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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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?






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






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






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






10. Which of the following terms is used to enumerate the bits that can be moved at one time between a CPU - primary storage - and other devices of a computer?






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






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






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






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






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






16. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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


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






26. What is the term for the final step in system reengineering - when the revised specifications are used to generate new - structure program code for a structured and maintainable system?






27. 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.






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






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






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 steps in the business systems planning (BSP) process is typically performed FIRST?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Which of the following statements about the prototyping approach to systems development is FALSE?






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






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






46. 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?






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






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






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






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