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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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1. Which of the following is NOT typically an example of the inquiry/response type of telecommunications application?






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an enterprise MIS?






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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?






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. Which of the following is offered the clearest protection under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986?

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






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






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






33. 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?






34. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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