Computer Science
- The test consists of about 70 multiple-choice
questions, some of which are grouped in sets and based on materials such as
diagrams, graphs, and program fragments.
- The test is divided into four categories. Approximate
distribution of questions in each edition of the test according to content
is as follows: software systems and methodology (40 percent): computer
organization and architecture (15 percent); theory and mathematical
background (40 percent); and other topics (5 percent).
Literature in English
- Each edition of the test contains approximately 230
questions on poetry, drama, biography, the essay, the short story, the
novel, criticism, literary theory, and the history of the language.
- Some questions are based on short works reprinted in
their entirety, some on excerpts from longer works.
- The test draws heavily on literature in English from
the British Isles, the United States, and other parts of the world.
- The critical questions test the ability to read a
literary text perceptively. Students are asked to examine a given passage of
prose or poetry and to answer questions about meaning, form and structure,
literary techniques, and various aspects of language.
- The test is divided into four parts: literary analysis
(40 to 55 percent); identification (15 to 20 percent); cultural and
historical contexts (20 to 25 percent); and history and theory of literary
criticism (10 to 15 percent).
Mathematics
- The test has about 66 multiple-choice questions drawn
from undergraduate-level courses.
- Approximately 50 percent of the questions involve
Calculus.
- Roughly 25 percent of the test covers elementary
algebra, linear algebra, abstract algebra, and number theory.
- The remaining areas of the test cover areas of
mathematics currently studied by the majority of undergraduates.
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