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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






2. 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?






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. In enterprise analysis - data elements are organized into groups that support related sets of organizational processes. These groups are known as






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. What is the term used to describe the approach to software development that combines data and procedures into a single item?






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






18. 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?






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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 statements about database management systems is generally FALSE? They






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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?






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






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






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






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






50. _____ tools is a project management technique that structures and sequences tasks - and budgets the time - money - and technical resources required to complete these tasks.