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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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?






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






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






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






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






20. 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?






21. 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?






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






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






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






25. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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


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






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






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






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






40. In most organizations - the chief information officer is given a rank equivalent to






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






42. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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