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1>>Goodtechnicalknowledge
2>>GoodunderstandingofBasicConcepts

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3>>Abilitytoapplytheknowledgeandconceptsonvarietyofproblems

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ToDevelop1and2youwillneedtoreadandunderstandreference
books,todevelop3youwillneedtosolvetheproblems.Nowquestionisfrom
wheretogettheproblemsortheMCQs,theansweristheproblemsaregiven
atthebackofeverychapterinthereferencebooks,youwillneedtosolvethose
problems,maybenotallofthem.Problemsreveallotoftruthandclearour
misconceptionandfalseconvictions.AndGATEhascertainpropertythatlot
ofQuestionsinitarebasedonconceptsthatarerevealedincertainproblems
inreferencebooks.Soitsreallyreallyimportanttohaveashotatthe
problems.
DISCRETEMATHEMATICS
Istartedmypreparationwithdiscretemaths,andIwouldrecommendyou
alsotostartwiththisperticularsubjectbecausethisisthesubjectfromwhere
ComputerSciencespreadsout.Understandingofthissubjectisvery
important.Iusedfollowingbooks:
1>>"Discretemathsanditsapplications"ByKennethRosen
ThisisanexcellentbookforGATEpreps.Lotofproblemsaregivenattheend
ofeverychapterplusanswersarealsogiventooddnumberedexercises.The
explainationinthisbookisreallyverygoodand"easytounderstand".This
bookismustreadforGATEpreps.
2>>bookbyTremblayandManohar
IrecommendyoutoreadthisbookafteryouhavereadRosensbook.The
contentsinthisbookishardtocomprehend.Youneedtohaveyourbasics
clearedbeforeyouattemptthisbook.Thisbookisalsoa"mustread".Ialso
havethelecturenotesondiscretemathsfromsomeprofatMcGuireuniversity
theadvancedcountingandrecurrencerelationpartisgood.
ALGORITHMS
IrecommendtoyoutoreadthissubjectalongwithDiscretemathsorafteryou

havecompleteddiscretemaths.Iusedonlyonebookforthis
subjectandfoundthattobemorethanenoughforGATE.
1>>"IntroductiontoAlgorithms"ByT.H.Cormenetal.
Thisis"THE"bookforAlgorithms.TheBookissimplybrilliant,itmakesyou
understandeverydetailsofAlgorithms.Sothisbookisamustread.AlthoughI
didnotreadtheentirething.HereisthelistofchaptersthatIhadread.Ifyou
areinterestedofcourseyoucanreadtheentirebook.
Chapter1,2,3,4[excluding4.4],6,7[excluding7.3],8,10,11[excluding
11.5],12[excluding12.4],18,22,23,24[excluding24.4and24.5]forNP
Completenessyoucanread34also.InadditiontothisbookIstrongly
recommendyoutoseethevideolecturesfromMIT.Thelecturesaregivenby
Lieserson[whoBTWisalsooneoftheauthorsofCLRS]andErikdemaine.The
lecturesareabsolutelybrilliant.YoumaydownloadthemfromFreeOnline
CourseMaterials
DATASTRUCTURES
Ididnotreadthissubjectexclusively.Imostlyparticipatedindiscussionsin
Algorithmsanddatastructurescommunitiesonorkut.Thatisithinkmore
thanenough.
THEORETICALCOMPUTERSCIENCE
IinitiallytriedtodecipherUllmansbookbutIfoundthecontenttoomuchfor
mybraintocomprehend.SoIswitchedto"IntroductiontoComputerTheory"
ByDanielCohen.The
contentsinthisbookarelucid.Alsosolvingoratleastattemptingtheproblems
in
theexercisesisamust.ButitsreallygreatifyoucouldreadUllman.
DATABASEMANAGEMENTSYSTEMS
IusedKorthandNavatheforthis.InitiallyIreadkorthbecauseitislucidand
thenonlyfornormalizationireadNavathe.Thedatabasedesignpartinkorth
isdifficultsoreadthispartwithutmostconcentrationandyoumayrequire
severalreadingsbeforeyoubegintounderstandthings.
OPERATINGSYSTEMS
Readthisfromfollowingbooks:
1>>OperatingSystemConceptsByGalvinetal.
2>>Stallings
AttemptproblemsinStallingstheyareveryimportantespeciallyproblemson
memorymanagementandvirtualmemory.InGalvinthetheoryonmemory
managementisexcellent.
DigitalDesign
Read"DigitalDesign"Bymorrismano[period].

COMPUTERARCHITECTURE
Readthisfromfollowingbooks
1>>"ComputerArchitecture"ByMorrismano
2>>"ComputerOrganization"ByZacky,hamacher
3>>"ComputerOrganizationHardware/SoftwareInterface"By
HennesseyandPatterson
Readbook1almostcompletelythenreadmemorysystemfrombook2then
youcanread
book3,Ihadreadonlytheperformancemeasurementchapterfrombook
3asitisnotgiveninanyotherbookandalsosolvenumericalsfromexercises
theyare
veryveryimportant.Irecommendyoutoreadthis
subjectafter"DigitalDesign".

COMPUTERNETWORKS
Ihadreadthissubjectonlyfromforouzanandhadreadsomechaptersfrom
Comersbook.Attempttheexercisesfromforouzantheyare
important.
Cprogramming
Youreadthisfrom"theCprogramminglanguage"bykernighanandRitchie
thatismorethanenoughplusspendsometimeinactually
programminginCthatisthebestwayyoucanlearnC.
C++

IdontknowC++muchandIdidnotreadanythingforC++.Dontbespoiled,
youcanreadC++completereferenceif
youwishto.

CompilerDesign
"People"sayUllmansbookisexcellentsoyoucanreaditfromUllmanifyou
believe"People".Inthefinalphaseofyourpreps"try"tosolveGATEpapers.
TheanswersfortheGATEpapersarenotpresentanywherebutstillyou
shouldattemptthemanyway.Thiswillgiveyouconfidencethatyoucan
actuallysolveGATE.Youcanreadallthesubjectsgivenhereyoucanskipone
ortwoifyoudonthavemuchtimeButmoreimportantthingisto
"MASTER"atleast2or3subjects.Alsoactivelyparticipateindiscussionsat
GATECSorGATECS/IT2009andAlgorithmsandDatastructures
communityinorkut thathelpsalotinpatchingfewloopholesinour
concepts
andenhancingyourproblemsolvingskills.Thatsitguys,thismuchisIthink
enoughtocrackGATE.Youcanofcourse
Deviceyourownmethodsandsetofbooks.Justbeconfidentyoucandoit!
ThesearefewURLs
WhichIthink"might"behelpful
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3upvotesbyAghamarshanaMeduri,RituparnaChakraborty,andShekharSuman.

Thereisawonderfulbooktitled"MultipleChoiceQuestions(MCQs)in
ComputerSciencebymyfriendTimothyWilliams.Itisalsoaverygood
referencematerialforthosewhoareseriousabouttheirGATEexam
preparation.
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1)MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology'sFreeOnlineCourseMaterials
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