Question 1

Alpha and beta tests are part of systems testing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Michael is working on online documentation.He has about ten menu items;twenty items in the index;and wants to have about ten tutorial pages.How much time should he allocate to developing the documentation for these items (menus,index and tutorials)?

Accepted Answer

From the "Developing Documentation" mate

Question 3

If the system being analyzed,designed and developed requires programming (as compared to a package or outsourcing),developing the software may be the single largest component of any systems development activity in terms of both time and money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Acceptance testing is generally done in two stages:

Accepted Answer

A) Alpha tests and beta tests 
B) Black-box tests and white-box tests 
C) Integration tests and systems tests 
D) Unit tests and module tests 
E) Inductive tests and deductive tests 
A) Alpha tests and beta tests 
B) Black-box tests and white-box tests 
C) Integration tests and systems tests 
D) Unit tests and module tests 
E) Inductive tests and deductive tests

Question 5

Change control in application development is a formal process for changing written documentation into online documentation,and frequently uses specialized 'cyber documentation agents' to create menus,screens and online user documentation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

If a program module is taking longer to develop than expected,the recommended action is:

Accepted Answer

A) Put more programmers on the staff 
B) Force the developers to work weekends to catch up 
C) Move the expected completion date back 
D) Incorporate scope creep into the requirements 
E) Change the development environment into an object-oriented language 
A) Put more programmers on the staff 
B) Force the developers to work weekends to catch up 
C) Move the expected completion date back 
D) Incorporate scope creep into the requirements 
E) Change the development environment into an object-oriented language

Question 7

By the time the design phase is started,all time estimates should be within 5% of the actual completion time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Generally,most errors (defects)are found in which two testing periods?

Accepted Answer

A) Unit testing and integration testing 
B) Integration testing and system testing 
C) System testing and acceptance testing 
D) Unit testing and acceptance testing 
E) Alpha testing and beta testing 
A) Unit testing and integration testing 
B) Integration testing and system testing 
C) System testing and acceptance testing 
D) Unit testing and acceptance testing 
E) Alpha testing and beta testing

Question 9

Myles is a systems analyst on a new project that involves significant programming.What is Myles doing while the programming is going on?

Accepted Answer

Myles should be working on testing and d

Question 10

The term 'bug' in software came from:

Accepted Answer

A) An English translation of the word for defect in German 
B) The story of a moth getting caught inside an early computer 
C) The acronym BUG - for binary unknown glitch 
D) No one knows the reason 
E) None of these 
A) An English translation of the word for defect in German 
B) The story of a moth getting caught inside an early computer 
C) The acronym BUG - for binary unknown glitch 
D) No one knows the reason 
E) None of these

Question 11

When testing individual modules,it sometimes happens that some modules are not finished when testing starts,so the programmer usually writes _______ for the unfinished modules to enable the modules around them to be tested.

Accepted Answer

A) "By-passes" 
B) "Temporary Modules" 
C) "Placeholder Modules" 
D) "Stub Modules" 
E) "End Modules" 
A) "By-passes" 
B) "Temporary Modules" 
C) "Placeholder Modules" 
D) "Stub Modules" 
E) "End Modules"

Question 12

This particular type of documentation control lists the information in a logical form,as though the users were to read the reference documentation from start to finish:

Accepted Answer

A) Index 
B) Text search 
C) Content sensitive help 
D) Intelligence agents 
E) Table of contents 
A) Index 
B) Text search 
C) Content sensitive help 
D) Intelligence agents 
E) Table of contents

Question 13

The critical path is the fine line between the alpha test and the beta test as you change from test data to real production data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Analysts should not worry about the users' perceptions of the new system during acceptance testing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to the textbook,which of the following is not a cause of project failure?

Accepted Answer

A) Flaws in analysis 
B) Flaws in aesthetics 
C) Flaws in user interface design 
D) Flaws in database design 
E) Flaws in developing correct system specifications 
A) Flaws in analysis 
B) Flaws in aesthetics 
C) Flaws in user interface design 
D) Flaws in database design 
E) Flaws in developing correct system specifications

Question 16

Testing and programming are tightly coupled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The authors suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A) "All testing must include live production data" 
B) "All testing must include both alphabetic and numeric data" 
C) "It is impossible to test every possible combination of input and situation" 
D) "Testing rarely pays for itself" 
E) "Testing should only be used for complex programs and situations" 
A) "All testing must include live production data" 
B) "All testing must include both alphabetic and numeric data" 
C) "It is impossible to test every possible combination of input and situation" 
D) "Testing rarely pays for itself" 
E) "Testing should only be used for complex programs and situations"

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT an approach to integration testing?

Accepted Answer

A) Use-case testing 
B) User interface testing 
C) Use scenario testing 
D) Data flow testing 
E) System interface testing 
A) Use-case testing 
B) User interface testing 
C) Use scenario testing 
D) Data flow testing 
E) System interface testing

Question 19

During the implementation phase of the SDLC:

Accepted Answer

A) Analysts will write programs 
B) Programmers will develop user interfaces 
C) Project managers will convert logical ERDs into physical DFDs 
D) Champions will do the data management design 
E) None of these 
A) Analysts will write programs 
B) Programmers will develop user interfaces 
C) Project managers will convert logical ERDs into physical DFDs 
D) Champions will do the data management design 
E) None of these

Question 20

A major credit card company has an hour of system downtime on the Friday after Thanksgiving (generally one of the biggest shopping days of the year).Which might be a good estimate of the amount of income lost from this outage?

Accepted Answer

A) Under $50,000 
B) From $50,000 to $99,999 
C) From $100,000 to $249,999 
D) From $250,000 to $500,000 
E) Over $500,000 
A) Under $50,000 
B) From $50,000 to $99,999 
C) From $100,000 to $249,999 
D) From $250,000 to $500,000 
E) Over $500,000

Alpha and beta tests are part of systems testing.

Michael is working on online documentation.He has about ten menu items;twenty items in the index;and wants to have about ten tutorial pages.How much time should he allocate to developing the documentation for these items (menus,index and tutorials)?

If the system being analyzed,designed and developed requires programming (as compared to a package or outsourcing),developing the software may be the single largest component of any systems development activity in terms of both time and money.

Acceptance testing is generally done in two stages:

Change control in application development is a formal process for changing written documentation into online documentation,and frequently uses specialized 'cyber documentation agents' to create menus,screens and online user documentation.

If a program module is taking longer to develop than expected,the recommended action is:

By the time the design phase is started,all time estimates should be within 5% of the actual completion time.

Generally,most errors (defects)are found in which two testing periods?

Myles is a systems analyst on a new project that involves significant programming.What is Myles doing while the programming is going on?

The term 'bug' in software came from:

When testing individual modules,it sometimes happens that some modules are not finished when testing starts,so the programmer usually writes _______ for the unfinished modules to enable the modules around them to be tested.

This particular type of documentation control lists the information in a logical form,as though the users were to read the reference documentation from start to finish:

The critical path is the fine line between the alpha test and the beta test as you change from test data to real production data.

Analysts should not worry about the users' perceptions of the new system during acceptance testing.

According to the textbook,which of the following is not a cause of project failure?

Testing and programming are tightly coupled.

The authors suggest that:

Which of the following is NOT an approach to integration testing?

During the implementation phase of the SDLC:

A major credit card company has an hour of system downtime on the Friday after Thanksgiving (generally one of the biggest shopping days of the year).Which might be a good estimate of the amount of income lost from this outage?

The Systems Analyst and Information Systems Development

Project Selection and Management

Requirements Determination

Use Case Analysis

Process Modeling

Data Modeling

Moving Into Design

Rchitecture Design

User Interface Design

Program Design

Data Storage Design

Transition to the New System

The Movement to Objects

Filters

Exam 12: Moving Into Implementation

Alpha and beta tests are part of systems testing.

Michael is working on online documentation.He has about ten menu items;twenty items in the index;and wants to have about ten tutorial pages.How much time should he allocate to developing the documentation for these items (menus,index and tutorials)?

If the system being analyzed,designed and developed requires programming (as compared to a package or outsourcing),developing the software may be the single largest component of any systems development activity in terms of both time and money.

Acceptance testing is generally done in two stages:

Change control in application development is a formal process for changing written documentation into online documentation,and frequently uses specialized 'cyber documentation agents' to create menus,screens and online user documentation.

If a program module is taking longer to develop than expected,the recommended action is:

By the time the design phase is started,all time estimates should be within 5% of the actual completion time.

Generally,most errors (defects)are found in which two testing periods?

Myles is a systems analyst on a new project that involves significant programming.What is Myles doing while the programming is going on?

The term 'bug' in software came from:

When testing individual modules,it sometimes happens that some modules are not finished when testing starts,so the programmer usually writes _______ for the unfinished modules to enable the modules around them to be tested.

This particular type of documentation control lists the information in a logical form,as though the users were to read the reference documentation from start to finish:

The critical path is the fine line between the alpha test and the beta test as you change from test data to real production data.

Analysts should not worry about the users' perceptions of the new system during acceptance testing.

According to the textbook,which of the following is not a cause of project failure?

Testing and programming are tightly coupled.

The authors suggest that:

Which of the following is NOT an approach to integration testing?

During the implementation phase of the SDLC:

A major credit card company has an hour of system downtime on the Friday after Thanksgiving (generally one of the biggest shopping days of the year).Which might be a good estimate of the amount of income lost from this outage?

The Systems Analyst and Information Systems Development

Project Selection and Management

Requirements Determination

Use Case Analysis

Process Modeling

Data Modeling

Moving Into Design

Rchitecture Design

User Interface Design

Program Design

Data Storage Design

Transition to the New System

The Movement to Objects

Filters