CLEP Information Systems & Computer Applications (College Level Examination Series (Clep) [Plastic Comb]

Jack Rudman (Author)

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 200 pages
• Publisher: National Learning Corporation (January 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0837359511
• ISBN-13: 978-0837359519
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,628,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The CLEP is not THIS bad!!!, January 19, 2003

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Winifred (NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CLEP Information Systems & Computer Applications (College Level Examination Series (Clep) (Plastic Comb)

Dear Heavens, if I had to answer the questions in these sample tests, I would have had to take the class in person and hired a tutor as well....especially without being provided a proper study guide!
I took the CLEP this past Friday and PASSED. Several weeks ago I decided I would ignore this book even though I'd bought it out of desperation, as there is so little proper CLEP review info available. But I realized quickly there was no way I could learn all this on my own, so hoped it was overkill (which it is).
Instead, I went to a college bookstore and bought a textbook on this exact course which is offered at most schools (Computer Information Systems). I suspect it is all quite standard. I studied the textbook carefully and all the glossary type words, focusing on databases and such. That textbook was all I needed. This Rudman book would have given me a near nervous breakdown had I tried to achieve mastering it on my own, and wouldn't necessarily have helped me.
Having said this, I want to say that I DO recommend Rudman's CLEP BIOLOGY review..that one at least had the key material within and did help me for that test.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Little Information and Poorly Produced, August 17, 2000

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"rickmd" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CLEP Information Systems & Computer Applications (College Level Examination Series (Clep) (Plastic Comb)

This text provided very little, if any, information directly pertinent to the Information Systems CLEP exam. Furthermore, it's poorly produced, and extremely overpriced.

For starters, the entire book is printed in 12-point courier font, giving it the look of something that was printed on a dot-matrix printer. I have never, ever, seen a professionally published text printed in such a way. College students choose this font to increase the page-length of papers sometimes, and I suspect that the publisher may have had the same motivation: to make the book appear larger than it really is. Highly un-professional!

The bulk of the text is composed of practice tests, which might be useful for evaluating your readiness to take the exam. The most useful item in the book is a one-page description of what types of questions are included on the test. Other than this, THERE IS NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO PREPARE YOU FOR THE INFORMATION SYSTEM CLEP EXAM!

There are 30 pages (12-point courier) of general CLEP exam strategies, which are useful, but can be obtained in a much cheaper text.

If you are genuinely trying to prepare for the Information Systems CLEP exam, this book will not help you much. You're should learn about general CLEP test-taking strategies, so get a small book on that subject. For review that is specific to Information Systems, you're better off checking out some computer books from the library and skimming those.

If you know enough to pass the Information Systems CLEP, this book will do nothing to let you know that. If you don't already know enough to pass the test, this book will do nothing to help.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Info Sys & Comp App CLEP, August 23, 2000

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Lolo - See all my reviews

This review is from: CLEP Information Systems & Computer Applications (College Level Examination Series (Clep) (Plastic Comb)

I agree with many readers about this book. It has nothing but exam questions that seemingly doesn't even relate to the named content. The only useful tool was the glossary. I borrowed the book from the library and thought it was a definite waste of my time.