I've been doing the practice exams(which are also past exams), and it seems like some of the practice exams vary a lot in difficulty, which seems a bit unfair. Are the marks from the harder papers adjusted through scaling so they’re comparable to the easier ones? Does the scaling actually balance things out fairly?
What should I actually be focusing on to pass the exam? It's on Thursday.
I plan to try to lock in Q1–6, as the last few questions are usually harder/longer.
Based on the course topics, my current plan is to focus on:
Essentially, week 2-7 stuff.
Do you guys think that’s enough to secure most of Q1–6?
Also, should I be spending time on things like files / utf8 / later topics, or are those mostly in Q7–10 and not worth prioritising if I’m trying to pass?
Hi, for anyone who’s done COMP1521 before, how do the actual exams compare to the weekly tests and the practice exams they give us?
Are they around the same difficulty, or do they feel harder in the exam? And is the style pretty similar, like just scaled-up versions of weekly questions, or do they get a bit trickier/wordy in the real thing?
Trying to figure out how much I should rely on practice questions vs going deeper.
Any insight appreciated 👍