Question 1

________ refers to the tasks the software can perform and the mandatory,essential,and desired system features.

Accepted Answer

A) Vendor support 
B) Documentation 
C) Ease of installation 
D) Functionality 
A) Vendor support 
B) Documentation 
C) Ease of installation 
D) Functionality D

Question 2

Intuit is an example of an IT services firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Companies outsource their information systems because they want to reduce their time to market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

________ is the practice of turning over responsibility of some to all of an organization's information systems applications and operations to an outside firm.

Accepted Answer

A) Outsourcing 
B) Reuse 
C) Nearshoring 
D) Time to market 
A) Outsourcing 
B) Reuse 
C) Nearshoring 
D) Time to market

Question 5

How can a company validate purchased software information?

Accepted Answer

Information about the software can be ob

Question 6

Which of the following is a function of an IT service firm?

Accepted Answer

A) Run applications for customers 
B) Support an order entry system 
C) Rent licenses 
D) Provide open source software 
A) Run applications for customers 
B) Support an order entry system 
C) Rent licenses 
D) Provide open source software

Question 7

________ is where developers are not required to practice reuse,but are encouraged to do so.

Accepted Answer

A) Flexible reuse 
B) Facilitated reuse 
C) Ad hoc reuse 
D) Managed reuse 
A) Flexible reuse 
B) Facilitated reuse 
C) Ad hoc reuse 
D) Managed reuse

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an approach that an organization can take to software reuse?

Accepted Answer

A) Flexible reuse 
B) Facilitated reuse 
C) Ad hoc reuse 
D) Managed reuse 
A) Flexible reuse 
B) Facilitated reuse 
C) Ad hoc reuse 
D) Managed reuse

Question 9

What is the practice of a company running a computer application for another organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Outsourcing 
B) Information Technology Development 
C) In-house Payroll System 
D) Reusing 
A) Outsourcing 
B) Information Technology Development 
C) In-house Payroll System 
D) Reusing

Question 10

A document provided to vendors that asks them to propose hardware and system software that will meet the requirements of a new system is called a ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Requirements request 
B) Request for information 
C) Request for proposal 
D) Viability report 
A) Requirements request 
B) Request for information 
C) Request for proposal 
D) Viability report

Question 11

Describe how an IT service firm can meet the needs of an organization.Provide an example of an IT service firm.

Accepted Answer

If a company needs an information system

Question 12

For each reuse approach,briefly describe its process and policies.

Accepted Answer

The ad hoc approach does not have a proc

Question 13

How long it takes the software package to respond to the user's requests in an interactive session refers to which software evaluation criteria?

Accepted Answer

A) Functionality 
B) Return rate 
C) Response time 
D) Flexibility 
A) Functionality 
B) Return rate 
C) Response time 
D) Flexibility

Question 14

Today's system analysts only have a few languages to choose from when creating applications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Concerning outsourcing,some companies only supply the inputs and outputs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

When software companies develop prepackaged software it is called off-the-shelf systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a common criterion when choosing off-the-shelf software?

Accepted Answer

A) Cost 
B) Functionality 
C) Reputation of the firm 
D) Documentation 
A) Cost 
B) Functionality 
C) Reputation of the firm 
D) Documentation

Question 18

________ is the software reuse step that involves making software assets available for others to use.

Accepted Answer

A) Abstraction 
B) Designed reuse 
C) Component based development 
D) Storage 
A) Abstraction 
B) Designed reuse 
C) Component based development 
D) Storage

Question 19

If a company has a generic software need,they should consider acquiring its software from a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A) In-house development 
B) Cloud sourcing 
C) Packaged software producer 
D) Using a ERP system 
A) In-house development 
B) Cloud sourcing 
C) Packaged software producer 
D) Using a ERP system

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a step in the process of securing applications that an organization is migrating to the cloud?

Accepted Answer

A) Conduct a security background check of the cloud computing organization 
B) Involve the organization's security experts 
C) Clearly define requirements 
D) Perform a risk assessment 
A) Conduct a security background check of the cloud computing organization 
B) Involve the organization's security experts 
C) Clearly define requirements 
D) Perform a risk assessment

________ refers to the tasks the software can perform and the mandatory,essential,and desired system features.

Intuit is an example of an IT services firm.

Companies outsource their information systems because they want to reduce their time to market.

________ is the practice of turning over responsibility of some to all of an organization's information systems applications and operations to an outside firm.

How can a company validate purchased software information?

Which of the following is a function of an IT service firm?

________ is where developers are not required to practice reuse,but are encouraged to do so.

Which of the following is NOT an approach that an organization can take to software reuse?

What is the practice of a company running a computer application for another organization?

A document provided to vendors that asks them to propose hardware and system software that will meet the requirements of a new system is called a ________.

Describe how an IT service firm can meet the needs of an organization.Provide an example of an IT service firm.

For each reuse approach,briefly describe its process and policies.

How long it takes the software package to respond to the user's requests in an interactive session refers to which software evaluation criteria?

Today's system analysts only have a few languages to choose from when creating applications.

Concerning outsourcing,some companies only supply the inputs and outputs.

When software companies develop prepackaged software it is called off-the-shelf systems.

Which of the following is NOT a common criterion when choosing off-the-shelf software?

________ is the software reuse step that involves making software assets available for others to use.

If a company has a generic software need,they should consider acquiring its software from a(n)________.

Which of the following is NOT a step in the process of securing applications that an organization is migrating to the cloud?

The Systems Development Environment

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

Maintaining Information Systems

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Exam 2: The Origins of Software

________ refers to the tasks the software can perform and the mandatory,essential,and desired system features.

Intuit is an example of an IT services firm.

Companies outsource their information systems because they want to reduce their time to market.

________ is the practice of turning over responsibility of some to all of an organization's information systems applications and operations to an outside firm.

How can a company validate purchased software information?

Which of the following is a function of an IT service firm?

________ is where developers are not required to practice reuse,but are encouraged to do so.

Which of the following is NOT an approach that an organization can take to software reuse?

What is the practice of a company running a computer application for another organization?

A document provided to vendors that asks them to propose hardware and system software that will meet the requirements of a new system is called a ________.

Describe how an IT service firm can meet the needs of an organization.Provide an example of an IT service firm.

For each reuse approach,briefly describe its process and policies.

How long it takes the software package to respond to the user's requests in an interactive session refers to which software evaluation criteria?

Today's system analysts only have a few languages to choose from when creating applications.

Concerning outsourcing,some companies only supply the inputs and outputs.

When software companies develop prepackaged software it is called off-the-shelf systems.

Which of the following is NOT a common criterion when choosing off-the-shelf software?

________ is the software reuse step that involves making software assets available for others to use.

If a company has a generic software need,they should consider acquiring its software from a(n)________.

Which of the following is NOT a step in the process of securing applications that an organization is migrating to the cloud?

The Systems Development Environment

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

Maintaining Information Systems

Filters