Exam 10: Building Successful Information Systems

During the _____ of the systems development life cycle (SDLC),analysts choose the solution that is the most realistic and offers the highest payoff for an organization.

With _____,an organization chooses an outsourcing company in the same country.

In the design phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC),the _____ is an overview of the system and does not include hardware or software choices.

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

One shortcoming of rapid application development (RAD)is _____.

The object-oriented approach treats process and data independently and is a sequential approach that requires completing the analysis before beginning the design.

The systems development life cycle (SDLC)model is used when the problem under investigation is not well defined.

_____ is concerned with issues such as political repercussions of using an information system and whether the system takes the Information Privacy Act into account.

In prototyping,modification of a complete system is easier than modifying a prototype.

Explain how a request for proposal (RFP)is prepared.What are the advantages of an RFP?

Service-oriented architecture (SOA)advocates that core business functions and the dynamic functions that change all the time should be decoupled.

_____ assesses an information system's costs and benefits.

Which of the following is categorized as a tangible benefit of an information system?

_____ are employees who will use an information system regularly,and they can offer important feedback on the system's strengths and weaknesses.

During the implementation phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC),in _____,as each module of a new system is converted,the corresponding part of an old system is retired.

Describe the advantages of prototypes.

A _________ is a written document with detailed specifications that is used to appeal bids for equipment,supplies,or services from vendors.

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

_________ is similar to extreme programming (XP)in focusing on an incremental development process and timely delivery of working software,which has less emphasis on team coding and more emphasis on limiting a project's scope.

Which of the following is an advantage of a joint application design (JAD)?