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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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?






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






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






13. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






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






32. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






35. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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