Deck 14: Systems Development

Question 1

What is process modeling?

A) Illustrates the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system
B) Software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development
C) Involves graphically representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment
D) None of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is not a phase in the SDLC?

A) Planning
B) Development
C) RFP
D) Testing
RFP is request for proposal and is not a phase in the SDLC.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What is an economic feasibility study?

A) Identifies the financial benefits and costs associated with the systems development project
B) Determines the organization's ability to build and integrate the proposed system
C) Assesses the likelihood that all potential time frames and completion dates will be met
D) Examines all potential legal and contractual ramifications of the proposed system

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What represents the detailed set of knowledge worker requests that the system must meet in order to be successful?

A) JAD session
B) Business requirements
C) Sign-off
D) None of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is a phase in the SDLC?

A) Analysis
B) Design
C) Testing
D) All of the above
All of the above are phases in the SDLC.

Question 6

Which of the following is an evaluation criteria used to prioritize software development projects?

A) Value chain analysis
B) Strategic alignment
C) Resource availability
D) All of the above

Question 7

What is a feasibility study?

A) Determines if the proposed solution is feasible and achievable from a financial, technical, and organizational standpoint
B) Determines the amount and types of resources required to complete the project and determine if the organization has these resources available
C) Determine the number of individuals, amount of time, and technical difficulty of the project
D) A factor that is critical to an organization's success

Question 8

Which of the following is not a phase in the SDLC?

A) Maintenance
B) Change
C) Design
D) None of the above
Change is not a phase in the SDLC.

Question 9

Which evaluation criteria is an organization using that prioritizes its projects by giving priority to those projects that are in line with the organization's strategic goals and objectives?

A) Strategic analysis
B) Strategic alignment
C) Strategic availability
D) All of the above

Question 10

What is the second step in the SDLC?

A) Analysis
B) Design
C) Testing
D) Planning
Analysis is the second step in the SDLC.

Question 11

What is the first step in the SDLC?

A) Analysis
B) Design
C) Testing
D) Planning
Planning is the first phase in the SDLC.

Question 12

What is COTS?

A) Illustrates the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system
B) Software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development
C) Involves graphically representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment
D) A software package or solution that is purchased to support one or more business functions and information systems

Question 13

Which of the following is not a key factor an organization should consider when contemplating the buy vs. build decision?

A) Time to market
B) Availability of corporate resources
C) Availability of CASE tools
D) Corporate core competencies

Question 14

What is a schedule feasibility study?

A) Identifies the financial benefits and costs associated with the systems development project
B) Determines the organization's ability to build and integrate the proposed system
C) Assesses the likelihood that all potential time frames and completion dates will be met
D) Examines all potential legal and contractual ramifications of the proposed system

Question 15

What represents a session where employees meet, sometimes for several days, to define or review the business requirements for the system?

A) JAD session
B) Business requirement
C) Requirements definition document
D) Sign-off

Question 16

What contains the final set of business requirements, prioritized in order of business importance?

A) JAD session
B) Business requirement
C) Requirements definition document
D) Technical architecture

Question 17

Which of the following should an organization consider during the buy vs. build decision?

A) Are there any currently available products that fit the organizations needs
B) Can the organization customize or modify an existing COTS to fit its needs
C) Is there a justification to purchase or develop based on the cost of acquisition
D) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is not a type of feasibility study?

A) Operational feasibility study
B) Legal and contractual feasibility study
C) Critical success factor feasibility study
D) Technical feasibility study

Question 19

Which activity is performed during the planning phase?

A) Identify and select the system for development
B) Assess project feasibility
C) Develop the project plan
D) All of the above

Question 20

What is the system users' actual signatures indicating they approve all of the business requirements?

A) JAD session
B) Technical architecture
C) Requirements definition document
D) Sign-off

Question 21

What type of training is set in a classroom-type environment and lead by an instructor?

A) Online training
B) Workshop training
C) Help desk
D) None of the above

Question 22

Which of the following highlights how to use the system?

A) User documentation
B) GUI
C) COTS
D) UAT

Question 23

Which phase describes the desired features and operations of the system including screen layouts, business rules, process diagrams, pseudo code, and other documentation?

A) Analysis phase
B) Design phase
C) Development phase
D) Testing phase

Question 24

Which activity is performed during the implementation phase?

A) Build a help desk
B) Perform system maintenance
C) Build the database and programs
D) None of the above

Question 25

What are the detailed steps the system must perform along with the expected results of each step?

A) JAD
B) COTS
C) Technical architecture
D) Test conditions

Question 26

What is phased implementation?

A) Using both the old and new systems until it is evident that the new system performs correctly
B) Discarding the old system completely and immediately start to use the new system
C) Having only a small group of people use the new system until it is evident that the new system performs correctly and then adding the remaining people to the new system
D) Implementing the new system in phases until it is evident that the new system performs correctly and then implementing the remaining phases of the new system

Question 27

Which phase takes all of the detailed design documents from the design phase and transforming them into the actual system?

A) Analysis phase
B) Design phase
C) Development phase
D) Testing phase

Question 28

What is the ability to model the information system screens for an entire system using icons, buttons, menus, and submenus?

A) GUI screen design
B) Graphical user interface
C) ERD
D) Data models

Question 29

The assess project feasibility activity typically occurs during the analysis phase.

Question 30

Provide training for the system users typically occurs during the testing phase.

Question 31

What is one of the most common reasons why systems development projects fail?

A) Unclear or missing business requirements
B) Lack of JAD sessions
C) Purchasing COTS
D) All of the above

Question 32

Which of the following is a performed by a CCB?

A) Includes a collection of procedures to document a change request and define the steps necessary to consider the change based on the expected impact of the change
B) A group of people who respond to internal system user questions
C) Making changes to repair system defects
D) Responsible for approving or rejecting all change requests

Question 33

What verifies that all units of code work together and the total system satisfies all of its functional and operational requirements?

A) Unit testing
B) Application testing
C) Integration testing
D) Regression testing

Question 34

Which of the following is not performed during the implementation phase?

A) Write detailed business requirements
B) Write detailed user documentation
C) Determine implementation method
D) Provide training for the system users

Question 35

What is parallel implementation?

A) Using both the old and new systems until it is evident that the new system performs correctly
B) Discarding the old system completely and immediately start to use the new system
C) Having only a small group of people use the new system until it is evident that the new system performs correctly and then adding the remaining people to the new system
D) Implementing the new system in phases until it is evident that the new system performs correctly and then implementing the remaining phases of the new system

Question 36

Testing is the fourth phase in the SDLC.

Question 37

Which of the following is not a common type of test performed during system testing?

A) Unit testing
B) Adaptive testing
C) Regression testing
D) UAT

Question 38

Which type of maintenance makes changes to enhance the system, which improves such things as processing performance and usability?

A) Adaptive maintenance
B) Corrective maintenance
C) Perfective maintenance
D) Preventive maintenance

Question 39

In which phase is it most expensive to make a system change?

A) Planning
B) Development
C) Design
D) Testing

Question 40

Designing the IT infrastructure typically occurs during the design phase.

Question 41

____________ implementation uses both the old and the new systems until it is evident that the new system performs correctly.

Question 42

____________ testing verifies that the instruction guides are helpful and accurate.

Question 43

____________ testing exposes faults in the integration of software components or software units.

Question 44

Test conditions are the detailed steps the system must perform along with the _______ results of each step.

Question 45

____________ testing is performed after making a functional improvement or repair to the system to determine if the change has affected (or impacted) the other functional aspects of the software.

Question 46

___________ is the activity of drawing a graphical representation of a design.

Question 47

____________ maintenance makes changes to enhance the system, which improves such things as processing performance and usability.

Question 48

Parallel implementation uses both the old and new systems until it is evident that the new system performs correctly.

Question 49

____________ testing tests each unit of code as soon as the unit is complete to expose faults in the unit regardless of its interaction with other units.

Question 50

____________ implementation discards the old system completely and immediately starts to use the new system.

Question 51

____________ implementation has only a small group of people use the new system until it is evident that the new system performs correctly and then adds the remaining people to the new system.

Question 52

_________ models represent a formal way to express data relationships to a database management system (DBMS).

Question 53

The systems development life cycle is the overall process for developing information systems from planning and analysis through _________________ and maintenance.

Question 54

_________ modeling involves graphically representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment.

Question 55

The ______________ phase involves establishing a high-level plan of the intended project and determining project goals.

Question 56

The _________ phase involves analyzing end-user business requirements and refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system.

Question 57

A(n) _________ feasibility study identifies the financial benefits and costs associated with the systems development project.

Question 58

____________ maintenance makes changes to increase system functionality to meet new business requirements.

Question 59

____________ maintenance makes changes to repair system defects.

Question 60

A(n) _________ feasibility study examines the likelihood that the project will attain its desired objectives.

Question 61

List and provide a detailed description of all of the activities involved in one phase of the SDLC.

Question 62

____________ management system includes a collection of procedures to document a change request and define the steps necessary to consider the change based on the expected impact of the change.

Question 63

List and describe each phase in the systems development life cycle.

Question 64

List and define the five different types of feasibility studies.

Question 65

List and define the four different types of implementation methods.

Question 66

Summarize the activities associated with the design, development, and testing phases in the SDLC.