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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the term for the ability to move software from one generation of hardware to another more powerful generation?






2. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. Routines performed to verify input data and correct errors prior to processing are known as






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






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






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






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






26. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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?






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






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






48. 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?






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






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