Management Information Systems DANTES/DSST Test

DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support) / DSST (Dantes Subject Standardized Test)

There are 258 multiple-choice practice questions and detailed explanations contained in the Practice Tests and Study Guides below.

The ACE (American Council on Education) recommends 3 upper or lower level college credits for this exam.

Studying, and passing, the practice tests below will allow you to confidently take and pass your Management Information Systems DSST test. The overall key concepts, and specific individual points, that will allow you to pass your test are within the practice questions and detailed explanations.

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DSST Practice Test and Study Guides - Begin your studies here # of questions
Analysis and Design of Systems 39
Database Management 27
Foundations 20
Hardware and Software 32
Informational Support 31
Management of the MIS 22
MIS Issues 20
System Level 15
Systems Theory 17
Telecommunications 35


Course Information and Overview
This Dantes Test consists of material typically taught in an introductory-level college course. The actual Dantes Test is 90 questions and allows 120 minutes to complete.

According to Prometric this Management Information Systems Dantes/DSST Test consists of questions from the following subject areas:

  •  Computer Hardware (9%)
    Evolutionary history
    Terminology
    Hardware and components
    Hardware devices
  • Computer Software (10%)
    History and evolution software and programming
    Terminology
    Software types
  • Telecommunications and Networks (13%)
    Terminology
    The enterprise and the strategic importance
    Components of networks and telecommunications
    Network security
    Topology and protocols
  • Business Information Systems (15%)
    E-Commerce (Electronic Commerce)
    Different types of information systems
    Enterprise resource planning
  • Systems Analysis and Design (14%)
    Characteristics of a system
    Systems architecture and methodologies
    Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Managing Data Resources (15%)
    Data models and structures
    Database management systems (DBMS)
    Data query
  •  Business Decision Making (10%)
    Knowledge management (KM)
    Data mining and warehousing
    Data mining
  • MIS and the Organization (5%)
    Organization of MIS
    Relationship of MIS to the enterprise
    Value of the MIS function
  • MIS Issues (9%)
    Security (Data confidentiality)
    Hidden cost
    Ethics
    Privacy (Data confidentiality)
    Global issues

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