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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






5. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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?






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. 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?






31. 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.






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






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






34. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






40. The predominant programming language for business was






41. 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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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?






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