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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






2. The functions of knowledge workers in an organization generally include each of the following EXCEPT






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






4. During the process of enterprise analysis - the results of a large managerial survey are broken down into each of the following EXCEPT






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






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






7. 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?






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






9. 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






10. Which of the following are LEAST likely to be an input into a management information system (MIS)?






11. 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?






12. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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?






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






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






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






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






37. 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?






38. 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?






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






40. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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?






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






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






50. In the traditional systems life cycle model - which of the following states occurs EARLIEST?







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