hi guys,
i am from coimbatore. I am also preparing for the Nov 2012 GRE computer science.Lets plan our syllabus first and start working on.
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS AND METHODOLOGY — 40% A. Data organization
Data types, Data structures and implementation techniques
B. Program control and structure
Iteration and recursion, Procedures, functions, methods, and exception handlers, Concurrency,communication, and synchronization
C. Programming languages and notation
Constructs for data organization and program control, Scope, binding, and parameter passing, Expression evaluation
D. Software engineering
Formal specifications and assertions, Verification techniques, Software development models, patterns, and tools
E. Systems
Compilers, interpreters, and run-time systems, Operating systems, including resource management and protection/security, Networking, Internet, and distributed systems, Databases, System analysis and development tools
II. COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE — 15%
A. Digital logic design
Implementation of combinational and sequential circuits, Optimization and analysis
B. Processors and control units
Instruction sets, Computer arithmetic and number representation, Register and ALU organization, Data paths and control sequencing
C. Memories and their hierarchies
Performance, implementation, and management, Cache, main, and secondary storage, Virtual memory, paging, and segmentation
D. Networking and communications
Interconnect structures (e.g., buses, switches, routers), I/O systems and protocols, Synchronization
E. High-performance architectures
Pipelining superscalar and out-of-order execution processors, Parallel and distributed architectures
III. THEORY AND MATHEMATICAL BACKGROUND — 40%
A. Algorithms and complexity
Exact and asymptotic analysis of specific algorithms, Algorithmic design techniques (e.g. greedy, dynamic programming, divide and conquer), Upper and lower bounds on the complexity of specific problems, Computational complexity, including NP-completeness
B. Automata and language theory
Models of computation (finite automata, Turing machines), Formal languages and grammars (regular and context free), Decidability
C. Discrete structures
Mathematical logic, Elementary combinatorics and graph theory, Discrete probability, recurrence relations, and number theory
Guys this is how i am planning the syllabus.
Looking at the important topics,
I am planning to go with Discrete maths for 1 week till sept 8 goin through the ADUNI video lecture,then the following weeks with Algorithms and complexity and then Theory of compuatation all ADUNI lecture videos till 23rd sept.
Then some 10 days on Computer Architecture and remaing on the first part software systems and methodology and review some question papers.It really short time guys. Have to work hard.