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CLEP Information Systems

Provider
College Board; ETS operates the online testing platform as subcontractor
Format
Computer-delivered, primarily multiple-choice subject examination
Time limit
90 minutes; tutorials and personal-information entry are additional
Passing score
ACE recommends 50 for three semester hours; each institution sets its own credit-granting policy
Exam fee
$97 exam fee plus the applicable test-center or remote-proctoring administration fee
Examination outline

The authority publishes percentage 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.

  • Office and Technology Applications — Official range: 20–20% (Practice allocation: 20%)
    • Productivity software
    • Office systems
    • Specialized systems
    • E-commerce
    • Enterprise-wide systems
    • Business strategies
    • Information processing methods
  • Internet and World Wide Web — Official range: 15–15% (Practice allocation: 15%)
    • Online networks
    • Online services
    • Communications
    • Web browsers
    • Web technologies
    • Website development
  • Security — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 12.5%)
    • Malware
    • Privacy concerns
    • Management and controls
    • Disaster recovery
  • Hardware and Systems Technology — Official range: 15–15% (Practice allocation: 15%)
    • Devices
    • Functions
    • Network architectures
    • Computer classification
    • Wireless technologies
  • Software Development — Official range: 10–10% (Practice allocation: 10%)
    • Methodologies
    • Processes
    • Implementation
    • Standards
  • Data Management and Programming Concepts — Official range: 15–15% (Practice allocation: 15%)
    • Management
    • Data
    • File organization
    • Database management systems
    • Programming logic
    • Methodologies
  • Social and Ethical Implications and Issues — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 12.5%)
    • Economic and business decisions
    • Property rights
    • Effects of information technology on jobs
    • Careers in IS
    • Social networking
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