Question 1

Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools are software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the design phase in the SDLC?

Accepted Answer

A)  Involves establishing a high-level plan of the intended project and determining project goals. 
B)  Involves analyzing end-user business requirements and refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system. 
C)  Involves describing the desired features and operations of the system. 
D)  Involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system. 
A)  Involves establishing a high-level plan of the intended project and determining project goals. 
B)  Involves analyzing end-user business requirements and refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system. 
C)  Involves describing the desired features and operations of the system. 
D)  Involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system.

Question 3

The systems development life cycle (SDLC) is the overall process for developing information systems, from planning and analysis through implementation and maintenance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Software engineering is a disciplined approach for constructing information systems through the use of common methods, techniques, or tools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is a person or event that is the catalyst for implementing major changes for a system to meet business changes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Change controller 
B)  Change over 
C)  Change management 
D)  Change agent 
A)  Change controller 
B)  Change over 
C)  Change management 
D)  Change agent

Question 6

Business requirements include the process of transferring information from a legacy system to a new system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A joint application development session is where employees meet, sometimes for several days, to define or review the business requirements for the system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A requirements definition document prioritizes all of the business requirements by order of importance to the company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the project scope?

Accepted Answer

A)  An individual who is an expert in project planning and management, defines and develops the project plan, and tracks the plan to ensure that the project is completed on time and on budget. 
B)  Description of the business need (the problem the project will solve) and the justification, requirements, and current boundaries for the project. 
C)  A formal, approved document that manages and controls the entire project. 
D)  Graphic representation of the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment. 
A)  An individual who is an expert in project planning and management, defines and develops the project plan, and tracks the plan to ensure that the project is completed on time and on budget. 
B)  Description of the business need (the problem the project will solve) and the justification, requirements, and current boundaries for the project. 
C)  A formal, approved document that manages and controls the entire project. 
D)  Graphic representation of the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment.

Question 10

Fifth-generation languages are programming languages for artificial intelligence and neural networks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Object-oriented languages provide a programming method that provides for interactive modules to a website.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Exception reports organize and categorize data for managerial perusal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What are the specific business requests the system must meet to be successful?

Accepted Answer

A)  COBIT 
B)  Conversion 
C)  Business requirements 
D)  Sign-off 
A)  COBIT 
B)  Conversion 
C)  Business requirements 
D)  Sign-off

Question 14

Which programming language looks similar to human languages?

Accepted Answer

A)  First-generation machine language 
B)  Second-generation machine language 
C)  Third-generation machine language 
D)  Fourth-generation machine language 
A)  First-generation machine language 
B)  Second-generation machine language 
C)  Third-generation machine language 
D)  Fourth-generation machine language

Question 15

What is also provided for the system users and can be online or in a classroom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Training 
B)  Testing 
C)  Implementation phase 
D)  Testing phase 
A)  Training 
B)  Testing 
C)  Implementation phase 
D)  Testing phase

Question 16

Detailed internal reports present information with little or no filtering or restrictions of the data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Corrective maintenance makes system changes to reduce the chance of future system failure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A data flow diagram involves graphically representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is a disciplined approach for constructing information systems through the use of common methods, techniques, or tools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Software 
B)  Software testing 
C)  Software engineering 
D)  All of the choices are correct 
A)  Software 
B)  Software testing 
C)  Software engineering 
D)  All of the choices are correct

Question 20

Which document prioritizes all of the business requirements by order of importance to the company?

Accepted Answer

A)  Requirements documentation 
B)  Requirements management 
C)  Requirements definition document 
D)  All of the choices are correct 
A)  Requirements documentation 
B)  Requirements management 
C)  Requirements definition document 
D)  All of the choices are correct

Exam 17: Developing Software to Streamline Operations

Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools are software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development.

What is the design phase in the SDLC?

The systems development life cycle (SDLC) is the overall process for developing information systems, from planning and analysis through implementation and maintenance.

Software engineering is a disciplined approach for constructing information systems through the use of common methods, techniques, or tools.

What is a person or event that is the catalyst for implementing major changes for a system to meet business changes?

Business requirements include the process of transferring information from a legacy system to a new system.

A joint application development session is where employees meet, sometimes for several days, to define or review the business requirements for the system.

A requirements definition document prioritizes all of the business requirements by order of importance to the company.

What is the project scope?

Fifth-generation languages are programming languages for artificial intelligence and neural networks.

Object-oriented languages provide a programming method that provides for interactive modules to a website.

Exception reports organize and categorize data for managerial perusal.

What are the specific business requests the system must meet to be successful?

Which programming language looks similar to human languages?

What is also provided for the system users and can be online or in a classroom?

Detailed internal reports present information with little or no filtering or restrictions of the data.

Corrective maintenance makes system changes to reduce the chance of future system failure.

A data flow diagram involves graphically representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment.

What is a disciplined approach for constructing information systems through the use of common methods, techniques, or tools?

Which document prioritizes all of the business requirements by order of importance to the company?

Business Driven Technology

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Informationdatabases

Accessing Organizational Informationdata Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organizationdecision Making

Extending the Organizationsupply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organizationcustomer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to Endenterprise Resource Planning

Creating Innovative Organizations

Ebusiness

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

Managing Organizational Projects

Business Driven Technology

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Informationdatabases

Accessing Organizational Informationdata Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organizationdecision Making

Extending the Organizationsupply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organizationcustomer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to Endenterprise Resource Planning

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