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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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1. 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






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






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






4. 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?






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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?






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






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






32. 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






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


34. 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?






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






44. 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?






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






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






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






48. 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?






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