CMSC 331 Principles of Programming Languages
Past Examinations

Midterm examinations

Here are some samples of old midterm exams. Note that the material covered differs from semester to semester and instructor to instructor. You will not be held responsible for anything that we did not cover or ask you to read before the midterm exam or discussed in class. Review the material on the web.

• Fall 2000 midterm with solutions
• The midterm exam from Summer 2001
• Fall 2002 midterm with sample answers
• Here is a sample midterm exam from a previous semester.
• Here is a take home midterm from Summer 2002
• Here is a quiz from the Spring of 2002.
• Here are some questions on Java with answers from the 2002 final.
• Here is a list of basic Object-oriented concepts used in Java.
• Fall 2003 first midterm with answers
• Fall 2003 second midterm with answers
• Fall 2003 final exam
• Fall 2004 first midterm
• Fall 2004 second midterm
• Fall 2005 first midterm
• Fall 2008 midterm with answers
• Spring 2010 midterm with answers
• Fall 2010 midterm exam with answers: a, b
• Fall 2011 midterm, with answers

Final Examination

• Here are some review questions you can use to prepare for the final.
• Fall 2002 final, and a version with answers.
• Fall 2000 final, and a version with answers.
• Fall 2003 final, and a version with answers
• Fall 2004 final, with answers
• Fall 2005 final, with answers
• Fall 2008 final, with answers
• Spring 2010 final, with answers
• Fall 2010 final, with answers

When and where

The 2011 final will be given in FA 306 on Wednesday 21 December from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.

What the final will cover

The exam will be comprehensive.

What to study

Do all of the assigned reading listed on the schedule

Review all of the notes that we covered in class, listed on the schedule

Look at the program examples linked from the schedule -- try them out and understand them

Review the old final exams, but you are responsible for material we covered. What is covered in 331 varies from year to year.

it's a good idea to study the model solutions we provide for some of the homeworks.