Test your basic knowledge |

CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Which of the following statements about the prototyping approach to systems development is FALSE?






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






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






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






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






6. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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?






14. 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?






15. Systems development projects _______ are most likely to benefit from the use of internal integration tools.






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. In an individual MIS - the most commonly used analytical application is a






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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