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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






15. Systems development projects _______ are most likely to benefit from the use of internal integration tools.






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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?






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






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






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






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






28. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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