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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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?






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






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






21. One of the core capabilities of a decision support system (DSS) is the logical and mathematical manipulation of data _____ a capability referred to as






22. 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






23. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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?






44. 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?






45. 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?






46. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






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






49. 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






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