Exam 11: Managing Systems Implementation

In addition to analyzing logic and program code, a project team usually holds a session with users, called a ____ walkthrough, to review the interface with a cross-section of people who will work with the new system and ensure that all the necessary features have been included.

A(n) ____________________ refers to a Web-based broadcast that allows a user to receive audio or multimedia files using music player software.

The environment for the actual system operation is called the ____________________ environment.

Commercial software packages must undergo unit and integration testing similar to that of in-house developed systems, although system testing usually is not performed.

If one module refers to internal logic contained in another module, the modules are loosely coupled. _________________________

Program documentation ____.

The post-implementation evaluation verifies that a new system meets specified requirements, complies with user objectives, and produces the anticipated benefits.

To minimize the need to require information from two different systems, cyclical information systems usually are converted using the direct cutover method at the beginning of a quarter, calendar year, or fiscal year.

A systems analyst prepares most of the systems documentation during the systems analysis and systems design phases.

User documentation ____.

Working from a general plan, a programmer uses a programming language to transform code statements into program logic.

-As the accompanying figure illustrates, the ____ changeover method allows the new system to be implemented in stages, or modules.