Question 1

To ensure that the newly developed information systems functions properly,what should you create that lists the expected steps that the system should perform and expected results from these steps?

Accepted Answer

Test conditions are the detailed steps the system must perform along with the expected results of each step.The tester will execute each test condition and compare the expected results with the actual results to verify that the system functions correctly.

Question 2

The primary goal of which phase in the SDLC is to build a technical blueprint of how the proposed system will work?

Accepted Answer

The primary goal of the design phase of the SDLC is to build a technical blueprint of how the proposed system will work.

Question 3

When you install the system,you must provide employees with _____ that highlights how to use the system.

Accepted Answer

When you install the system,you must also provide employees with user documentation that highlights how to use the system.Users find it extremely frustrating to have a new system without documentation.

Question 4

What is the difference between extreme programming (XP)and the agile methodology to software development?

Accepted Answer

Agile is similar to XP but with less focus on team coding and more on limiting project scope.

Question 5

What is the difference between the implementation phase and the maintenance phase?

Accepted Answer

The maintenance phase monitors and adjusts new and existing systems;the implementation phase places new systems into operation.

Question 6

Which of the following methodologies emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary construction of working prototypes?

Accepted Answer

The rapid application development (RAD)(also called rapid prototyping)methodology emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary construction of working prototypes of a system to accelerate the systems development process.

Question 7

_____ verifies that separate systems can work together.

Accepted Answer

Integration testing verifies that separate systems can work together.

Question 8

The SDLC contains seven phases.Which phase transforms the design into an actual system?

Accepted Answer

During the development phase of the SDLC,you take all your detailed design documents from the design phase and transform them into an actual system.

Question 9

Which of the following is considered a technical architecture for a proposed system?

Accepted Answer

The technical architecture defines the hardware,software,and telecommunications equipment required to run the system.

Question 10

Which phase in the SDLC verifies that the system works and meets all the business requirements developed in the analysis phase?

Accepted Answer

The testing phase of the SDLC verifies that the system works and meets all the business requirements defined in the analysis phase.

Question 11

If you were to implement the new system while the existing system continued to run,what type of implementation method would you be following?

Accepted Answer

Parallel implementation uses both the old and new systems until you're sure that the new system performs correctly.

Question 12

The SDLC contains seven phases.Which phase distributes the system to all the users so that they can use it to perform their jobs?

Accepted Answer

During the implementation phase of the SDLC you distribute the system to all the users and they begin using the system to perform their everyday jobs.

Question 13

_____ focuses on building small self-contained blocks of code that can be reused across a variety of applications within an organization.

Accepted Answer

Component-based development (CBD)is a general approach to systems development that focuses on building small self-contained blocks of code (components)that can be reused across a variety of applications within an organization.

Question 14

If you were to allow only a select group of people to use the new system so that you could determine if it was working correctly,what type of implementation method would you be following?

Accepted Answer

Pilot implementation has only a small group of people using the new system until you know it works correctly and then the remaining people are added to the system.

Question 15

Which of the following methodologies breaks a project into tiny phases;programmers must develop the code for each phase before they can continue to the next phase?

Accepted Answer

The extreme programming (XP)methodology breaks a project into tiny phases and developers cannot continue on to the next phase until the current phase is complete.

Question 16

_____ is a form of XP,which aims for customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery of useful software components.

Accepted Answer

The agile methodology,a form of XP,aims for customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery of useful software components.

Question 17

What is the difference between the design phase and the analysis phase?

Accepted Answer

The design phase takes the requirements developed in the analysis phase and creates a design from them.

Question 18

_____ is a high-level,holistic organizational approach to how your organization views and acts on all its software needs.

Accepted Answer

A service-oriented architecture (SOA or SoA)is a software architecture perspective that focuses on the development,use,and reuse of small self-contained blocks of code (called services)to meet all the application software needs of an organization.An SoA is a high-level,holistic organizational approach to how your organization views and acts on all its software needs.If adopted,your organization would,in essence,be saying that all software will be developed and managed as a series of reusable services (blocks of code).

Question 19

_____ training is most suitable for difficult systems for which employees need one-on-one time with an individual instructor.

Accepted Answer

Workshop training is held in a classroom environment and is led by an instructor.Workshop training is most suitable for difficult systems for which employees need one-on-one time with an individual instructor.

Question 20

During the _____ phase of the SDLC,the new system is monitored and supported to ensure it continues to meet the business goals.

Accepted Answer

Maintaining the system is the final phase of any systems development effort.During the maintenance phase of the SDLC,you monitor and support the new system to ensure it continues to meet the business goals.

Quiz 6: Systems Development: Phases, Tools, and Techniques