probably maximize both your learning and your score on the exam.
• If you lack access to a printer, you may create an electronic document that is the equivalent of the above sheet(s) of paper and you may access that document while taking the exam.
• The Hint Sheet will be the ONLY external source of information that you may use while taking the Paper-and-Pencil part of the exam.

To TAKE the Paper-and-Pencil part of the exam, you will:

1. Get onto your computer, connected to the Internet. (If this is difficult for you, contact us.)
2. Enter Moodle and enter the session/topic named for the exam: Session 7 for Exam 1, or Session 16 for Exam 2.
3. Read the document named Paper-and-Pencil part.
   • It will be a PDF with the statements of the problems.
   • You may print the document if you wish, but you do not have to do so.

To WRITE YOUR ANSWERS, do one of the following (YOUR CHOICE):

• hand-write your answers on the document if you printed it, or
• hand-write your answers on a separate sheet of paper, or
• type your answers in a file.
  • A plain text file (as in Notepad) is best, but a Microsoft Word file is OK.
  • It does not matter what the name of the file is.

Number your answers in the same order as they appear in the document with the problem statements.

To TURN IN YOUR ANSWERS:

• If you wrote your answers by hand, take a photo of your answers.
• Submit either that photo or the file in which you typed your answers to Moodle in the item named Turn in your Paper-and-Pencil portion of the exam here.

If you have QUESTIONS while taking the Paper-and-Pencil portion of the exam:

• You may contact us by using Microsoft Teams, by email, or by telephone (your choice).

While you are taking the Paper-and-Pencil portion of the exam:

• You may use any assistive devices you normally use for taking exams, including but not limited to the following:
  • Dictionaries and/or translators.
  • Hearing, vision and hand-writing assistive devices.
  • Devices to address dyslexia.
  • A calculator (to be used only for calculating numeric values – programming is NOT allowed on the calculator).
  • Blank paper and/or blank post-it notes.
• You may use the Hint Sheet that you prepared (as described above).
• You may use your computer and phone ONLY for doing the things described above, plus
  • You may use a calculator tool on your computer/phone (but only for calculating).
  • You may listen to music if you wish.
• You must NOT communicate with any person other than your instructor while taking the exam.