Exam 14: Maintaining Information Systems

Adaptive maintenance modifies the system to environmental changes.

The maintenance phase's primary deliverables are finalized design specifications.

The SDLC phase of implementation is analogous to the maintenance process of:

Which of the following influences most of the costs associated with maintaining a system?

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -Changes made to a system to add new features or to improve performance.

__________ refers to changes made to a system to avoid possible future problems.

__________ refers to changes made to a system to fix or enhance its functionality.

Match each of the following types of maintenance to its corresponding "home" example. -Repairs made to things that never worked according to the design specifications of your new home.

Which of the following is a major activity occurring during maintenance?

The number of customers for a given system influences most of the costs associated with maintaining a system.

Corrective maintenance modifies the system to environmental changes.

The decision to either maintain a system or replace it is often an issue of economics.

Which of the following is a true statement?

Modifying a system to reflect environmental changes describes:

Changes to a system are usually implemented in batches.

Identify the four major activities that occur within maintenance.

When maintaining Websites,__________,__________,__________,__________,and __________ are issues and procedures to consider.

The ease with which software can be understood,corrected,adapted,and enhanced best describes:

What is the role of CASE in maintenance?

Which of the following types of maintenance accounts for as much as 75 percent of all maintenance activity?