Question 1

In most cases, companies will purchase and customize off-the-shelf information systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

________ concerns whether the new information system will fit with the organization's culture, charter, or legal requirements.

Accepted Answer

A)  Technical feasibility 
B)  Schedule feasibility 
C)  Organizational feasibility 
D)  People feasibility 
E)  Cost feasibility 
A)  Technical feasibility 
B)  Schedule feasibility 
C)  Organizational feasibility 
D)  People feasibility 
E)  Cost feasibility

Question 3

Why is it so difficult to estimate the costs of system development?

Accepted Answer

It is hard to estimate the costs of some

Question 4

If a company installs and tests only a portion of the new system, then repeatedly installs and tests portions of the new system until it is complete, this known as a ________ conversion.

Accepted Answer

A)  phased 
B)  plunge 
C)  parallel 
D)  big-bang 
E)  pilot 
A)  phased 
B)  plunge 
C)  parallel 
D)  big-bang 
E)  pilot

Question 5

Wallace and Keil identified ________ risks inherent in IT projects.

Accepted Answer

A)  41 
B)  52 
C)  25 
D)  5 
E)  21 
A)  41 
B)  52 
C)  25 
D)  5 
E)  21

Question 6

Waterfall methods involve a sequence of non-repetitive tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Application service providers are companies that

Accepted Answer

A)  perform hardware updates. 
B)  do employee background checks. 
C)  give legal advice. 
D)  provide programmers for in-house development. 
E)  rent software to organizations. 
A)  perform hardware updates. 
B)  do employee background checks. 
C)  give legal advice. 
D)  provide programmers for in-house development. 
E)  rent software to organizations.

Question 8

In the SDLC, acquisition begins with a ________ process that identifies the need for a new system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the SDLC, acquisition begins with a...

Question 9

What is an IT project?

Accepted Answer

Projects often begin with a scope, or an

Question 10

________ refers to whether existing information technology is likely to be able to meet the needs of the new system.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost feasibility 
B)  Technical feasibility 
C)  People feasibility 
D)  Organizational feasibility 
E)  Schedule feasibility 
A)  Cost feasibility 
B)  Technical feasibility 
C)  People feasibility 
D)  Organizational feasibility 
E)  Schedule feasibility

Question 11

The IT industry has over 50 years of experience acquiring and developing information systems, and over those years, methodologies have emerged that successfully deal with systems development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What are the steps to acquire an information system?

Accepted Answer

1) System definition
2) Requir

Question 13

In an ASP agreement, an organization contracts a vendor to rent applications on a fee for service basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

________ is the process of hiring another organization to perform a service.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the process of hiring another...

Question 15

After outsourcing a service, lack of ________ within the company will make it difficult to bring the outsourced service back in-house.

Accepted Answer

The answer of After outsourcing a service, lack of ________...

Question 16

The last stage of testing is the ________ test, where future system users try out the new system.

Accepted Answer

A)  acceptance 
B)  beta 
C)  technical 
D)  PQA 
E)  gamma 
A)  acceptance 
B)  beta 
C)  technical 
D)  PQA 
E)  gamma

Question 17

Some systems are so tightly integrated that they cannot be installed in phases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The work of analysis and design is often completed by business analysts and ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The work of analysis and design is...

Question 19

PMBOK first published in 1996 is now in its ________ edition.

Accepted Answer

A)  first 
B)  second 
C)  third 
D)  fourth 
E)  fifth 
A)  first 
B)  second 
C)  third 
D)  fourth 
E)  fifth

Question 20

Which of the following is the main activity of the maintenance phase of the SDLC?

Accepted Answer

A)  Programming interfaces 
B)  Obtaining requirements 
C)  Installing hardware 
D)  Fixing problems or adapting to changes 
E)  Training 
A)  Programming interfaces 
B)  Obtaining requirements 
C)  Installing hardware 
D)  Fixing problems or adapting to changes 
E)  Training

In most cases, companies will purchase and customize off-the-shelf information systems.

________ concerns whether the new information system will fit with the organization's culture, charter, or legal requirements.

Why is it so difficult to estimate the costs of system development?

If a company installs and tests only a portion of the new system, then repeatedly installs and tests portions of the new system until it is complete, this known as a ________ conversion.

Wallace and Keil identified ________ risks inherent in IT projects.

Waterfall methods involve a sequence of non-repetitive tasks.

Application service providers are companies that

In the SDLC, acquisition begins with a ________ process that identifies the need for a new system.

What is an IT project?

________ refers to whether existing information technology is likely to be able to meet the needs of the new system.

The IT industry has over 50 years of experience acquiring and developing information systems, and over those years, methodologies have emerged that successfully deal with systems development.

What are the steps to acquire an information system?

In an ASP agreement, an organization contracts a vendor to rent applications on a fee for service basis.

________ is the process of hiring another organization to perform a service.

After outsourcing a service, lack of ________ within the company will make it difficult to bring the outsourced service back in-house.

The last stage of testing is the ________ test, where future system users try out the new system.

Some systems are so tightly integrated that they cannot be installed in phases.

The work of analysis and design is often completed by business analysts and ________.

PMBOK first published in 1996 is now in its ________ edition.

Which of the following is the main activity of the maintenance phase of the SDLC?

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Exam 14: Acquiring Information Systems Through Projects

In most cases, companies will purchase and customize off-the-shelf information systems.

________ concerns whether the new information system will fit with the organization's culture, charter, or legal requirements.

Why is it so difficult to estimate the costs of system development?

If a company installs and tests only a portion of the new system, then repeatedly installs and tests portions of the new system until it is complete, this known as a ________ conversion.

Wallace and Keil identified ________ risks inherent in IT projects.

Waterfall methods involve a sequence of non-repetitive tasks.

Application service providers are companies that

In the SDLC, acquisition begins with a ________ process that identifies the need for a new system.

What is an IT project?

________ refers to whether existing information technology is likely to be able to meet the needs of the new system.

The IT industry has over 50 years of experience acquiring and developing information systems, and over those years, methodologies have emerged that successfully deal with systems development.

What are the steps to acquire an information system?

In an ASP agreement, an organization contracts a vendor to rent applications on a fee for service basis.

________ is the process of hiring another organization to perform a service.

After outsourcing a service, lack of ________ within the company will make it difficult to bring the outsourced service back in-house.

The last stage of testing is the ________ test, where future system users try out the new system.

Some systems are so tightly integrated that they cannot be installed in phases.

The work of analysis and design is often completed by business analysts and ________.

PMBOK first published in 1996 is now in its ________ edition.

Which of the following is the main activity of the maintenance phase of the SDLC?

Information Systems and You

Business Processes and Decision Making

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Productivity, Innovation, and Strategy

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Hardware and Software

Database and Content Management

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Extension-Database Design

Networks and Collaboration

Competitive Advantage and Business Processes

Decision Making and Business Intelligence

E-commerce, Social Networking, and Web 20

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Structure, Governance, and Ethics

Managing Information Security and Privacy

Filters