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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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?






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






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






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






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






14. 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?






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






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






17. What is the term for the ability to move software from one generation of hardware to another more powerful generation?






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






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






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






21. 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?






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






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






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






25. 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?






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






27. 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






28. Which of the following are included in an MIS audit?






29. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






41. In the history of artificial intelligence - the effort to build a physical analog to the human brain has been referred to as the _____ approach.






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






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






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






45. What is the term for a set of rules and procedures that govern transmissions between the components of a telecommunications network?






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






47. Of the following statements about the evolutionary planning method of strategic information systems design - which is FALSE?






48. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






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