Exam Info
The Quest will be 50 minutes long and held in-person from Wednesday, February 18 to Friday, February 20 in Soda 275. Self-reservations for time slots (10am - 4pm) will be made available starting Wednesday, February 11. There will be a quest Retake the following week from Wednesday, February 25 to Friday, February 27, in Soda 275 and Sutardja Dai 200. Self-reservations for Quest retake time slots will be made available starting Wednesday, February 18.
The midterm will be held in-person on Tuesday, March 17th, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM PT. There will be a single alternate exam on Wednesday, March 18th, at 8 AM PT; scheduling for alternate exams will only be available to students with time conflicts or accommodations. If this applies to you, fill out the midterm adjustments form that will be released closer to the midterm date.
The final will be held in-person on Tuesday, May 12th, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PT. There are no alternate exams.
Midterm
The midterm adjustments form has been released on Edstem and will be due on Wednesday, March 11th, 2025. If you have any last minute adjustment requests, you may still continue to fill out the form, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to accommodate any alteration requests, and requests will be reviewed on a rolling basis. However, if you're feeling unwell or there's an emergency, please email cs61c@ directly.
Please only email cs61c@ for emergencies or if you're feeling unwell. Please do not post on Ed, since there's a higher chance of us missing your post.
Room and seat confirmations will be sent by Friday, March 13th, 11:59 PM PT via email.
Midterm Scope
The midterm covers the following topics:
- Every lecture through Lecture 20
- Every lab through Lab 5
- Every discussion through Discussion 7
- Every homework through Homework 5
- Projects 1 and 2
Midterm Resources
The exam is closed-book, closed-note, closed-internet, with the following exceptions:
- You can prepare and use up to 1 two-sided letter-sized study sheet for the midterm. You can reuse your midterm study sheets for the final.
- Study sheets must be handwritten. Digitally handwritten notes may be printed and used.
- We will take away any study sheets that do not follow this policy.
- On the exam, you will be provided with the 61C reference card.
Quest
Quest Details
The Quest is a 50-minute PrairieLearn-style assignment designed to be taken in-person at the Computer-Based Testing Facility (CBTF). You may directly schedule a 1-hour block of time on any of the available time slots via PrairieTest. If you have DSP accommodations, please submit your letter of accommodation directly via the AIM portal, and you will automatically receive your accommodations when you check in.
CBTF Logistics
The CBTF is located in Soda 275 and Sutardja Dai 200. Please make sure to look through RTL's CBTF page to understand policies and procedures and look through the "Getting Started for Students" page to understand tasks that need to be done on your side.
Please read over all facility logistics carefully!
Action items
- You must log in to PrairieTest to instantiate your PrairieTest account.
- Submit any DSP accommodations ASAP so this can be entered in your PrairieTest account. Failure to instantiate your account will prevent CBTF Staff from entering your accommodations.
- When self-reservations open up, make reservations for your exams. Instructions on how to do so here.
- Download and set up Duo Mobile with your CalNet account. Computers in Soda 275 will require you to authenticate using Duo before accessing your exams. Text messaging may be spotty in the CBTF and is not recommended as a Two-Factor Authentication method. Extra time will not be granted for authentication problems.
- If you miss your reservation, please email
cbt-help@berkeley.edufor assistance.
General Reminders
- You are not allowed to use any unauthorized devices during your exam (smart phones, individual cheat sheets, smart watches, etc.).
- Proctors will be monitoring the CBTF and will report any instances of Academic Dishonesty to course staff directly.
- CBTF Proctors can not answer any content related questions during your exam.
- Make sure to arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled session to get checked in on time. Exams start right at listed session time.
If you have any concerns about logistics regarding your situation, please email cs61c@berkeley.edu.
Orientation Quiz
There is an orientation quiz that is not worth any points on Thursday, February 12 and Friday, February 13, intended to familiarize you with the facilities. It is optional, but recommended in order to understand the policies and space before taking your official Quest. The orientation quiz will last 20 minutes, and can be self scheduled on PrairieTest.
Rubric
The quest will have 25 points:
- Number Representation (4 points total)
- Base conversion (2 points)
- Signed / unsigned conversion (2 points)
- C (17 points total)
- IEC (1 point)
- Evaluating C code (12 points)
- Bitwise ops / bit manipulation (4 points)
- Floating Point (4 points total)
- Mechanical (2 points)
- Conceptual (2 points)
Retake
The Retake is scheduled for the week after the Quest. All students are eligible for the Retake, and your score on the quest will be the superscore of your performance on the Quest and Retake. For example, the below table shows an example scoring computation. Note: The sample scoring breakdown may not be indicative of the actual breakdown of the Quest. It only serves as an example of computing your score.
| Quest | Retake | Superscore | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Num Rep (Bases) | 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 |
| Num Rep (Signed / Unsigned) | 2 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 2 |
| C (IEC) | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| C (Code) | 9 / 12 | 11 / 12 | 11 / 12 |
| C (Bitwise) | 3 / 4 | 4 / 4 | 4 / 4 |
| Floating Point (Mechanical) | 1 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 2 |
| Floating Point (Conceptual) | 0 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 |
| Overall | 17 / 25 | 20 / 25 | 23 / 25 |