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Useful materials

Practice tests and references. Work through these first; they are the best predictor of what the real exam looks like.

The old GRE Computer Science subject test and the ETS Major Field Test are close relatives, so the GRE practice tests are very good preparation. Each link below is a PDF on Google Drive. Where a worked solution set exists, it is listed under the test.

Practice tests

• GRE Computer Science Practice 1
  • Test, with answer key
  • Worked solutions: none, unfortunately. If you are at Texas A&M and get stuck, stop by PETR 344 and ask.
• GRE Computer Science Practice 2
  • Test, with answer key
  • Worked solutions, video playlist on YouTube
  • Worked solutions, written by Ori Yonay
• GRE Computer Science Practice 3
  • Test, with answer key
  • Worked solutions, written by Yonas Tesfazghi Weldeselassie
• ETS MFT Computer Science practice test
  • Test, with answer key
• TAMU MFT Computer Science practice test
  • Test, with answer key

Books and references

• Preparing for the GRE in Computer Science, by Christopher Scaffidi.
  • Book, with answers and solutions
• If you want more practice questions on the same topics, the GeeksforGeeks ISRO CS preparation page is a good source. The question style is similar.

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