Deck 12: Systems Planning and Development

Question 1

It is often considered simple to integrate disparate legacy systems of several companies.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

A small ad hoc team usually performs a quick preliminary investigation to determine the need for a new system.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

If the return on investment (ROI) of an economic analysis is negative,the system is economically feasible,or cost justified.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The systems analysis phase is a three-step process.

Question 5

State charts represent highly active states that are triggered by completion of the actions of other states.

Question 6

While data flow diagrams are easy to learn and use,they cannot describe a system completely.

Question 7

In Extreme Programming (XP),the initial software is developed over a period of several months with intense research and preparation.

Question 8

A data store is any event or sequence of events in which data is either changed or acted on.

Question 9

Systems integration deals with the analysis and development of a stand-alone information system.

Question 10

A___________ is a paragraph that communicates the most important overarching goal of the organization for the next few years.

A)mission statement
B)corporate value
C)financial statement
D)scenario plan

Question 11

Cut-over conversion reduces risks because it confines any problems to fewer units.

Question 12

Legacy systems are older systems that organizations decide to continue to use because the investment in a new system would not justify the improved features or because the old systems have some advantage that cannot be obtained from newer systems.

Question 13

Organizational culture includes issues such as tendency to share or not to share information among units and people,willingness to team-play,and the proclivity of employees to experiment with new ideas and technologies.

Question 14

Agile methods treat software development as a series of contacts with users.

Question 15

The systematic approach of the SDLC is recommended if the system is complex and consists of many modules.

Question 16

When planning,it is important to align IT strategies with the overall strategies of the organization.

Question 17

SDLC stands for systems development life cycle.

Question 18

The IT mission includes the ideal combination of hardware,software,and networking to support the corporation.

Question 19

It is difficult,if not impossible,to devise a way to measure software development competence.

Question 20

Agile methods make extensive use of iterative programming.

Question 21

The development of a new information system is economically justified if the ___________.

A)benefits outweigh the costs
B)operational costs are high
C)return on investment is negative
D)costs exceed returns

Question 22

A carefully drawn___________ can provide a useful representation of a system,whether existing or planned.

A)directed acyclic graph
B)business process model
C)structure chart
D)data flow diagram

Question 23

___________are the functions that a system is expected to fulfill and the features through which it will perform its tasks.

A)IT visions
B)Systems designs
C)IT tactics
D)System requirements

Question 24

When a system is developed by a software vendor for a wide market rather than for a specific client,conversion often takes place at___________ .

A)alpha sites
B)gamma sites
C)delta sites
D)beta sites

Question 25

___________is independent of particular programming languages,but it does provide standard visual symbols and notations for specifying object-oriented elements,such as classes and procedures.

A)Extensible Markup Language (XML)
B)Unified Modeling Language (UML)
C)Structured Query Language (SQL)
D)Algebraic Modeling Language (AML)

Question 26

After the planning phase,the SDLC includes four major phases: analysis,design,implementation,and___________ .

A)production
B)support
C)execution
D)documentation

Question 27

ISs,especially large ones,can often be broken into functional modules and phased into operation one at a time,a process called ___________.

A)flash cut conversion
B)cut-over conversion
C)parallel conversion
D)phased conversion

Question 28

In___________ ,the old system is used along with the new system for a predetermined period of time.

A)phased conversion
B)cut-over conversion
C)parallel conversion
D)flash cut conversion

Question 29

Although ___________,part of the support phase of a system's lifecycle,is viewed by IS professionals as lacking in glamour,it should not be taken lightly or left to less-experienced professionals.

A)analysis
B)database design
C)maintenance
D)executive training

Question 30

The implementation of a new IS,also called___________ ,consists of two steps: conversion and training.

A)replacement
B)delivery
C)turn-in
D)migration

Question 31

To find the___________ ,the net present value of the system is calculated by combining the net present value of the costs of the system with the net present value of the benefits of the system.

A)rate of return (ROR)
B)return on investment (ROI)
C)return on assets (ROA)
D)return on capital (ROC)

Question 32

___________describes the role of IT in an organization.

A)IT vision
B)IT tactical plans
C)IT strategy outlines
D)IT mission statement

Question 33

Several diagramming sets were developed by the 1970s,but in the late-1990s,a de facto standard emerged:___________ .

A)algebraic modeling language
B)discipline-specific modeling language
C)unified modeling language
D)framework-specific modeling language

Question 34

A challenge during the support phase of a system's life cycle is___________ .

A)complying with changing business needs
B)integrating disparate stand-alone information systems
C)converting operations from an old system to a new system
D)investigating the feasibility of a new information system

Question 35

Large ISs that address structured problems are usually conceived,planned,developed,and maintained within a framework called the___________ .

A)enterprise application integration (EAI)
B)rapid application development (RAD)
C)systems development life cycle (SDLC)
D)application lifecycle framework (ALF)

Question 36

The first step in systems analysis is___________ ,which determines whether there is a real need for a system and whether the system as conceived is feasible.

A)investigation
B)research
C)search
D)quest

Question 37

___________is a traditional approach to systems development.

A)SDLC
B)ASD
C)DSDM
D)RUP

Question 38

Software vendors often promote fast ___________as a selling point,and express it in terms of the short period of time over which the adopting organization can recoup the investment.

A)ROA
B)ROC
C)ROI
D)ROR

Question 39

___________is a structured,disciplined approach that facilitates the adoption of new or modified systems by various groups and individuals within an organization.

A)Prototyping
B)Data mining
C)Change management
D)Knowledge extraction

Question 40

A(n) ___________is an activity that the system executes in response to a user.

A)use case
B)class
C)interaction
D)state

Question 41

The systems development life cycle (SDLC) approach is also called ___________,because it consists of several distinct phases that are followed methodically,and the developers complete the phases sequentially.

Question 42

Although the ultimate mission of any organization is to survive and-if it is a for­profit organization-to produce profit for its owners, ___________are rarely limited to these points.

Question 43

While the SDLC or any other waterfall approach requires users to sign off on their requirements and then wait for the system to be completed, ___________encourage users' involvement throughout the process.

A)agile methods
B)traditional methods
C)spiral methods
D)sequential methods

Question 44

___________make extensive use of iterative programming,involving users often,and keeping programmers open to modifications while the development is still under way.

A)Traditional methods
B)Agile methods
C)Incremental methods
D)Waterfall methods

Question 45

___________involves fast development of an application based on initial user requirements and several cycles of user input and developer improvements.

Question 46

The most accurate method of economic analysis is the fully quantitative___________ .

Question 47

A(n)___________ diagram is used to describe the flow of data in a business operation.

Question 48

The ___________approach assumes that the life of an IS starts with a need,followed by an assessment of the functions that a system must have to fulfill that need,and ends when the benefits of the system no longer outweigh its maintenance costs.

Question 49

___________comprises three steps: a description of the components and how they will work,construction,and testing.

Question 50

Agile methods are an efficient approach to development when a system is___________ ,when it deals with unstructured problems,and when the users cannot specify all the requirements at the start of the project.

A)small
B)large
C)complex
D)well-funded

Question 51

___________is a set of processes and methods used by project managers to determine which projects will meet the organization's operational and financial goals in relation to its strategic objectives as well as the needs of its customers.

A)Supply chain management
B)Customer relationship management
C)Change management
D)Project portfolio management

Question 52

The concept of extracting business intelligence from large data warehouses often involves___________ of several information systems.

A)compilation
B)codification
C)autocategorization
D)integration

Question 53

___________is an umbrella term referring to the general tone of the corporate environment.

Question 54

Agile methods developed out of ___________,an application development approach that emerged in the 1980s aimed at cutting costs and time.

Question 55

A(n) ___________can be a spreadsheet showing all the costs to be incurred by the system and all the benefits that are expected from its operation.

Question 56

Identify an advantage of certifications.

A)Provides simple ways of measuring competence
B)Increases competition outside a closed group
C)Protects potential employers against charlatans
D)Provides knowledge that remains up to date

Question 57

___________is a calculation of the difference between the stream of benefits and the stream of costs over the life of the system,discounted by the applicable interest rate.

Question 58

___________is meant to guarantee that the experts have passed tests that ensure their skills.

A)Standardization
B)Feasibility studies
C)Certification
D)Systems analysis

Question 59

If a preliminary report concludes that the business situation warrants investment in a new IS,a more comprehensive___________ might be authorized.

Question 60

If a small-system development employing agile methods takes longer than planned,the overall cost is still likely to be smaller than if a full___________ were performed.

A)adaptive software development (ASD)
B)systems development life cycle (SDLC)
C)rational unified process (RUP)
D)dynamic systems development method (DSDM)

Question 61

Discus when Agile methods should be typically used.

Question 62

___________is a graphical standard for visualizing,specifying,and documenting software.

Question 63

What does a technical feasibility study entail?

Question 64

A(n) ___________is an organization whose management agrees to test the new system for several months and provide feedback.

Question 65

___________consists of post-implementation debugging and updating (making changes and additions),including adding features that were originally desired but later postponed so budget and time limits could be met.

Question 66

___________takes place when an operation switches from using an old system to using a new system.

Question 67

In a ___________,the old system is discarded and the new one takes over the entire business operation for which it was developed.

Question 68

___________consists of diagrams that describe the following types of software: use case,class,interaction,state,activity,and physical components.

Question 69

A cut-over conversion is also called ___________conversion.

Question 70

What are the benefits of standardization in planning?

Question 71

List the steps included in IT planning.

Question 72

A(n) ___________uses only four symbols: external entities,processes,data stores,and the direction in which data flows.

Question 73

How is parallel conversion implemented?