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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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?






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






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






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






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






20. Which of the following is a commercial digital information service that exists to provide business information?






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






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






23. Which of the computer hardware generations involved vacuum tube technology?






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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?






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






47. Which of the following signifies the international reference model for linking different types of computers and networks?






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






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






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