Management Information Systems MIS CLEP 2023/2024

What is the term for the methodical simplification of a logical data model? - Answer- Normalization Systems development projects _______ are most likely to benefit from the use of internal integration tools. - Answer-With high levels of technical complexity In a typical telecommunications system, a message that has just passed through the front-end multiplexer will then pass through - Answer-A modem or modems Which of the following is a characteristic of data warehouse data? They - Answer￾Include enterprise-wide data, collected from legacy systems 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? - Answer- Data bus width In enterprise analysis, data elements are organized into groups that support related sets of organizational processes. These groups are known as - Answer-Logical application groups Which of the following terms is used to describe a system's order of complexity? - Answer-Ordinality Of the following file organization methods, the only one that can be used on magnetic tape is - Answer-Sequential What is the term for a set of rules and procedures that govern transmissions between the components of a telecommunications network? - Answer-Protocols 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? - Answer-Parallel Which of the following terms is used to describe a system in which the internal parameters can be changed when necessary through feedback? - Answer-Heuristic Each of the following is a rule of thumb for handling graphics in desktop publishing application EXCEPT - Answer-using serif typefaces in graph labels The central liability-related ethical issue raised by new information technologies is generally considered to be - Answer-whether individuals and organizations that create, produce, and sell systems are morally responsible for the consequences of their use Which of the following personnel would be considered part of the development team in an MIS department? - Answer-maintenance programmer 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? - Answer-Java Which of the following is NOT typically an example of the inquiry/response type of telecommunications application? - Answer-hospital information system Which of the following is an example of work-flow management? - Answer-Loan officers at a bank enter application information into a central system so that the application can be evaluated by many people at once. 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. - Answer-implementation A form of organization resembling a fishnet or network, in which authority is determined by knowledge and function is a - Answer-heterarchy What is the term used to describe the approach to software development that combines data and procedures into a single item? - Answer-object-oriented Which of the following is a computer language that is an application generator? - Answer-FOCUS Approximately what percentage of an organization's software development budget will be expended on testing? - Answer-30-50 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 - Answer-transduction Which of the following steps in the business systems planning (BSP) process is typically performed FIRST? - Answer-Defining business processes 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? - Answer-Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) Intelligent agent software is an appropriate tool for each of the following applications EXCEPT - Answer-conducting data conferences