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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






16. 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.






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. The number of ______ is NOT an example of software metrics.


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






29. 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?






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






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






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






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






34. 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?






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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?






41. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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