Information Systems CLEP based on official practice test with
Answers Graded A 2025/2026
File extensions such as .txt, .bmp, and .mp3 are
used to identify a file's - ANSWER -Format A spreadsheet contains the values 4 and 6 in
cells C4 and D4, respectively. What value will be
displayed in cell F4 if it contains the formula
(C4^2+D4/4) ? - ANSWER -17.5
Which of the following network technologies
allows secure transmission of data over an
unsecured public network link between private
networks? - ANSWER -Virtual Private Which of the following would NOT be considered
Network (VPN) an input device for a computer system?
(A) Image scanner
(B) Webcam
(C) Keyboard
Which of the following is a goal of green (D) Mouse
computing? (E) PC speaker - ANSWER -(E) PC
(A) Reducing the potential for a computer to speaker
become infected with malware
(B) Reducing the number of people experiencing
computer vision syndrome
(C) Reducing power consumption of computers In a relational database, each column represents
and peripherals - ANSWER -An attribute
(D) Optimizing the human-computer interface
(E) Building relationships between computer
manufacturers and environmental groups -
ANSWER -(D) Optimizing the human- Which of the following violates intellectual
computer interface property rights?
(A) Software piracy
(B) Data mining of social networks
(C) Launching a denial of service attack
Which of the following is true about EDI? Select (D) Hacktivism
all that apply. (E) Spamming - ANSWER -(A) Software
(A) The EDI documents generally contain the piracy
same information found in paper documents.
(B) The EDI documents are more likely than
paper documents to contain errors.
(C) The speed in which the EDI documents are Conversion of data files is part of which of the
exchanged is much faster than that of paper following phases of the system development
documents. - ANSWER -A and C process? - ANSWER -Implementation
(A) The EDI documents generally contain the
same information found in paper documents.
(C) The speed in which the EDI documents are
exchanged is much faster than that of paper Enforcing programming standards in the software
documents. development process has which of the following
impacts? Select all that apply.
(A) Establishing common expectations
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Answers Graded A 2025/2026
(B) Making it easier to modify code attaching the letters TM to its name. What is the
(C) Enhancing the end-user experience - purpose of the trademark? - ANSWER -To
ANSWER -A and B identify and differentiate the product's brand
(A) Establishing common expectations
(B) Making it easier to modify code
What term identifies the measure of accuracy,
completeness, and currency of data? -
What does EDI stand for? (definition included in ANSWER -Data Integrity
answer) - ANSWER -Electronic Data
Interchange
Definition: a process which allows one company
to send information to another company The special formatting language used to create
electronically rather than with paper Web pages is called - ANSWER -HTML
What is an input device? - ANSWER -A Which of the following best characterizes data in
device that puts data and controls into the a data warehouse? - ANSWER -Historical
computer
Which of the following is NOT a correct
The ABC Charity Association, a nonprofit characterization of batch processing?
foundation, has a home page on the World Wide (A) It allows immediate updating of master files.
Web. Which of the following is the most likely (B) It provides physical batch totals to be used in
URL for its home page? control procedures.
(A) http://www.abc-charity.gov (C) It provides efficient updating of master files.
(B) http://www.abc-charity.edu (D) It is most applicable for processing routine
(C) http://www.abc-charity.com periodic activities.
(D) http://www.abc-charity.org (E) It allows efficient scheduling of processing. -
(E) ftp://www.charity.abc - ANSWER -(D) ANSWER -(A) It allows immediate updating
http://www.abc-charity.org of master files.
What is the principal function of an operating Which of the following best describes how GPS
system? - ANSWER -To provide an units function?
interface between the hardware and the (A) The receiver sends out regular query pulses
application software and waits to receive responses from a GPS
satellite.
(B) The receiver is passive and listens for the
regular signals from GPS satellites, which are
A business often identifies that its software has then processed to find the distance from the
been trademarked by using a unique symbol or satellites.
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Answers Graded A 2025/2026
File extensions such as .txt, .bmp, and .mp3 are
used to identify a file's - ANSWER -Format A spreadsheet contains the values 4 and 6 in
cells C4 and D4, respectively. What value will be
displayed in cell F4 if it contains the formula
(C4^2+D4/4) ? - ANSWER -17.5
Which of the following network technologies
allows secure transmission of data over an
unsecured public network link between private
networks? - ANSWER -Virtual Private Which of the following would NOT be considered
Network (VPN) an input device for a computer system?
(A) Image scanner
(B) Webcam
(C) Keyboard
Which of the following is a goal of green (D) Mouse
computing? (E) PC speaker - ANSWER -(E) PC
(A) Reducing the potential for a computer to speaker
become infected with malware
(B) Reducing the number of people experiencing
computer vision syndrome
(C) Reducing power consumption of computers In a relational database, each column represents
and peripherals - ANSWER -An attribute
(D) Optimizing the human-computer interface
(E) Building relationships between computer
manufacturers and environmental groups -
ANSWER -(D) Optimizing the human- Which of the following violates intellectual
computer interface property rights?
(A) Software piracy
(B) Data mining of social networks
(C) Launching a denial of service attack
Which of the following is true about EDI? Select (D) Hacktivism
all that apply. (E) Spamming - ANSWER -(A) Software
(A) The EDI documents generally contain the piracy
same information found in paper documents.
(B) The EDI documents are more likely than
paper documents to contain errors.
(C) The speed in which the EDI documents are Conversion of data files is part of which of the
exchanged is much faster than that of paper following phases of the system development
documents. - ANSWER -A and C process? - ANSWER -Implementation
(A) The EDI documents generally contain the
same information found in paper documents.
(C) The speed in which the EDI documents are
exchanged is much faster than that of paper Enforcing programming standards in the software
documents. development process has which of the following
impacts? Select all that apply.
(A) Establishing common expectations
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, Information Systems CLEP based on official practice test with
Answers Graded A 2025/2026
(B) Making it easier to modify code attaching the letters TM to its name. What is the
(C) Enhancing the end-user experience - purpose of the trademark? - ANSWER -To
ANSWER -A and B identify and differentiate the product's brand
(A) Establishing common expectations
(B) Making it easier to modify code
What term identifies the measure of accuracy,
completeness, and currency of data? -
What does EDI stand for? (definition included in ANSWER -Data Integrity
answer) - ANSWER -Electronic Data
Interchange
Definition: a process which allows one company
to send information to another company The special formatting language used to create
electronically rather than with paper Web pages is called - ANSWER -HTML
What is an input device? - ANSWER -A Which of the following best characterizes data in
device that puts data and controls into the a data warehouse? - ANSWER -Historical
computer
Which of the following is NOT a correct
The ABC Charity Association, a nonprofit characterization of batch processing?
foundation, has a home page on the World Wide (A) It allows immediate updating of master files.
Web. Which of the following is the most likely (B) It provides physical batch totals to be used in
URL for its home page? control procedures.
(A) http://www.abc-charity.gov (C) It provides efficient updating of master files.
(B) http://www.abc-charity.edu (D) It is most applicable for processing routine
(C) http://www.abc-charity.com periodic activities.
(D) http://www.abc-charity.org (E) It allows efficient scheduling of processing. -
(E) ftp://www.charity.abc - ANSWER -(D) ANSWER -(A) It allows immediate updating
http://www.abc-charity.org of master files.
What is the principal function of an operating Which of the following best describes how GPS
system? - ANSWER -To provide an units function?
interface between the hardware and the (A) The receiver sends out regular query pulses
application software and waits to receive responses from a GPS
satellite.
(B) The receiver is passive and listens for the
regular signals from GPS satellites, which are
A business often identifies that its software has then processed to find the distance from the
been trademarked by using a unique symbol or satellites.
[Type here]
