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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






4. According to Simon's description - there are four stages in any decision-making process. Decision support systems are designed primarily to help monitor the ______ stage.






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






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






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






8. Which of the computer hardware generations involved vacuum tube technology?






9. Which of the following personnel would be considered part of the development team in an MIS department?






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






11. The functions of knowledge workers in an organization generally include each of the following EXCEPT






12. In an enterprise information system - which of the following is considered to be an input control?






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






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






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






16. The predominant programming language for business was






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. What is the term used to describe the approach to software development that combines data and procedures into a single item?






29. 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?






30. Which of the following terms is used to describe a system's order of complexity?






31. Which of the following is a computer language that is an application generator?






32. 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?






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






34. Which of the following concerns is addressed by front-end CASE (computer-assisted software engineering) tools?






35. What is the term for the ability to move software from one generation of hardware to another more powerful generation?






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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