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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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

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






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






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






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






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






7. The predominant programming language for business was






8. 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?






9. 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?






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






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






12. Which of the following terms is used to describe a system's order of complexity?






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






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






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






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 a set of rules that govern the manipulation of characters in a system?






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






19. In a typical organization - tactical and operational planning of an MIS would be the responsibility of the






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. What is the term for a networking technology that parcels information into 8-byte cells - allowing data to be transmitted between computers or different vendors at any speed?






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. 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?






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