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What to Study for the MVS Midterm Test
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-IAN! idallen@ncf.ca

The MVS Mid-Term Test takes place in your Lab period in Week 13 of the course.

The test is 80 minutes long.  It contains a JCL problem similar to the
JCL Example files and homework, and it contains some multiple-choice
questions.  The test is worth 10% of your term mark.

The test covers JCL Examples 1 and 2 and the related homework and weekly
notes files (Week 11, Week 12, and the first part of Week 13).  The JCL
parameters covered are listed in Week 1 and Week 2 of the MVSweekly.txt
file.  You must code syntactically correct JCL - see file studyGuide.txt

The MVS test is closed-book and closed-notes.  You will be placed on the
Linux test machine with nothing available but the VI editor and an empty
directory.  (Your home directory files will be temporarily removed for
this test.)  You may not use ftp or telnet to connect to other systems
during the test.  Blank paper will be available for notes and diagrams;
the paper you use must be handed in with the exam sheet.

You are allowed to make one one-sided "crib sheet" for use in the test.
The sheet must be handed in to your instructor at least 24 hours before
your scheduled test start time.  You will get this sheet back a few
minutes before your test begins.  It is the only aid you are permitted.

Crib sheets that are two-sided or are submitted after the 24-hour deadline
will be handed back to you after the test has ended.  Be punctual.

Your one-sided crib sheet must be no bigger than 8 1/2 by 11 inches
(or metric A4).  You can put *anything* you want on this sheet (one side
only); but, you must do the work to put it there.  Crib sheets that are
copies of each other will be discarded.  Magnifying glasses are permitted.

You will use Floppix (not Windows) to connect to the Linux Test machine
to write your JCL.  No access is permitted to any other machines.

What you must bring to the test:

 1. You will need your Floppix diskettes (and your backup copies).
    You must know how to boot Floppix with DHCP enabled.
    You must be able to use the VI text editor to write JCL.

 2. You will need a pencil to write in answers to multiple-choice questions.

 4. Your name and EMail must be registered with me before the test, using
    the registration form on the course web page.

Multiple-choice answers will be written down (in pencil only) on mark
sense forms.

The Linux Machine will be unavailable to everyone except people taking
the test, from 10AM Thursday until 12noon Friday of the test week.  Only
people actually taking the test will be permitted onto the machine during
their test period.  General open access resumes at 12noon on Friday.