Exam 10: Building Successful Information Systems

In the context of systems development life cycle (SDLC),the tool used by analysts for the purpose of investigating a proposed solution's viability and determine how best to present the solution to management in order to obtain funding is called _____.

During the planning phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC),analysts investigate a proposed solution's feasibility and determine how best to present the solution to management to get funding.

The project management technique PERT stands for _____

With _____ outsourcing,an organization chooses an outsourcing company in any part of the world (usually a country farther away than a neighboring country),as long as it can provide the needed services.

With _____ outsourcing,an organization chooses an outsourcing company in a neighboring country,such as when a U.S.organization chooses a company in Canada or Mexico.

_____ costs measure what an individual would miss by not having an information system or feature.

During the implementation phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC),in phased-in-phased-out conversion,an analyst introduces an information system in only a limited area of an organization.

_____ is an approach where an organization's team develops an information system internally.

Outsourcing decreases the risk of leaking confidential information to competitors.

During the implementation phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC),in _____ conversion,an old system is stopped and a new system is implemented.

During the design phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC),the _____ design is created for a specific platform,such as choosing Dell servers running Ubuntu Linux and Java for the programming language.

Describe how information systems are implemented using a plunge conversion method.

What are the advantages of a request for proposal (RFP)?

During the ____ phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC),a solution is transferred from paper to action,and a team configures the system and procures components for it.

A request for information (RFI) is not suitable for complex projects.

A _____ is a tool used in structured systems analysis and design (SSAD) analysis model that helps break down a complex process into simpler,more manageable,and more understandable subprocesses.

Only tangible benefits should be included in an economic feasibility study since intangible benefits cannot be quantified.

_____ feasibility assesses an information system's costs and benefits.

An advantage of rapid application development (RAD) is its broad focus,which often facilitates future development.

The fundamental principle behind _____ is that the "blocks of codes" can be reused in a variety of different applications,allowing new business processes to be created from a pool of existing services.