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The DS&A portion emphasizes basic knowledge and reasoning over in-depth problem analysis, since it has over 30 questions, and the entire comprehensive exam
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It is therefore recommended to take this practice test in a hour sitting, and without referring to the answers until the exam has been completed Grading of the exam
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