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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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






12. 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?






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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?






33. 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?






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






35. 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?






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






37. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






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






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






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