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






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






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






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






6. The primary memory of most microcomputers is measured in






7. 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?






8. 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?






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






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






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 a logical design element of an information system?






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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?






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






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






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






24. Which of the following functions to connect dissimilar networks by providing the translation from one protocol to another?






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






26. 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?






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






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






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






30. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of hypertext and hypermedia applications?






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






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






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

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41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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