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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






2. During the process of enterprise analysis - the results of a large managerial survey are broken down into each of the following EXCEPT






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






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






5. The predefined packet of data in some LANs - which includes data indicating the sender - receiver - and whether the packet is in use - is known as a






6. 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?






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






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






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






10. In general - the technology associated with reduced instruction set (RISC) computers is most appropriate for






11. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






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






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






16. Which of the following systems exists at the operational level of an organization?






17. Which of the following are included in an MIS audit?






18. In a relational database - a row or record is referred to as a(n)






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






20. 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?






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

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22. _____ testing provides the final certification that a new system is ready to be used in a production setting.






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






24. A processing system rejects an order transaction for 10 -000 units - on the basis that no order larger than 70 units had been placed previously. This is an example of a






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Which of the following is a logical design element of an information system?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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?






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






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






45. What is the term for the secondary storage device on which a complete operating system is stored?






46. 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?






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






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






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






50. The number of ______ is NOT an example of software metrics.

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