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The exam is 110 minutes. You will have an additional 15 minutes to print (if available), scan and upload. If you submit after the allotted time, your exam will be considered late and may incur a late penalty. After you complete your exam, scan your solutions into one .pdf file. Please upload your completed exam file by clicking on the “Add File” button underneath Question 1’s blank answer field. Download exam file here: EE 483 Midterm The time limit for this exam is 110 minutes. Calculators or other electronic aids are not permitted. The exam is closed book, expect that the students are allowed to bring one lettersize handwritten sheet of notes front and back. (Handwritten means pen or pencil applied to paper—handwriting on a tablet and then printing to paper is not allowed. If your exam utilizes Gradescope’s Student App, do NOT upload to Gradescope. You will only upload your scanned exam file to this D2L quiz. 

You are creating a two-tier architecture using a CloudFormation template. How can you ensure that the web server instances are created only after the RDS databases have been successfully provisioned?

Please answer the following question in Spanish or English. El día de los muertos es una festividad predominantemente en México, los Estados Unidos y Centroamérica que celebra a los muertos el 31 de octubre hasta el 2 de noviembre. Las personas recuerdan a los fallecidos (departed) y sus vidas. La familia hace una ofrenda (altar) donde la familia de los fallecidos ponen flores, calaveras (skulls) y fotos de los fallecidos también con su comida favorita. Las personas de la familia ponen fruta y pan en la ofrenda como un símbolo de la abundancia. Las familias van a las tumbas para conmemorar  y celebrar los muertos. 1. What does the day of the dead celebrate? 2. Name 3 items the family puts on the altar.

Please translate the following phrases exactly into Spanish (using the article, adjective, and noun). 1. The red table: 2. The short dog: 3. The tall children: 4. The black computers:

Reading Comprehension (adapted from Lingua) Read the passage and answer the questions that follow in English or in Spanish. El día Me llamo María Pérez y tengo diecinueve años. Soy de Málaga, pero vivo en Granada. Soy estudiante de primer curso de Periodismo. De lunes a viernes me levanto (I get up) a las siete y media, desayuno (eat breakfast) y camino hasta la universidad. Entro en clase a las nueve y me voy a la una. Al medio día como la comida en mi casa y veo la televisión. Por la tarde, estudio hasta (until) las siete y después hablo con mis amigas. A nosotras nos gusta mucho el cine, el teatro y la música. Los viernes por la noche cenamos pizza y bailamos en la discoteca. Todos los sábados visito a mi familia en Málaga. El domingo por la tarde regreso a Granada y, si hace sol (if it’s sunny), voy con mi perro al parque. ¡Me encantan los animales! 1. What time does Maria get up? 2. Name one thing Maria does at noon. 3. Name one thing Maria does Friday night. 4. When does Maria do on Saturday’s? 5. When does Maria go to the park?  

  Instructions: 1. Please retype the sentence below, as it appears in English. 2. Then type your name below as an electronic signature.    I will maintain my academic integrity and complete this test without any means of assistance. [Type your name here as an electronic signature]  

Write 3 sentences describing things that you need to do this week (in Spanish)   Describe 3 cosas que necesitas hacer esta semana (en español). Be sure to use the verb “tener”  o “necesitar” in your response.

Choose the fallacy that best fits the following passage. All my science teachers believe that global warming is a serious problem. I guess that means that every teacher in this school believes that global warming is a serious problem.

Identify the following fallacy. Name it, define it, then describe what makes it fallacious. Be as specific as possible in your response. Argument: Every time I forget my coat in the winter, I get a cold. Clearly, forgetting my coat (being exposed to winter weather) causes me to get a cold.   

Which fallacy best describes the following passage? The Governor’s new property tax reduction idea will save more money for the wealthy than the middle class. Of course, he is all for the plan because it will benefit him and the rest of the multi-millionaires.