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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






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






3. 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?






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






5. 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






6. In general - the technology associated with reduced instruction set (RISC) computers is most appropriate for






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. In imaging systems - what is the term for the device that allows a user to identify and retrieve a specific document?






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






30. Which of the following is NOT an example of an output control associated with information systems?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






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






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






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






43. Which of the following functions to connect dissimilar networks by providing the translation from one protocol to another?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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