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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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?






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. 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?






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.