Exam 13: Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Adding functions after the project has been initiated causes ___.

_________ are experts on a certain type of technology.

_________ feasibility determines whether the company can develop or otherwise acquire the hardware, software, and communications components needed to solve the business problem.

Agile development ensures that the software includes every possible feature the user will require.

Purchasing a prewritten application is always the most cost-effective and time-saving solution.

___ is a group-based tool for collecting user requirements and creating system designs.

System developers have the greatest involvement in the _________ stage of the SDLC.

In the first RAD stage, developers use _________ sessions to collect user requirements.

The _________ is/are a prioritized inventory of present applications and a detailed plan of projects to be developed or continued during the current year.

________________ development is closely linked with the idea of web services and service-oriented architectures.

_________ is an advantage of the buy option.

Companies can buy or lease prewritten applications.

The existing IT architecture is an absolute constraint on the development of an IT strategic plan.

A(n) ___ is an agent or a vendor who assembles the software needed by enterprises and then packages it with services such as development, operations, and maintenance.

Database design choices can affect an organization decades after they are made even when hardware and software is replaced; the Y2K problem was a perfect illustration of this.

_________ is a disadvantage of the buy option.

Technology is available at a cost that is affordable to you, but you know your employees will refuse to use anything new. This means the feasibility of your IT project is high.

_________ costs are those costs that remain the same regardless of any change in the company's activity level. The CIO's salary is an example of a _________ cost.

Your company decides to implement the manufacturing module of SAP before implementing payroll. This is an example of _________ conversion.

The IT architecture focuses on the technical aspects of information resources.