Exam 13: Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

IT people are supposed to identify the system requirements in the systems analysis stage.

The first stage of the SDLC is ________.

A hidden backlog contains the projects that the IT department is not aware of because of low feasibility.

_________ involves system developers writing a business case to justify funding one or more specific applications or projects.

Costs of a system end when the system is installed.

List and describe the six stages of the SDLC. What role would you play in the SDLC if your company was thinking about implementing an ERP system; if you were an HR manager; if you were an IT programmer?

Upper CASE tools automate the later stages of the SDLC.

Adding functions after the project has been initiated causes ________.

SA Homes originally used the _________ method.

The _________ is/are a summary of the information needs of the individual functional areas and of the organization as a whole.

_________ is a software development methodology that delivers functionality in rapid iterations which are usually measured in weeks.

Fixed costs change when a company decides to implement a cloud computing solution.

Starchup is a _______ provider that _______.

What is the difference between outsourcing and offshoring? If you were the CEO of a large corporation, would you outsource, offshore, or insource (why or why not)?

The IT steering committee is comprised of the top IT managers in an organization.

End-user development requires a high degree of assistance from the IT department.

An ASP hosts both an application and a database for each customer.

The IT architecture encompasses both the technical and managerial aspects of information resources.

A single software package rarely satisfies all of an organization's needs.

The primary purpose of the systems _________ stage is to gather information about the existing system to determine the requirements for an enhanced system or a new system.