Jumpstart Topics for PhilNITS FE
A recent visitor (BK) to my blog wanted to know if I had a list of recommended topics to focus on in reviewing for the PhilNITS exam. So I came up with one.
Actually those who have attended my reviews were provided a list of Frequently Appearing Topics/Questions, plus subsequent discussions on them. But since that might be difficult to share here, let me give you a list of the 20 most important topics. As the actual scope of questions of PhilNITS is very wide, I hope this short list will be more manageable and can help get your review going:
- Radix Conversion
- Data Structures (Lists, Queues, Trees)
- Basic Search, and Sort Algorithms
- Flow-charts and Pseudo-codes
- Memory Architecture, and Performance Calculations
- Processor Performance Calculations
- Auxiliary Storage Capacity and Performance Calculations
- State Transitions
- Data Flow Diagrams
- Basic SQL Commands
- System Availability (MTBF, MTTR)
- Software Development Methodologies
- Testing Methodologies, and Phases
- OSI Basic Reference Model
- TCP/IP Addressing, and Common Protocols
- Database Normalization
- Public Key Cryptography
- Basic Accounting (Break-Even, Profit, Loss, Inventory)
- Seven QC Tools
- Arrow Diagrams, and Critical Path determination
As for Tips and Techniques on how to prepare for the exam, and how to improve your chances of passing, these past entries may be useful :
http://abrightfit.blogspot.com/2009/04/pointers-on-how-to-pass-philnits-fe.html
http://abrightfit.blogspot.com/2008/07/pointers-on-how-to-pass-philnits-fe.html
I hope you do study these topics. By the previous review sessions I have attended, I really do notice those frequently appearing topics.
Keep posted for more PhilNITS tips.
KENNETH
