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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Representations of human knowledge used in expert systems generally include each of the following EXCEPT






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






31. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. In an individual MIS - the most commonly used analytical application is a






44. 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?






45. 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?






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






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






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






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






50. 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?