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What to Study for the MVS Midterm Test in Week 14
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-IAN! idallen@ncf.ca

Note: The MVS Midterm has been moved to Week 14 from Week 13 due to
      the scheduling of both weekly classes for section 040 on the same
      day this term.  If the test were held in Week 13, section 040 would
      only have two hours between the finishing of homework example 2
      and the start of the midterm test that examines that material.
      The MVS Midterm test is now in your lab period in Week 14.

The MVS Mid-Term Test takes place in the last hour of your Lab period
in Week 14 of the course.  You must prepare your "crib sheet" and hand
it in one class or one day before the test (see below).

The test is 100 minutes long [updated April 6].  (You have 10 minutes
to get Floppix working.)  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 chapter1-4.txt
for study notes on these chapters.

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;
any paper you use must be handed in with the exam sheet.

CRIB SHEET

    You are allowed to make one one-sided "crib sheet" for use in
    the test.  Put your name and lab section number on the sheet in
    easy-to-read letters in the top left hand corner of the paper.

    If I can't find your name and section number, you won't get the
    sheet returned to you.

    The sheet must be handed in on real paper (no EMail) to your
    instructor in the class before your scheduled test time.  (Section 030
    must hand it it at the end of Monday's class.  Section 020 must hand
    it in at the end of Thursday's class.  Friday section 040 must hand
    in their sheet on Thursday before 1pm.)  If you can't hand the paper
    to me in person, put it under my office door before the deadline.

    If you handed in the crib sheet on time, and it has your name and lab
    section number in the top left hand corner, you will get this piece of
    paper back a few minutes before your test begins.  This sheet and a
    calculator are the only aids you are permitted.

    Crib sheets that are two-sided, have no name or section number
    in the top left corner, or are submitted late, will be discarded.
    Be accurate; 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* from this term on this
    sheet (one side only); but, you must do the work to put it there.

    Crib sheets containing JCL that is not from this term (e.g. last
    term's midterm or final exam questions) will be discarded.
    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.

 3. A calculator is permitted, but is not required.

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

The Linux Test machine will be unavailable on the days of the testing.