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CLEP MIS: Management Information Systems
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1. In a typical telecommunications system - a message that has just passed through the front-end multiplexer will then pass through

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 most likely to rely on parallel processing?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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