Question 1

Who is typically responsible for installing turnkey systems?

Accepted Answer

A) An organization's IT department. 
B) The vendor who provides the system. 
C) A third-party hired by the system vendor. 
D) Both the organization's IT department and the vendor who provides the system. 
A) An organization's IT department. 
B) The vendor who provides the system. 
C) A third-party hired by the system vendor. 
D) Both the organization's IT department and the vendor who provides the system.

Question 2

What are the three methods to obtain a new information system? What is a turnkey system?

Accepted Answer

The three methods to obtain a new inform

Question 3

The reasons for ________ are to simplify the decision-making process,reduce errors,provide time savings,and avoid potential disagreements.

Accepted Answer

A) leasing 
B) outsourcing 
C) prototyping 
D) sending out a request for a proposal 
A) leasing 
B) outsourcing 
C) prototyping 
D) sending out a request for a proposal

Question 4

Which statement is true regarding canned software and the systems development life cycle (SDLC)?

Accepted Answer

A) Canned software cannot be modified to meet unique user needs. 
B) Companies that buy,rather than develop,AIS software can still follow the systems development life cycle (SDL
C) process. 
C) Most canned software meets all of a company's information or data processing needs. 
D) The systems development life cycle (SDL
C) process does not apply to purchasing canned software. 
A) Canned software cannot be modified to meet unique user needs. 
B) Companies that buy,rather than develop,AIS software can still follow the systems development life cycle (SDL
C) process. 
C) Most canned software meets all of a company's information or data processing needs. 
D) The systems development life cycle (SDL
C) process does not apply to purchasing canned software.

Question 5

________ is a method of comparing systems based on the cost of all required features;when software does not meet all requirements,the cost of developing unavailable features is estimated and added to its cost.

Accepted Answer

A) Benchmarking 
B) Point scoring 
C) Requirement costing 
D) Prototyping 
A) Benchmarking 
B) Point scoring 
C) Requirement costing 
D) Prototyping

Question 6

Many systems development projects requirements do not change because users often have a good understanding of all the things they want the software to do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

________ are one example of a cloud computing solution.

Accepted Answer

A) Application service providers 
B) Turnkey vendors 
C) SDLC implementations 
D) Canned software providers 
A) Application service providers 
B) Turnkey vendors 
C) SDLC implementations 
D) Canned software providers

Question 8

Sabella Cycles declared bankruptcy in 2013 and has since closed 5 outlets,or approximately 25% of its locations.Sabella needs to reduce the costs of operating the firm's information systems.To accomplish this,Sabella might decide to

Accepted Answer

A) replace the existing system with one of a smaller scale. 
B) customize the existing system. 
C) outsource system operations. 
D) purchase a canned software system. 
A) replace the existing system with one of a smaller scale. 
B) customize the existing system. 
C) outsource system operations. 
D) purchase a canned software system.

Question 9

A software development methodology where a team works together in an intense but relatively short iterative and incremental scrum process to reach a common development goal,with team members meeting daily in face-to-face communication,until development is concluded is called

Accepted Answer

A) agile development. 
B) scrum methodology. 
C) scrum development. 
D) user stories. 
A) agile development. 
B) scrum methodology. 
C) scrum development. 
D) user stories.

Question 10

A process that embraces customers frequently changing their minds about what they need or want and with the focus on flexibility,responding to new requirements,adapting to evolving changes in technology,and quickly delivering a system the customer can evaluate is called

Accepted Answer

A) agile development. 
B) scrum methodology. 
C) scrum development. 
D) user stories. 
A) agile development. 
B) scrum methodology. 
C) scrum development. 
D) user stories.

Question 11

A second-line help desk operator would most likely

Accepted Answer

A) handle complicated queries requiring research. 
B) provide callers with scripted answers. 
C) use expert systems to resolve issues. 
D) handle less complicated queries requiring research. 
A) handle complicated queries requiring research. 
B) provide callers with scripted answers. 
C) use expert systems to resolve issues. 
D) handle less complicated queries requiring research.

Question 12

When a systems vendor provides software via the Internet and gives the user accesses to the software remotely via the Internet,this is known as

Accepted Answer

A) a turnkey system. 
B) cloud computing. 
C) an application service package. 
D) canned software. 
A) a turnkey system. 
B) cloud computing. 
C) an application service package. 
D) canned software.

Question 13

Which or the following does not typically cause outsourcing failures?

Accepted Answer

A) Lukewarm company buy-in. 
B) Blind imitation of competitors. 
C) Ill-defined outsourcing agreements. 
D) Downsizing. 
A) Lukewarm company buy-in. 
B) Blind imitation of competitors. 
C) Ill-defined outsourcing agreements. 
D) Downsizing.

Question 14

Describe end-user computing and the advantages and risks involved.

Accepted Answer

End-user computing is the hands-on devel

Question 15

The risk of the potential high cost to reverse outsourcing is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) focus reduction. 
B) locked-in system. 
C) reduced competitive advantage. 
D) unfulfilled goals. 
A) focus reduction. 
B) locked-in system. 
C) reduced competitive advantage. 
D) unfulfilled goals.

Question 16

RFPs for exact hardware and software specifications have higher total costs and require more time to prepare and evaluate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Business process management (BPM)evolved from business process reengineering (BPR)because BPR had such a high success rate that firms wanted to expand it to cover all aspects of a firm's business process operations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which is not a problem with CASE technology?

Accepted Answer

A) cost 
B) incompatibility 
C) lack of system documentation 
D) unmet expectations 
A) cost 
B) incompatibility 
C) lack of system documentation 
D) unmet expectations

Question 19

The first step in developing a prototype emphasizes

Accepted Answer

A) developing a good prototype into a fully functional system. 
B) speed and low cost rather than efficiency of operation. 
C) that users identify changes to be made in an iterative process. 
D) what output should be produced rather than how it should be produced. 
A) developing a good prototype into a fully functional system. 
B) speed and low cost rather than efficiency of operation. 
C) that users identify changes to be made in an iterative process. 
D) what output should be produced rather than how it should be produced.

Question 20

Identify a key advantage of a business process management system (BPMS)as compared to an event-based system.

Accepted Answer

A) Ease of use. 
B) Increase processing speed. 
C) Cost saving. 
D) Built in audit trail. 
A) Ease of use. 
B) Increase processing speed. 
C) Cost saving. 
D) Built in audit trail.

Exam 21: Ais Development Strategies

Who is typically responsible for installing turnkey systems?

What are the three methods to obtain a new information system? What is a turnkey system?

The reasons for ________ are to simplify the decision-making process,reduce errors,provide time savings,and avoid potential disagreements.

Which statement is true regarding canned software and the systems development life cycle (SDLC)?

________ is a method of comparing systems based on the cost of all required features;when software does not meet all requirements,the cost of developing unavailable features is estimated and added to its cost.

Many systems development projects requirements do not change because users often have a good understanding of all the things they want the software to do.

________ are one example of a cloud computing solution.

Sabella Cycles declared bankruptcy in 2013 and has since closed 5 outlets,or approximately 25% of its locations.Sabella needs to reduce the costs of operating the firm's information systems.To accomplish this,Sabella might decide to

A software development methodology where a team works together in an intense but relatively short iterative and incremental scrum process to reach a common development goal,with team members meeting daily in face-to-face communication,until development is concluded is called

A process that embraces customers frequently changing their minds about what they need or want and with the focus on flexibility,responding to new requirements,adapting to evolving changes in technology,and quickly delivering a system the customer can evaluate is called

A second-line help desk operator would most likely

When a systems vendor provides software via the Internet and gives the user accesses to the software remotely via the Internet,this is known as

Which or the following does not typically cause outsourcing failures?

Describe end-user computing and the advantages and risks involved.

The risk of the potential high cost to reverse outsourcing is referred to as

RFPs for exact hardware and software specifications have higher total costs and require more time to prepare and evaluate.

Business process management (BPM)evolved from business process reengineering (BPR)because BPR had such a high success rate that firms wanted to expand it to cover all aspects of a firm's business process operations.

Which is not a problem with CASE technology?

The first step in developing a prototype emphasizes

Identify a key advantage of a business process management system (BPMS)as compared to an event-based system.

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

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Introduction to Systems Development and Systems Analysis

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