Management Information Systems

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I took the DSST MIS test a couple of weeks ago, and found it to be much, much easier than the CLEP IS & Apps test! The new MIS, at least the one I took, wasn't even close to being as deep or wide as the CLEP. My MIS test was 94 questions in a fairly narrow range. The HW questions were all extremely basic; the main focus seemed to be DBs/data mining, reasons for outsourcing, and distinctions between different types of mfg. and business systems. Very few questions related to SDLC, none on programming, lots on DBs. This may be considered an UL test, but it certainly seemed to be elementary IS to me. Honestly, the CLEP IS test is a much broader one than the new DSST MIS. If you're already moderately computer literate, read up on DBs & data mining and then go for it!
- Lia