Exam 1: Systems, roles, and Development Methodologies

The phases in UML are similar to those in the SDLC.

When implementing a new system,it is always best to determine the human needs of the users involved

Software that is distributed free along with the program source code is called:

Which of the following do not describe how analysts use CASE tools?

The second phase of the systems development life cycle begins with the documentation of the software being designed.

An encyclopedia that is used to store all project information is called:

Which of these software packages are not open source software (OSS)?

The ________ summarizes what has been discovered about the users,usability,and usefulness of current systems; provides cost-benefit analyses of alternatives; and makes recommendations on what (if anything)should be done.

When answering questions concerning human-computer interaction (HCI)the analyst should ask questions such as,"What are the users' physical strengths and limitations?"

The first SDLC phase that the analyst enters into is that of determining information requirements for the particular users involved.

________ is an approach that is intended to facilitate the development of systems that must change rapidly in response to dynamic business environments.

User involvement throughout the systems project is of little importance in the successful development of business information systems.

The design phase also includes designing ________ that will store much of the data needed by decision makers in the organization.

The first phase of the systems development life cycle is critical to the success of the rest of the project.

________ tells users how to use software and what to do if software problems occur.

The three primary roles of the systems analyst are as consultant,supporting expert,and change agent.

The agile approach and the ________ approach both allow subsystems to be built one at a time until the entire system is complete.

Which of the following questions would NOT be used by the analyst when determining the human information requirements of a system?

Object-oriented approaches use what industry standard for modeling object-oriented systems?

As a systems analyst,you are an agent of change whenever you perform any of the activities in the systems development life cycle and are present and interacting with users and the business for an extended period of time.