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DSST Management Information Systems (MIS) Exam Practice Test 2
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DSST Management Information Systems Exam covers the basics of telecommunications; network security; systems analysis and design; business decision making; knowledge management; data warehousing; and data mining. The exam contains 100 questions to be answered in 2 hours. Exam contents, in brief: 1. Computer Hardware – 9% a. History and evolution b. Terminology c. Hardware components d. Hardware devices e. Classification 2. Computer Software – 6% a. History and evolution of computer software and programming b. Terminology c. Types of software 3. Telecommunications and Networks –... Show more
DSST Management Information Systems (MIS) Exam Practice Test 2
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1. Which of the following is the software tool used for creating, maintaining, and using databases in an organization for the purposes of extracting data, manipulating data, and creating information from that data?
2. What software was developed in 1959 as a business-specific, calculation software and enabled businesses to store and calculate complex algorithms in a growing data-rich environment?
3. Which of the following is the term for an object, person, place, or event in a database?
4. Of the five stages of the Systems Development Life Cycle, at which stage are questions of feasibility asked, such as: “Is there a business opportunity?” “What are the priorities of the business?” “Will this system address our business priorities?”
5. What telecommunications technology uses radio signals and small, integrated geographic areas to pass signals?
6. Of the five stages of the Systems Development Life Cycle, which is the most costly and time-consuming stage?
7. Which of the following statements is true regarding ethics and computer usage?
8. In the early years of database development, what structural database model in which the data relationships were developed and combined in a manner similar to a tree was most widely used?
9. What device converts digital information into analog signals that can be sent over communication channels?
10. What is a method of determining whether interactivity online is really being done by a human?
11. Which of the following represent the four cycles of growth businesses typically go through?
12. When considering Porter’s Five Forces and the threat of substitutes, what should business leaders understand about competitive advantage?
13. Which of the following refers to data received from other data sources, such as revenues and costs, that are combined to create other data points (often referred to as “defining the data in a data warehouse”)?
14. When an individual does business with another individual online, such as using Ebay or Etsy, this individual is conducting business in what e-commerce strategy?
15. What devices convert the movement or click of a mouse, the touch of a keyboard, the scan of an optical device, or the touch on a touchscreen to electronic data for processing?
16. Which of the following is a network that is used internally by an organization?
17. In the systems approach for modeling information systems, one of the most prevalent methods to creating an organizational system is the use of a multistep, iterative process known as
18. What is the purpose of a firewall?
19. Which of the following statements is true when considering business needs from a decision-making process?
20. Who is credited with inventing the analytical engine in 1837?
21. What data are very structured in order to capture business operations on a day-to-day basis and help front-line managers make daily decisions?
22. By which analysis do executives seek the most miniscule strengths and weaknesses within their own organization and the opportunities and threats of the competition?
23. What level in an organization supports short-term plans that help achieve day-today level tasks and objectives?
24. Which of the following consists of developing, marketing, selling, delivering, servicing, and paying for products and services entirely online?
25. Which of the following refers to places in a plan where the most time is engaged to complete tasks on schedule?

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