Today, the results of the Unified State Exam are the only opportunity for free higher education. Without high scores, it is simply impossible to enter the budget of a prestigious university for popular specialties such as economics, law, computer security, etc. Most people are simply not able to pay tuition - only a few can pay from 100 thousand rubles a year.
At the same time, the school curriculum, in most cases, does not include the topics laid down in the exam. Yes, and most school teachers are not able to give the student the level that is necessary to obtain high scores. From students, you can often hear about rewriting textbooks instead of competent teaching, solving in the classroom not at all the examples they need, a small number of the lessons they need.
So what should the student and parents do? Most parents try to find their child on the necessary subject, which, in principle, is correct, especially if we take such subjects as mathematics and physics. Preparation for these subjects is extremely difficult: for passing mathematics it is necessary to solve a huge number of different options for tasks, in physics - to know all the necessary laws, formulas, and be able to apply them.
The principle of passing an exam in computer science is fundamentally different from passing the above subjects. Firstly, most of the tasks are typical, and to complete them, you do not need to solve hundreds of different options. Secondly, some of the tasks are designed for the ability to think logically. Many students, for the first time taking a trial version in computer science, are sincerely surprised that the tasks are like puzzles, and begin to solve them in their free time just for fun.
How to prepare yourself for the Unified State Exam?
Here you need to understand that some tasks are extremely difficult, and will require maximum effort from the student not only to solve them, but even to understand what they want from him at all. However, to get a passing score (40 points in 2013), you just need to hover over the tasks for several hours. And this is with almost zero knowledge base on the subject.
Tasks of the exam in computer science can be divided into several main blocks:
- Programming. Traditionally the most difficult section of the exam. The problem is that in most secondary schools, teachers give a minimum level of programming, or even completely bypass this topic. And the student simply can not understand the basic principles of the program. However, on the modern Internet there is a huge amount of reference materials written in a language understood by the student. Nevertheless, it is highly advisable to hire a tutor to study this topic, at least for basic knowledge.
- Logics. The second most difficult section of the exam. To complete most tasks, it is necessary to solve a logical equation or system, to be able to work with sets.
- The amount of information. What could be simpler than counting the number of bytes in a text document? Given that the number of characters in this document and the size of each character are given.
- Spreadsheets. Here you need to know the basic mathematical functions of the MS EXCEL program and the principle of addressing the cells in the table. Excel is installed in most people with Microsoft Office, and it’s easy to solve tasks at home.
- Work with number systems. Here you will need to remember : the ability to share with the remainder and solve examples in a column, because USE calculator is prohibited to use.
- Various tasks on thinking, logic, counting.
Of course, with due desire, it’s quite possible to prepare for the exam yourself and gain 60-80 points, but it is highly desirable to find a tutor, or, in extreme cases, just a computer savvy person who can point out errors and suggest the right solution. It is enough to come to such a person once a week or two with written tasks in which there are problems. And, of course, to actively use the Internet - in programming forums, on social networks, on thematic sites, a huge number of all kinds of tasks with a detailed solution.
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