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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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?






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






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






18. What is the term for the ability to move software from one generation of hardware to another more powerful generation?






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






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






21. Which of the following systems exists at the strategic level of an organization?






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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


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






32. 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?






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






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






35. 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






36. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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