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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. The predominant programming language for business was






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. 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?






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






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






23. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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?






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






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






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






47. 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?






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






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






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