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






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






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






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






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






7. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. The representation of data as they appear to an application programmer or end user is described as a(n) _____ view.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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?






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






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






33. Certain kinds of expert systems use the property of inheritance to organize and classify knowledge when the knowledge base is composed of easily identifiable chunks or objects of interrelated characteristics. These systems are known specifically as






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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


43. Which of the following is an advantage associated with the LAN model of multi-user systems?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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