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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






2. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






8. Which of the following statements about database management systems is generally FALSE? They






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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?






18. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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

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






22. What is the term for a set of rules and procedures that govern transmissions between the components of a telecommunications network?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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?






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






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






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






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

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






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






42. Which of the following is NOT a type of knowledge work system (KWS)?






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






44. In what type of processing can more than one instruction be processed at once - by breaking down a problem into smaller parts and processing them simultaneously?






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






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






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






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






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






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