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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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1. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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?






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






17. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






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


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






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






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






24. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Representations of human knowledge used in expert systems generally include each of the following EXCEPT






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






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






44. 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?






45. 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?






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






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






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






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






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