Exam 12: Business Intelligence

As an MIS analyst, you have decided to use a prototyping methodology for a small, Web-based design project. What is the order of steps that you will follow in the project?

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Question 61

IT architecture focuses only on the technical aspects of information resources.

(True/False)

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Question 62

_____ is a software development methodology that delivers functionality in rapid iterations, usually measured in weeks.

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Question 63

Adding functions after a project has been initiated is called scope creep.

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Question 64

A firm implements a new information system in one of its plants, assesses the new system's performance, and then implements the new system in its other plants. This is an example of __________ conversion.

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Question 65

Insourcing application development is usually less time consuming and less expensive than buying or leasing.

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Question 66

Contrast agile development and the SDLC. Section reference 1: Alternative Methods and Tools for Systems Development

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Question 67

In the traditional systems development life cycle, users:

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Question 68

Refer to IT's About Business 13.2 - A Disastrous Development Project: Marin County hired Deloitte Consulting to work with them on the implementation of the new SAP system. This arrangement is called ____________.

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Question 69

The _____ approach to systems development is a group-based tool for collecting user requirements.

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Question 70

Technical feasibility determines if the project is an acceptable financial risk and if the organization can afford the expense and time needed to complete the project.

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Question 71

With agile development, a company develops only what it needs right now to be successful.

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Question 72

Maintenance ends when the new system is implemented and has run long enough for a systems audit.

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Question 73

Anna works in the sales organization of a mid-size company. The company is evaluating whether it should replace its existing sales support system. At what stage of the SDLC should Anna expect to participate?

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Question 74

Refer IT's About Business 13.4 - Atlassian Helps Manage Large Software Projects: Making too much information about the projects available to the software developers will confuse them and slow down the development time.

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Question 75

A company's IT application portfolio is

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Question 76

Contrast component-based development and the SDLC. Section reference 1: Alternative Methods and Tools for Systems Development

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Question 77

Which of the following systems acquisition methods saves the company's time, enables the company to select software that has been used for similar problems in other organizations, and allows the company to try out the software?

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Question 78

_____ feasibility addresses the human issues of an information systems project.

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Question 79

Which of the following is not a part of the typical IS operational plan?

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As an MIS analyst, you have decided to use a prototyping methodology for a small, Web-based design project. What is the order of steps that you will follow in the project?

IT architecture focuses only on the technical aspects of information resources.

_____ is a software development methodology that delivers functionality in rapid iterations, usually measured in weeks.

Adding functions after a project has been initiated is called scope creep.

A firm implements a new information system in one of its plants, assesses the new system's performance, and then implements the new system in its other plants. This is an example of __________ conversion.

Insourcing application development is usually less time consuming and less expensive than buying or leasing.

Contrast agile development and the SDLC. Section reference 1: Alternative Methods and Tools for Systems Development

In the traditional systems development life cycle, users:

Refer to IT's About Business 13.2 - A Disastrous Development Project: Marin County hired Deloitte Consulting to work with them on the implementation of the new SAP system. This arrangement is called ____________.

The _____ approach to systems development is a group-based tool for collecting user requirements.

Technical feasibility determines if the project is an acceptable financial risk and if the organization can afford the expense and time needed to complete the project.

With agile development, a company develops only what it needs right now to be successful.

Maintenance ends when the new system is implemented and has run long enough for a systems audit.

Anna works in the sales organization of a mid-size company. The company is evaluating whether it should replace its existing sales support system. At what stage of the SDLC should Anna expect to participate?

Refer IT's About Business 13.4 - Atlassian Helps Manage Large Software Projects: Making too much information about the projects available to the software developers will confuse them and slow down the development time.

A company's IT application portfolio is

Contrast component-based development and the SDLC. Section reference 1: Alternative Methods and Tools for Systems Development

Which of the following systems acquisition methods saves the company's time, enables the company to select software that has been used for similar problems in other organizations, and allows the company to try out the software?

_____ feasibility addresses the human issues of an information systems project.

Which of the following is not a part of the typical IS operational plan?

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