First Semester Results Are Out!!!

Hi MSSS Aspirants,

First Semester Results are out!! Hurray!! Yipeee!! After a long wait of 45 days! 16th December 2011. Need to send the registration form with paid fees receipt on or before 30th Dec 2011.

Best Wishes,
Sunit

When Are The First Semester Exam Results Coming Out??!?

Hi MSSS Aspirants!

From past one week I am feeling an urge to resume the studies for the MSSS. After the comprehensive exams were over on 30th October 2011, it has been 26 days today :O :O :O. I almost forgot that I am student a of the WILP, BITS, Pilani and am enrolled in the MSSS program :).


When are the results coming out?

Best Wishes for the results!

Anticipation Of First Semester Results!

Hi MSSS Aspirants,

Though BITS-Pilani WILP-division is proactive enough to declare the schedule for all sorts of exams to be held during the Semester, it refrains from declaring the same for the results of them!!!

The First Semester Is Over!

Hi MSSS Aspirants!

The First Semester is over! How it passed away is still a mystery to be solved! The semester started on August 2011. I blinked for a second and the mid-semesters arrived in the next month, September. I again blinked another time and this time it was assignment time and another blink brought the end-semester exams in the month of October just after the festival of Diwali!!! The entire semester ended in 3 months!! What was that?

I know, firstly this question is to be asked to ourself, since all the schedules were pre-declared and there was a total transparency of the pattern and conduct. Secondly, it seems that for a better utilization of the course and preparation for the exam it is necessary to adopt the Tortoise's strategy! Slow and steady!

As this program is only for the working professionals and therefore it seems that the duration of the semesters have been kept short and sweet! So that, in the entire duration of the course, almost half of time, a student is involved in the academic activities. Needless to say that the program is very flexible and therefore the right to choose most of the semester subjects were in the hands of the student and that too before the MS course started. So a student can adjust the study time either by spreading it across the year or by going hand in hand with the Lectures held on-line.

For example for the second semester, the subjects for my candidature will be as below:

1. Software for Embedded Systems
2. Network Security
3. Advanced Operating Systems
4. Database Systems & Applications

So I am free to go ahead with the studies and research in this direction right from the time the first semester exams ended on 30th October 2011.

Awesome!!!

Best wishes for the results for the first semester and for the upcoming second semester!!

First Semester Comprehensive Exam: Study Plan: Software Engineering & Management

Hi MSSS Aspirants,

Below is the study plan for the First Semester Comprehensive Exam for subject, Software Engineering & Management.

Date	Topic	Sub-Topic
Mon 12 Sep 11	Component based Classifications	None
Tue 13 Sep 11	Modeling Component-Level Design	Class Based component
Wed 14 Sep 11	Modeling Component-Level Design	Component design for web applications
Thu 15 Sep 11	Modeling Component-Level Design	Traditional component
Fri 16 Sep 11	Modeling Component-Level Design	Component based development
Sat 17 Sep 11	Guide of User Interface	None
Sun 18 Sep 11	User Interface & Pattern Based Design	Golden Rule
Mon 19 Sep 11	User Interface & Pattern Based Design	Analysis and design
Tue 20 Sep 11	User Interface & Pattern Based Design	Design steps
Wed 21 Sep 11	User Interface & Pattern Based Design	Web application design
Thu 22 Sep 11	User Interface & Pattern Based Design	Design evaluation
Fri 23 Sep 11	Understanding of Software Testing Process	None
Sat 24 Sep 11	Testing Strategies	Introduction
Sun 25 Sep 11	Testing Strategies	Traditional, object and web based testing
Mon 26 Sep 11	Testing Strategies	Testing steps
Tue 27 Sep 11	Testing Strategies	Debugging
Wed 28 Sep 11	Discussion of Methods Exists in Software Testing	None
Thu 29 Sep 11	Testing Tactics	WBT
Fri 30 Sep 11	Testing Tactics	BBT
Sat 1 Oct 11	Testing Tactics	MBT, and other related issue
Sun 2 Oct 11	Measurement Aspect of Software Product	None
Mon 3 Oct 11	Product Metrics	Complete analysis using various approach
Tue 4 Oct 11	Measurement Aspect of Software Process	None
Wed 5 Oct 11	Metrics for Process and Project	Software Measurement
Thu 6 Oct 11	Complete Analysis of Cost Estimation and Scheduling	None
Fri 7 Oct 11	Estimation	Details in cocomo model
Sat 8 Oct 11	Estimation	Decomposition techniques
Sun 9 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Mon 10 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Tue 11 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Wed 12 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Thu 13 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Fri 14 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Sat 15 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Sun 16 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Mon 17 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Tue 18 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Wed 19 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Thu 20 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Fri 21 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Sat 22 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Sun 23 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Mon 24 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Tue 25 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Wed 26 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Thu 27 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Fri 28 Oct 11	Revision	Revision

Best wishes for the exam on 29th October, 2011 !! Study hard!!

First Semester Comprehensive Exam: Study Plan: Computer Networks

Hi MSSS Aspirants,

Below is the study plan for the First Semester Comprehensive Exam for subject,Computer Networks.

Date	Topic	Sub-Topic
Mon 12 Sep 11	Network Layer	Virtual Circuits and Datagram Networks
Tue 13 Sep 11	Network Layer	Inside a Router
Wed 14 Sep 11	Network Layer	Forwarding and Addressing in the Internet. IPv4 Addressing
Thu 15 Sep 11	Network Layer	Sub Netting
Fri 16 Sep 11	Network Layer	IPv6 Addressing
Sat 17 Sep 11	Routing Algorithms	Shortest Path
Sun 18 Sep 11	Routing Algorithms	Flooding
Mon 19 Sep 11	Routing Algorithms	Link State
Tue 20 Sep 11	Routing Algorithms	Distance Vector
Wed 21 Sep 11	Routing Algorithms	Hierarchical Routing
Thu 22 Sep 11	Routing in the Internet	RIP
Fri 23 Sep 11	Routing in the Internet	OSPF
Sat 24 Sep 11	Routing in the Internet	Border Gateway Protocol
Sun 25 Sep 11	Routing in the Internet	Multicasting
Mon 26 Sep 11	Data Link Layer	Services
Tue 27 Sep 11	Data Link Layer	Error Detection and Correction Techniques (Parity Checks, Checksums, CRC)
Wed 28 Sep 11	Data Link Layer	Hamming code
Thu 29 Sep 11	Multiple Access Protocol	TDM
Fri 30 Sep 11	Multiple Access Protocol	FDM
Sat 1 Oct 11	Multiple Access Protocol	Slotted ALOHA
Sun 2 Oct 11	Multiple Access Protocol	Pure ALOHA
Mon 3 Oct 11	Multiple Access Protocol	CSMA
Tue 4 Oct 11	Multiple Access Protocol	CSMA/CD
Wed 5 Oct 11	Multiple Access Protocol	Local Area Networks
Thu 6 Oct 11	Multiple Access Protocol	Ethernet
Fri 7 Oct 11	Multiple Access Protocol	Point to Point Protocol
Sat 8 Oct 11	Link Virtualization	Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
Sun 9 Oct 11	Link Virtualization	Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Mon 10 Oct 11	Link Layer Addressing	MAC Addresses
Tue 11 Oct 11	Link Layer Addressing	ARP
Wed 12 Oct 11	Link Layer Addressing	RARP
Thu 13 Oct 11	Link Layer Addressing	DHCP
Fri 14 Oct 11	Interconnections	Hubs
Sat 15 Oct 11	Interconnections	Bridges
Sun 16 Oct 11	Interconnections	Switches
Mon 17 Oct 11	Physical Media	The theoretical basis for data communication
Tue 18 Oct 11	Physical Media	Guided physical media
Wed 19 Oct 11	Line coding Schemes	NRZ
Thu 20 Oct 11	Line coding Schemes	Manchester
Fri 21 Oct 11	Line coding Schemes	Differential Manchester
Sat 22 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Sun 23 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Mon 24 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Tue 25 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Wed 26 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Thu 27 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Fri 28 Oct 11	Revision	Revision

Best wishes for the exam!! Study hard!!