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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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1. Low-speed transmission of data that occurs on character at a time is described as






2. Representations of human knowledge used in expert systems generally include each of the following EXCEPT






3. Which of the following is an element of the physical design of an information system?






4. Systems development projects _______ are most likely to benefit from the use of internal integration tools.






5. In most organizations - the chief information officer is given a rank equivalent to






6. The process embodied in an input-output device - which enables it to convert or code without memory a type of signal - motion - or sequence of characters into another - is known as






7. Which of the following steps in the business systems planning (BSP) process is typically performed FIRST?






8. Which of the following is most likely to rely on parallel processing?






9. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an enterprise MIS?






10. Which of the following is a characteristic of data warehouse data? They






11. ______ code is the term for program instructions written in a high-level language before translation into machine language.






12. Of the following file organization methods - the only one that can be used on magnetic tape is






13. What is the term for a networking technology that parcels information into 8-byte cells - allowing data to be transmitted between computers or different vendors at any speed?






14. In workgroup information systems - the simplest type of group conferencing is referred to as a(n)






15. In imaging systems - what is the term for the device that allows a user to identify and retrieve a specific document?






16. What is the term for the capacity of a communications channel as measured by the difference between the highest and lowest frequencies that can be transmitted by that channel?






17. Routines performed to verify input data and correct errors prior to processing are known as






18. In its current form - the technology of electronic data interchange (EDI) is appropriate for transmitting all of the following EXCEPT






19. In enterprise analysis - data elements are organized into groups that support related sets of organizational processes. These groups are known as






20. The most time-consuming element of system conversion plans is






21. The central liability-related ethical issue raised by new information technologies is generally considered to be






22. Which of the following is an object-oriented programming language that can deliver only the software functionality needed for a particular task - and which can run on any computer or operating system?






23. Of the following statements about the evolutionary planning method of strategic information systems design - which is FALSE?






24. Of the types of organizational change that are enabled by information technology - which tends to be the most common?






25. Which of the following signifies the international reference model for linking different types of computers and networks?






26. The main difference between neural networks and expert systems is that neural networks






27. In a typical telecommunications system - a message that has just passed through the front-end multiplexer will then pass through






28. Which of the following is NOT a type of knowledge work system (KWS)?






29. Which of the following is a disadvantage associated with the use of relational databases?






30. A transmission over a telecommunications network in which data can flow two ways - but in only one direction at a time - is described as






31. Which of the following is NOT typically an example of the inquiry/response type of telecommunications application?






32. The predominant programming language for business was






33. Which of the following is offered the clearest protection under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986?

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34. What is the term for a set of rules and procedures that govern transmissions between the components of a telecommunications network?






35. When all the elements in a system are in the same category - ______ is said to be at a minimum.






36. Intelligent agent software is an appropriate tool for each of the following applications EXCEPT






37. Which of the following is an advantage associated with the LAN model of multi-user systems?






38. Which of the following are LEAST likely to be an input into a management information system (MIS)?






39. Approximately what percentage of an organization's software development budget will be expended on testing?






40. Which of the following terms is used to describe a system in which the internal parameters can be changed when necessary through feedback?






41. _____ tools is a project management technique that structures and sequences tasks - and budgets the time - money - and technical resources required to complete these tasks.






42. Which of the following systems exists at the strategic level of an organization?






43. Which of the following is an example of the administrative message switching application of telecommunications technology?






44. A transmission rate of _______ per second falls within the normal range for a local-area network.






45. What is the term for a set of rules that govern the manipulation of characters in a system?






46. A form of organization resembling a fishnet or network - in which authority is determined by knowledge and function is a






47. Which of the following styles of systems development is most often used for information systems at the enterprise level?






48. Which of the following types of applications is generally most dependent on the graphical user interface (GUI) environment?






49. The concentric circle on the surface area of a disk - on which data are stored as magnetized spots - is known as a






50. In systems theory - there is a what-if method of treating uncertainty that explores the effect on the alternatives of environmental change. This method is generally referred to as _____ analysis.