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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






3. 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






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






5. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Which of the following statements about database management systems is generally FALSE? They






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






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






15. 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?






16. The predominant programming language for business was






17. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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?






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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