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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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






6. Which of the computer hardware generations involved vacuum tube technology?






7. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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?






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






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






21. One of the core capabilities of a decision support system (DSS) is the logical and mathematical manipulation of data _____ a capability referred to as






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






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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?






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






46. 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?






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






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






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






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