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Past Exams

Staff recommends focusing on the Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Summer 2025 exams (bolded and highlighted below), as these will be the most representative of the style of exams this semester. The remaining exams are listed for your convenience, but will have less Ed coverage.

Semester Midterm
 Final
Fall 2025 Questions / Appendix Solutions Questions / Appendix Solutions
Summer 2025 Questions / Appendix Solutions Questions / Appendix Solutions
Spring 2025 Questions / Appendix Solutions Questions / Appendix Solutions
Fall 2024 Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough
Summer 2024 Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough
Spring 2024 Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough
Fall 2023 Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough
Summer 2023 Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough
Spring 2023 Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough
Fall 2022 Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough Questions Solutions / Walkthrough
Summer 2022 Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough
Spring 2022 Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough
Fall 2021 Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough
Summer 2021 Questions Solutions / Walkthrough Questions Solutions / Walkthrough
Spring 2021 Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough Questions / Appendix Solutions / Walkthrough
Fall 2020 Questions Solutions / Walkthrough Questions / Appendix Solutions
Summer 2020 Questions Solutions Questions Solutions

Prior to Summer 2020, CS 161 had two midterms and a final. These exams are provided for your reference, but they are not representative of the current exam structure of CS 161 exams, and as such we recommend that you study the above exams before attempting these.

Semester Midterm 1
 Midterm 2 Final
Spring 2020 Questions Solutions Questions Solutions Questions Solutions
Spring 2019 Questions Solutions Questions Solutions Questions Solutions
Fall 2018 Questions Solutions Questions Solutions Questions Solutions
Spring 2018 Questions Solutions Questions Solutions Questions Solutions
Fall 2017 Questions Solutions Questions Solutions Questions Solutions
Spring 2017 Questions Solutions Questions Solutions Questions Solutions
Fall 2016 Questions Solutions Questions Solutions Questions Solutions
Spring 2016 Questions Solutions Questions Solutions Questions Solutions

Past Course Websites

Spring Semester Summer Semester Fall Semester
Spring 2026 (Corrigan-Gibbs, Popa)
Spring 2023 (Peyrin, Popa) Summer 2023 (Madison, Ana) Fall 2023 (Peyrin)
Spring 2022 (Weaver) Summer 2022 (Fuzail, Peyrin) Fall 2022 (Peyrin)
Spring 2021 (Weaver) Summer 2021 (Nicholas, Peyrin) Fall 2021 (Popa, Weaver)
Spring 2020 (Popa, Wagner) Summer 2020 (Peyrin, Ryan) Fall 2020 (Weaver)
Spring 2019 (Popa, Weaver) Summer 2019 (Jawale, Dutra) Fall 2019 (Weaver)
Spring 2018 (Popa) Fall 2018 (Weaver)
Spring 2017 (Paxson) Fall 2017 (Weaver)
Spring 2016 (Popa, Wagner) Fall 2016 (Popa, Weaver)
Spring 2015 (Song)
Spring 2014 (Wagner)
Spring 2013 (Paxson)
Spring 2012 (Song)
Spring 2011 (Paxson)
Spring 2010 (Paxson, Wagner)
Spring 2008 (Song) Fall 2008 (Song)
Fall 2006 (Joseph, Tygar)
Fall 2005 (Joseph, Tygar, Vazirani, Wagner)