Hi rjc311,

Welcome to the wonderful world of DANTES and CLEP!

I think you will do just fine on this exam. It is not difficult if you have some basic computer experience, or if you have studied well. 42 out of 55 tells me that you are on the right track.

If you plan on taking numerous CLEP exams, I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you purchase the Official CLEP Guide book. It is about $16 from amazon.com and it contains mock exams for every CLEP exam offered. It is better value than buying the guides individually!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0874477557/ref=bxgy_cc_text_a/103-1905972-2515047?%5Fencoding=UTF8

If you find yourself scoring more than about 50% on the mocks, you are probably ready to take the exam.

You might want to look into whether your school will accept both Computer Info Systems AND Intro to Computing (DANTES). They have quite a lot of overlap. I took both on the same day and passed both easily. Actually CIS was my very first CLEP too. That was back in November....I am now up to 52 credits earned!

Watch out! It's addictive!

Please let us all know how you do, and feel free to pick everyone's brains as you prepare for each new exam.

Best of luck,
Snazzlefrag