FE Electrical and Computer — Information & Free Practice

The authority publishes question-count ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.

• Mathematics — Official range: 11–17 questions (Practice allocation: 11.02%)

  • Algebra and trigonometry
  • Complex numbers
  • Discrete mathematics
  • Analytic geometry
  • Calculus
  • Ordinary differential equations
  • Linear algebra
  • Vector analysis
• Probability and Statistics — Official range: 4–6 questions (Practice allocation: 3.94%)

  • Measures of central tendencies and dispersions
  • Probability distributions
  • Expected value
• Ethics and Professional Practice — Official range: 4–6 questions (Practice allocation: 3.94%)

  • Codes of ethics
  • Intellectual property
  • Safety
• Engineering Economics — Official range: 5–8 questions (Practice allocation: 5.12%)

  • Time value of money
  • Cost estimation
  • Risk identification
  • Analysis
• Properties of Electrical Materials — Official range: 4–6 questions (Practice allocation: 3.94%)

  • Semiconductor materials
  • Electrical
  • Thermal
• Circuit Analysis (DC and AC Steady State) — Official range: 11–17 questions (Practice allocation: 11.02%)

  • KCL, KVL
  • Series/parallel equivalent circuits
  • Thevenin and Norton theorems
  • Node and loop analysis
  • Waveform analysis
  • Phasors
  • Impedance
• Linear Systems — Official range: 5–8 questions (Practice allocation: 5.12%)

  • Frequency/transient response
  • Resonance
  • Laplace transforms
  • Transfer functions
• Signal Processing — Official range: 5–8 questions (Practice allocation: 5.12%)

  • Sampling
  • Analog filters
  • Digital filters
• Electronics — Official range: 7–11 questions (Practice allocation: 7.09%)

  • Models, biasing, and performance of discrete devices
  • Amplifiers
  • Operational amplifiers
  • Instrumentation
  • Power electronics
• Power Systems — Official range: 8–12 questions (Practice allocation: 7.87%)

  • Power theory
  • Transmission and distribution
  • Transformers
  • Motors and generators
• Electromagnetics — Official range: 4–6 questions (Practice allocation: 3.94%)

  • Electrostatics/magnetostatics
  • Electrodynamics
  • Transmission lines (high frequency)
• Control Systems — Official range: 6–9 questions (Practice allocation: 5.91%)

  • Block diagrams
  • Bode plots
  • Closed-loop response, open-loop response, and stability
  • Controller performance
• Communications — Official range: 5–8 questions (Practice allocation: 5.12%)

  • Basic modulation/demodulation concepts
  • Fourier transforms/Fourier series
  • Multiplexing
  • Digital communications
• Computer Networks — Official range: 4–6 questions (Practice allocation: 3.94%)

  • Routing and switching
  • Network topologies
  • Network types
  • Network models
  • Network intrusion detection and prevention
  • Security
• Digital Systems — Official range: 8–12 questions (Practice allocation: 7.87%)

  • Number systems
  • Boolean logic
  • Logic gates and circuits
  • Logic minimization
  • Flip-flops and counters
  • Programmable logic devices and gate arrays
  • State machine design
  • Timing
• Computer Systems — Official range: 5–8 questions (Practice allocation: 5.12%)

  • Microprocessors
  • Memory technology and systems
  • Interfacing
• Software Engineering — Official range: 4–6 questions (Practice allocation: 3.94%)

  • Algorithms
  • Data structures
  • Software implementation