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Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) Computers, Mathematics, and Science and Technology Flashcards
58 question-and-answer cards covering Computers, Mathematics, and Science and Technology as it is examined in Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT). 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Computers, Mathematics, and Science and Technology deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
How many degrees are in the interior angles of a triangle, and of a quadrilateral?
A triangle's interior angles sum to 180 degrees; a quadrilateral's sum to 360 degrees.
What is the formula for the volume of a rectangular box (rectangular prism)?
Volume = length times width times height.
How do you calculate distance given rate and time?
Distance = rate times time (d = rt).
How do you calculate simple interest?
Interest = Principal times Rate times Time (I = PRT).
If a shirt costs $40 and is discounted 25%, what is the sale price?
$30 (25% of $40 is $10, so $40 minus $10 equals $30).
What is Newton's Second Law of Motion?
Force equals mass times acceleration (F = ma).
What is the difference between an element and a compound?
An element is a pure substance made of one type of atom; a compound is a substance made of two or more different elements chemically bonded together.
What are the three states of matter and what distinguishes them?
Solid (fixed shape and volume), liquid (fixed volume, takes container's shape), and gas (no fixed shape or volume); they differ in particle arrangement and energy.
What is the difference between a physical and a chemical change?
A physical change alters form or appearance without changing chemical composition (e.g., melting ice); a chemical change produces a new substance (e.g., burning wood).
What does the pH scale measure, and what is neutral?
It measures acidity/alkalinity from 0 to 14; 7 is neutral, below 7 is acidic, and above 7 is basic (alkaline).
What are the layers of the Earth from outside to center?
Crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core.
What is photosynthesis?
The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce glucose (energy) and release oxygen.
What are the steps of the scientific method?
Make an observation, form a question, propose a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, analyze the data, and draw a conclusion.
What is the difference between a hypothesis and a theory?
A hypothesis is a testable, tentative explanation for an observation; a theory is a well-substantiated explanation supported by a large body of evidence.
What is the law of conservation of energy?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another; the total energy in an isolated system remains constant.
What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable energy, with examples?
Renewable energy is naturally replenished (solar, wind, hydro); nonrenewable energy exists in finite amounts (coal, oil, natural gas).
What is the greenhouse effect?
The trapping of heat in Earth's atmosphere by gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, which warms the planet's surface.
What is DNA and what is its function?
Deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, and functioning of living organisms.
What is a vaccine and how does it work?
A biological preparation that stimulates the immune system to recognize and fight a specific pathogen, providing immunity without causing the disease.
What is artificial intelligence (AI)?
The simulation of human intelligence by machines, enabling them to perform tasks like learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and pattern recognition.
What is the difference between machine learning and traditional programming?
In traditional programming, explicit rules are coded by humans; in machine learning, systems learn patterns and rules automatically from data.
What is blockchain technology?
A distributed, decentralized digital ledger that records transactions across many computers so records cannot be altered retroactively without consensus.
What is cloud computing?
The delivery of computing services—servers, storage, databases, software—over the Internet, allowing on-demand access without owning physical infrastructure.
What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?
A network of physical objects embedded with sensors and software that connect and exchange data over the Internet.
What this deck covers
The Computers, Mathematics, and Science and Technology deck follows the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) Computers, Mathematics, and Science and Technology syllabus — 4 chapters and 13 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 14.5 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 114 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Computers, Mathematics, and Science and Technology flashcards FAQ
How many Computers, Mathematics, and Science and Technology flashcards are in this Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) deck?
58 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 58-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Computers, Mathematics, and Science and Technology cards cover?
They follow the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) Computers, Mathematics, and Science and Technology syllabus — 4 chapters and 13 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.