Exam 13: System Implementation

__________ refers to running the old information system and the new one at the same time until management decides the old system can be turned off.

Potential topics that will determine if training will be useful include the following except for:

__________ refers to user testing of a completed information system using simulated data.

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -Trying out a new information system at one site and using the experience to decide if and how the new system should be deployed throughout the organization.

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -The organizational process of changing over from the current information system to a new one.

Match each of the following types of testing with its corresponding description. -A technique used in testing modules,especially where modules are written and tested in a top-down fashion,where a few lines of code are used to substitute for subordinate modules.

The basis for __________ is that individuals who work in an organization have their own self-interested goals.

Which of the following is an exhaustive list of the system's functions and commands,usually in alphabetical order?

User testing of a completed information system using real data in the real user environment refers to:

Match each of the following types of testing with its corresponding description. -The bringing together of all the programs that a system comprises for testing purposes; programs are typically integrated in a top-down,incremental fashion.

A positive aspect of the direct installation approach is that there is a high interest in making installation a success.

__________ is the detailed information about a system's design specifications,its internal workings,and its functionality.

The development of a new version of the software and new versions of all design documents are the major deliverables associated with the coding,testing,and installation stage.

A symbolic debugger allows a program to be run online,allowing the programmer to observe how different areas of data are affected as the instructions are executed.

System documentation is the detailed information about a system's design specifications,its internal workings,and its functionality.

A __________ is a single point of contact for all user inquiries and problems about a particular information system or for all users in a particular department.

How can you support intermittent users of a system?

A testing technique in which participants examine program code for predictable language-specific errors defines:

__________ is system documentation that includes the outcome of structured diagramming techniques such as data flow and entity-relationship diagrams.

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -Changing over from the old information system to a new one incrementally,starting with one or a few functional components and then gradually extending the installation to cover the whole new system.