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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 main difference between neural networks and expert systems is that neural networks






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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?






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






19. 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?






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






21. 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?






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Which of the following styles of systems development is most often used for information systems at the enterprise level?






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


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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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


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






37. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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