Deck 6: Systems Development

Question 1

What document defines the what, when, and who questions of systems development including all activities to be performed, the individuals, or resources, who will perform the activities, and the time required to complete each activity?

A) Requirements
B) Project plan
C) Project milestones
D) Critical success factors

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is a project scope document?

A) A document that outlines the project's strategy, the responsibilities of project team members, and the assessment measures that will determine the rate of success
B) A one-paragraph statement about the scope of the proposed project
C) A detailed document identifying the goals, scope and strategy for the proposed project
D) A document that identifies the parameters or boundaries of the proposed system and how it fits into existing systems

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The SDLC contains 7 phases. Which phase involves end users and IT specialist working together to gather, understand, and document the business requirements for the proposed system?

A) Initiation
B) Planning
C) Design
D) Analysis

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The SDLC contains 7 phases. Which phase is devoted to creating a solid plan for developing your information system?

A) Initiation
B) Planning
C) Design
D) Analysis

Question 5

Which of the following systems development techniques requires IT specialists that are in-house to develop business applications?

A) Outsourcing
B) Insourcing
C) Netsourcing
D) Selfsourcing

Question 6

What is the difference between insourcing and selfsourcing?

A) Selfsourcing requires the use of internal consultants; insourcing requires staff from the IT department
B) Selfsourcing is self-regulating; insourcing requires internal quality controls
C) Selfsourcing allows for end user development; insourcing requires internal IT staff
D) Selfsourcing allows for one person to complete the systems development life cycle; insourcing is a team effort

Question 7

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

A) The analysis phase follows the design phase and examines the requirements developed during the design phase
B) The design phase creates the code from the logical requirements developed in the analysis phase
C) Analysis and design belong to the same phase and create an iterative process between the two activities
D) The design phase takes the requirements developed in the analysis phase and creates a design from them

Question 8

Which of the following systems development techniques allows end users to develop business applications?

A) Outsourcing
B) Insourcing
C) Netsourcing
D) Selfsourcing

Question 9

Which of the following systems development techniques delegate development tasks to a third party for a specified cost, period of time, and level of service?

A) Netsourcing
B) Outsourcing
C) Insourcing
D) Selfsourcing

Question 10

Which person leads the SDLC?

A) End user
B) Project manager
C) Programmer
D) IT Administrator

Question 11

If you the end user participated on a team responsible for defining a prototype for a proposed application, what phase in the SDLC would you be working in?

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

Question 12

If you were developing marketing strategies and, in your job, decided to create a database that tracked the progress of your marketing efforts, what kind of development would you be engaging in?

A) Outsourcing
B) Netsourcing
C) Selfsourcing
D) Insourcing

Question 13

Which of the following occurs when developers and end users add extra features that were not part of the initial requirements?

A) Scope creep
B) Feature creep
C) Milestone
D) Rolling stone

Question 14

Which of the following occurs when the scope of the project increases beyond its original intentions?

A) Scope creep
B) Feature creep
C) Milestone
D) Rolling stone

Question 15

In which of the following SDLC phases do you gather the business requirements for the proposed project?

A) Planning
B) Investigation
C) Requirements
D) Analysis

Question 16

While planning for a new information system or application, which of the following is not an activity?

A) Defining the system to be developed
B) Gathering the business requirements
C) Setting the project scope
D) Developing the project plan

Question 17

There are methods to designing and developing business applications. Which of the following is not one of these methods?

A) Insourcing
B) Outsourcing
C) Netsourcing
D) Selfsourcing

Question 18

What is the waterfall methodology?

A) A sequential, activity based SDLC
B) An assessment methodology that ensures quality applications
C) An outsource development methodology to information systems
D) A process management technique that identifies and includes end users and management in the SDLC

Question 19

What is the systems development life cycle (SDLC)?

A) A method for testing new IT applications
B) A structured approach for developing information systems
C) Analysis and assessment tasks that need to be completed when designing and developing information systems
D) Guidelines that an end user follows when developing their own business applications

Question 20

Which of the following is a characteristic of a proposed system that is essential to the success of your organization?

A) Quality metric
B) Vital requirement
C) Critical success factor
D) Essential design feature

Question 21

The SDLC contains 7 phases. Which phase transforms the design into an actual system?

A) Design
B) Expansion
C) Development
D) Transformation

Question 22

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

A) Pilot implementation
B) Phase implementation
C) Parallel implementation
D) Plunge implementation

Question 23

If you were the marketing director and involved in the design and development of a new marketing application, which phase would your responsibilities begin to lessen with this new project?

A) Maintenance
B) Development
C) Analysis
D) Implementation

Question 24

In what phase of the SDLC is the technical architecture for the proposed system defined?

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

Question 25

During analysis, specific activities occur. Which of the following is not one of these activities?

A) Gather the business requirements
B) Evaluate alternative logical designs for the proposed system
C) Prioritize business requirements
D) Sign-off on the requirements definition document

Question 26

The SDLC contains 7 phases. Which phase builds a technical blueprint of how the proposed system will work?

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

Question 27

In which SDLC phase do you build the platform for the proposed information system along with the database and the programs?

A) Development
B) Implementation
C) Design
D) Transformation

Question 28

In which phase does the project team move from the physical design to the physical implementation?

A) Implementation
B) Testing
C) Development
D) Transformation

Question 29

What are business requirements?

A) The strategic and tactical goals that a business establishes for itself that software must align with
B) The detailed set of requests that the proposed information system must meet to be successful
C) The planning document identifying the characteristics and functionality of the proposed information system
D) The logical design for the proposed information system

Question 30

What is a common test that is performed to ensure the quality of the information system you are building?

A) Unit and system testing
B) User acceptance testing
C) Integration testing
D) Unit, systems integration, and user acceptance testing

Question 31

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?

A) Pilot implementation
B) Parallel implementation
C) Plunge implementation
D) Phase implementation

Question 32

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

A) The implementation phase creates the physical design (code) and tests it; the maintenance phase places it into operations
B) The implementation phase monitors new systems to ensure that they are working properly; the maintenance phase makes minor adjustments when needed to meet existing business goals
C) The maintenance phase monitors new systems to ensure that they are working properly; the implementation phase makes minor adjustments when needed to meet new business goals
D) The maintenance phase monitors and adjusts new and existing systems; the implementation phase places new systems into operation

Question 33

When IT specialists and end users meet in one location to define and review the business requests for a proposed system, the meetings is called a _____?

A) Requirements meeting
B) Planning and analysis meeting
C) Joint application development session
D) Rapid prototyping

Question 34

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

A) Requirements document
B) Test conditions
C) Design specifications
D) Logical design specification

Question 35

The SDLC contains 7 phases. Which phase distributes the system to all the users so that they can use it to perform their jobs?

A) Maintenance
B) Testing
C) Implementation
D) Expansion

Question 36

In which SDLC phase should you create user documentation?

A) Implementation
B) Design
C) Development
D) Maintenance

Question 37

"The proposed information system must connect 25,000 employees working in Europe, US, and Canada working in 5 satellite sites". This would be an example of a _____.

A) Enduring goal
B) Milestone
C) Feature creep
D) Business requirement

Question 38

The SDLC contains 7 phases. Which phase monitors and supports the new system to ensure it continues to meet your business goals?

A) Implementation
B) Testing
C) Maintenance
D) Operations

Question 39

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

A) A description of the needed hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment
B) A drawing or graphical representation of the proposed system including proposed screens, reports, software, and databases
C) A logical model that defines the structure of needed modules and sub modules and their interrelationships
D) The needed data structures, definitions and business rules

Question 40

The SDLC contains 7 phases. Which phase verifies that the system works and meets all the business requirements developed in an earlier phase?

A) Development
B) Transformation
C) Implementation
D) Testing

Question 41

If you were developing a new information system using self-sourcing, what should be a key consideration of yours?

A) Supporting the changing requirements and needs of others who uses the new information system
B) Identifying companies that can support your development and maintenance needs
C) Ensuring that the requirements document is complete and extensive enough to educate the development team properly
D) Ensuring that the development team meets the critical success factors identified in the SDLC

Question 42

Which of the following is not a major tool for self-sourcing?

A) Spreadsheets
B) Web development
C) Collaboration software
D) Database management systems

Question 43

What is another term for the nightly compilation of code?

A) Prototype
B) Build
C) Nightly component
D) Project milestone

Question 44

In which SDLC phase do you build a help desk support system for the new information system?

A) Maintenance
B) Implementation
C) Testing
D) Transformation

Question 45

Which of the following greatly accelerates the collecting of business requirements and the development of the software?

A) End-user involvement
B) Outsourcing
C) Insourcing
D) Requirements definition

Question 46

Which of the following is not a potential problem or risk of self-sourcing?

A) It may increase inadequate end user expertise that leads to inadequately developed systems
B) It increases the vulnerability of your strategic information because the end users are not involved in key development projects
C) Lack of organizational focus creates "privatized" IT systems
D) Insufficient analysis of design alternatives leads to subpar IT systems

Question 47

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

A) XP focuses on component-base development; the agile methodology focuses on the RAD
B) XP uses prototyping, the agile methodology does not
C) Agile methodology involves users much more than XP
D) XP focuses more on team coding; the agile methodology focuses on limiting project scope

Question 48

Which of the following is not an advantage of self-sourcing?

A) It increases the speed of systems development
B) It increases end user participation and sense of ownership
C) It focuses on important and unique core competencies
D) It improves requirements determination

Question 49

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

A) Systems development life cycle (SDLC)
B) Waterfall modeling
C) Project scoping
D) Rapid application development (RAD)

Question 50

What group of people knows little about IT but a lot about domain knowledge?

A) End users
B) Project managers
C) Domain experts
D) Field professionals

Question 51

If you allowed, and quickly reacted to users requesting changes to software requirements, what type of software development methodology would you be following?

A) Evolutionary prototyping
B) Waterfall
C) Iteration
D) Extreme programming

Question 52

What systems development approach focuses on building small self-contained blocks of code that can be reused across a variety of applications within an organization?

A) Rapid prototyping
B) Project scoping
C) Agile development
D) Component-based development

Question 53

Which of the following IT tools are often used for self-sourcing?

A) Spreadsheets
B) Database management
C) Web development
D) Spreadsheets, database management and Web development are all common self-sourcing tools

Question 54

Which of the following focuses on the development, use, and reuse of small self-contained blocks of code to meet all the application software needs of an organization?

A) Service-oriented architecture (SOA)
B) Rapid prototyping
C) RAD
D) XP

Question 55

Which of the following activities is not part of component-based development?

A) Learning and using new technologies to enhance existing information systems
B) Search existing software libraries for code that can be reused in the proposed information system
C) Build new software applications that can be used in other software development projects
D) All of these activities are part of component-based development

Question 56

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?

A) Project milestones
B) Extreme programming
C) Operational prototyping
D) Design and build prototyping

Question 57

Which of the following is a potential risk of self-sourcing?

A) Reduced technological know-how for future innovation
B) Lack of documentation and external support leads to short-lived systems
C) Reduced degree of control
D) Increased dependency on outside organizations

Question 58

If you were deciding if your project should be developed by you or an IT specialist, what factor should sway you to decide to develop the system by yourself?

A) It is related to the existing IT infrastructure
B) It is mission critical
C) It is an application that would be used mainly by you
D) It supports concurrent users

Question 59

Which of the following is not a key task for self-sourcing?

A) Aligning your efforts with organizational goals
B) Determining what external support you will require
C) Identifying key external organizations that can possess domain knowledge
D) Documenting the new information system

Question 60

Does selfsourcing encompass prototyping?

A) No
B) Sometimes, but not often
C) Yes
D) Yes, when the customer identifies it in the requirements document and project scope

Question 61

Which of the following is an advantage of a prototype?

A) Encourages active user participation
B) Gives no indication of performance under operational conditions
C) Leads the project team to forgo proper testing and documentation
D) Leads people to believe the final system will follow shortly

Question 62

When do you normally end the prototyping process?

A) In the design phase
B) In the development phase
C) When end users are happy and requirements understood
D) When you start developing the requirements document

Question 63

Which of the following is a disadvantage to prototyping?

A) Prototyping does not encourage active user participation
B) Prototyping does not help resolve discrepancies among users
C) Prototyping does not help determine technical feasibility
D) Prototyping does not give an indication of performance under operational conditions

Question 64

Which of the following is an advantage of prototyping?

A) Encourages active user participation
B) Helps resolve discrepancies among end users
C) Gives users a feel for the final system
D) Each of these items is an advantage of prototyping

Question 65

What is a prototype?

A) A model of a proposed product, service, or system
B) A build
C) An RFP
D) RAD

Question 66

What is a process of building a model that demonstrates the features of a proposed product, service, or system?

A) RAD
B) XP
C) Prototyping
D) Modeling

Question 67

What type of self-sourcing development tool is paramount to the success of the proposed software?

A) Easy to use development tools
B) Evolutionary prototyping tools
C) Extreme programming (XP) tools
D) All of these tools are important for self-sourcing

Question 68

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of prototyping?

A) Prototyping leads people to believe the final system will follow shortly
B) Prototyping gives no indication of performance under operational conditions
C) Prototyping leads the project team to forgo proper testing and documentation
D) Prototyping gives users a feel for the final system

Question 69

What is used to convince people of the worth of a proposed system?

A) Prototyping
B) Prototype
C) Proof-of-concept prototype
D) Selling prototype

Question 70

Can a prototype become an operational system in a self-sourcing environment?

A) No
B) Yes
C) Yes, if the IT specialist revise it so that the code is efficient and adheres to existing technical standards
D) Yes, but only if the prototype does not enter the mainstream environment

Question 71

Which of the following is not an advantage to prototyping?

A) Prototyping encourages active user participation
B) Prototyping helps resolve discrepancies among users
C) Prototyping gives users the final system
D) Prototyping helps determine technical feasibility

Question 72

What is the fourth and last step in the prototyping process?

A) Identify basic requirements
B) Develop initial prototype
C) Users reviewing
D) Revise and enhance the prototype

Question 73

The prototyping process involves four steps. Which of these items is not one of these steps?

A) Revise and enhance the prototype
B) Build from the design documents
C) Allow the end user to review and suggest revisions and modifications
D) Identify basic requirements

Question 74

Which of the following is true with regards to prototyping?

A) Prototyping is an iterative process
B) Prototypes are built from business requirements
C) End users review prototypes and suggest further changes which will then be used to refine the prototype
D) Each of these items is true of prototyping

Question 75

How is outsourcing different from developing software internally?

A) With outsourcing, you turn over design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance to an outside organization
B) With outsourcing, you lose control over requirements
C) With outsourcing, you lose competitive advantage
D) All of these issues highlight differences between outsourcing and internal development

Question 76

Which SDLC phase is performed with both internal software development and outsourcing?

A) Design
B) Development
C) Maintenance
D) Analysis

Question 77

Why is prototyping a valuable tool?

A) Because it supports advanced IT technologies
B) Because it allows users to evaluate and enhance requirements
C) Because it supports Extreme Programming (XP) and other rapid development methods
D) Because it allows the project team to work in a collaborative environment

Question 78

What is used to prove the technical feasibility of a proposed system?

A) Prototyping
B) Prototype
C) Proof-of-concept prototype
D) Selling prototype

Question 79

What end product in the prototyping process becomes the blueprint or technical design for the final system?

A) RFP
B) RAD
C) Milestones
D) Prototype

Question 80

If you were working with an IT development team to design and create an information system that had fuzzy requirements, what activities should you complete in the requirements phase?

A) Design the system model
B) Develop the technical architecture
C) Develop a prototype
D) Each of these activities should be completed in this phase