Question 1

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition.
-The ease with which software can be understood,corrected,adapted,and enhanced.

Accepted Answer

A) adaptive maintenance 
B) baseline modules 
C) build routines 
D) configuration management 
E) corrective maintenance
F)maintainability
G)maintenance
H)mean time between failures
I)perfective maintenance
J)preventive maintenance
K)system librarian 
A) adaptive maintenance 
B) baseline modules 
C) build routines 
D) configuration management 
E) corrective maintenance
F)maintainability
G)maintenance
H)mean time between failures
I)perfective maintenance
J)preventive maintenance
K)system librarian

Question 2

__________ is the process of assuring that only authorized changes are made to a system.

Accepted Answer

Configurat

Question 3

Changes made to a system to evolve its functionality to changing business needs or technologies best describes:

Accepted Answer

A) corrective maintenance 
B) adaptive maintenance 
C) preventive maintenance 
D) perfective maintenance 
A) corrective maintenance 
B) adaptive maintenance 
C) preventive maintenance 
D) perfective maintenance

Question 4

Briefly outline the advantages of the different maintenance organizational structures.

Accepted Answer

The text presented three different maint

Question 5

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition.
-Software modules that have been tested,documented,and approved to be included in the most recently created version of a system.

Accepted Answer

A) adaptive maintenance 
B) baseline modules 
C) build routines 
D) configuration management 
E) corrective maintenance
F)maintainability
G)maintenance
H)mean time between failures
I)perfective maintenance
J)preventive maintenance
K)system librarian 
A) adaptive maintenance 
B) baseline modules 
C) build routines 
D) configuration management 
E) corrective maintenance
F)maintainability
G)maintenance
H)mean time between failures
I)perfective maintenance
J)preventive maintenance
K)system librarian

Question 6

The number of latent defects in a system influences most of the costs associated with maintaining a system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match each of the following maintenance organizational structures to corresponding descriptions.(Answers may occur more than once.)
-A disadvantage is that all things cannot be documented,so the maintenance group may not know critical information about the system.

Accepted Answer

A) combined 
B) functional 
C) separate 
A) combined 
B) functional 
C) separate

Question 8

Perfective maintenance evolves the system to solve new problems or take advantage of new opportunities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Today more programmers work on maintenance activities than work on new development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following configuration management tools stores only the most recent version of a module,with previous versions being reconstructed when needed by applying changes in reverse order?

Accepted Answer

A) source code control 
B) version control 
C) integrity control 
D) revision control 
A) source code control 
B) version control 
C) integrity control 
D) revision control

Question 11

Preventive maintenance safeguards a system from future problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is felt by many systems professionals to be new development,not maintenance?

Accepted Answer

A) perfective maintenance 
B) preventive maintenance 
C) adaptive maintenance 
D) corrective maintenance 
A) perfective maintenance 
B) preventive maintenance 
C) adaptive maintenance 
D) corrective maintenance

Question 13

Changes made to a system to repair flaws in its design,coding,or implementation describes:

Accepted Answer

A) corrective maintenance 
B) adaptive maintenance 
C) preventive maintenance 
D) perfective maintenance 
A) corrective maintenance 
B) adaptive maintenance 
C) preventive maintenance 
D) perfective maintenance

Question 14

Which of the following is not a cost element of maintenance?

Accepted Answer

A) defects 
B) documentation 
C) personnel 
D) time 
A) defects 
B) documentation 
C) personnel 
D) time

Question 15

Adaptive maintenance is a significant part of an organization's maintenance effort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Managing maintenance requests is a maintenance activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match each of the following types of maintenance to its corresponding "home" example.
-Adding a new room on your house.

Accepted Answer

A) corrective 
B) adaptive 
C) perfective 
D) preventive 
A) corrective 
B) adaptive 
C) perfective 
D) preventive

Question 18

Match each of the following maintenance organizational structures to its advantage.
-An advantage is that the formal transfer of systems between groups improves the system and documentation quality.

Accepted Answer

A) functional 
B) separate 
C) combined 
A) functional 
B) separate 
C) combined

Question 19

__________ are special software systems that manage system configuration and version control activities.

Accepted Answer

Configurat

Question 20

A significant portion of the expenditures for information systems within organizations goes to the maintenance of existing systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -The ease with which software can be understood,corrected,adapted,and enhanced.

__________ is the process of assuring that only authorized changes are made to a system.

Changes made to a system to evolve its functionality to changing business needs or technologies best describes:

Briefly outline the advantages of the different maintenance organizational structures.

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -Software modules that have been tested,documented,and approved to be included in the most recently created version of a system.

The number of latent defects in a system influences most of the costs associated with maintaining a system.

Match each of the following maintenance organizational structures to corresponding descriptions.(Answers may occur more than once.) -A disadvantage is that all things cannot be documented,so the maintenance group may not know critical information about the system.

Perfective maintenance evolves the system to solve new problems or take advantage of new opportunities.

Today more programmers work on maintenance activities than work on new development.

Which of the following configuration management tools stores only the most recent version of a module,with previous versions being reconstructed when needed by applying changes in reverse order?

Preventive maintenance safeguards a system from future problems.

Which of the following is felt by many systems professionals to be new development,not maintenance?

Changes made to a system to repair flaws in its design,coding,or implementation describes:

Which of the following is not a cost element of maintenance?

Adaptive maintenance is a significant part of an organization's maintenance effort.

Managing maintenance requests is a maintenance activity.

Match each of the following types of maintenance to its corresponding "home" example. -Adding a new room on your house.

Match each of the following maintenance organizational structures to its advantage. -An advantage is that the formal transfer of systems between groups improves the system and documentation quality.

__________ are special software systems that manage system configuration and version control activities.

A significant portion of the expenditures for information systems within organizations goes to the maintenance of existing systems.

The Systems Development Environment

The Origins of Software

Managing the Information Systems Project

Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects

Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects

Determining System Requirements

Structuring System Process Requirements

Structuring System Data Requirements

Designing Databases

Designing Forms and Reports

Designing Interfaces and Dialogues

Designing Distributed and Internet Systems

System Implementation

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Use Cases

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Activity Diagrams

Objected-Oriented Analysis and Design: Object Modeling-Class Diagrams

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Sequence Diagrams

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Exam 14: Maintaining Information Systems

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -The ease with which software can be understood,corrected,adapted,and enhanced.

__________ is the process of assuring that only authorized changes are made to a system.

Changes made to a system to evolve its functionality to changing business needs or technologies best describes:

Briefly outline the advantages of the different maintenance organizational structures.

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -Software modules that have been tested,documented,and approved to be included in the most recently created version of a system.

The number of latent defects in a system influences most of the costs associated with maintaining a system.

Match each of the following maintenance organizational structures to corresponding descriptions.(Answers may occur more than once.) -A disadvantage is that all things cannot be documented,so the maintenance group may not know critical information about the system.

Perfective maintenance evolves the system to solve new problems or take advantage of new opportunities.

Today more programmers work on maintenance activities than work on new development.

Which of the following configuration management tools stores only the most recent version of a module,with previous versions being reconstructed when needed by applying changes in reverse order?

Preventive maintenance safeguards a system from future problems.

Which of the following is felt by many systems professionals to be new development,not maintenance?

Changes made to a system to repair flaws in its design,coding,or implementation describes:

Which of the following is not a cost element of maintenance?

Adaptive maintenance is a significant part of an organization's maintenance effort.

Managing maintenance requests is a maintenance activity.

Match each of the following types of maintenance to its corresponding "home" example. -Adding a new room on your house.

Match each of the following maintenance organizational structures to its advantage. -An advantage is that the formal transfer of systems between groups improves the system and documentation quality.

__________ are special software systems that manage system configuration and version control activities.

A significant portion of the expenditures for information systems within organizations goes to the maintenance of existing systems.

The Systems Development Environment

The Origins of Software

Managing the Information Systems Project

Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects

Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects

Determining System Requirements

Structuring System Process Requirements

Structuring System Data Requirements

Designing Databases

Designing Forms and Reports

Designing Interfaces and Dialogues

Designing Distributed and Internet Systems

System Implementation

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Use Cases

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Activity Diagrams

Objected-Oriented Analysis and Design: Object Modeling-Class Diagrams

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Sequence Diagrams

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