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Fas aptitude tests

  • 19-02-2009 11:49pm
    #1
    Jabster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭


    Has anybody completed a Fas aptitude test?

    Im doing a test for a fas programming course in two weeks?

    Was wondering if anybody has done the test before and what was in it?

    Cheers :D


Comments

  • #2
    Nolanger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,556 ✭✭✭Nolanger


    Can't remember much about it except I passed :p It's called a Computer Programming Battery test and is quite difficult. The only bit I recall are:
    *words - have to know the meaning of common words such as the difference between conglomerate and agglomerate
    *maths - fractions, percentages e.g. 500 / 0.01 = ? - given options in the answers
    *flowcharts - given a few flowcharts such as different-coloured snooker balls and must follow the paths and determine what colour comes out at the end
    That's it - quite difficult (and then there's an interview :eek:).
    It's an old-fashioned test - like something from the '60s (unless they've recently changed it :rolleyes:).


  • #3
    Jabster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭Jabster


    hey

    thanks for the reply.

    do you know of any sample aptitude tests online?

    Cheers.

    Im good with numbers etc,
    i hate interviews :eek:


  • #4
    Mena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,180 ✭✭✭Mena


    This may (or may not) help, it gives samples of each of the different types of tests these things contain.


  • #5
    Digihobo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭Digihobo


    @Jabster

    Hey, just did the test myself today. The time got to me, but the questions were doable, if you could spend the time at them. Anyone with programming experience would sinch the flow control problems at the end. Would of been handier to have a roughpad to work out some answers. Also a watch would have been ideal as there wasn't a clock in the room and the mobile obviously had to be turned off.

    It's 70% for a pass aparently.


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