Question 1

Projects are typically dynamic in nature, and change should be expected and anticipated for successful project completion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the overall process for developing information systems from planning and analysis through implementation and maintenance?

Accepted Answer

A) Systems development life cycle 
B) Project management 
C) Systems management 
D) Project development life cycle 
A) Systems development life cycle 
B) Project management 
C) Systems management 
D) Project development life cycle

Question 3

Which implementation installs the new system in phases (for example by department) until it is verified that it works correctly?

Accepted Answer

A) Parallel implementation 
B) Plunge implementation 
C) Pilot implementation 
D) Phased implementation 
A) Parallel implementation 
B) Plunge implementation 
C) Pilot implementation 
D) Phased implementation

Question 4

What languages are programming languages that look similar to human languages?

Accepted Answer

A) Scripting language 
B) Object-oriented language 
C) Fourth-generation language 
D) All of the above 
A) Scripting language 
B) Object-oriented language 
C) Fourth-generation language 
D) All of the above

Question 5

What is the implementation phase in the SDLC?

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) Involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system. 
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) Involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system.

Question 6

Business requirements include the process of transferring information from a legacy system to a new system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The analysis phase establishes descriptions of the desired features and operations of the system including screen layouts, business rules, process diagrams, pseudo code, and other documentation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is an issue related to the waterfall methodology?

Accepted Answer

A) Contains flaws in accurately defining and articulating the business problem. 
B) Presents difficulties for managing costs, resources, and time constraints. 
C) Assumes users can specify all business requirements in advance. 
D) All of these. 
A) Contains flaws in accurately defining and articulating the business problem. 
B) Presents difficulties for managing costs, resources, and time constraints. 
C) Assumes users can specify all business requirements in advance. 
D) All of these.

Question 9

Which implementation uses both the legacy system and new system until all users verify that the new system functions correctly?

Accepted Answer

A) Parallel implementation 
B) Plunge implementation 
C) Pilot implementation 
D) Phased implementation 
A) Parallel implementation 
B) Plunge implementation 
C) Pilot implementation 
D) Phased implementation

Question 10

Off-the-shelf application software supports general business processes and does not require any specific software customization to meet the organization's needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Corrective maintenance makes system changes to repair design flaws, coding errors, or implementation issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the project scope?

Accepted Answer

A) An individual who is an expert in project planning and management, defines and develops the project plan, and tracks the plan to ensure that the project is completed on time and on budget. 
B) Description of the business need (the problem the project will solve) and the justification, requirements, and current boundaries for the project. 
C) A formal, approved document that manages and controls the entire project. 
D) Graphic representation of the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment. 
A) An individual who is an expert in project planning and management, defines and develops the project plan, and tracks the plan to ensure that the project is completed on time and on budget. 
B) Description of the business need (the problem the project will solve) and the justification, requirements, and current boundaries for the project. 
C) A formal, approved document that manages and controls the entire project. 
D) Graphic representation of the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment.

Question 13

Which phase takes all the detailed design documents from the design phase and transforms them into the actual system?

Accepted Answer

A) Testing phase 
B) Analysis phase 
C) Development phase 
D) Planning phase 
A) Testing phase 
B) Analysis phase 
C) Development phase 
D) Planning phase

Question 14

What is also provided for the system users and can be online or in a classroom?

Accepted Answer

A) Training 
B) Testing 
C) Implementation phase 
D) Testing phase 
A) Training 
B) Testing 
C) Implementation phase 
D) Testing phase

Question 15

What makes system changes to repair design flaws, coding errors, or implementation issues?

Accepted Answer

A) Corrective maintenance 
B) Preventative maintenance 
C) Pilot implementation 
D) Phased implementation 
A) Corrective maintenance 
B) Preventative maintenance 
C) Pilot implementation 
D) Phased implementation

Question 16

What are the specific business requests the system must meet to be successful?

Accepted Answer

A) COBIT 
B) Conversion 
C) Business requirements 
D) Sign-off 
A) COBIT 
B) Conversion 
C) Business requirements 
D) Sign-off

Question 17

What contains the users' actual signatures indicating they approve all of the business requirements?

Accepted Answer

A) Requirements documentation 
B) Requirements management 
C) Requirements definition document 
D) Sign-off 
A) Requirements documentation 
B) Requirements management 
C) Requirements definition document 
D) Sign-off

Question 18

Internal reports present data that is distributed inside the organization and is intended for employees within an organization.Internal reports typically support day-to-day operations monitoring that supports managerial decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Business requirements are the specific business requests the system must meet to be successful, so the analysis phase is critical because business requirements drive the entire systems development effort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A requirements definition document prioritizes all of the business requirements by order of importance to the company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Developing Software to Streamline Operations

Projects are typically dynamic in nature, and change should be expected and anticipated for successful project completion.

What is the overall process for developing information systems from planning and analysis through implementation and maintenance?

Which implementation installs the new system in phases (for example by department) until it is verified that it works correctly?

What languages are programming languages that look similar to human languages?

What is the implementation phase in the SDLC?

Business requirements include the process of transferring information from a legacy system to a new system.

The analysis phase establishes descriptions of the desired features and operations of the system including screen layouts, business rules, process diagrams, pseudo code, and other documentation.

Which of the following is an issue related to the waterfall methodology?

Which implementation uses both the legacy system and new system until all users verify that the new system functions correctly?

Off-the-shelf application software supports general business processes and does not require any specific software customization to meet the organization's needs.

Corrective maintenance makes system changes to repair design flaws, coding errors, or implementation issues.

What is the project scope?

Which phase takes all the detailed design documents from the design phase and transforms them into the actual system?

What is also provided for the system users and can be online or in a classroom?

What makes system changes to repair design flaws, coding errors, or implementation issues?

What are the specific business requests the system must meet to be successful?

What contains the users' actual signatures indicating they approve all of the business requirements?

Internal reports present data that is distributed inside the organization and is intended for employees within an organization.Internal reports typically support day-to-day operations monitoring that supports managerial decision making.

Business requirements are the specific business requests the system must meet to be successful, so the analysis phase is critical because business requirements drive the entire systems development effort.

A requirements definition document prioritizes all of the business requirements by order of importance to the company.

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Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Information Databases

Accessing Organizational Information Data Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organization Decision Making

Extending the Organization Supply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organization Customer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to End Enterprise Resource Planning

Creating Innovative Organizations

E-business

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

Managing Organizational Projects

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B: Extension: A Business Process

B: Extension: A Hardware and Software Basics

B: Extension: A Mis Infrastructures

B: Extension: A Networks and Telecommunications

B: Extension: A Information Security

B: Extension: A Ethics

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