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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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


3. 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






4. 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?






5. A transmission over a telecommunications network in which data can flow two ways - but in only one direction at a time - is described as






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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?






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






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






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






47. 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?






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






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






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