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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Which of the following is not a management benefit associated with end-user development of information systems?






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. 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?






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






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






16. 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?






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. 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?






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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?






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






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






38. The predominant programming language for business was






39. 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?






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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