Question 1

Benefits of enterprise solutions do not include:

Accepted Answer

A) the flexibility of modules 
B) ease of implementation and less implementation time 
C) being an inexpensive alternative to custom development 
D) not requiring the company to change how it does business 
A) the flexibility of modules 
B) ease of implementation and less implementation time 
C) being an inexpensive alternative to custom development 
D) not requiring the company to change how it does business

Question 2

Based on total revenues for 2007,which of the following global software companies ranks fourth?

Accepted Answer

A) Microsoft 
B) IBM 
C) Accenture 
D) EDS 
A) Microsoft 
B) IBM 
C) Accenture 
D) EDS

Question 3

When considering off-the-shelf software,the two most important criteria are __________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

vendor sup

Question 4

In general,custom software producers do not use the same methodologies,techniques,and tools that companies use to develop systems in house.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Reducing time to market is one reason for outsourcing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

IBM captured a large share of the ERP market through its own financial systems and through the acquisition of other ERP vendors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to a study cited in the textbook,which of the following development methods can lead to a larger maintenance burden?

Accepted Answer

A) in-house development 
B) packaged software 
C) outsourcing 
D) enterprisewide solutions 
A) in-house development 
B) packaged software 
C) outsourcing 
D) enterprisewide solutions

Question 8

When purchasing off-the-shelf software,you should consider:

Accepted Answer

A) flexibility 
B) response time 
C) vendor viability 
D) all of the above 
A) flexibility 
B) response time 
C) vendor viability 
D) all of the above

Question 9

Which of the following software producers is generally not a source of application software?

Accepted Answer

A) custom software producers 
B) enterprise solution producers 
C) packaged software producers 
D) in-house developers 
A) custom software producers 
B) enterprise solution producers 
C) packaged software producers 
D) in-house developers

Question 10

Which of the following is a software reuse approach that mandates the development,sharing,and adoption of reusable assets?

Accepted Answer

A) flexible reuse 
B) facilitated reuse 
C) ad hoc reuse 
D) managed reuse 
A) flexible reuse 
B) facilitated reuse 
C) ad hoc reuse 
D) managed reuse

Question 11

A major vendor that provides enterprise solution software is:

Accepted Answer

A) Microsoft 
B) SAP AG 
C) Macromedia 
D) Adobe 
A) Microsoft 
B) SAP AG 
C) Macromedia 
D) Adobe

Question 12

All off-the-shelf software systems can be modified to meet the specific,individual needs of a particular organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Off-the-shelf software systems that cannot be modified to meet the specific needs of a particular organization are sometimes called:

Accepted Answer

A) custom software systems 
B) in-house developed systems 
C) turnkey systems 
D) standard systems 
A) custom software systems 
B) in-house developed systems 
C) turnkey systems 
D) standard systems

Question 14

The first administrative information system was:

Accepted Answer

A) General Motor's order tracking system 
B) Ford Motor Company's order tracking system 
C) General Electric's payroll system 
D) Coca-Cola's payroll system 
A) General Motor's order tracking system 
B) Ford Motor Company's order tracking system 
C) General Electric's payroll system 
D) Coca-Cola's payroll system

Question 15

Which of the following is the software reuse step that involves the design of a reusable piece of software,starting from existing software assets or from scratch?

Accepted Answer

A) storage 
B) abstraction 
C) recontextualization 
D) conceptualization 
A) storage 
B) abstraction 
C) recontextualization 
D) conceptualization

Question 16

How can a company validate purchased software information?

Accepted Answer

Information about the software can be ob

Question 17

Which of the following software evaluation criteria refers to the ease with which you or the vendor can customize the software?

Accepted Answer

A) cost 
B) vendor viability 
C) functionality 
D) flexibility 
A) cost 
B) vendor viability 
C) functionality 
D) flexibility

Question 18

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description.
-The organization invests in carefully designing assets for reuse,choosing assets for domain or product line.

Accepted Answer

A) reuse 
B) ad hoc reuse 
C) designed reuse 
D) managed reuse 
E) facilitated reuse 
A) reuse 
B) ad hoc reuse 
C) designed reuse 
D) managed reuse 
E) facilitated reuse

Question 19

Match each of the following sources of software components with its internal staffing requirements.
-Some internal staff is necessary,but mostly need consultants.

Accepted Answer

A) packaged software producers 
B) IT service firms 
C) in-house developers 
D) hardware manufacturers 
E) enterprise-wide solutions
F)cloud computing 
A) packaged software producers 
B) IT service firms 
C) in-house developers 
D) hardware manufacturers 
E) enterprise-wide solutions
F)cloud computing

Question 20

A company may consider outsourcing if it feels that its core mission does not involve managing an information systems unit and that it might achieve more effective computing by turning over all of its operations to a more experienced,computer-oriented company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Benefits of enterprise solutions do not include:

Based on total revenues for 2007,which of the following global software companies ranks fourth?

When considering off-the-shelf software,the two most important criteria are and .

In general,custom software producers do not use the same methodologies,techniques,and tools that companies use to develop systems in house.

Reducing time to market is one reason for outsourcing.

IBM captured a large share of the ERP market through its own financial systems and through the acquisition of other ERP vendors.

According to a study cited in the textbook,which of the following development methods can lead to a larger maintenance burden?

When purchasing off-the-shelf software,you should consider:

Which of the following software producers is generally not a source of application software?

Which of the following is a software reuse approach that mandates the development,sharing,and adoption of reusable assets?

A major vendor that provides enterprise solution software is:

All off-the-shelf software systems can be modified to meet the specific,individual needs of a particular organization.

Off-the-shelf software systems that cannot be modified to meet the specific needs of a particular organization are sometimes called:

The first administrative information system was:

Which of the following is the software reuse step that involves the design of a reusable piece of software,starting from existing software assets or from scratch?

How can a company validate purchased software information?

Which of the following software evaluation criteria refers to the ease with which you or the vendor can customize the software?

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description. -The organization invests in carefully designing assets for reuse,choosing assets for domain or product line.

Match each of the following sources of software components with its internal staffing requirements. -Some internal staff is necessary,but mostly need consultants.

A company may consider outsourcing if it feels that its core mission does not involve managing an information systems unit and that it might achieve more effective computing by turning over all of its operations to a more experienced,computer-oriented company.

The Systems Development Environment

Managing the Information Systems Project

Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects

Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects

Determining System Requirements

Structuring System Process Requirements

Structuring System Data Requirements

Designing Databases

Designing Forms and Reports

Designing Interfaces and Dialogues

Designing Distributed and Internet Systems

System Implementation

Maintaining Information Systems

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Use Cases

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Activity Diagrams

Objected-Oriented Analysis and Design: Object Modeling-Class Diagrams

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Sequence Diagrams

Filters

Exam 2: The Origins of Software

Benefits of enterprise solutions do not include:

Based on total revenues for 2007,which of the following global software companies ranks fourth?

When considering off-the-shelf software,the two most important criteria are __________ and __________.

In general,custom software producers do not use the same methodologies,techniques,and tools that companies use to develop systems in house.

Reducing time to market is one reason for outsourcing.

IBM captured a large share of the ERP market through its own financial systems and through the acquisition of other ERP vendors.

According to a study cited in the textbook,which of the following development methods can lead to a larger maintenance burden?

When purchasing off-the-shelf software,you should consider:

Which of the following software producers is generally not a source of application software?

Which of the following is a software reuse approach that mandates the development,sharing,and adoption of reusable assets?

A major vendor that provides enterprise solution software is:

All off-the-shelf software systems can be modified to meet the specific,individual needs of a particular organization.

Off-the-shelf software systems that cannot be modified to meet the specific needs of a particular organization are sometimes called:

The first administrative information system was:

Which of the following is the software reuse step that involves the design of a reusable piece of software,starting from existing software assets or from scratch?

How can a company validate purchased software information?

Which of the following software evaluation criteria refers to the ease with which you or the vendor can customize the software?

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description. -The organization invests in carefully designing assets for reuse,choosing assets for domain or product line.

Match each of the following sources of software components with its internal staffing requirements. -Some internal staff is necessary,but mostly need consultants.

A company may consider outsourcing if it feels that its core mission does not involve managing an information systems unit and that it might achieve more effective computing by turning over all of its operations to a more experienced,computer-oriented company.

The Systems Development Environment

Managing the Information Systems Project

Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects

Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects

Determining System Requirements

Structuring System Process Requirements

Structuring System Data Requirements

Designing Databases

Designing Forms and Reports

Designing Interfaces and Dialogues

Designing Distributed and Internet Systems

System Implementation

Maintaining Information Systems

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Use Cases

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Activity Diagrams

Objected-Oriented Analysis and Design: Object Modeling-Class Diagrams

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Sequence Diagrams

Filters

When considering off-the-shelf software,the two most important criteria are and .