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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






18. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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