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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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?






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. 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?






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






24. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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