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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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?






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


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






14. 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?






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






16. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. In an enterprise information system - which of the following is considered to be an input control?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Which of the following is a shared network service technology that packages data into bundles for transmission but does not use error correction routines?






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