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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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1. What is the term for the secondary storage device on which a complete operating system is stored?






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






3. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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?






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






34. In most organizations - the chief information officer is given a rank equivalent to






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






36. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Routines performed to verify input data and correct errors prior to processing are known as






47. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






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