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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






4. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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?






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






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






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?






22. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. Of the types of organizational change that are enabled by information technology - which tends to be the most common?






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






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






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






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






33. 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?






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. 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?






43. 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.






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






45. 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






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






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


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






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






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