Question 1

___________ outsourcing refers to contracting an outsourcing arrangement with a company in a nearby country.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________ outsourcing refers to contracting an outsourcing...

Question 2

What is it called when a company uses organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insourcing 
B)  Outsourcing 
C)  Business process outsourcing 
D)  Offshore outsourcing 
A)  Insourcing 
B)  Outsourcing 
C)  Business process outsourcing 
D)  Offshore outsourcing

Question 3

What is project scope?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success 
B)  Products, services, or processes that are not specifically a part of the project 
C)  Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project 
D)  Defines the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the specified features and functions 
A)  Quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success 
B)  Products, services, or processes that are not specifically a part of the project 
C)  Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project 
D)  Defines the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the specified features and functions

Question 4

Difference in language, culture, and technology platforms can make global data standardization quite difficult.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the systems development life cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Involves establishing a high-level plan of the intended project and determining project goals 
B)  Involves analyzing end-user business requirements and refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system 
C)  Involves describing the desired features and operations of the system 
D)  The overall process for developing information systems from planning and analysis through implementation and maintenance 
A)  Involves establishing a high-level plan of the intended project and determining project goals 
B)  Involves analyzing end-user business requirements and refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system 
C)  Involves describing the desired features and operations of the system 
D)  The overall process for developing information systems from planning and analysis through implementation and maintenance

Question 6

Which of the following is not a phase in the SDLC?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maintenance 
B)  Change 
C)  Design 
D)  None of these 
A)  Maintenance 
B)  Change 
C)  Design 
D)  None of these

Question 7

A change control board is responsible for managing the project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

________________________ systems must support a diverse base of customers, users, products, languages, currencies, laws, and so on.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________________________ systems must support a diverse base...

Question 9

An organization must identify what it wants to do and how it is going to do it. What does the "how" part of this question focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)  Justification of the project 
B)  Definition of the project 
C)  Analysis of project risks 
D)  Expected results of the project 
A)  Justification of the project 
B)  Definition of the project 
C)  Analysis of project risks 
D)  Expected results of the project

Question 10

Managing people is one of the hardest and most critical efforts a project manager undertakes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Insourcing is an arrangement by which one organization provides a service or services for another organization that chooses not to perform them in-house.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Define the relationship between the systems development life cycle and software development methodologies.

Accepted Answer

All software development methodologies u

Question 13

Time, cost, and ___________ are the three primary variables in any project.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Time, cost, and ___________ are the three...

Question 14

Which of the following is a business-related consequence of successful software?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase revenues 
B)  Damage to brand reputation 
C)  Incur liabilities 
D)  Decrease productivity 
A)  Increase revenues 
B)  Damage to brand reputation 
C)  Incur liabilities 
D)  Decrease productivity

Question 15

The _________ methodology aims for customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery of useful software components.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _________ methodology aims for customer satisfaction...

Question 16

Which of the following is/are the influential driver(s) affecting the growth of outsourcing markets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Core competencies 
B)  Rapid growth 
C)  Industry changes 
D)  All of these 
A)  Core competencies 
B)  Rapid growth 
C)  Industry changes 
D)  All of these

Question 17

The systems development life cycle is the overall process for developing information systems from planning and analysis through _________________ and maintenance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The systems development life cycle is the...

Question 18

An unimportant aspect of a project management communications plan is to provide a method for continually obtaining and monitoring feedback from and for all stakeholders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is a project?

Accepted Answer

A)  A temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product or service 
B)  The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a project 
C)  Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project 
D)  Represent key dates when a certain group of activities must be performed 
A)  A temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product or service 
B)  The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a project 
C)  Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project 
D)  Represent key dates when a certain group of activities must be performed

Question 20

A topology is a set of policies, procedures, standards, processes, practices, tools, techniques, and tasks that people apply to technical and management challenges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

___________ outsourcing refers to contracting an outsourcing arrangement with a company in a nearby country.

What is it called when a company uses organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems?

What is project scope?

Difference in language, culture, and technology platforms can make global data standardization quite difficult.

What is the systems development life cycle?

Which of the following is not a phase in the SDLC?

A change control board is responsible for managing the project.

________________________ systems must support a diverse base of customers, users, products, languages, currencies, laws, and so on.

An organization must identify what it wants to do and how it is going to do it. What does the "how" part of this question focus on?

Managing people is one of the hardest and most critical efforts a project manager undertakes.

Insourcing is an arrangement by which one organization provides a service or services for another organization that chooses not to perform them in-house.

Define the relationship between the systems development life cycle and software development methodologies.

Time, cost, and ___________ are the three primary variables in any project.

Which of the following is a business-related consequence of successful software?

The _________ methodology aims for customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery of useful software components.

Which of the following is/are the influential driver(s) affecting the growth of outsourcing markets?

The systems development life cycle is the overall process for developing information systems from planning and analysis through _________________ and maintenance.

An unimportant aspect of a project management communications plan is to provide a method for continually obtaining and monitoring feedback from and for all stakeholders.

What is a project?

A topology is a set of policies, procedures, standards, processes, practices, tools, techniques, and tasks that people apply to technical and management challenges.

Information Systems in Business

Strategic Decision Making

E-Business

Ethics and Information Security

It Architectures

Databases and Data Warehouses

Networks, Telecommunications, and Wireless Computing

Supply Chain Management

Customer Relationship Management

Enterprise Resource Planning and Collaboration Systems

Business Process

Filters

Exam 11: Business Basics

___________ outsourcing refers to contracting an outsourcing arrangement with a company in a nearby country.

What is it called when a company uses organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems?

What is project scope?

Difference in language, culture, and technology platforms can make global data standardization quite difficult.

What is the systems development life cycle?

Which of the following is not a phase in the SDLC?

A change control board is responsible for managing the project.

________________________ systems must support a diverse base of customers, users, products, languages, currencies, laws, and so on.

An organization must identify what it wants to do and how it is going to do it. What does the "how" part of this question focus on?

Managing people is one of the hardest and most critical efforts a project manager undertakes.

Insourcing is an arrangement by which one organization provides a service or services for another organization that chooses not to perform them in-house.

Define the relationship between the systems development life cycle and software development methodologies.

Time, cost, and ___________ are the three primary variables in any project.

Which of the following is a business-related consequence of successful software?

The _________ methodology aims for customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery of useful software components.

Which of the following is/are the influential driver(s) affecting the growth of outsourcing markets?

The systems development life cycle is the overall process for developing information systems from planning and analysis through _________________ and maintenance.

An unimportant aspect of a project management communications plan is to provide a method for continually obtaining and monitoring feedback from and for all stakeholders.

What is a project?

A topology is a set of policies, procedures, standards, processes, practices, tools, techniques, and tasks that people apply to technical and management challenges.

Information Systems in Business

Strategic Decision Making

E-Business

Ethics and Information Security

It Architectures

Databases and Data Warehouses

Networks, Telecommunications, and Wireless Computing

Supply Chain Management

Customer Relationship Management

Enterprise Resource Planning and Collaboration Systems

Business Process

Filters