Essay prompt: Literature, Identity, and Community: Explain how Midwestern Latinx literature builds community, identity, and political belonging. Use examples from Delgadillo & Vieira, Oscar Mireles, and class discussion. Discuss themes of erasure, visibility, everyday life, and the cultural politics of storytelling.

Essay prompt: Artivism and Counter-Hegemony: Explain how art (Chicano art, Art Build Workers, Voces de la Frontera) serves as a tool for community organizing, political education, and counter-hegemony. Discuss how art builds power, challenges dominant narratives, and mobilizes communities.

Which statement best describes how surfactant decreases the work of breathing?

The mean breaking strength of yarn used in manufacturing drapery material is an important measurement.  A random sample of 32 specimens is tested. The average breaking strength of the sample was 100.6 psi and the standard deviation of the sample was 2.1 psi . This copywritten question is part of a quiz or exam at Arizona State University and may not be reproduced or posted on any site without the permission of Dr. L. Chattin. If you wanted to test the hypothesis that the  variance was bigger than 4 psi2, the p-value would be _________ to 4 decimal places.    

How does hierarchical page table compare to single-level page table?

The mean breaking strength of yarn used in manufacturing drapery material is an important measurement.  A random sample of 32 specimens is tested. The average breaking strength of the sample was 100.6 psi and the standard deviation of the sample was 2.1 psi . This copywritten question is part of a quiz or exam at Arizona State University and may not be reproduced or posted on any site without the permission of Dr. L. Chattin. If you created a 99% two-sided CI on the variance, the lower bound would be _______ psi^2.  Answer to 4 decimal places.    

Lily’s computer is running slowly. With your expertise in systems, you’ve been asked to recommend upgrades that will enhance its performance. (a) [10pts] First, you profiled her computer and found out that fetching a page from memory takes 100ns and fetching it from the swap disk takes 20us, and the page fault rate is 50% on her computer. What is the average page access latency? (Hint: 1us = 1000ns. A 50% page fault rate means that 50% of the page references cause page faults.)   (b) [5pts] The first upgrade option is to increase the computer’s memory size. Assuming that doubling the memory size can reduce the page fault rate to 25%, what is the average page access latency after this upgrade?   (c) [5pts] The second upgrade option is to install a faster disk for swap. Assuming that this upgrade can reduce the latency for fetching a page from swap to 10us, what is the average page access latency after the upgrade? (Consider the second upgrade option separately from the first upgrade option.)

Jocelyn is one of Violet’s Facebook “friends.” They went to high school together but never saw each other outside of school. When Facebook reminds Jocelyn that it’s Violet’s birthday, she writes “Happy Birthday!” on her wall, but they do not communicate otherwise. Jocelyn and Violet are which of the following?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is considered to be the most important federal cabinet level agency.

Reflect on the four things that the textbook identifies a leader should do before a meeting. Which one do you think you already do well and why it is important? Which one could you improve and why?