Question 1

The ________ is the traditional process used to develop information systems.

Accepted Answer

A) rapid application development (RA
D)  
B) object-oriented design (OO
D)  
C) systems development life cycle (SDL
C)  
D) extreme programming (XP) 
A) rapid application development (RA
D)  
B) object-oriented design (OO
D)  
C) systems development life cycle (SDL
C)  
D) extreme programming (XP)

Question 2

The systems development life cycle process is supposed to operate in a sequence of nonrepetitive phases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Information systems cannot be tailor-made.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What are the tasks of system maintenance?

Accepted Answer

The last phase of the systems developmen

Question 5

The description of fixes and new requirements is the input to a system maintenance phase of a systems development life cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What are the four ways in which organizations can implement a system conversion?

Accepted Answer

Organizations can implement a system con

Question 7

Which of the following steps in the systems definition process aims to eliminate obviously nonsensible projects?

Accepted Answer

A) Define the system goals and scope. 
B) Form the project team. 
C) Assess the project feasibility. 
D) Plan the project requirements. 
A) Define the system goals and scope. 
B) Form the project team. 
C) Assess the project feasibility. 
D) Plan the project requirements.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of systems development?

Accepted Answer

A) It has little need for human relations skills as tasks are performed by individuals and not by groups. 
B) It is a technical task undertaken exclusively by programmers and hardware specialists. 
C) It has lesser scope than computer program development. 
D) It requires business knowledge and an understanding of group dynamics. 
A) It has little need for human relations skills as tasks are performed by individuals and not by groups. 
B) It is a technical task undertaken exclusively by programmers and hardware specialists. 
C) It has lesser scope than computer program development. 
D) It requires business knowledge and an understanding of group dynamics.

Question 9

Plunge installation is sometimes called direct installation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is systems development? How is it different from program development?

Accepted Answer

Systems development is the process of cr

Question 11

Olive Inc. ,a chain of retail outlets,is converting its existing billing systems to a more robust online tool.In this process,the organization runs both the old and the new systems to compare their performances.In this case,the company is implementing the new system using ________ installation.

Accepted Answer

A) parallel 
B) pilot 
C) plunge 
D) phased 
A) parallel 
B) pilot 
C) plunge 
D) phased

Question 12

What are patches and service packs?

Accepted Answer

Patches are group fixes for high priorit

Question 13

What is beta testing?

Accepted Answer

Beta testing is the process of allowing

Question 14

What is a test plan?

Accepted Answer

Once developers have constructed and tes

Question 15

Which of the following is the most important phase in the systems development process?

Accepted Answer

A) Define the goals and scope of the new information system. 
B) Implement the information system. 
C) Determine the system's requirements. 
D) Adapt systems to changes in requirements. 
A) Define the goals and scope of the new information system. 
B) Implement the information system. 
C) Determine the system's requirements. 
D) Adapt systems to changes in requirements.

Question 16

A comprehensive test plan should ________.

Accepted Answer

A) not include incorrect actions that users take 
B) cause every line of program code to be executed 
C) cause only critical error messages to be displayed 
D) be constructed by only product quality assurance (PQ
A) personnel 
A) not include incorrect actions that users take 
B) cause every line of program code to be executed 
C) cause only critical error messages to be displayed 
D) be constructed by only product quality assurance (PQ
A) personnel

Question 17

Testing is often called product quality assurance (PQA).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The security needs of an information system are determined during the component design phase of the systems development life cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In terms of software design for custom-developed programs,a development team identifies off-the-shelf products and then determines the alterations required.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Explain how the software component of an information system is designed.

Accepted Answer

Software design depends on the source of

Exam 12: Information Systems Development

The ________ is the traditional process used to develop information systems.

The systems development life cycle process is supposed to operate in a sequence of nonrepetitive phases.

Information systems cannot be tailor-made.

What are the tasks of system maintenance?

The description of fixes and new requirements is the input to a system maintenance phase of a systems development life cycle.

What are the four ways in which organizations can implement a system conversion?

Which of the following steps in the systems definition process aims to eliminate obviously nonsensible projects?

Which of the following statements is true of systems development?

Plunge installation is sometimes called direct installation.

What is systems development? How is it different from program development?

Olive Inc. ,a chain of retail outlets,is converting its existing billing systems to a more robust online tool.In this process,the organization runs both the old and the new systems to compare their performances.In this case,the company is implementing the new system using ________ installation.

What are patches and service packs?

What is beta testing?

What is a test plan?

Which of the following is the most important phase in the systems development process?

A comprehensive test plan should ________.

Testing is often called product quality assurance (PQA).

The security needs of an information system are determined during the component design phase of the systems development life cycle.

In terms of software design for custom-developed programs,a development team identifies off-the-shelf products and then determines the alterations required.

Explain how the software component of an information system is designed.

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