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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Approximately what percentage of an organization's software development budget will be expended on testing?






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






11. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






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






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






15. 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?






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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






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