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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






2. The central liability-related ethical issue raised by new information technologies is generally considered to be






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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?






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






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






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






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






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 functions to connect dissimilar networks by providing the translation from one protocol to another?






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. 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






32. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Which of the following is NOT typically an example of the inquiry/response type of telecommunications application?






48. 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?






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






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