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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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. 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.






5. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Representations of human knowledge used in expert systems generally include each of the following EXCEPT






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The functions of knowledge workers in an organization generally include each of the following EXCEPT






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 a set of rules and procedures that govern transmissions between the components of a telecommunications network?






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