The exam will be held at USC - location TBA, on the first day of class. All students planning to take CSCI 558L must take and pass a diagnostic exam which will be administered on the first day of class.
Space is very limited.
The purpose of the diagnostic exam is to make sure that those taking the course have good programming skills and the prerequisite understanding of networking and operating systems. The diagnostic exam will not count toward your final grade. The material for the exam will draw mostly from courses like EE450 and CS402, but also from CS551, CS555 and EE555. To prepare for the test you should study the exams and homeworks of these cources. If you feel you need to review the material visit the web pages of these classes.