What is the exam schedule for the second term?

W: Hi, Professor.
M: Hi, Joy.
W: Could you please give me some information of exam schedule?
M: I will be happy to. The dates for the first term are December 5 to December 15. (1)The dates for the second term are April 1 to April 13.
W: How long are exams?
M: Exams are normally three-hour long.
W: Where do we take exams?
M: (2) You must book a room for a three-hour exam. The department will arrange a supervisor.
W: I see. And how does the school arrange the exam schedule for each student?
M: Early next month, there will be a sign-up sheet posted in the faculty lounge. You can choose a square on this draft schedule. The dean then draws up the filial schedule to avoid students having two exams scheduled at the same time.
W: That’s a good idea. So I just have to sign the sheet in the faulty lounge asking when I want my exam.
M: Yes, it is not at all certain when the exam will be, but it gives Dean Anderson a place to start.
W: Then he can use computer to arrange the schedule, right?
M: Not really, he still has to do most of it manually, consulting his computer to see which students registered in each course have ordered exams. Doing an exam schedule is quite complex. Quite often, (3) he consults the schedule from the previous year.