From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cheat sheet
Cheat sheet
rote memorization is not as important as either basic ed-
ucation or intense graduate studies, high school or un-
dergraduate students may be permitted to consult their
own notes during the exam (which is not considered
cheating). The act of preparing a so-called cheat sheet is
also an educational exercise, thus students are typically
only allowed to use cheat sheets they have written them-
selves. In such usage a cheat sheet is a physical piece of
paper, often filled with equations and/or facts in com-
pressed writing. Modern students often print cheat
sheets in extremely small font, fitting an entire page of
notes in the palm of their hands during the exam.
A cheat sheet that is used contrary to the rules of an exam may The term can also apply to the fully worked solution
need to be small enough to conceal in the palm of the hand for exams or work sheets normally handed out to univer-
sity staff to ease marking.
As reference cards
Main article: Reference card
In more general usage, a "cheat sheet" is any short (one
or two page) reference to terms, commands, or symbols
where the user is expected to understand the use of such
terms etc but not necessarily to have memorized all of
them. Many computer applications, for example, have
cheat sheets included in their documentation which list
keystrokes or menu commands needed to achieve specif-
ic tasks to save the user the effort of digging through an
entire manual to find the keystroke needed to, for exam-
ple, move between two windows. An example of such a
cheat sheet is one for the Gimp photo editing software.[1]
Some academic and technical publishers also publish
cheat sheets for software packages and technical topics.
In some cases these are also intended as display items in
that they are colourful and visually appealing.
Web-based cheat sheets in the second sense de-
scribed above, such as a reference to terms, commands,
or symbols, have become extremely common.
In modern open-book internet-based examinations,
the "cheat sheet" (loaded onto a USB stick for example)
may be regarded as an essential component. Specifically,
from the examiner’s point of view, what the student
loads is a strong indication of what the student knows. It
Cheat sheet in a juice box is easier to click-direct from stick rather than typing.[cita-
tion needed]
A cheat sheet or crib sheet is a concise set of notes used
for quick reference. "Cheat sheet" may also be rendered See also
"cheatsheet".
• Reference card
Cheat sheets are so named because they may be used
• Academic dishonesty
by students without the instructor’s knowledge to cheat
on a test. However, at middle levels of education where
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cheat sheet
References External links
[1] "GIMP Keys and Mouse Reference". • Our favourite Cheat Sheets
http://docs.gimp.org/en/key-reference.html. • All our cheatsheets in one page
Retrieved 2008-03-08. • Quicklycode - Cheat sheets and programming stuff
• DevCheatSheet - Cheat sheets for developers
• A cheat sheets creator for Windows
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