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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. 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?






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






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






14. 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?






15. 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






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






17. 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.






18. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Which of the following is a shared network service technology that packages data into bundles for transmission but does not use error correction routines?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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?






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






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






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






44. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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