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DSST Computing and Information Technology Prep

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$85

Exam Cost

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120 min

Time

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3

Credits

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~400/500

Passing

What You'll Study

Unit 1: Hardware and Software Fundamentals

CPU and memorystorage devicesoperating systemsapplication softwarebinary and data representationsystem architecture

Unit 2: Networking and the Internet

TCP/IPnetwork topologiesInternet protocolsWi-Ficloud computingclient-server model

Unit 3: Programming Concepts

programming languagesalgorithmscontrol structuresdata typesfunctionsobject-oriented programming

Unit 4: Databases and Web Technologies

SQLrelational databasesHTML/CSSweb developmente-commercecontent management

Unit 5: Cybersecurity and IT Ethics

cybersecurity basicsmalwareencryptionprivacyintellectual propertyIT ethics and social impact

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Free Resources We Recommend

The best free materials for DSST Computing & IT. No affiliation, no kickback — just what actually works.

DANTES Fact Sheet

DANTES / Prometric

Official DSST fact sheet with topic percentages and reading list.

Saylor Academy: Introduction to Computer Science

Saylor Academy (free, accredited)

Hardware, software, networks, databases — full DSST scope.

YouTube: CrashCourse Computer Science / Professor Messer

YouTube

CompTIA-grade IT fundamentals.

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Course Notes

- Modern States (FREE, CB-recommended): https://modernstates.org - Harvard CS50 (cs50.harvard.edu): Free comprehensive computing course - Cisco Networking Academy free modules (netacad.com): Networking fundamentals - Khan Academy Computing (khanacademy.org/computing): Free programming and CS content

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