Please follow these instructions before attending the final exam.

  • Test your CSE account
    • Log in to a physical lab machine if possible
    • VLAB is the next best option
  • Check your disk quota
    • VS Code may consume your disk quota very quickly, so we recommend that you don’t use it
    • If you insist on using VS Code, you should uninstall as many extensions as possible and save your work very frequently
    • Do not use VS Code Server
    • No other editor or IDE has a history of causing disk quota problems
    • Email the Computer Support Group if you need any help managing your disk quota, as we’d rather address any problems in advance than on the day
  • Check your editor configuration
    • For example, Vim users are recommended to copy in a .vimrc file that they are familiar with
  • Prepare any digital or physical resources that you want during the exam
    • This includes your CMS login credentials
    • Any files in your CSE home directory at the start of the exam can be used without retyping
    • As always, you must include attribution for any code except course resources and your own fully original work
    • The course website is accessible during the final exam, so you do not need to save a copy of the lecture slides in advance
    • vjudge is not accessible during the final exam, so you should prepare a copy of all your problemset solutions (and diaries) in advance
    • You can also bring any amount of hard copy materials, such as printed notes and textbooks
  • Familiarise yourself with C++ documentation
    • The documentation website available in the exam is cppreference, so we recommend that you get used to the way information is laid out there