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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






2. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






26. A processing system rejects an order transaction for 10 -000 units - on the basis that no order larger than 70 units had been placed previously. This is an example of a






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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?






34. In an individual MIS - the most commonly used analytical application is a






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Low-speed transmission of data that occurs on character at a time is described as






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






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






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






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






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






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






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