Certificate Exam Recommendation
1. PAT Computer Programming Ability Test
Official website: PAT Computer Programming Aptitude Test
PAT is a programming test website developed by Zhejiang University. It is divided into three types: B, A, and top. They all use a question to write the program described in this question, mainly to examine the basic grammar, algorithm and data structure. Ability.
Held time : Held 3 times a year, usually in March, September and December each year.
Optional languages : c/c++, java, python and other languages are all available.
Game duration : 3 hours for each group.
Registration fee: 256 yuan.
Competition system: IOI competition system, that is, there will be feedback after each question is submitted. You can see "pass", "operation error", "answer error", etc., and even see how many points you have scored for each question in real time. Points are awarded for the number of test points passed on a question. There is no limit to the number of submissions for each question, and only the last submission shall prevail.
Entry Requirements : Anyone can participate regardless of whether they are college students or not.
Competition question types : The questions for each language test are the same, but the questions for the top-level, first-level, and second-level test groups are different, and only programming questions are tested.
Competition venue : Online exam, prepare two cameras by yourself.
Offline exams, PAT currently has more than 70 test sites, distributed in 51 cities in 26 provinces/municipalities, involving 67 partner colleges.
Group description : PAT is divided into top level (English, 3 questions), level A (English, 4 questions), and level B (Chinese, 5 questions). The full score is 100 points.
If it is an ordinary test of personal ability, the difficulty of level B is the first choice, and you are familiar with the way of setting the questions. Level B is mainly Chinese questions, which is mainly convenient for practice.
If you feel that your ability is good enough, you can go directly to the vest class, mainly in English. By examining the ability of the algorithm, you can also examine the English ability.
Regardless of whether it is Class A or Class B, you can choose your own compilation environment.
Previous years' real papers (charged) : ES | Education Supermarket
Practice system (free) : PTA | Auxiliary teaching platform for programming experiments
Awards : A score report will be issued after the exam. The School of Computer Science and the School of Software, Zhejiang University also use the results of the PAT (Class A, top-level) within one year as the results of the computer-based re-examination for postgraduate admissions. In addition, many companies can waive the computer test and give priority to admission for those with excellent PAT scores. For details, please refer to the evaluation from the PAT Enterprise Alliance .
2. CCF CSP certification
Official website: CCF CSP certification
Held time : Since 2014, it will be held three times a year, generally in March, September and December each year.
Registration time : Generally, registration starts one or two months before each exam.
Registration fee : 400 yuan for non-members, 200 yuan for members. Members only need to spend 50 yuan to open for one year, and three certifications within one year can enjoy the membership price (the membership seems to be suspended recently).
Available languages : C/C++, Java and Python. When registering, you must choose the language environment for the test.
Entry Requirements : Anyone can participate regardless of whether they are college students or not.
Description of grouping : There is no grouping, and all candidates take the same set of questions in each session.
Exam length : 4 hours.
Exam questions : 5 questions, all of which are programming questions. The general difficulty increases according to the question number.
Exam location : Offline exam , there are more than 80 certification points across the country.
Special Note: Need to fill in the certification body, general individual school.
If non-certification point students sign up for the exam, please contact the certification point teacher to confirm the epidemic prevention requirements in advance, and continue to register after confirming that the requirements are met.
Exam competition system : OI competition system, that is, there is no feedback after each question is submitted, and finally the corresponding score is obtained according to the number of test points passed for each question. There is no limit to the number of submissions for each question, and only the last submission shall prevail.
Previous years' real questions : CCF CSP certification , after registration and login, "Registration Exam" - "Mock Exam".
Awards : After 3 working days after the certification, you can log on to the official website to view the results, and you can download and print the electronic version of the transcript with the red official seal. Some schools use CSP scores as graduation requirements, postgraduate requirements, or computer-based test-free conditions for postgraduate entrance examinations, and some companies give priority to candidates with excellent CSP scores. In addition, if the score reaches a certain standard (the score requirements are different in different regions), you can sign up for the CCF CCSP sub-division competition and the CCF CCSP competition. Additional fees are required for registration.
3. Team Programming Ladder Competition
Official website: Team Programming Ladder Competition
Holding time : The competition time is generally scheduled to be held on a selected date from March to May every year.
Registration time : Generally, the deadline is ten days before the holding time.
Registration fee : The competition registration fee is 500 yuan/team, and the conference fee is 150 yuan/person.
Available languages : C, C++ and Java.
Participation requirements : The teachers of each school need to register and apply for a team before students can sign up, and the teachers will lead the team to participate. Each team member must be a registered undergraduate or junior college student of the institution of higher learning to which the team belongs. Each team consists of a maximum of 10 players, and each team member uses a computer to compete independently.
Group Description : The competition is divided into 3 groups: Everest Competition (undergraduate group), Huashan Sword Competition (undergraduate group), and Sea Race (specialist group). "Striving for the Ding" group; junior college students can participate in any group. In the competition, 3 different groups use the same set of questions and compete at the same time according to the unified scoring rules.
Game length : 3 hours.
Competition question type : all programming questions. The competition questions are divided into 3 levels: the basic level has 8 questions, including 2 questions of 5 points, 10 points, 15 points, and 20 points each, with a full score of 100 points; the advanced level has 4 questions, each question 25 points, The full score is 100 points; there are 3 questions for reaching the top level, each question is worth 30 points, and the full score is 90 points.
Competition location : Offline competition , there are thirty or forty competition points across the country.
Competition system : IOI competition system, that is, there will be feedback after each question is submitted. You can see "pass", "operation error", "answer error", etc., and even see how many points you have scored for each question in real time. Points are awarded for the number of test points passed on a question. There is no limit to the number of submissions for each question, and only the last submission shall prevail.
Practice system : PTA | Program design experiment auxiliary teaching platform (that is, the online automatic judgment system used in the competition) provides practice questions including previous real questions. Yes, it is the same practice system as PAT.
Awards : The three groups of the competition set up the National University Award, National Team Award, Individual Grand Prize, Individual Excellence Award, Special Award, and Successful Participation Award; at the same time, each province sets up the Provincial University Award and Team Award.
4. Blue Bridge Cup Competition
Official website: Blue Bridge Cup Competition - National College Student TMT Industry Competition
Application period : generally from September to December every year.
Holding time : Generally, the provincial competition in March and the final in June of the following year are registered. Only the first prize in the provincial competition can enter the national final in Beijing. Held once a year, 2020 will be the 11th session.
Registration fee : 300 yuan.
Optional languages : c/c++, java, python.
Participation requirements : Postgraduate, undergraduate and higher vocational college students who have official full-time student status and meet the registration requirements of relevant subjects (subject to the status at the time of registration), compete on an individual basis.
Group description : graduate student group, university A group, university B group, university C group. Graduate students can only apply for the graduate group. 985 and 211 undergraduates can only apply for University Group A and above. Undergraduates from other institutions can choose to apply for University Group B and above. Vocational colleges and universities can apply for University Group C or choose any group. . The python direction only sets the university group. The topics of each group are only partly the same, and each group competes and awards separately.
Game length : 4 hours.
Competition location : offline competition. The provincial competition has match points all over the country, and the finals are held in Beijing.
Competition question type : 5 fill-in-the-blank questions + 5 programming questions. Fill-in-the-blank questions generally require programming to solve, with a full score of 150 points.
Competition system : OI competition system, that is, there is no feedback after each question is submitted. Fill in the blank questions are either full marks or 0 points. Programming questions are finally awarded corresponding points based on the number of test points passed for each question. There is no limit to the number of submissions for each question, and only the last submission shall prevail.
Past questions : details
Official practice system : "Lanqiao Cup" practice system
Awards : The competition is divided into provincial competitions and finals. All award-winning contestants can receive award certificates jointly issued by the Talent Exchange Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the competition organizing committee.
Provincial competition : First, second and third prizes are set for each group of the provincial competition, and the proportions are 10%, 20% and 30% respectively. The first prize winners in the provincial competition will be eligible to enter the national finals held in Beijing.
Finals : 5% of the first prize, 20% of the second prize, 25% of the third prize, and no more than 50% of the excellent prize. Zero scores will not be awarded.
