Deck 12: Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Question 1

A systems analyst is an IS professional who either creates a new software program or is an expert on a certain type of technology.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Outsourcing is the use of outside contractors or external organizations to acquire IT services.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In ___________ conversion, 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.

A) Phased
B) Direct
C) Parallel
D) Pilot

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In the _____ stage of the systems development life cycle, the design specifications are translated into computer code.

A) Systems analysis
B) Programming
C) Systems design
D) Prototyping
E) Feasibility study

Question 5

Purchasing packaged software programs is appropriate when the organization is looking for an easy-to-use and highly customized product.

Question 6

In the case of _____, organizations obtain a license to implement a version of the software product and are then able to further customize it to suit their needs.

A) Open source
B) Software leasing
C) Software-as-a-Service (SAAS)
D) In-sourcing
E) Custom development

Question 7

The reasons why so many IS software development projects do not deliver their potential value include all of the following except:

A) Lack of sufficient planning
B) Technology compatibility problems
C) Management's failure to provide the necessary resources
D) Poorly defined project scope
E) Poor definition of user requirements

Question 8

Which of the following statements concerning the agile method is not true?

A) It focuses on rapid development.
B) It requires only infrequent user contact.
C) It focuses on end goals rather than immediate needs.
D) It understands that all problems cannot be fully understood from the start.

Question 9

Leasing software is a good choice for small companies that cannot afford huge IT investments and do not have the resources to manage and maintain the IT they need.

Question 10

_____ feasibility concerns a firm's policies and politics, power structures, and business relationships.

A) Technical
B) Economic
C) Organizational
D) Behavioral

Question 11

Which of the following systems acquisition methods may eventually require maintenance assistance from the IT department, produce inadequate documentation, and result in a system with inadequate interfaces to existing systems?

A) Systems development life cycle
B) Prototyping
C) End-user development
D) External acquisition
E) Component-based development

Question 12

The application portfolio in an organization is a set of recommended applications resulting from the planning and justification process in application development.

Question 13

The _____ method combines JAD, prototyping, and ICASE tools to produce high-quality systems.

A) Traditional systems development life cycle
B) Joint application development
C) Rapid application development
D) None of these

Question 14

The information systems planning process proceeds in which order?

A) Organization mission - organization strategic plan - IS strategic plan - new IT architecture
B) Organization mission - IS strategic plan - organization strategic plan - IS operational plan
C) Organization strategic plan - organization mission - IS strategic plan - new IT architecture
D) IT architecture - IS strategic plan - organization strategic plan - organization mission
E) IS development projects - IS operational plan - new IT architecture - organization mission