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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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?






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






13. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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 characteristic of data warehouse data? They






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






22. In systems theory - there is a what-if method of treating uncertainty that explores the effect on the alternatives of environmental change. This method is generally referred to as _____ analysis.






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

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24. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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






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






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

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49. 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?






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