IB Exam Prep Study Guide Assignment

Note: This is an extremely important activity to get done and as your fellow students will use the resulting document, it is also important to get it done on time.

You will have 3 class periods to work on this assignment.  

• Tuesday, Apr. 8
• Thursday, Apr. 10
• Monday, Apr. 14
• If it is not done during these class periods, it will be for homework, due on Tuesday, Apr. 22 (right after the Easter weekend).

Curriculum Document

Sample Exam Document

Topic 1: System Fundamentals

1.1 Systems in Organizations - Calvin p. 26

1.2 System Design Basics - Duane p. 28

Topic 2: Computer Organization

2.1 Computer Organization - Misha p 30

 - note to couprie, includes logic gates, hex etc.

Topic 3: Networks

3.1 Networks - Kuba p.33

Topic 4: Computational Thinking, Problem Solving and Programming

4.1 General Principles - Mikayla p. 35

4.2 Connecting General Principles to Program Design - Mikayla

4.3 Intro to Programming - note to Couprie, mod and div

Option D: Object Oriented Programming

D.1 & D.2 OOP Theory

Step 1: Read Your Section of the Curriculum Document Carefully

Find your assigned section in the IB Curriculum Document and read through it carefully. The exam content starts on page 25 of the PDF.  Be sure to read the Teacher’s Notes section as this will often give you an even better idea of what they are after.

Then, create a  new Google Doc:

•  with the title #.# Section Title Study Guide
• subtitle: By Your Name, 2014

In that Google Doc create subsections in your document to match each item in your assigned area.

Step 2: Build Your Guide (1-2 class Periods)

For each subsection, you must copy and paste content from outside sources (including the URLs you got the data from) that explain each of the areas.   Essentially, you are creating a textbook for section.  You will find some sections are easier to use than others.

Step 3: Add a Key Definitions Section (less than 1 class period)

Revisit the curriculum again and pull out the key terms and definitions.  These terms should all appear already in your guide but this will be an easy to read gathering place for review.

Step 4: Sample Exam Questions (1 class period)

Your goal of this section is to go through the Sample Exam Document and pull out all the relevant exam questions and their answers.  To do so, be careful to look only at the Standard Level Exams

• Standard Level Paper 1 starts on page 85 of the PDF
• Standard Level Paper 1 Markscheme (answers) starts on page 91 of the PDF
• Standard Level Paper 2 starts on page 104 of the PDF
• Standard Level Paper 2 Markscheme (answers) starts on page 118 of the PDF