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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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?






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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