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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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1. 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?






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






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






4. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Which of the following is a shared network service technology that packages data into bundles for transmission but does not use error correction routines?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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43. 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?






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






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






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






47. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






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






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