Exam 12: Information Systems Development

All commercial products are shipped with known failures.

In terms of software design for custom-developed programs, a development team identifies off-the-shelf products and then determines the alterations required.

What are the five phases of the systems development life cycle (SDLC)?

________ is the most common process for systems development.

Which of the following is the first phase of the systems development life cycle?

Olive Inc., a chain of retail outlets, is converting its existing billing systems to a more robust online tool. In this process, the organization runs both the old and the new systems to compare their performances. In this case, the company is implementing the new system using ________ installation.

The goals and scope of a new information system are determined during the requirements analysis phase of the systems development life cycle.

Define the terms cost feasibility, technical feasibility, and organizational feasibility.

Kim is determining hardware and software specifications for the new project. Kim is most likely in the ________ phase of the SDLC process.

Systems development is easy and risk-free.

The budget was tight when the project entered the testing phase so Bob decided to implement the ________ for the new system. It was a disaster because the customer service agents could not log in to their accounts. So the testing team had to come and reinstall the old system.

In a ________ installation, an organization implements an entire system on a limited portion of the business.

Which of the following personnel in a development team has the final say on whether a system is ready for use?

Explain how diseconomies of scale can affect systems development.

In a ________ installation, a new system runs alongside the old one until the new one has been tested and is fully operational.

Users should never be involved in testing. They will get in the way and may break the new system.

All of the following are part of the systems development life cycle five-phase process EXCEPT ________.

Explain the tasks performed during the system definition phase of the systems development life cycle.

Jason desires to build a new system, but first he must decide if the potential benefits of the system are work the development and operational costs. To accomplish this, he must create a ________ report.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of systems development?