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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Which of the following statements about database management systems is generally FALSE? They






42. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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?