Exam 11: Managing Systems Implementation

Effective online documentation is an important productivity tool because it empowers users and reduces the time that IT staff members must spend in providing telephone,email,or face-to-face assistance.

Modules that are independent are tightly coupled.

To minimize the need to require information from two different systems,cyclical information systems usually are converted using the direct cutover method at the beginning of a quarter,calendar year,or fiscal year.

Compiling a program using a CASE tool or a language compiler detects syntax errors,which are language grammar errors.

Explain the process of program documentation.

Tina also recommends that Lisa test groups of programs that depend on each other to confirm that they work together correctly.What is one of the names of this type of testing?

After completing integration testing,a systems analyst must perform _____,which involves the entire information system and includes all typical processing situations.

Critics of agile development often claim that because it focuses on quick iterations and fast releases,it lacks discipline and produces systems of questionable quality.

In sequence,the steps typically followed to create a structure chart are _____.

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI)established a new model,called _____,which incorporates software and systems development into a much larger framework.

ISO requires a specific development plan,which outlines a step-by-step process for transforming user requirements into a finished product.

Provide a step-by-step description of how to create a structure chart.

Many organizations require a more formal type of desk checking called _____.

Podcasts can be prescheduled,made available on demand,or delivered as automatic updates,depending on a user's preference.

When training is complete,many organizations conduct a full-scale test,or _____,which is a dress rehearsal for users and IT support staff.

Most webinars are web-based broadcasts that allow a user to download multimedia files to a PC or portable device.

The test environment for an information system contains copies of all programs,procedures,and test data files.

Using a _____ strategy,knowledgeable users can be selected who then conduct sessions for others.

-As the accompanying figure illustrates,the _____ changeover method requires that both the old and the new information systems operate fully for a specific period.

In a technique called _____,the programmer simulates each program outcome or result and displays a message to indicate whether or not the program executed successfully.