Question 1

__________ is the competitive strategy that reflects competing in an industry on the basis of product or service cost to the consumer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ is the competitive strategy that reflects...

Question 2

To maintain consistency,top management or a steering committee should classify and rank projects,not the IS group or individual business units.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Match the following typical components of an information system plan with its description.
-Briefly describes the mission,objectives,and strategy of the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) Organizational Mission,Objectives,and Strategy 
B) Informational Inventory 
C) Mission and Objectives of Information Systems 
D) Constraints on IS Development 
E) Overall Systems Needs and Long-Range IS Strategies
F)The Short-Term Plan
G)Conclusions 
A) Organizational Mission,Objectives,and Strategy 
B) Informational Inventory 
C) Mission and Objectives of Information Systems 
D) Constraints on IS Development 
E) Overall Systems Needs and Long-Range IS Strategies
F)The Short-Term Plan
G)Conclusions

Question 4

The second planning process that can play a significant role in the quality of project identification and selection decisions is called:

Accepted Answer

A) strategic alignment 
B) cost/benefit analysis 
C) information systems planning 
D) incremental commitment 
A) strategic alignment 
B) cost/benefit analysis 
C) information systems planning 
D) incremental commitment

Question 5

__________ refers to analyzing an organization's activities to determine where value is added to products and/or services and the costs incurred for doing so; usually also includes a comparison with the activities,added value,and costs of other organizations for the purpose of making improvements in the organization's operations and performance.

Accepted Answer

Value chai

Question 6

__________ is an orderly means of assessing the information needs of an organization and defining the systems,databases,and technologies that will best satisfy those needs.

Accepted Answer

Informatio

Question 7

Which of the following is the first ISP step?

Accepted Answer

A) Develop target blueprints 
B) Assess current IS-related assets 
C) Define a series of scheduled projects 
D) Assign resources 
A) Develop target blueprints 
B) Assess current IS-related assets 
C) Define a series of scheduled projects 
D) Assign resources

Question 8

When determining how to allocate IS resources,organizations have traditionally used a systematic planning process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A generic information systems planning methodology that identifies and defines IS development projects based on solving operational business problems or taking advantage of some business opportunities defines:

Accepted Answer

A) democratic planning 
B) bottom-up planning 
C) top-down planning 
D) foundation planning 
A) democratic planning 
B) bottom-up planning 
C) top-down planning 
D) foundation planning

Question 10

Match each of the following terms with its definition.
-A generic information systems planning methodology that identifies and defines IS development projects based on solving operational business problems or taking advantage of some business opportunities.

Accepted Answer

A) mission statement 
B) information systems planning 
C) top-down planning 
D) bottom-up planning 
E) objective statements 
A) mission statement 
B) information systems planning 
C) top-down planning 
D) bottom-up planning 
E) objective statements

Question 11

Briefly discuss three generic competitive strategies.Provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Low-cost producer,product differentiatio

Question 12

__________ is the use of telecommunications technologies to directly transfer business documents between organizations.

Accepted Answer

Electronic

Question 13

Match the following typical components of an information system plan with its description.
-Description of the primary role IS will play in the organization to transform the enterprise from its current to future state.

Accepted Answer

A) Organizational Mission,Objectives,and Strategy 
B) Informational Inventory 
C) Mission and Objectives of Information Systems 
D) Constraints on IS Development 
E) Overall Systems Needs and Long-Range IS Strategies
F)The Short-Term Plan
G)Conclusions 
A) Organizational Mission,Objectives,and Strategy 
B) Informational Inventory 
C) Mission and Objectives of Information Systems 
D) Constraints on IS Development 
E) Overall Systems Needs and Long-Range IS Strategies
F)The Short-Term Plan
G)Conclusions

Question 14

Match each of the following types of matrices with its corresponding definition.
-Identifies which data are captured,used,updated,or deleted within each process.

Accepted Answer

A) function-to-process 
B) function-to-data entity 
C) process-to-data entity 
D) function-to-objective 
E) unit-to-function 
A) function-to-process 
B) function-to-data entity 
C) process-to-data entity 
D) function-to-objective 
E) unit-to-function

Question 15

What is incremental commitment? Does it always result in a working system? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Incremental commitment is a systems anal

Question 16

Match each of the following types of matrices with its corresponding definition.
-Identifies the relationships between organizational entities and each business function.

Accepted Answer

A) function-to-process 
B) function-to-data entity 
C) process-to-data entity 
D) function-to-objective 
E) unit-to-function 
A) function-to-process 
B) function-to-data entity 
C) process-to-data entity 
D) function-to-objective 
E) unit-to-function

Question 17

When comparing alternative methods for making information systems identification and selection decisions,top management has the smallest project size and a cross-functional focus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Match each of the following selection methods with its related characteristic.(Answers may occur more than once.)
-Less concern with cost-benefit analysis

Accepted Answer

A) top management 
B) steering committee 
C) user department 
D) development group 
A) top management 
B) steering committee 
C) user department 
D) development group

Question 19

Match each of the following types of matrices with its description.
-Identifies which data are created,updated,accessed,or deleted in each system.

Accepted Answer

A) process-to-information system 
B) data entity-to-information system 
C) location-to-function 
D) information system-to-objective 
E) location-to-unit 
A) process-to-information system 
B) data entity-to-information system 
C) location-to-function 
D) information system-to-objective 
E) location-to-unit

Question 20

A __________ is the method by which an organization attempts to achieve its mission and objectives.

Accepted Answer

competitiv

__________ is the competitive strategy that reflects competing in an industry on the basis of product or service cost to the consumer.

To maintain consistency,top management or a steering committee should classify and rank projects,not the IS group or individual business units.

Match the following typical components of an information system plan with its description. -Briefly describes the mission,objectives,and strategy of the organization.

The second planning process that can play a significant role in the quality of project identification and selection decisions is called:

__________ is an orderly means of assessing the information needs of an organization and defining the systems,databases,and technologies that will best satisfy those needs.

Which of the following is the first ISP step?

When determining how to allocate IS resources,organizations have traditionally used a systematic planning process.

A generic information systems planning methodology that identifies and defines IS development projects based on solving operational business problems or taking advantage of some business opportunities defines:

Match each of the following terms with its definition. -A generic information systems planning methodology that identifies and defines IS development projects based on solving operational business problems or taking advantage of some business opportunities.

Briefly discuss three generic competitive strategies.Provide an example of each.

__________ is the use of telecommunications technologies to directly transfer business documents between organizations.

Match the following typical components of an information system plan with its description. -Description of the primary role IS will play in the organization to transform the enterprise from its current to future state.

Match each of the following types of matrices with its corresponding definition. -Identifies which data are captured,used,updated,or deleted within each process.

What is incremental commitment? Does it always result in a working system? Why or why not?

Match each of the following types of matrices with its corresponding definition. -Identifies the relationships between organizational entities and each business function.

When comparing alternative methods for making information systems identification and selection decisions,top management has the smallest project size and a cross-functional focus.

Match each of the following selection methods with its related characteristic.(Answers may occur more than once.) -Less concern with cost-benefit analysis

Match each of the following types of matrices with its description. -Identifies which data are created,updated,accessed,or deleted in each system.

A __________ is the method by which an organization attempts to achieve its mission and objectives.

The Systems Development Environment

The Origins of Software

Managing the Information Systems Project

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

Maintaining Information Systems

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 4: Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects

__________ is the competitive strategy that reflects competing in an industry on the basis of product or service cost to the consumer.

To maintain consistency,top management or a steering committee should classify and rank projects,not the IS group or individual business units.

Match the following typical components of an information system plan with its description. -Briefly describes the mission,objectives,and strategy of the organization.

The second planning process that can play a significant role in the quality of project identification and selection decisions is called:

__________ is an orderly means of assessing the information needs of an organization and defining the systems,databases,and technologies that will best satisfy those needs.

Which of the following is the first ISP step?

When determining how to allocate IS resources,organizations have traditionally used a systematic planning process.

A generic information systems planning methodology that identifies and defines IS development projects based on solving operational business problems or taking advantage of some business opportunities defines:

Match each of the following terms with its definition. -A generic information systems planning methodology that identifies and defines IS development projects based on solving operational business problems or taking advantage of some business opportunities.

Briefly discuss three generic competitive strategies.Provide an example of each.

__________ is the use of telecommunications technologies to directly transfer business documents between organizations.

Match the following typical components of an information system plan with its description. -Description of the primary role IS will play in the organization to transform the enterprise from its current to future state.

Match each of the following types of matrices with its corresponding definition. -Identifies which data are captured,used,updated,or deleted within each process.

What is incremental commitment? Does it always result in a working system? Why or why not?

Match each of the following types of matrices with its corresponding definition. -Identifies the relationships between organizational entities and each business function.

When comparing alternative methods for making information systems identification and selection decisions,top management has the smallest project size and a cross-functional focus.

Match each of the following selection methods with its related characteristic.(Answers may occur more than once.) -Less concern with cost-benefit analysis

Match each of the following types of matrices with its description. -Identifies which data are created,updated,accessed,or deleted in each system.

A __________ is the method by which an organization attempts to achieve its mission and objectives.

The Systems Development Environment

The Origins of Software

Managing the Information Systems Project

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

Maintaining Information Systems

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