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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






2. 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?






3. What is the term for the secondary storage device on which a complete operating system is stored?






4. 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






5. In a typical organization - tactical and operational planning of an MIS would be the responsibility of the






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






16. 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?






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






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






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






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






21. 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?






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. The predominant programming language for business was






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






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






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






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






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






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 most likely to rely on parallel processing?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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