Looking at the little things.

It's the end of the 3rd week and I just finished taking the first exam. I'm skeptical about how well I did. Prior to the test, I went over the chapters again to refresh my memory from reading them in the past weeks, I gave myself plenty of time to study, I made notecards on all the red terms, as well as went through every slide on the powerpoints. I also got together with other students in the class to review the material. I felt very confident going into the test, and even more confident looking it over because it was all information I studied thoroughly. The test was very straightforward, simple, short, and easy. However, after starting the test I found myself unable to remember simple details of definitions. Some of the most prominent words that completely slipped my mind were 'Feedback' in a cybernetic system, 'Process' in Business Process Reengineering, 'Control' in Business Control Protocol, and 'Internet' in Internet Protocol. Some of the simple words such as internet crossed my mind but I overanalyzed it and thought it was too easy. Not to mention did I completely miss out on the information versus data question. I think while studying, I tried to focus on the more difficult concepts rather than the small details and simple ones. I'm not pleased with my performance but I now know what to do in order to better prepare myself for the next exam.