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Computer Science Tripos and Diploma in Computer Science, 1998: Notice

The Computer Science Syndicate give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 1998, the form of the examinations for the Computer Science Tripos and the Diploma in Computer Science will be changed as follows:

COMPUTER SCIENCE TRIPOS, PART IA

Paper 1

 This paper will be divided into five sections. Section A will contain four questions, one on each of the following subjects: Foundations of Computer Science, Discrete Mathematics, Java, and Operating Systems. Section B will contain two questions on Foundations of Computer Science. Section C will contain two questions on Discrete Mathematics. Section D will contain two questions on Java. Section E will contain two questions on Operating Systems.

 Candidates will be expected to answer two questions from Section A and one question from each of Sections B, C, D, and E. Each section will carry the same weight of marks.

Paper 2

 This paper will be divided into four sections. Section A will contain twenty short questions covering all Computer Science courses for Part IA. Section B will contain two questions on Digital Electronics. Section C will contain two questions on Probability. Section D will contain five questions covering material taken from the courses on: Professional Practice and Ethics, Computer Perspectives, Regular Languages and Finite Automata, Software Engineering I, Software Engineering II, and Structured Hardware Design.

 Candidates will be expected to answer all the questions in Section A, one question from each of Sections B and C, and two questions from Section D. Sections A, B, and C will each carry an equal weight of marks. Section D will carry twice the weight of marks of any other section.

COMPUTER SCIENCE TRIPOS, PART IB

Papers 3 and 4

 These papers will not be divided into sections. Each paper will contain ten questions, of which candidates will be required to answer five.

Papers 5 and 6

 Each of these papers will be divided into three sections, each section containing four questions. In each paper candidates will be expected to answer five questions, not more than two from any one section.

COMPUTER SCIENCE TRIPOS, PART II

Papers 7, 8, and 9

 These papers will not be divided into sections. Each paper will contain fifteen questions, of which candidates will be required to answer five.

Dissertation

 The dissertation will carry approximately one quarter of the total marks for the whole examination.

COMPUTER SCIENCE TRIPOS, PART II (GENERAL)

Papers 10, 11, 12, and 13

 These papers will not be divided into sections. Each paper will contain thirteen questions, of which candidates will be required to answer five.

DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Papers 1, 2, 3, and 4

 These papers will not be divided into sections. Each paper will contain thirteen questions, of which candidates will be required to answer five.

Dissertation

 The dissertation will carry approximately one third of the total marks to the whole examination.
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Cambridge University Reporter, 19th November 1997
Copyright © 1997 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.