CSP Python & Cybersecurity Final 2026

Welcome to the Computer Science Principles: Python & Cybersecurity Final.

This repository contains everything you need to review, practice, and complete your final exam.

📁 Repository Structure

CSP-Python-Cybersecurity-Final-2026/
├── README.md                        ← You are here
├── review/
│   ├── python_review.md             ← Python concepts review sheet
│   ├── cybersecurity_review.md      ← Cybersecurity concepts review sheet
│   └── file_structures_review.md   ← File systems & structures review
├── practice/
│   ├── python_practice.py           ← Python practice exercises
│   └── cybersecurity_practice.py   ← Cybersecurity Python practice
└── final/
    └── final_exam.py                ← THE FINAL EXAM

🎯 Topics Covered

Python Fundamentals

• Variables, data types, and operators
• Conditionals (if, elif, else)
• Loops (for, while)
• Functions
• Lists, dictionaries, and strings
• File I/O (reading and writing files)

Cybersecurity Foundations

• What is cybersecurity and why it matters
• File systems and directory structures
• How files work (extensions, permissions, metadata)
• Basic encryption concepts (Caesar cipher)
• Passwords and authentication
• Common threats (malware, phishing, social engineering)

🖥️ GitHub Classroom Instructions

This assignment is distributed through GitHub Classroom. Follow these steps carefully:

1. Accept the Assignment

   • Click the GitHub Classroom assignment link provided by your teacher.
   • Sign in to GitHub (create a free account at github.com if you don't have one).
   • GitHub Classroom will automatically create a personal copy of this repository under your account.

2. Open Your Repository

   • After accepting, click "Go to your assignment repository".
   • Your repo will be named something like: CSP-Python-Cybersecurity-Final-2026-[your-username]

3. Complete the Final Exam

   • Open final/final_exam.py
   • Read each section carefully
   • Complete all functions and code blocks marked with # YOUR CODE HERE
   • Do NOT delete any existing code — only add your code
   • Run your file locally to verify your output before submitting

4. Submit Your Work

   • Commit and push your completed final/final_exam.py to your repository.
   • You can commit directly on GitHub.com or use a local Git client.
   • Your teacher will see your submission automatically — no email needed.

5. Verify Submission

   • Visit your repository on GitHub and confirm final/final_exam.py shows your completed code.
   • Check the commit history to make sure your latest changes were pushed.

💡 Tip: Review the files in review/ and run through practice/ before starting the final!

⚠️ Academic Integrity: Your work must be your own. Do not copy code from classmates.

🗓️ Scoring

Section	Topic	Points
Section 1	Python Basics	40 pts
Section 2	File I/O	40 pts
Section 3	Caesar Cipher	40 pts
Section 4	Password Checker	40 pts
Section 5	File System & Log Analysis	40 pts
TOTAL		200 pts