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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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?






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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?






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






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






21. Which of the following signifies the international reference model for linking different types of computers and networks?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






33. What is the term for the capacity of a communications channel as measured by the difference between the highest and lowest frequencies that can be transmitted by that channel?






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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