Exam 14: Case Tools

CASE stands for ____________________.

____ allows an existing application to be examined and broken down into a series of diagrams, structure charts, and source code.

A(n) ____________________ organizes and documents system development tasks.

Throughout the SDLC, systems developers use modeling tools to represent the system textually.

A(n) ____typically includes built-in tools such as real-time error detection, syntax hints, highlighted code, class browsers, and version control.

Another trend involves powerful programming languages called ____________________ that are part of the fourth-generation environment.

Modern programming languages, such as Visual Basic and Java, are called non-procedural, or event-driven, languages because instead of writing a series of sequential instructions, a programmer defines the actions that the program must perform when certain events occur.

____can model networks, business processes, and many types of special diagrams.

____ means translating business processes and functions into applications.

The CASE tool marketplace includes only a few vendors and products, and one tool dominates the marketplace.

The ____________________ arranges traditional fact-finding questions into a useful matrix.

On which of the following does selecting a CASE tool NOT depend?

Because non-procedural languages are ____________________, they make it easier to implement an object-oriented system design.

Unattractive features of an O-O approach include all-inclusive design and single-use code, which increases costs and slows down development.

Structured development methods use a variety of diagrams, such as use case, class, sequence, and transition state diagrams.

Once a data element has been defined in the repository, it can be accessed and used by processes and other information systems.

Each systems development approach has a set of tools that work especially well for that method.

With a report generator, sample fields can be input to create a ____ for users to review and approve.

Traditional code was written in ____ languages such as COBOL, which required a programmer to create code statements for each processing step.

IBM offers many systems development and modeling products, including the powerful tool called ____.