Exam 12: Information Systems Development

The systems development life cycle process is supposed to operate in a sequence of nonrepetitive phases.

Who are the members of a systems project team? Explain the roles of business analysts and systems analysts.

New information systems sometimes require new jobs.

If a new system involves a new database or substantial changes to an existing database, then the development team will have to create a(n) ________.

The project plan resulting from system definition is the input for requirement analysis.

As development teams become larger, the average contribution per worker decreases.

In which of the following phases of the systems development life cycle do developers identify the particular features and functions of a new system?

________ testing is the process of allowing future system users to try out a new system on their own.

A development team's composition changes over time.

Describe the ways a team can determine hardware specifications.

Why is systems development difficult and risky?

Testing is often called product quality assurance (PQA).

During the ________ phase of the systems development life cycle process, developers construct, install, and test the components of the information system.

If the requirements are wrong, the system should be changed.

Which of the following styles of system conversion shuts off the old system and starts a new system?

The first major task of the project team is to ________.

Software developers group the fixes for high-priority failures into a group that can be applied to all copies of a given product called a ________.

Which of the following is the most expensive style of system conversion?

Systems development does not have to worry about requirement changes.

A design team decides the requirements of a new system are very complicated. They want to show a ________ to the users so they can interact with the new features before the full system is built. This process will also allow users to remember any features and functions they may have forgotten to mention to the team.