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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






2. Which of the following is not a management benefit associated with end-user development of information systems?






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






4. 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






5. 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?






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






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






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






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






10. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






34. The number of ______ is NOT an example of software metrics.


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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an enterprise MIS?






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