Question 1

Which of the following represents the phases in the SDLC?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plan, analysis, design, test, maintain, develop, implement 
B)  Analysis, plan, design, test, develop, maintain, implement 
C)  Plan, analysis, design, develop, test, implement, maintain 
D)  Analysis, plan, develop, design, test, implement, maintain 
A)  Plan, analysis, design, test, maintain, develop, implement 
B)  Analysis, plan, design, test, develop, maintain, implement 
C)  Plan, analysis, design, develop, test, implement, maintain 
D)  Analysis, plan, develop, design, test, implement, maintain

Question 2

What is a project plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Illustration of the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system. 
B)  Software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development. 
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)  Illustration of the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system. 
B)  Software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development. 
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 3

User acceptance testing (UAT) determines whether the system satisfies the user and business requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which machine language is difficult for people to understand?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Off-the-shelf application software supports general business processes and does not require any specific software customization to meet the organization's needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the analysis 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 7

Training is provided for the system users and can be online or in a classroom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Question 9

Summary internal reports highlight situations occurring outside of the normal operating range for a condition or standard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What modifies software to meet specific user or business requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Software customization 
B)  Conversion 
C)  Business requirements 
D)  Sign-off 
A)  Software customization 
B)  Conversion 
C)  Business requirements 
D)  Sign-off

Question 11

Development testing verifies that separate systems can work together passing data back and forth correctly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The analysis phase establishes descriptions of the desired features and operations of the system including screen layouts, business rules, process diagrams, pseudo code, and other documentation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What tests individual units or pieces of code for a system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unit testing 
B)  Development testing 
C)  Integration testing 
D)  User acceptance testing 
A)  Unit testing 
B)  Development testing 
C)  Integration testing 
D)  User acceptance testing

Question 14

Which high-level programming language uses C++ and Java?

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

In which phase does the firm analyze its end-user business requirements and refine project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analysis phase 
B)  Design phase 
C)  Development phase 
D)  Testing phase 
A)  Analysis phase 
B)  Design phase 
C)  Development phase 
D)  Testing phase

Question 16

Brainstorming is a technique for generating ideas by encouraging participants to offer as many ideas as possible in a short period without any analysis until all the ideas have been exhausted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is a technique for generating ideas by encouraging participants to offer as many ideas as possible in a short period without any analysis until all the ideas have been exhausted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brainstorming 
B)  Change agent 
C)  Test conditions 
D)  Bugs 
A)  Brainstorming 
B)  Change agent 
C)  Test conditions 
D)  Bugs

Question 18

What is the process of transferring information from a legacy system to a new system?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

What is a programming method that provides for interactive modules to a website?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scripting language 
B)  Object-oriented language 
C)  Fourth-generation language 
D)  All of the choices are correct 
A)  Scripting language 
B)  Object-oriented language 
C)  Fourth-generation language 
D)  All of the choices are correct

Question 20

What are computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Illustration of the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system. 
B)  Software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development. 
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)  Illustration of the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system. 
B)  Software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development. 
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.

Exam 17: Developing Software to Streamline Operations

Which of the following represents the phases in the SDLC?

What is a project plan?

User acceptance testing (UAT) determines whether the system satisfies the user and business requirements.

Which machine language is difficult for people to understand?

Off-the-shelf application software supports general business processes and does not require any specific software customization to meet the organization's needs.

What is the analysis phase in the SDLC?

Training is provided for the system users and can be online or in a classroom.

What is the systems development life cycle (SDLC)?

Summary internal reports highlight situations occurring outside of the normal operating range for a condition or standard.

What modifies software to meet specific user or business requirements?

Development testing verifies that separate systems can work together passing data back and forth correctly.

The analysis phase establishes descriptions of the desired features and operations of the system including screen layouts, business rules, process diagrams, pseudo code, and other documentation.

What tests individual units or pieces of code for a system?

Which high-level programming language uses C++ and Java?

In which phase does the firm analyze its end-user business requirements and refine project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system?

Brainstorming is a technique for generating ideas by encouraging participants to offer as many ideas as possible in a short period without any analysis until all the ideas have been exhausted.

What is a technique for generating ideas by encouraging participants to offer as many ideas as possible in a short period without any analysis until all the ideas have been exhausted?

What is the process of transferring information from a legacy system to a new system?

What is a programming method that provides for interactive modules to a website?

What are computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools?

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Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organizationdecision Making

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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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