Exam 11: Building Information Systems and Managing Projects

In one form of outsourcing,a company hires an external vendor to create the software for its system,but operates the software on its own computers.

CASE tools facilitate the creation of clear documentation and the coordination of team development efforts.

Which process is used to develop risk profiles for a firm's information system projects and assets?

Order the following steps in the systems development lifecycle in the correct sequence.

________ is a method for deciding among alternative systems based on a system of ratings for selected objectives.

Prototyping is more iterative than the conventional lifecycle.

The term structured,when discussing structured methodologies,refers to the fact that:

One problem with prototyping is that the systems constructed thereby may not be able to handle large quantities of data in a production environment.

End-user-developed systems can be completed more rapidly than those developed through the conventional programming tools.

In the traditional systems development lifecycle,end users:

A test plan includes all the preparations for the series of tests to be performed on the system.

Identify and describe the main five systems development approaches.

You are an IT project manager for an advertising firm.The firm wishes to create an online survey tool that will be used to survey focus group reactions to products in development.The most important consideration for the firm is being able to offer the tool as soon as possible as a new corporate service.However,you know that many of the senior managers that are business owners of this project have difficulty in understanding technical or software development issues,and are likely to change their requirements during the course of development.What development method would be most successful for this project?

Which of the following is not one of the unique considerations in developing applications for a mobile platform?

Management can control the development of end-user applications in part by:

The modification of a software package to meet the organization's unique requirements without destroying the package software's integrity is called personalization.

Gantt and PERT charts are two common formal planning tools for project management.

As a technical project manager you have decided to propose implementing a prototyping methodology for a small Web-based design project.What is the order of steps you will follow in this project?

________ are intangible benefits of information systems.

Thorough testing is not required if,during the programming stage,the design documents are sufficiently detailed.