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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems
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1. What is the term used to describe the approach to software development that combines data and procedures into a single item?
Object-oriented
First
Edit checks
Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
2. 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?
Kilobytes
Parallel
Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
Contingency
3. Each of the following is a rule of thumb for handling graphics in desktop publishing application EXCEPT
Independence from GUI environment
Spreadsheet
Using serif typefaces in graph labels
Operations
4. 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.
Implementation
Electronic mail
Using serif typefaces in graph labels
Linear
5. Of the types of organizational change that are enabled by information technology - which tends to be the most common?
Supercomputer
Solicitations
Automation
Scientific and workstation computing
6. Low-speed transmission of data that occurs on character at a time is described as
Whether individuals and organizations that create - produce - and sell systems are morally responsible for the consequences of their use
Asynchronous
Vice president
Automation
7. Of the following file organization methods - the only one that can be used on magnetic tape is
Sequential
Implementation
Simplified testing and documentation procedures
Independence from GUI environment
8. What is the term for the ability to move software from one generation of hardware to another more powerful generation?
Managing documentation of knowledge
Migration
Verification of control totals
Dialog
9. 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?
Reliability of many computers
System residence drive
Calculus
Data bus width
10. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an enterprise MIS?
Error handling
Relatively slower speed of operation
Information superhighway
Homogeneous data
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
Goals
Electronic mail
Consultancies/service organizations
Semantic nets
12. Which of the following concerns is addressed by front-end CASE (computer-assisted software engineering) tools?
Calculus
Analysis
Dialog
Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
13. The most time-consuming element of system conversion plans is
Manual procedures
Data conversion
Asynchronous
Consultancies/service organizations
14. The main advantage of digital private branch exchanges over other local networking options is that they
Manual procedures
Make use of existing phone lines
With high levels of technical complexity
Bottom-up
15. In an individual MIS - the most commonly-used technique for conducting operations research is ______ programming.
Object-oriented
Linear
Information superhighway
System residence drive
16. The representation of data as they appear to an application programmer or end user is described as a(n) _____ view.
Transduction
Track
Logical
Information superhighway
17. Which of the following is most likely to rely on parallel processing?
Supercomputer
Physical facilities - telecommunications - control systems - and manual procedures
Gateway
Heuristic
18. Which of the following systems exists at the operational level of an organization?
Scientific and workstation computing
Error handling
Transaction processing system (TPS)
Reliability of many computers
19. One of the core capabilities of a decision support system (DSS) is the logical and mathematical manipulation of data _____ a capability referred to as
Linear
Contingency
Known users who are dissatisfied with an application's performance
Operations
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.
Known users who are dissatisfied with an application's performance
First
Sequential
Bottom-up
21. 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?
Track
Ordinality
Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
Asynchronous
22. 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
Frame relay
Whether individuals and organizations that create - produce - and sell systems are morally responsible for the consequences of their use
System residence drive
Reasonableness check
23. 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
Implementation
Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
Acceptance
Transduction
24. In enterprise analysis - data elements are organized into groups that support related sets of organizational processes. These groups are known as
Bandwidth
Traditional life cycle
Data bus width
Logical application groups
25. Which of the computer hardware generations involved vacuum tube technology?
Desktop publishing
First
Conducting data conferences
Tuple
26. Which of the following functions to connect dissimilar networks by providing the translation from one protocol to another?
Reasonableness check
Defining business processes
Gateway
Uncertainty
27. Which of the following is an element of the physical design of an information system?
Uncertainty
Operations
Manual procedures
Gateway
28. In imaging systems - what is the term for the device that allows a user to identify and retrieve a specific document?
COBOL
Index server
Heuristic
Edit checks
29. The functions of knowledge workers in an organization generally include each of the following EXCEPT
Managing documentation of knowledge
Ordinality
Analysis
Homogeneous data
30. A purpose of a file server in a network is to
Known users who are dissatisfied with an application's performance
Managing documentation of knowledge
Contingency
Store programs
31. Which of the following are included in an MIS audit?
Hospital information system
Physical facilities - telecommunications - control systems - and manual procedures
Solicitations
A top-down method
32. 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?
Forward engineering
Generally better suited for larger applications
Track
100 megabits
33. Which of the following is NOT typically an example of the inquiry/response type of telecommunications application?
Protocols
Implementation
System residence drive
Hospital information system
34. In workgroup information systems - the simplest type of group conferencing is referred to as a(n)
Fuzzy logic
Electronic bulletin board
Goals
Desktop publishing
35. Which of the following styles of systems development is most often used for information systems at the enterprise level?
Involve slight increases in program development and maintenance costs
Index server
Traditional life cycle
Systems study
36. Which of the following is a shared network service technology that packages data into bundles for transmission but does not use error correction routines?
Frame relay
Data conversion
Linear
Asynchronous
37. In a typical organization - tactical and operational planning of an MIS would be the responsibility of the
Steering committee and MIS managers
Tuple
Transaction processing system (TPS)
Seek a generalized capability to learn
38. Which of the following is a commercial digital information service that exists to provide business information?
Uncertainty
Dialog
Transduction
Kilobytes
39. 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?
Gateway
Tuple
Bandwidth
Consultancies/service organizations
40. Representations of human knowledge used in expert systems generally include each of the following EXCEPT
Token
Fuzzy logic
Include enterprise-wide data - collected from legacy systems
Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
41. In a relational database - a row or record is referred to as a(n)
Edit checks
Contingency
Tuple
100 megabits
42. ______ code is the term for program instructions written in a high-level language before translation into machine language.
Source
Heuristic
Involve slight increases in program development and maintenance costs
COBOL
43. Which of the following is an advantage associated with the LAN model of multi-user systems?
Object-oriented
Reliability of many computers
Java
Decision support system (DSS)
44. What is the term for a set of rules and procedures that govern transmissions between the components of a telecommunications network?
Include enterprise-wide data - collected from legacy systems
Heuristic
100 megabits
Protocols
45. Of the following statements about the evolutionary planning method of strategic information systems design - which is FALSE?
COBOL
Solicitations
A top-down method
Data bus width
46. Which of the following types of applications is generally most dependent on the graphical user interface (GUI) environment?
Logical
Frame relay
Data bus width
Desktop publishing
47. When all the elements in a system are in the same category - ______ is said to be at a minimum.
Make use of existing phone lines
Logical application groups
Uncertainty
Scientific and workstation computing
48. During the process of enterprise analysis - the results of a large managerial survey are broken down into each of the following EXCEPT
With high levels of technical complexity
Calculus
Semantic nets
Goals
49. _____ testing provides the final certification that a new system is ready to be used in a production setting.
Acceptance
Bottom-up
Transaction processing system (TPS)
Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
50. The number of ______ is NOT an example of software metrics.