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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






4. A purpose of a file server in a network is to






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






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






7. Which of the following functions to connect dissimilar networks by providing the translation from one protocol to another?






8. Which of the following statements about database management systems is generally FALSE? They






9. The main advantage of digital private branch exchanges over other local networking options is that they






10. 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.






11. Which of the following is an example of work-flow management?






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






13. Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of hypertext and hypermedia applications?






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






15. 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?






16. Which of the following is NOT an example of an output control associated with information systems?






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






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






19. Each of the following is a rule of thumb for handling graphics in desktop publishing application EXCEPT






20. In an individual MIS - the most commonly-used technique for conducting operations research is ______ programming.






21. One of the core capabilities of a decision support system (DSS) is the logical and mathematical manipulation of data _____ a capability referred to as






22. Which of the following is not a management benefit associated with end-user development of information systems?






23. Certain kinds of expert systems use the property of inheritance to organize and classify knowledge when the knowledge base is composed of easily identifiable chunks or objects of interrelated characteristics. These systems are known specifically as






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






25. In the traditional systems life cycle model - which of the following states occurs EARLIEST?






26. Which of the following is the general term for high-speed digital communications networks that are national or worldwide in scope and accessible by the general public?






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






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






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






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






31. Which of the following is a commercial digital information service that exists to provide business information?






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






33. The technical staff at an organization are most likely to be users of a(n)






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






35. In a typical organization - tactical and operational planning of an MIS would be the responsibility of the






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






37. In the history of artificial intelligence - the effort to build a physical analog to the human brain has been referred to as the _____ approach.






38. What is the term for the methodical simplification of a logical data model?






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






40. In what type of processing can more than one instruction be processed at once - by breaking down a problem into smaller parts and processing them simultaneously?






41. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






43. In an individual MIS - the most commonly used analytical application is a






44. Which of the following types of organizations is LEAST likely to make use of a hierarchical database?






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






46. Which of the following storage media generally has the slowest access speed?






47. The representation of data as they appear to an application programmer or end user is described as a(n) _____ view.






48. Which of the following is a shared network service technology that packages data into bundles for transmission but does not use error correction routines?






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






50. 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?