Deck 13: Systems Development: Design, Implementation, Maintenance, and Review

Question 1

Upbeat Enterprise is responsible for the payroll processing of many large organizations.What can Upbeat do to ensure zero downtime in its processing?

A)Implement a hot site.
B)Implement a warm site.
C)Implement a cold site.
D)Implement a backup site

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following should be included in a good contract for new computer equipment?

A)a dispute resolution process to negotiate maintenance costs
B)ownership and property rights of the new or modified system
C)contingency provisions in case the vendor goes bankrupt
D)a set of proper documentation for the maintenance of the system

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Nick has a clear idea of how he intends to design the solution.He has identified the inputs and outputs including the computer components that are required.He is now looking at what the system will do and how it will do it.What are the two dimensions of design he is looking for?

A)conceptual and logical design
B)logical and physical design
C)physical and security design
D)security and conceptual design

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What evaluation approach compares systems operating under the same conditions?

A)cost/benefit analysis
B)benchmark testing
C)a point evaluation system
D)group consensus

Question 5

Which of the following is an advantage of buying off-the-shelf software?

A)The organization can use the software to gain a lasting competitive advantage.
B)The software will match the organization's needs exactly with no need for customization.
C)The lead time to implement the software is greatly shortened.
D)The vendor is committed to support the product for an indefinite amount of time.

Question 6

As part of the design phase, Nick is looking at the step-by-step set of activities to understand how an actor interacts with the system.What diagram is Nick looking at?

A)logical
B)physical
C)sequence
D)interface

Question 7

What can companies expect when purchasing computer-related equipment via Internet auction?

A)to get refurbished and discontinued products
B)to purchase equipment at 20 to 30 cents on the dollar
C)to obtain product warranties and support for their purchases
D)to have a broad range of equipment selection

Question 8

Imaging Enterprises installed backup software that was configured to take a complete copy of the entire graphic files in the working directory every Monday.On Tuesday and subsequent weekdays, the system scans changes made to existing files and copies them.No backup is done on Saturdays and Sundays since the company is closed.What type of backup has been implemented?

A)full
B)partial
C)incremental
D)hybrid

Question 9

Which of the following is an advantage of software developed in-house as compared with off-the shelf packages?

A)It meets better user and organizational requirements without customization.
B)It has a greater potential for providing competitive advantage.
C)It is cheaper in the long run.
D)It takes much less time to develop than off-the-shelf packages.

Question 10

Which of the following is a disadvantage of purchasing computer hardware?

A)There is a risk of equipment obsolescence.
B)The equipment can depreciate.
C)It is less expensive than renting.
D)There is no long-term financial investment.

Question 11

What does on-demand computing mean?

A)It means an organization pays the service provider periodically as requested by the provider.
B)It means an organization pays only for the computer power it uses.
C)It means an organization making pre-payments to the service provider for services well in advance of needing them.
D)It means an organization requests flexible payment options.

Question 12

Which of the following is characteristic of virtualization?

A)It introduces consideration for security and backup procedures.
B)It leads to a dramatic increase in power consumption.
C)It increases hardware space requirements.
D)It contributes to lowering programming productivity.

Question 13

What is the first systems implementation task?

A)user acceptance
B)site preparation
C)testing
D)hardware acquisition

Question 14

What process involves physically placing the computer equipment on the site and making it operational?

A)site preparation
B)user acceptance
C)installation
D)start-up

Question 15

What question does systems design aim to answer?

A)How will the information system solve the problem?
B)What must the information system do to solve the problem?
C)When can the new system be operational?
D)Why must the system be changed?

Question 16

Prudent Enterprise has opened a plant in an area with a high risk of earthquakes so the CEO requests a plan to mitigate such risk.What is the name given to such a plan?

A)business continuity
B)backup
C)disaster recovery
D)hot site

Question 17

What examination compares batch payroll processing under a WINDOWS system and under a UNIX system?

A)a point evaluation test
B)a live test
C)a physical test
D)a benchmark test

Question 18

Which of the following is a goal of systems development efforts within the context of environmental design?

A)to monitor the power consumption of the new system
B)to create space for users of the system that is aesthetically pleasing
C)to properly dispose of systems in an environmentally friendly manner
D)to ensure that the people working on the team follow good environmental practices

Question 19

Which of the following is a possible benefit of a new system?

A)lower fixed costs of the computer equipment
B)increased efficiency in the operation of electric and other utilities needed to run the hardware
C)lower system development costs
D)increased revenues associated with new customers

Question 20

From the purchaser's perspective, which of the following should be included in a vendor's standard contract for purchase of new computer hardware or software?

A)financial details
B)penalty clauses
C)product's life cycle
D)disposition costs

Question 21

Tessa asks the 10 members of her testing team to each load their 20 testing scripts to ensure that the modified information system is operating as intended.What type of testing is that?

A)unit
B)system
C)volume
D)integration

Question 22

One advantage of using cloud computing is that it is easier management of information systems because everything is in one place on the Internet.

Question 23

What type of testing involves testing an incomplete or early version of the system?

A)beta testing
B)unit testing
C)volume testing
D)alpha testing

Question 24

Which of the following activities is included in site preparation?

A)hiring and training IS personnel
B)readying users for the new system
C)installing special wiring and air conditioning
D)physically placing the computer system on the site and making it operational

Question 25

What approach is a form of system initiation with a specific group of users?

A)the phase-in approach 23.
B)the pilot start-up approach
C)the parallel start-up approach
D)the direct conversion approach

Question 26

What term refers to the activity to enable the new system so it is up and running efficiently with the relevant data from the previous system?

A)data mapping
B)data deployment
C)data testing
D)data conversion

Question 27

Which of the following denotes a software development technique that allows programmers to develop programs that can run on computer systems having different hardware and operating systems?

A)computer-aided software engineering (CASE)
B)a cross-platform development package
C)an integrated development environment
D)an object-oriented approach

Question 28

Security is not an important consideration of logical design, but comes later in the systems development process.

Question 29

Which one of the following terms accurately defines the process to help managers, decision makers, employees, stakeholders, and others to be ready for the new system?

A)start-up
B)user acceptance
C)user preparation
D)training

Question 30

Two advantages of cloud computing are improved security and increased availability of critical applications.

Question 31

The logical design phase refers to how the tasks are accomplished, including how the components work together and what each component does.

Question 32

Which of the following is a characteristic of a slipstream upgrade to a system?

A)It requires notifying end users well in advance.
B)It represents a fairly significant change in how the system operates.
C)It can create entirely new bugs.
D)It is a major upgrade.

Question 33

Many organizations are turning to object-oriented development because of its increased flexibility.

Question 34

Which of the following is a characteristic of a legacy system?

A)It is an old system that may have been patched or modified repeatedly over time.
B)It is usually easy to modify to add new features.
C)It requires minimal cost to maintain.
D)It closely matches the current needs of the organization.

Question 35

During physical design, the characteristics of the hardware, software, database, telecommunications, personnel, and procedures and control specifications must be detailed.

Question 36

The independent testers have just completed their testing of the codes of the individual developers to ensure that there is no impact to the other functional areas that have already been tested.What type of testing is that?

A)unit
B)system
C)volume
D)integration

Question 37

What process requires testing all related systems together?

A)unit testing
B)acceptance testing
C)volume testing
D)integration testing

Question 38

Which of the following is a characteristic of user documentation?

A)It contains details used by computer operators to execute the program.
B)It is used by analysts and programmers to solve problems or modify the program.
C)It explains the purpose of every major piece of code.
D)It shows how the program can and should be used.

Question 39

The developers have just completed their coding of the system and each developer is testing each of the components that he or she has written.What type of testing is that?

A)unit
B)system
C)volume
D)integration

Question 40

Which of the following is a key system design task?

A)hardware acquisition
B)user preparation
C)site preparation
D)development of an RFP

Question 41

Electronic discovery or e-discovery is the process by which electronic documents are required to be produced under law.

Question 42

Vendor proposals are typically evaluated in a two-phase process that includes a preliminary evaluation and a final evaluation.

Question 43

When a database fails, failover automatically switches applications and other programs that use the database to a redundant or replicated database so there is no interruption of service.

Question 44

In executing the request for proposal process to acquire hardware or software, the number of vendors considered is low during the preliminary evaluation and then increases as more is learned during the final evaluation.

Question 45

Data preparation may involve the conversion of old data files into a format that can be used by the new system.

Question 46

Increasingly, organizations are using virtualization to create a cold site that keeps applications and databases available on a virtual computer that can take over if a disaster renders the main information system inoperable.

Question 47

The Windows Server operating system provides virtualization tools that allow multiple operating systems to run on a single server.

Question 48

An advantage of buying off-the-shelf software is that you have an opportunity to assess how well it meets your needs before purchasing it.

Question 49

SaaS allows individuals or organizations to access needed software applications over the Internet.

Question 50

An organization may have to hire and train new IS personnel as part of their effort to implement a new information system.

Question 51

The use of virtual servers can help save energy and space.

Question 52

With in-house developed software, the organization has no opportunity to reuse software they developed for another application.

Question 53

The commercial off-the-shelf development process involves the use of commonly available products from software vendors, combining the software into a finished system.

Question 54

The system specifications, documented in the design report, are the primary result of systems investigation.

Question 55

In some cases, organizations decide not to install the latest software because the amount of time and money to train employees is too much.

Question 56

Developing new systems in an environmentally sensitive way is becoming a less and less important consideration.

Question 57

One of the best approaches to evaluate hardware from different vendors is to rely on each vendor's published benchmark test results.

Question 58

Programming and software acquisition, user preparation, and site and data preparation are all part of the system design process.

Question 59

Unlike purchasing computer hardware, leasing computer hardware involves no initial investment of funds and no risk of equipment obsolescence.

Question 60

Most application software for organizations is developed using internal resources rather than purchased.

Question 61

The _______________ decision is whether to obtain the necessary software from internal or external sources.

Question 62

When users want to know more about a program or feature or what type of response is expected, they can activate the ____________________ of the system.

Question 63

The design of a new system is broken into two phases: ____________________ design and physical design.

Question 64

____________________ are rules and procedures to maintain data security.

Question 65

During unit testing, each program is tested with abnormal data to determine how it will handle problems.

Question 66

A technical description that details system outputs, inputs, and user interfaces as well as all hardware, software, databases, telecommunications, personnel, and procedure components is contained in the ____________________ report.

Question 67

____________________ is an evaluation approach that involves expressing all the costs and benefits of a new system in monetary terms.

Question 68

Unit testing is the testing of the entire system of programs.

Question 69

A(n) ____________________ requiring identification numbers, passwords, and other safeguards is available with most systems to improve security and unauthorized use.

Question 70

Near the end of the design stage, some organizations prohibit further changes in the design of the system in an approach called ____________________ design specifications.

Question 71

During the testing phase, if the system testing is completed successfully, no further testing is needed.

Question 72

When following the object-oriented design approach, you might want to design the sequence of events for performing some process.The event sequence is also called a(n) ____________________.

Question 73

A(n) ____________________ is a company that offers hardware, software, telecommunications systems, databases, IS personnel, or other computer-related resources.

Question 74

The process of anticipating and planning for disasters is called ____________________.

Question 75

A parallel start-up involves running the new system for one group of users while the rest of the users still run the old system.

Question 76

____________________ allows businesses to subscribe to Web-delivered application software by paying a monthly service charge or a per-use fee.

Question 77

The ____________________ is a document used to communicate an organization's needs for hardware, software, or database systems to one or more vendors.

Question 78

A duplicate, operational hardware system that is ready for use is an example of a(n) ____________________.

Question 79

The ____________________ software development technique allows programmers to develop programs that can run on computer systems that have different hardware and operating systems.

Question 80

Whenever an application is run, a(n) ____________________ is created that contains all changes to all files.