Information System And Computer Applications Clep Exam

Front 1

Which of the following support tools is NOT provided with most word processing software?

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An encyclopedia.

Front 2

Which of the following would NOT be used as an input device for a computer system?

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PC speaker.

Front 3

One responsibility that is NOT traditionally given to a beginning programmer is

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System design.

Front 4

In most languages, the absence of parentheses implies that the order of mathematical operation, from highest to lowest precedence, is

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Exponentiation; multiplication and division; addition and subtraction.

Front 5

A point-of-sale terminal is typically NOT used as a tool for which of the following activities?

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Determining customer demographics.

Front 6

Which of the following best describes flaming?

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The act of sending abusive or insulting messages on the Internet.

Front 7

In the case of a power failure, the contents of RAM will be

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Lost.

Front 8

Which of the following has as its primary function to locate Web sites that deal with particular subjects?

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Search engine.

Front 9

Conversion of data files is part of which of the following phases of the system development life cycle?

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Implementation.

Front 10

Each of the following applications are typically available for a personal digital assistant (PDA) EXCEPT

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Graphical presentation.

Front 11

Which of the following is (are) used to refer to Java programs?

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Applets and Servlets.

Front 12

Which of the following does GPS stand for?

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Global positioning system.

Front 13

A plan to safeguard a company's computer system against damage caused by earthquakes, floods, or fires is called

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A disaster recovery plan.

Front 14

The device that is designed to scan a printed document, convert the image to an electronic representation, and transmit this representation of the image via a phone line is called a

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Fax machine.

Front 15

In a relational database, each column represents

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A data element.

Front 16

Which of the following is required to access the Internet from a home location?

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Access to an Internet node or a service provider.

Front 17

Which of the following is NOT a correct characterization of batch processing?

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It allows immediate updating of master files.

Front 18

Type of processing which provides physical batch totals to be used in control procedures.

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Batch Processing.

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Type of processing which provides efficient updating of master files.

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Batch Processing.

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Type of process that is most applicable for processing routine periodic activities.

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Batch Processing.

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Type of process which allows efficient scheduling of processing.

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Batch Processing.

Front 22

Which of the following is NOT true about a Gannt chart?

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It lists cost estimates for each activity.

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Chart used to estimate time for total job completion.

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Gannt Chart.

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Chart which lists minimum and maximum time estimates for individual activities.

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Gannt Chart.

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Chart which lists activities and deadlines.

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Gannt Chart.

Front 26

Which of the following statements about electronic mail is FALSE?

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E-mail message content can be considered secure by both the sender and receiver.

Front 27

A modem performs which of the following functions?

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It converts digital data into analog signals.

Front 28

The special formatting language used to create Web pages is called

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HTML.

Front 29

The process through which a user is verified and validated to access a computer network system is referred to as

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Authentication.

Front 30

A program written to access and update a master database that maintains sales of tickets to an upcoming concert is called

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A transaction processing system.

Front 31

In a spreadsheet formula, what type of cell address is fixed and does not change when the formula is copied?

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Absolute address.

Front 32

A transmission line in which data items travel in both directions simultaneously is described as

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Full-Duplex.

Front 33

When applied to the development of computer systems, the term "ergonomics" means

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Incorporating human comfort, efficiency, and safety to the design of the human-machine interface.

Front 34

A set of eight bits can represent, at most, how many different characters?

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256.

Front 35

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a decision support system (DSS), as it is usually defined?

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It makes the one best or optimal decision.

Front 36

Which of the following is typically the title of the person whose responsibilities include creating and maintaining a data dictionary?

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Database Administrator.

Front 37

For which of the following programming languages is there always a one-to-one correspondence between a line of code in that language and a line of code in machine language?

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Assembler.

Front 38

For which of the following conditions is it NEVER possible to recover a file from the disk to which it is written?

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A different file with the same name is copied to the same location on the disk.

Front 39

The American Charity Association, a nonprofit foundation, has a home page on the World Wide Web. Which of the following is the most likely address for its home page?

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http://www.charity.org

Front 40

Which of the following is the method of data transmission in which blocks of fixed lengths are sent with start/stop signals?

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Asynchronous.

Front 41

What is the term that refers to the downloading of live video, audio, or animaiton in such a manner that ther user can begin to access the content before the download is complete?

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Streaming.

Front 42

Which of the following is a set of protocols used to link different types of computers over the Internet?

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TCP/IP.

Front 43

Voice recognition can be included with which of the following systems?

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Office automation systems and Security systems.

Front 44

The system component that produces output in a specific printer language is referred to as which of the following?

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A device driver.

Front 45

Which of the following statements is (are) true concerning multiuser database management systems?

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The increase the standardization of data.

They can increase the access and availability of information.