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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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?






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. The technical staff at an organization are most likely to be users of a(n)






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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?






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






25. What is the term for the capacity of a communications channel as measured by the difference between the highest and lowest frequencies that can be transmitted by that channel?






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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?






32. 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.






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






34. 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?






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






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






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






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






39. Which of the following is an advantage associated with the LAN model of multi-user systems?






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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?






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






49. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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