Take a quick DANTES sample test with our FREE DANTES practice sample questions! These are a quick preview of what kind of information you'll be studying in our DSST Study Guide for this subject. You can also use these DANTES sample test questions to gauge how ready you are to take your DANTES test. How do you know when you are ready? A good way to tell is when you can flip open our DANTES study guide, put your finger on a page, any page, and be able to define and explain what it is you're pointing out. That takes effort. Studying for a DSST test does take effort, but based on your previous and current experience, there may be DANTES tests that you can take with little or no study. Taking a practice DANTES test can tell you if you are ready, it can give you an idea of the content of the DANTES test, it can tell you how difficult or easy your DANTES test will be.
Still learning about DANTES tests or you need more information than just a DANTES sample test? Visit our New Student Center to get a great overview of where to start.
Computing and Information Technology DANTES Practice Test
1) An 8 bit video card can display how many colors?
A) 8
B) 16
C) 64
D) 256
E) 512
2) URL stands for
A) Ultimate Resource Location
B) Ultimate Relation Location
C) Uniform Resource Locator
D) Uniform Relation Locator
E) Uniform Relative Locator
3) Which of the following would NOT be used in association with a MIDI device?
A) Deyboard
B) Speakers
C) Scanner
D) Software
E) Musical instruments
4) A master control program the oversees all the functions of the computer is called?
A) OS
B) ALU
C) RAM
D) ROM E) CD-ROM
5) What is the component that supports the standard arithmetic function like add and subtract as well as logical operations alike AND and OR?
A) CPU
B) DOS
C) ALU
D) RISC
E) CISC
6) Binary-coded decimals are stored as ___-bit binary number?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
7) Ergonomics in computing is
A) The science of programming
B) The science of making something easy to use
C) The science of seating
D) The science of network language
E) The science of printing interfaces
8) Which is NOT a procedural programming language?
A) FORTRAN
B) BASIC
C) COBOL
D) C Language
E) Java
9) Microsoft Excel is an example of what type of program?
A) Word processing software
B) Desktop publishing software
C) Spreadsheet software
D) Graphics software
E) Presentation software
10) When you copy something to the clipboard, it will remain there until
A) It is pasted
B) It is sorted
C) It is replaced
D) It is collated
E) It is bolded
Need more practice?
Our Computing and Information Technology DANTES Study guide has 106 MORE test questions to help you get ready for the test!
Computing and Information Technology DSST Practice Test Answer Key:
- 1. D:) 512.
- 2. C:) Uniform Resource Locator.
- 3. C:) Scanner.
- 4. A:) OS.
- 5. C:) ALU.
- 6. D:) 4.
- 7. B:) The science of making something easy to use.
- 8. E:) Java.
- 9. C:) Spreadsheet software.
- 10. C:) It is replaced.