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2007 January 12th, 09:50 PM
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Advice needed for GRE CS prep - Test on April 14 , 2007
Dear Friends,
I have registered for the GRE CS test to be held on April 14 2007. This means i have about three months for preparation. I have an undergraduate degree in Software Engineering ( CS ) ,which i took in what looks way back , in 2000. I have worked in the industry for 6 years , in the fields of embedded systems design and development , as well as in software quality assurance. Based on my profile and the time available for preparation, what would you advise on the best way to prepare for the test. Which books to follow , what tips and tricks can i exploit , what routine , i.e. number of hours of study each day , etc etc would you suggest. This , as well as any other relevant advice is more than welcome . thanks in advance, and regards Taha |
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2007 January 13th, 07:00 PM
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Some of the advice in this forum has been:
- Study as much as you can since it is impossible to overprepare. This will likely be the hardest test you will ever take. It is not easy studying for this exam because it covers so many different topics. - Don't obsess about any particular topic since the test covers a wide range of material. - Start studying today since you cannot cram for this test. The amount of time you need to study each day depends on how well you currently do on the practice test in the GRE CS booklet. - In order to help remember everything, create an outline. - Solving problems is better preparation for the test than reading textbooks chapter-by-chapter. My own advice is that procrastination is the greatest enemy, so it may help to feel a sense of urgency now if you don't feel a sense of urgency already. Pretend the test is just a few weeks away. Regarding which books and materials to use, I would read the archives to see what others have suggested since this forum is relatively dead most of the time. The most popular suggestion other than the official practice booklet has been the Titanium Bits Study Guide, which includes sample problems with explanations and a recommended reading list.
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2007 January 15th, 03:30 PM
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Computer Organization ???
Calm,
Can you suggest the book for Digital Logic Design topic of the syllabus? I have been going through the past posts in this forum. Got a hell lot of stuff. But which book do we use for Digital Logic Design? There are two books by Hennessy-Patterson. The Quantitative approach one and the other titled "Computer Organisation and Design" ... Which one do we use?? Or do we use Stallings or Hayes ??? Can't make my mind here. Have read Hayes before ... Haven't been too impressed with it. Any suggestions?? Ashish |
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2007 January 16th, 08:16 AM
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Thanks
Yeah Calm,
Everyone has been stressing the importance of practice ... I will take up your advice and look up the practice questions. The thing is that I graduated in 2004. Its been a long time since I have seen this stuff .....  BTW, thanks a lot for the links, man ... Appreciate that ...  Ashish |
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2007 January 16th, 06:00 PM
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1. Take a sample test. No matter how hard it seems finish it.
2. Take 2 days to analyze the questions from the taken practice exam. Try to understand what they like to ask and your strengths and weaknesses. 3. Read from undergrad CS books. I don't think there are better preparation materials than those books. But you have to understand where you have to concentrate and where you can just skim through. 4. Use this forum to get materials like practice tests and suggestions. |
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2007 January 16th, 06:14 PM
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For some things, Wikipedia articles and the archives of this forum provide better explanations than my textbooks. However, for subjects like automata and graph theory, I rely heavily on textbooks in addition to lecture notes, problem sets, and other online course materials. The textbooks I own that I appreciate the most are: - Discrete Math by Rosen (provides answers to half of the exercises; a solutions manual is also available) - Algorithms by Cormen, et. al. (does not provide answers to exercises but is the most popular book on algorithms) - Introduction to the Theory of Computation by Sipser - Programming Language Pragmatics by Scott BTW, most of these books or descent substitutes may be available at university libraries.
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2007 January 16th, 09:01 PM
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Anyway, when you solve the practice booklets and the past exams, refresh your memory on everything you don't understand or remember. If you had good education, this should be enough. E.g., I completed the B.Sc. in 2000, so your 2004 is pretty fresh.  |
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2007 January 16th, 11:35 PM
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Admit Profiles, CS Internships, TopCoder, Programming Challenges Applying to Ph.D. Programs in Computer Science GRE Computer Science Subject Test: ETS Booklet (solutions at Yahoo GRECS group), MFT, Titanium Bits, Guide, Ullman CS Book, Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Old Links more CS practice: Stanford Comps GATE CS/IT: 2009 Solutions, GATEForum, Yahoo, Freshers, Q & A, Mock Exams & Solutions, GATEMentor Last edited by CalmLogic : 2007 January 17th at 02:04 AM. |
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2007 January 17th, 10:15 AM
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 And Borat ... That is one hell of a score, Sir ... Hats off .... To tell u the truth, it's gonna be pretty embarrasing for me to take that test, Pavel ... But better flunk here than in AGRE, right?? Borat, could you please mail me that archive of yours ... Would really appreciate it ... My mail id is Ashish.Misra@capgemini.com Ashish. |
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