Question 1

A tangible benefit

Accepted Answer

A) can be measured and expressed in financial terms 
B) might increase revenues 
C) might decrease costs 
D) all of the above 
A) can be measured and expressed in financial terms 
B) might increase revenues 
C) might decrease costs 
D) all of the above

Question 2

List at least three one-time costs and three recurring costs in system development.

Accepted Answer

One-time costs include: hardware acquisi

Question 3

Which statement is not true? A systems design walkthrough

Accepted Answer

A) is conducted by a quality assurance group 
B) occurs just after system implementation 
C) simulates the operation of the system in order to uncover errors and omissions 
D) reduces costs by reducing the amount of reprogramming 
A) is conducted by a quality assurance group 
B) occurs just after system implementation 
C) simulates the operation of the system in order to uncover errors and omissions 
D) reduces costs by reducing the amount of reprogramming

Question 4

The conceptual design of modern systems follows one of two basic approaches: the structured approach and the object-oriented approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

One-time costs include operating and maintenance costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The objective of systems planning is to link systems projects to the strategic objectives of the firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which statement is not correct? The structured design approach

Accepted Answer

A) is a top-down approach 
B) is documented by data flow diagrams and structure diagrams 
C) assembles reusable modules rather than creating systems from scratch 
D) starts with an abstract description of the system and redefines it to produce a more detailed description of the system 
A) is a top-down approach 
B) is documented by data flow diagrams and structure diagrams 
C) assembles reusable modules rather than creating systems from scratch 
D) starts with an abstract description of the system and redefines it to produce a more detailed description of the system

Question 8

Discuss the advantage of the parallel operation cutover approach.

Accepted Answer

Parallel operation cutover involves runn

Question 9

In-house developed systems are less reliable than commercial software.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Aspects of project feasibility include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) technical feasibility 
B) economic feasibility 
C) logistic feasibility 
D) schedule feasibility 
A) technical feasibility 
B) economic feasibility 
C) logistic feasibility 
D) schedule feasibility

Question 11

Examples of recurring costs include

Accepted Answer

A) software acquisition 
B) data conversion 
C) personnel costs 
D) systems design 
A) software acquisition 
B) data conversion 
C) personnel costs 
D) systems design

Question 12

Give an example of a testing methodology that can test the programming and its logic.

Accepted Answer

The programmer first creates a hypotheti

Question 13

The systems steering committee is responsible for all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) assigning priorities 
B) determining whether and when to terminate systems projects 
C) analyzing the technical feasibility of the project 
D) budgeting funds for systems development 
A) assigning priorities 
B) determining whether and when to terminate systems projects 
C) analyzing the technical feasibility of the project 
D) budgeting funds for systems development

Question 14

Examples of one-time costs include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) hardware acquisition 
B) insurance 
C) site preparation 
D) programming 
A) hardware acquisition 
B) insurance 
C) site preparation 
D) programming

Question 15

If individual modules are thoroughly tested,it is not necessary to test the whole system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How is strategic systems planning related to the other SDLC activities?

Accepted Answer

It is not actually part of the

Question 17

System control should be maintained throughout the maintenance phase.What four requirements should be observed to minimize the risk of corruption to the program's logic?

Accepted Answer

All maintenance actions should require f

Question 18

An example of a tangible benefit is

Accepted Answer

A) increased customer satisfaction 
B) more current information 
C) reduced inventories 
D) faster response to competitor actions 
A) increased customer satisfaction 
B) more current information 
C) reduced inventories 
D) faster response to competitor actions

Question 19

What are the two major stages of the systems development life cycle and what happens during each stage?

Accepted Answer

The first stage is new systems developme

Question 20

Which of the following is not an advantage of commercial software? Commercial software

Accepted Answer

A) can be installed faster than a custom system 
B) can be easily modified to the user's exact specifications 
C) is significantly less expensive than a system developed in-house 
D) is less likely to have errors than an equivalent system developed in-house 
A) can be installed faster than a custom system 
B) can be easily modified to the user's exact specifications 
C) is significantly less expensive than a system developed in-house 
D) is less likely to have errors than an equivalent system developed in-house

A tangible benefit

List at least three one-time costs and three recurring costs in system development.

Which statement is not true? A systems design walkthrough

The conceptual design of modern systems follows one of two basic approaches: the structured approach and the object-oriented approach.

One-time costs include operating and maintenance costs.

The objective of systems planning is to link systems projects to the strategic objectives of the firm.

Which statement is not correct? The structured design approach

Discuss the advantage of the parallel operation cutover approach.

In-house developed systems are less reliable than commercial software.

Aspects of project feasibility include all of the following except

Examples of recurring costs include

Give an example of a testing methodology that can test the programming and its logic.

The systems steering committee is responsible for all of the following except

Examples of one-time costs include all of the following except

If individual modules are thoroughly tested,it is not necessary to test the whole system.

How is strategic systems planning related to the other SDLC activities?

System control should be maintained throughout the maintenance phase.What four requirements should be observed to minimize the risk of corruption to the program's logic?

An example of a tangible benefit is

What are the two major stages of the systems development life cycle and what happens during each stage?

Which of the following is not an advantage of commercial software? Commercial software

The Information System: an Accountants Perspective

Introduction to Transaction Processing

Ethics,fraud,and Internal Control

The Revenue Cycle

The Expenditure Cycle Part I: Purchases and Cash Disbursements Procedures

The Expenditure Cycle Part II: Payroll Processing and Fixed Asset Procedures

The Conversion Cycle

Financial Reporting,and Management Reporting Systems

Database Management Systems

The Rea Approach to Business Process Modeling

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Electronic Commerce Systems

Auditing It Controls Part I: Sarbanes-Oxley and It Governance

Auditing It Controls Part II: Security and Access

Auditing It Controls Part III: Systems Development, program Changes, and Application Auditing

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Exam 13: Managing the Systems Development Life Cycle

A tangible benefit

List at least three one-time costs and three recurring costs in system development.

Which statement is not true? A systems design walkthrough

The conceptual design of modern systems follows one of two basic approaches: the structured approach and the object-oriented approach.

One-time costs include operating and maintenance costs.

The objective of systems planning is to link systems projects to the strategic objectives of the firm.

Which statement is not correct? The structured design approach

Discuss the advantage of the parallel operation cutover approach.

In-house developed systems are less reliable than commercial software.

Aspects of project feasibility include all of the following except

Examples of recurring costs include

Give an example of a testing methodology that can test the programming and its logic.

The systems steering committee is responsible for all of the following except

Examples of one-time costs include all of the following except

If individual modules are thoroughly tested,it is not necessary to test the whole system.

How is strategic systems planning related to the other SDLC activities?

System control should be maintained throughout the maintenance phase.What four requirements should be observed to minimize the risk of corruption to the program's logic?

An example of a tangible benefit is

What are the two major stages of the systems development life cycle and what happens during each stage?

Which of the following is not an advantage of commercial software? Commercial software

The Information System: an Accountants Perspective

Introduction to Transaction Processing

Ethics,fraud,and Internal Control

The Revenue Cycle

The Expenditure Cycle Part I: Purchases and Cash Disbursements Procedures

The Expenditure Cycle Part II: Payroll Processing and Fixed Asset Procedures

The Conversion Cycle

Financial Reporting,and Management Reporting Systems

Database Management Systems

The Rea Approach to Business Process Modeling

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Electronic Commerce Systems

Auditing It Controls Part I: Sarbanes-Oxley and It Governance

Auditing It Controls Part II: Security and Access

Auditing It Controls Part III: Systems Development, program Changes, and Application Auditing

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