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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






2. Which of the following storage media generally has the slowest access speed?






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Which of the following is a logical design element of an information system?






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






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






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






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






18. The predominant programming language for business was






19. 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






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






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






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






23. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. 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?






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






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






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






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






38. Which of the following is a disadvantage associated with the use of relational databases?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The number of ______ is NOT an example of software metrics.


47. 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






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






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






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