Exam II Material

• Major Topics
  • Machine Problem 2 through 5
  • All lectures up to and including Pixel-based Graphics
  • Recursion and recursive programming
  • Table Lookups/Jump Tables
  • Interrupt Service Routines
  • ISR Scheduling (timing analysis)
  • Workings of DOS/BIOS/vBIOS Calls
  • Ports, I/O Subsystem, and devices
  • Text-mode Video
  • Video Graphics
  • String Operations (MOVS, CMPS, STOS)
  • Homeworks 2 - 4.
  • Underlying concepts from Exam 1.

• Things to Remember
  • Efficient programming techniques
    (Algorithms and ASM Opcodes)
  • How programmers communicate with I/O devices
  • How to write on graphics-mode screens (including basic palette)
  • Task Scheduling

• Practice Exams
  • Exam2: Spring 2003(Solutions)
  • Exam2: Spring 2002 (Solutions)
  • Exam2: Spring 1997 and Solutions
  • Exam2: Fall 1998 (Scanned solutions)