Question 1

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition.
-Changes made to a system to avoid possible future problems.

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

Discuss configuration management.Who is the system librarian?

Accepted Answer

Configuration management is the process

Question 3

An advantage to the functional maintenance organizational structure is that the maintenance group knows or has access to all assumptions and decisions behind the system's original design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Adaptive maintenance accounts for as much as 75 percent of all maintenance activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to research mentioned in the textbook:

Accepted Answer

A) on average,25 percent of a company's programmers are assigned to maintain existing software 
B) on average,less than 10 percent of a company's programmers are assigned to maintain existing software 
C) on average,37 percent of a company's programmers are assigned to maintain existing software 
D) on average,52 percent of a company's programmers are assigned to maintain existing software 
A) on average,25 percent of a company's programmers are assigned to maintain existing software 
B) on average,less than 10 percent of a company's programmers are assigned to maintain existing software 
C) on average,37 percent of a company's programmers are assigned to maintain existing software 
D) on average,52 percent of a company's programmers are assigned to maintain existing software

Question 6

The number of customers for a given system influences maintenance costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An advantage of the combined maintenance organizational structure is the formal transfer of systems between groups improving the system and documentation quality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Changes made to a system to avoid possible future problems 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 9

__________ are guidelines that list the instructions to construct an executable system from the baseline source code.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ are guidelines that list the instructions...

Question 10

__________ and __________ are two special-purpose tools that are primarily used to maintain older systems that have incomplete documentation or that were developed prior to CASE use.

Accepted Answer

Reverse en

Question 11

Which of the following is a type of maintenance?

Accepted Answer

A) preventive 
B) perfective 
C) corrective 
D) all of the above 
A) preventive 
B) perfective 
C) corrective 
D) all of the above

Question 12

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition.
-Changes made to a system to fix or enhance its functionality.

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 13

Corrective maintenance focuses on removing defects from an existing system without adding new functionality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Match each of the following maintenance organizational structures to its advantage.
-An advantage is that the personnel have a vested interest in effectively maintaining the system and have a better understanding of functional requirements.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

The SDLC design phase equates to the maintenance process of __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The SDLC design phase equates to the...

Question 16

One way to distinguish maintenance from new development is that maintenance reuses most existing system modules in producing the new system version.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match each of the following types of maintenance to its corresponding "home" example.
-Adding storm windows to improve the cooling performance of an air conditioner.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Preventive maintenance repairs design and programming errors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The largest systems development expenditure for many organizations is:

Accepted Answer

A) systems maintenance 
B) project planning 
C) implementation 
D) requirements structuring 
A) systems maintenance 
B) project planning 
C) implementation 
D) requirements structuring

Question 20

Implementation is the last phase of the systems development life cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -Changes made to a system to avoid possible future problems.

Discuss configuration management.Who is the system librarian?

An advantage to the functional maintenance organizational structure is that the maintenance group knows or has access to all assumptions and decisions behind the system's original design.

Adaptive maintenance accounts for as much as 75 percent of all maintenance activity.

According to research mentioned in the textbook:

The number of customers for a given system influences maintenance costs.

An advantage of the combined maintenance organizational structure is the formal transfer of systems between groups improving the system and documentation quality.

Changes made to a system to avoid possible future problems best describes:

__________ are guidelines that list the instructions to construct an executable system from the baseline source code.

and are two special-purpose tools that are primarily used to maintain older systems that have incomplete documentation or that were developed prior to CASE use.

Which of the following is a type of maintenance?

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -Changes made to a system to fix or enhance its functionality.

Corrective maintenance focuses on removing defects from an existing system without adding new functionality.

Match each of the following maintenance organizational structures to its advantage. -An advantage is that the personnel have a vested interest in effectively maintaining the system and have a better understanding of functional requirements.

The SDLC design phase equates to the maintenance process of __________.

One way to distinguish maintenance from new development is that maintenance reuses most existing system modules in producing the new system version.

Match each of the following types of maintenance to its corresponding "home" example. -Adding storm windows to improve the cooling performance of an air conditioner.

Preventive maintenance repairs design and programming errors.

The largest systems development expenditure for many organizations is:

Implementation is the last phase of the systems development life cycle.

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

Filters

Exam 14: Maintaining Information Systems

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -Changes made to a system to avoid possible future problems.

Discuss configuration management.Who is the system librarian?

An advantage to the functional maintenance organizational structure is that the maintenance group knows or has access to all assumptions and decisions behind the system's original design.

Adaptive maintenance accounts for as much as 75 percent of all maintenance activity.

According to research mentioned in the textbook:

The number of customers for a given system influences maintenance costs.

An advantage of the combined maintenance organizational structure is the formal transfer of systems between groups improving the system and documentation quality.

Changes made to a system to avoid possible future problems best describes:

__________ are guidelines that list the instructions to construct an executable system from the baseline source code.

__________ and __________ are two special-purpose tools that are primarily used to maintain older systems that have incomplete documentation or that were developed prior to CASE use.

Which of the following is a type of maintenance?

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -Changes made to a system to fix or enhance its functionality.

Corrective maintenance focuses on removing defects from an existing system without adding new functionality.

Match each of the following maintenance organizational structures to its advantage. -An advantage is that the personnel have a vested interest in effectively maintaining the system and have a better understanding of functional requirements.

The SDLC design phase equates to the maintenance process of __________.

One way to distinguish maintenance from new development is that maintenance reuses most existing system modules in producing the new system version.

Match each of the following types of maintenance to its corresponding "home" example. -Adding storm windows to improve the cooling performance of an air conditioner.

Preventive maintenance repairs design and programming errors.

The largest systems development expenditure for many organizations is:

Implementation is the last phase of the systems development life cycle.

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

Filters

and are two special-purpose tools that are primarily used to maintain older systems that have incomplete documentation or that were developed prior to CASE use.