Where is the Moon when there are spring tides on Earth? The bending of rays of light as they pass from one transparent medium into another is called a. Current state of business ethics b. Issues raised by various business scandals II. Act and Rule Utilitarianism e. Can businesses have responsibility?
Individual responsibilities within a business c. Global responsibilities of a business IV. Confidentiality and whistle-blowing b. Discrimination and affirmative action c. Duties of corporate officers e. Marketing and advertising b. Bluffing and spying c. Control of proprietary information Page 1 VII.
Corporate citizenship in a global economy b. Ethics in transnational corporations c. Overseas work assignments and outsourcing d. Ethical standards in different countries VIII. Relationship with stockholders b. Relationship with employees c. The corporation within the community and the public good d. Corporations and consumers IX. Sustainable business growth and the environment b. Corporate responsibility for the environment X.
Corporate relationships with political leaders positive and negative b. Governmental control over business activities c. Business ethics deals with a. What contemporary business practice is most similar to utilitarian reasoning? Truth in lending b. Truth in advertising d. The customer is always right 3. Which form of "bribe" offered to an official in a foreign country is understood to be acceptable under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of ? Payments made to police officers to get them to overlook minor infractions b. Payments made to judges to get them to rule against guilty parties c.
Payments made to bureaucrats to get them to expedite their assigned tasks d. Payments made to lawmakers to get them to vote for favorable legislation 4. According to Boatwright, which of the following could best describe a living wage? The wages offered by the employer b. The wage at which an employee will work c. A wage that is considered poverty level income d. Wages that enables a worker to support a family with dignity Page 2 An emerging view of corporate whistle-blowing practices regards them as justified, particularly when an employee's a.
Under the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's definition of sexual harassment, which of the following is a category of harassment? Quid pro quo c. Which act provides whistle-blowers with the greatest protection? False Claims Act b. The Civil Rights Act d. The Government Protection Act 8.
Byron has started a new position as an accountant at company XYZ. Company XYZ maintains medical records on employees in order to administer benefit plans or to monitor occupational health and safety. No health and safety issues are associated with Byron's position. W hich of the following individuals should have access and is justified in obtaining Byron's medical information? Heather, the HR generalist, who administers the company health insurance plan c.
Bill, Byron's first-line supervisor, who will use the information for Byron's performance evaluation d.
Tom, Byron's supervisor and vice president of the division, who will use the information to determine future promotions 9. Sustainable development requires that human society use natural resources at a rate that can be continued over a n a. The exam covers topics such integers, fractions, and decimals; round numbers; ratios; averages; business graphs; simple interest, compound interest and annuities; net pay and deductions; discounts and markups; depreciation and net worth; corporate securities; distribution of ownership; and stock and asset turnover.
The use of a nonprogrammable calculator is permitted during the test. Linear equations and inequalities b. Simultaneous linear equations c. Quadratic equations and functions d. Extrapolation and interpolation e. Graphing equations and evaluating functions l. Interpretation of graphical representations and misuse of data m. Investment performance measures e. Annuities and present value b. Amortization and future value c. Annual percentage rate d. Discounts and credit terms e. Break-even analysis algebraically and graphically j. Financial ratio calculation and analysis k.
Promissory notes and other loans Page 1 1. Certain words, concepts, and symbols on this test are defined as follows: If graphed over the last years, which of the following graphs would show a curve that is decreasing? Percentage of adult Americans who smoke b. Population of the United States c. Number of Americans who drive cars During one month, Jane works 42 hours during the first week and 40 hours during the second week.
Her FICA deduction is 6. If she pays no other taxes, what is her net pay for the first two weeks of the month? The arithmetic mean cannot be smaller than the largest one of the numbers. The arithmetic mean cannot be smaller than the smallest two of the numbers. The arithmetic mean cannot be smaller than the median.
The arithmetic mean cannot be smaller than three of the numbers. A company has five employees and reports its salary averages as a median. If the loan interest is 12 percent, compounded monthly, what is the amount of the down payment? This exam tests the ability to understand hardware, software licensing and development tools; development life cycles; data management; connectivity, privacy concerns; intellectual property; network etiquette; telecommunications law; artificial intelligence, and globalization.
The use of nonprogrammable calculators is permitted during the test. Scratch paper for computations will be provided. A calculator function is available during computer-based exams. Word processing and desktop publishing b. Pres entation s oftware inc luding hypertex t d.
Levels of hierarchy e. World Wide Web e. Safety and security e. Peripherals and access management e.
Mobile networks wireless biometrics, printers and scanners], communications V. Software life cycle e. Architectures development, debugging, testing, maintenance e. Software development tools e. Units of measurement a. Operating systems property rights, telecommunications law, accessibility e. Windows, Apple, Android, Linux, Unix, c. Careers in Computer Science and Information b. All test questions are in a multiple-choice format, with one correct answer and three incorrect options. What is the term for a computer that processes requests from other computers to access a data base?
W hich stage of the software life cycle usually requires the most time and effort? The first electronic digital computer was produced in the a. W hat is a mechanism that prevents unauthorized access to computers that reside on a network? Which supports the largest number of users simultaneously? W hat is the term for a utility program that is used to make a copy of all the files on a disk?
The exam covers criminal behavior, police, the court system, sentencing issues, adult prison systems, and juvenile correction alternatives. Crime in the United States c. Theories of crime d. Types of crime e. Measurement of crime f. Historical origins and legal foundations b. Criminal justice agencies III. History and organization b. Societal role and function c.
Issues and trends d. History of the court system b. Organization and structure c. Adult court systems d. Pretrial, trial and post-trial processes f. Sentencing issues and trends V. History of corrections b. Adult prison systems e. Juvenile correction alternatives f. Inmate characteristics Page 1 Issues and trends th 1. The three major divisions of the criminal justice system are a. Which of the following crimes against a person does society consider to be the most serious? The Race to Save the Planet is a multiple-choice exam designed to evaluate whether candidates possess the knowledge and understanding that would be gained by taking a lower level college course in physical science which includes ecological concepts ecosystems, global ecology, food chains and webs ; habitat destruction; environmental management and conservation; and social processes and the environment.
Roles of organisms c. Biodiversity and stability d. Food chains and food webs g. Biomes and productivity i. Succession in freshwater and terrestrial communities II. Human population dynamics b. Global climate and weather c. Pollution — physical, chemical, and biological aspects e. Agricultural, technological and industrial advances f. Industrial development of emerging nations g. Eutrophication Page 1 III.
Renewable and nonrenewable resources b. Pesticides and pest control d. Soil conservation and land use practices e. Air pollution control f. Water quality and supply g. Solid and hazardous waste i. Recycling and resource recovery j. Environmental risk assessment IV. Environmental laws, policies, and ethics b. Planning and decision making c. International policy conflicts and agreements d. From Individuals to Ecosystems. The Study of th Interrelationships. McGraw Hill, 6 Ed.
Concepts, Theories and Case Studies. The Economics of Agricultural Development: World nd Food Systems and Resource Use. A Critical nd Introduction. The Environment and Society Reader. The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Ecological and Economic Foundations. Sage Publications, current edition. The Science Behind the Stories. The primary factor that determines the location and kind of biomes is a.
The oceans play a key role in the recycling of carbon and oxygen because of the productivity of a. Early human populations increased rapidly with the widespread adoption of which of the following practices? Concentrations of carbon dioxide, infrared energy, methane, and water vapor are major contributing factors to a. Catalytic converters are used to remove chemicals that contribute to a. Which of the following countries, with a total fertility rate of less than 2. An oak tree is an example of which of the following? Incomplete combustion in automobile engines releases which of the following into the atmosphere?
The combined use of fertilizers, pesticides, and hybrid seeds to increase crop yields is characteristic of which of the following? The green revolution b. Sustainable yield agriculture d. Which of the following is used to describe all of the living and nonliving features of a given area? Recycling of resources is most critical for the conservation of which of the following?
Which of the following statements is true about the near future of the biosphere? Human population will remain stable. Coal will be the primary natural energy source. The amount of food per person will remain constant. Increased industrialization will not increase pollution. Area or Course Equivalent Environment and Humanity: A; B; C; B. This exam covers topics including ethical traditions and analysis in various relationships, embryonic stem-cell research, euthanasia, affirmative action, and capital punishment.
Test takers have the option to write an essay that will not be scored by DSST raters, but will be sent to the credit-awarding institution for consideration and scoring. Before taking this exam, students are advised to check with their institution to determine whether the essay is required. Thucydides, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle b. Epicurus, Smith, Bentham, Mill, Rand e. Morality, relationships, and sexuality b. Life and death issues c. Economic inequity, poverty, and equal opportunity d. Racism and affirmative action e. War and peace g. Life-centered and human-centered ethics h.
You may reference either the current edition of these titles Page 1 or textbooks currently used at a local college or university for the same class title. Theory and Practice, 10 Edition, , Jacques P. Thiroux and Keith W. As of th July, Current textbook used by a local college or university for a course on the subject. Which of the following thinkers evaluates the morality of actions in terms of the amount of pleasure and pain they produce?
According to which of the following philosophers is it immoral to commit suicide? Kant, because persons who commit suicide treat themselves as a means only d. Mill, because suicide never maximizes utility 3. For a utilitarian, the ethical evaluation of a decision to tell a lie will NOT depend on whether the a. Career and lifestyles e. Extracurricular activities This exam was developed to enable schools to award credit to students for knowledge equivalent to that learned by students taking the course.
Cultures race and ethnicity 2. Sexes gender and gender identification 3. Individuals with special needs exceptionalities, gifted and talented 4. Diverse economic groups 5. Level of control Regulations 2. Control national, state, and local 2. Content types of 3. Role definitions and descriptions 5. Philosophies, theories, ideologies 1. Tradition and Progress b. National versus local control c. Secular versus religious d. Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education. Lessons from the Heartland: The New Press, current edition. Teaching to Change the World.
Teachers, Schools, and Society. Which of the following was the landmark court decision that gave judicial recognition of the values of expanding the common school program through high school and supported the levying of taxes on the general public to fund such schools? Abington Case Abington School Dist. Kalamazoo Case Stuart vs. Board of Education 2. Critics of mainstream approaches to learning that concentrate on the sheer mechanics, point out that these approaches fail to give adequate consideration to the a.
Dewey identified which of the following fundamental factors in the education process? Organized subject matter The learner Creativity Society a. Behaviorism Constructivism Humanism Socialism 6. The objective of the school reform strategy known as American was to establish nationwide consensus on all of the following EXCEPT a. One effect of the Plessey vs. Ferguson court decision was the a. The major thrust of the Head Start program is to a. Horace Mann believed that providing a common school education was essential in promoting a. This exam tests the ability to solve quadratic inequalities, operations of functions, rational functions, and exponential and logarithmic functions.
Domain and range b. Operations and functions e. Exponential and logarithmic functions XI. Operations with algebraic expressions b. Operations with polynomials II. Operations with matrices c. Algebra and Trigonometry Problem Solver. Research and Education Association, current edition. Methods of solving b. Solving quadratic inequalities All test questions are in a multiple-choice format, with one correct answer and three incorrect options. Which of the following could be the equation of the graph above? According to this formula, with each passing year, a child needs a.
DSST Fundamentals of Counseling is a multiple-choice exam designed to evaluate whether candidates possess the knowledge and understanding that would be gained by taking a lower level college course in counseling which includes the following content: Content specifications for the exam were developed and approved by a panel of subject matter experts, all U.
Counseling as a profession b. Role expectations in different counseling settings c. Counselor Characteristics and Skills c. Ethical and legal issues IV. Humanistic and Experiential c. Cognitive - Behavioral Page 1 d. Behavioral Systems Postmodern approaches V. Decision making models c.
Testing and Measurement b. Models of Assessment c. American Counseling Association ACA Code of Ethics. Multicultural A Lifespan Corey, Gerald. Theory and Practice of Counseling th and Psychotherapy. Cengage Learning, 9 Ed. Theory and Practice of th Group Counseling. Cengage Learning, 7 Ed. The Theory and Practice of Group th Psychotherapy.
Basic Books, 4 Ed. A Comprehensive th Profession. Counseling Association, th 4 Ed. Sage Publications, 2 Ed. Alert Disorders of Childhood: A th Transtheoretical Approach. Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Systems, Strategies, and th Skills. Pearson Education, 4 Ed.
Applying Career Development th Theory to Counseling. Cengage Learning, 6 Ed. Counseling the th Culturally Diverse: W iley, 6 Ed. Clinical Perspectives on th Psychological Disorders. Historically, guidance and counseling services were first concerned with a. Counseling effectiveness is primarily based on the a. Relationship between client and counselor b. Similarity in ages between client and counselor c. Counselor's understanding of human development 3. A primary function of a counselor in the initial stages of assisting a client in career planning is to encourage a.
Selecting a specific occupation c. Seeking the highest possible professional level d. Exploring a wide range of occupations 4. Research shows that a counselor can be most effective when providing services for a client who is a member of a minority group if the counselor a. Is a member of the client's minority group c. Has lived with the client's minority group for a period of time d. Has had cross-cultural training 5. A basic assumption of the client-centered counseling theory is that a.
The counselor should assume a directive role b. The counselor should assume a passive role c. Every client possesses potential for growth d. Every client behavior has a distinct psychological purpose 6. The concept of reinforcement is most often associated with a. Most adolescents seek social acceptance and recognition through contact with a.
Test reliability is best defined as a. The consistency of measurements obtained b. The estimate of the size of the test score error c. The test measuring what it is designed to measure d. A comparative score to which an individual's test performance can be related 9. The ethical standards code of the American Counseling Association ACA stresses that a counselor's primary responsibility is to a. The institution or agency of employment b. The professional organization c. Common expectations of the members d. Best practices for bringing new services and applications in production b.
Implementing and maintaining encryption c. Implementing authentication technologies b. Identifying risks and threats c. Outsourced process governance IV. Securing and monitoring the environment b. Securing and monitoring cloud and virtualization V. Protocols and services b. Analysis and management c. Seven deadliest wireless technologies attacks. Nmap In the Enterprise: Your Guide to Network Scanning. Scene of the Cybercrime. Handbook of Information Security Management.
Physical access management b. Guide to firewalls and VPNs. Course Technology, 3 rd Ed. Testing the network b. Recognizing and mitigating threats 1. Page 1 Online References: A company needs to digitally sign all of the data sent to its customers. What should the administrator use to digitally sing the data? Quantitative Keys Page 2 2.
What standard does a Certificate Authority CA use to create a certificate? The concept of comparing the best practices and performance metrics of other companies with a similar process is known as a. If an intrusion detection system wanted to only monitor web traffic, what would the rules filter on? Plain HTTP inspection d. This exam deals with theoretical perspectives; physical anthropology; archaeology; social organization; economic organization; political organization; religion; and modernization and application of anthropology.
Ethnographies and perspectives b. Sex and Gender c. Race and ethnicity d. Cultural ecology and evolution f. World system and colonialism g. Marriage and family patterns b. Kinship and descent groups c. Social and economic stratification VII. Bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states b. Subsistence and settlement patterns c. Trade, reciprocity, redistribution, and market exchange d. Modern political systems e. Religious practices and practitioners e. Directed and spontaneous cultural change d.
Cultural resource management 3. Indigenous survival and global culture III. Relative and absolute dating 2. Paleolithic and Mesolithic c. Development of civilization and urban societies V. Components of culture b. Language and communication d. Cultural diffusion and power e. Haviland , William A. Invitation to Anthropology, Lassiter, Luke E. Publisher Thames and Hudson 6. People of the Earth: Fagan and Nadia Durrani, 14 th edition. Which of the following statements best describes the concept of culture? Culture consists of genetically transmitted patterns of thinking and acting. Culture represents economic and political achievements.
Culture is primarily determined by artifacts and art. Culture consists of learned and shared patterns of thinking and acting. A major contribution by Darwin is the a. Principle of uniformism b. Theory of diffusionism c. Theory of organic solidarity d. Theory of natural selection 3. Necessity to create alliances with other groups b.
Instinctual sexual aversion to relatives c. Deleterious effects of continued inbreeding d. Example set by nonhuman primates 4. The Mesolithic era is often described as a period of transition because it a. Allowed for the development of great hunting cultures b. Is characterized as a period of major growth in the early cities c. Witnessed a sharp decline in the development of tools d.
Represented a period of diversification of subsistence strategies 5. Which of the following statements about ideal cultural patterns norms is true? There is often great discrepancy between what people say they do and what they actually do. A norm ceases to exist if the normative rule is not carried out in social behavior. Norms are seldom outmoded or maladaptive. Ideal cultural patterns are found only among peoples who practice agriculture. The diagram above shows a. An extended family b.
A nuclear family d. Which of the following is true of traits of humans and not true of other animals? Prolonged care of young b. Sedentary residence patterns c. Complex symbol systems d. Socialization of young 8. Jane Goodall observed chimpanzees in the wild and was surprised to find that they a. Lived in large groups b. Made and used tools c. Lived in nuclear families d. Used sign language 9. The careful description of a culture is called a.
The special norm that a person must marry someone who is within his or her group is called a. Polyandry Answers to sample questions: This exam covers human development and relationships; fitness and nutrition, disease and prevention; consumer awareness; psychological disorders and addictive behaviors; intentional injuries; and violence.
Death and bereavement III. Components of physical fitness b. Nutrition and its effect V. The cardiovascular system c. Types of cancer d. Diabetes, arthritis and genetic-related disorders f. Stress management and coping mechanisms g. Common neurological disorders VI. Intentional injuries and violence c. Consumer awareness Page 1 Sources for study material are suggested but not limited to the following: The primary stage of Dr.
Which of the following abnormalities in a developing fetus can be detected by the use of amniocentesis? Cleft palate Tay-Sachs disease Phocomelia Diabetes 4. The primary pollutant that forms acid rain after entering the atmosphere is a. Which of the following is a barrier form of birth control? A cancer of the connective tissues is known as a? The intoxicating ingredient in beer, wine and distilled liquor is called? Drugs made from opium or its synthetic equivalent are classified as a.
This exam was developed to enable schools to award credit to students for knowledge equivalent to that learned by students taking the course. This examination includes content related to the Earth and basic facts maps, physiography, atmosphere, soils and vegetation, water ; culture and environment; settlement patterns; political and regional geography. Maps and cartography c. Soils and vegetation g. Cultural systems and processes b.
Modern economic systems c. Defining a region b. It is recommended Page 1 Sources for study material are suggested but not limited to the following: An Introduction to Physical Geography. Prentice Hall, th 8 Ed. Culture, Society and Space. New th York, NY: W iley and Sons, 7 Ed. The Global th Environment.
W iley and Sons, 4 Ed. Fellman, Jerome, Getis, A. Landscape of Human Activities. People, Place and Culture. Rand nd McNally, 22 Ed. Which stage in the demographic transition is characterized by high, steady birth rates combined with decreasing death rates? A landscape that is pitted with depressions, has a stream passing underground into a cavern, and has several large underground caves is an example of which of the following?
Kettle and kame b. Horst and graben c. Which of the following is equivalent to a scale of one inch equals one mile? Which of the following is NOT an example of a centrifugal force in political geography? Basques in Spain b. Palestinians in Lebanon c. Quebecois in Canada d. African Americans in the United States 5. A well-known advocate of "hearths domestication" for plants and animals is a. Which of the following is true of the population density in North American cities? It is greatest at the center and gradually decreases toward the suburbs.
It gradually increases from the center to the suburbs. It is low at the center, highest outside the center, with decreases toward the suburbs. It is relatively uniform throughout the city. Three types of world economic systems are a. DSST Human Resource Management is a multiple-choice exam designed to evaluate whether candidates possess the knowledge and understanding that would be gained by taking a lower level college course in human resource management which includes the following content: The exam contains 99 questions to be answered in 2 hours.
Human resource functions c. The human resource manager d. Motivation, communication, and leadership e. Ethical aspects of human resource decision making II. Strategic human resource issues b. Job analysis and job design III. Promotions and transfers d. Voluntary turnover and retirement IV. Principles of learning d.
Training programs and methods e. Reasons for performance evaluation b. Techniques Page 1 c. Wage and salary administration c. Benefits - mandatory and voluntary VII.
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Occupational accidents and illness b. Quality of work life and wellness c. Equal employment opportunity laws e. Compensation and benefits related laws e. Health, safety and employee rights laws e. Role of Labor Unions b. Unionized versus non-unionized work settings e. Human resource information systems c. Changing patterns of work relationships e. Global HR environment e. Work in the st th 21 Century. HR Management th Essential Perspectives.
Human Resource th Management. Cengage Learning, 13 Ed. Prentice Hall, 13 Ed. Fundamentals of Human Resources. Gaining a Competitive Advantage. Human th Resource Development. A full-time employee of a local union is generally known as a: Which of the following programs frequently uses simulation to train employees? Computer Networking in a Digital Age. Virtualization, A Beginner's Guide. Instant VMware vCloud Starter. Ahmed Mohamed Rafik Moustafa. Software Testing with Visual Studio Building Telephony Systems With Asterisk.
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