Question 1

What of the below is the most time-consuming activity in the physical design stage of the systems development life cycle (SDLC)?

Accepted Answer

A) Controls design. 
B) Input design. 
C) Output design. 
D) Program design. 
A) Controls design. 
B) Input design. 
C) Output design. 
D) Program design. D

Question 2

Ideally,employees should receive training on a new system

Accepted Answer

A) as soon as possible. 
B) right after the physical design. 
C) during implementation planning. 
D) just before system testing and conversion. 
A) as soon as possible. 
B) right after the physical design. 
C) during implementation planning. 
D) just before system testing and conversion. D

Question 3

Since most systems are moving away from using paper documents,form design is not as an important consideration in system development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which element of design specification will help the project team find an efficient way to collect data for preparing sales reports?

Accepted Answer

A) Data collection. 
B) Input. 
C) Output. 
D) Processing procedures. 
A) Data collection. 
B) Input. 
C) Output. 
D) Processing procedures.

Question 5

Describe the eight basic steps in program design.

Accepted Answer

Generally speaking,developers use an eig

Question 6

The ________ is responsible for identifying such risk factors in an implementation plan.

Accepted Answer

A) implementation team 
B) steering committee 
C) systems analysis team 
D) systems development team 
A) implementation team 
B) steering committee 
C) systems analysis team 
D) systems development team

Question 7

Acceptance tests involve

Accepted Answer

A) managers observing the operation of the system by "walking through" the IT department. 
B) processing hypothetical data that are designed to identify errors in the system. 
C) processing copies of real transactions in order to determine whether or not the system meets requirements. 
D) a thorough review of the procedures and program logic of the system. 
A) managers observing the operation of the system by "walking through" the IT department. 
B) processing hypothetical data that are designed to identify errors in the system. 
C) processing copies of real transactions in order to determine whether or not the system meets requirements. 
D) a thorough review of the procedures and program logic of the system.

Question 8

Describe at least four considerations during controls design.

Accepted Answer

Controls design ensures the effectivenes

Question 9

Deciding how often a certain report should be provided to users is part of which conceptual design specification element?

Accepted Answer

A) Data storage. 
B) Input. 
C) Output. 
D) Processing procedures and operations. 
A) Data storage. 
B) Input. 
C) Output. 
D) Processing procedures and operations.

Question 10

Several types of documentation must be prepared for a new system.The type of documentation that includes a system description;copies of output,input,and file and database layouts;program flowcharts;test results;and user acceptance forms is called

Accepted Answer

A) development documentation. 
B) operations documentation. 
C) reference documentation. 
D) user documentation. 
A) development documentation. 
B) operations documentation. 
C) reference documentation. 
D) user documentation.

Question 11

If developers took the time to find and correct every program flaw,they would risk not getting the system completed on time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Identify the element below that is not an objective of the output design phase of the physical systems design stage of the SDLC.

Accepted Answer

A) Determining the nature of reports. 
B) Determining the timing of reports. 
C) Determining the content of reports. 
D) Determining the cost of reports. 
A) Determining the nature of reports. 
B) Determining the timing of reports. 
C) Determining the content of reports. 
D) Determining the cost of reports.

Question 13

Subdividing program code into small,well-defined modules is

Accepted Answer

A) called debugging. 
B) known as structured programming. 
C) part of program maintenance. 
D) done during testing. 
A) called debugging. 
B) known as structured programming. 
C) part of program maintenance. 
D) done during testing.

Question 14

Which factor is not investigated during the post-implementation review?

Accepted Answer

A) Accuracy. 
B) Benefits. 
C) Completion. 
D) Costs. 
A) Accuracy. 
B) Benefits. 
C) Completion. 
D) Costs.

Question 15

Describe the approaches to system conversion.

Accepted Answer

Direct conversion is used when the old s

Question 16

Over the entire life of a typical system,approximately ________ of the work takes place during development and ________ of the work takes place on software modifications and updates.

Accepted Answer

A) 30%;70% 
B) 40%;60% 
C) 50%;50% 
D) 60%;40% 
A) 30%;70% 
B) 40%;60% 
C) 50%;50% 
D) 60%;40%

Question 17

Which of the following is a consideration during file and database design?

Accepted Answer

A) Form size. 
B) Format. 
C) Medium. 
D) Organization. 
A) Form size. 
B) Format. 
C) Medium. 
D) Organization.

Question 18

Which of the following activities is not part of data conversion?

Accepted Answer

A) Changing data content. 
B) Moving file servers. 
C) Changing file formats. 
D) Moving files to a new storage medium. 
A) Changing data content. 
B) Moving file servers. 
C) Changing file formats. 
D) Moving files to a new storage medium.

Question 19

Several types of documentation must be prepared for a new system.The type of documentation that includes a procedures manual and training materials is called

Accepted Answer

A) development documentation. 
B) operations documentation. 
C) reference documentation. 
D) user documentation. 
A) development documentation. 
B) operations documentation. 
C) reference documentation. 
D) user documentation.

Question 20

Which of the following control design considerations is concerned with whether data processing is complete,accurate,timely,and authorized?

Accepted Answer

A) Integrity. 
B) Security. 
C) Validity. 
D) Audit trail. 
A) Integrity. 
B) Security. 
C) Validity. 
D) Audit trail.

Exam 22: Systems Design, implementation, and Operation

What of the below is the most time-consuming activity in the physical design stage of the systems development life cycle (SDLC)?

Ideally,employees should receive training on a new system

Since most systems are moving away from using paper documents,form design is not as an important consideration in system development.

Which element of design specification will help the project team find an efficient way to collect data for preparing sales reports?

Describe the eight basic steps in program design.

The ________ is responsible for identifying such risk factors in an implementation plan.

Acceptance tests involve

Describe at least four considerations during controls design.

Deciding how often a certain report should be provided to users is part of which conceptual design specification element?

Several types of documentation must be prepared for a new system.The type of documentation that includes a system description;copies of output,input,and file and database layouts;program flowcharts;test results;and user acceptance forms is called

If developers took the time to find and correct every program flaw,they would risk not getting the system completed on time.

Identify the element below that is not an objective of the output design phase of the physical systems design stage of the SDLC.

Subdividing program code into small,well-defined modules is

Which factor is not investigated during the post-implementation review?

Describe the approaches to system conversion.

Over the entire life of a typical system,approximately ________ of the work takes place during development and ________ of the work takes place on software modifications and updates.

Which of the following is a consideration during file and database design?

Which of the following activities is not part of data conversion?

Several types of documentation must be prepared for a new system.The type of documentation that includes a procedures manual and training materials is called

Which of the following control design considerations is concerned with whether data processing is complete,accurate,timely,and authorized?

Conceptual Foundations of Accounting Information Systems

Overview of Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Systems Documentation Techniques

Relational Databases

Computer Fraud

Computer Fraud and Abuse Techniques

Control and Accounting Information Systems

Controls for Information Security

Confidentiality and Privacy Controls

Processing Integrity and Availability Controls

Auditing Computer-Based Information Systems

The Revenue Cycle: Sales to Cash Collections

The Expenditure Cycle: Purchasing to Cash Disbursements

The Production Cycle

The Human Resources Management and Payroll Cycle

General Ledger and Reporting System

Database Design Using the Rea Data Model

Implementing an Rea Model in a Relational Database

Special Topics in Rea Modeling

Introduction to Systems Development and Systems Analysis

Ais Development Strategies

Filters

Over the entire life of a typical system,approximately of the work takes place during development and of the work takes place on software modifications and updates.