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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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1. The process embodied in an input-output device - which enables it to convert or code without memory a type of signal - motion - or sequence of characters into another - is known as






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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






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






11. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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