Cambridge University Reporter


form and conduct of examinations, 2009-09

Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2008-09, by comparison with those examinations in 2008, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.

Computer Science Tripos, 2009

The Faculty Board of Computer Science and Technology give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2009, the form of the examinations for the following papers of the Computer Science Tripos will be as specified below.

Part IA

Paper 1 will be divided into four sections. Section A will contain two questions on Foundations of computer science. Section B will contain two questions on Discrete mathematics I. Section C will contain two questions on Algorithms I. Section D will contain three questions: one on Software design, one on Floating-point computation, and one on Programming methods and Java. Candidates will be expected to answer one question from each of Sections A, B, and C, and two questions from Section D.

Paper 2 will be divided into four sections. Section A will contain two questions on Digital electronics. Section B will contain two questions on Operating systems I. Section C will contain two questions on Discrete mathematics II. Section D will contain three questions: one on Professional practice and ethics, one on Probability, and one on Regular languages and finite automata. Candidates will be expected to answer one question from each of Sections A, B, and C, and two questions from Section D.

Part IB

Papers 3 to 6 will not be divided. Paper 3 will contain eight questions in the general area of Programming and professionalism. Paper 4 will contain ten questions in the general area of Applications. Paper 5 will contain nine questions in the general area of Systems. Paper 6 will contain ten questions in the general area of Theory. In these papers, candidates will be expected to answer five questions.

Part II

Papers 7, 8, and 9 will not be divided. Each paper will contain fifteen questions. In these papers, candidates will be expected to answer five questions.

The dissertation will carry a weight of approximately one quarter that given to the entire examination.