Question 1

A business objective statement is a statement that makes it clear what business the company is in.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The target situation must be developed in light of technology and business trends,in addition to organizational constraints.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

This approach begins by conducting an extensive analysis of the organization's mission,objectives,and strategy and determining the information requirements needed to meet each objective:

Accepted Answer

A) foundation planning 
B) democratic planning 
C) top-down planning 
D) bottom-up planning 
A) foundation planning 
B) democratic planning 
C) top-down planning 
D) bottom-up planning

Question 4

An ongoing process that defines the mission,objectives,and strategies of an organization refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) corporate strategic planning 
B) analysis 
C) goal setting 
D) information systems planning 
A) corporate strategic planning 
B) analysis 
C) goal setting 
D) information systems planning

Question 5

The third activity in the ISP process is:

Accepted Answer

A) describe the target situation,trends,and constraints 
B) describe the current situation 
C) developing a transition strategy and plans 
D) develop the logical design 
A) describe the target situation,trends,and constraints 
B) describe the current situation 
C) developing a transition strategy and plans 
D) develop the logical design

Question 6

________ refers to the level of technical difficulty to successfully complete the project within given time and resource constraints.

Accepted Answer

Technical

Question 7

During project identification and selection,all possible systems development projects that an organizational unit can undertake are identified and assessed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

________ is the use of telecommunications technologies to directly transfer business documents between organizations.

Accepted Answer

Electronic

Question 9

________ is an orderly means of assessing the information needs of an organization and defining the systems,databases,and technologies that will best satisfy those needs.

Accepted Answer

Informatio

Question 10

Top-down planning is an ISP methodology which attempts to gain a specific understanding of the information system needs of a part of the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Baseline Project Plan is the primary deliverable from the project identification and selection phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Data redundancy and users having little confidence in the quality of data are reasons why improved information systems project identification and selection is needed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

________ refers to analyzing an organization's activities to determine where value is added to products and/or services and the costs incurred for doing so;usually also includes a comparison with the activities,added value,and costs of other organizations for the purpose of making improvements in the organization's operations and performance.

Accepted Answer

Value chai

Question 14

Nonintegrated systems used in the past are being replaced with cooperative,integrated enterprise systems that can easily support information sharing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The matrix that identifies which data are created,updated,accessed,or deleted in each system is:

Accepted Answer

A) data entity-to-information system 
B) process-to-information system 
C) information system-to-objective 
D) process-to-data entity 
A) data entity-to-information system 
B) process-to-information system 
C) information system-to-objective 
D) process-to-data entity

Question 16

Which of the following is an advantage of the bottom-up planning approach?

Accepted Answer

A) By using the bottom-up approach,a broader perspective can be achieved. 
B) IS plans can be created faster and are less costly to develop than using the top-down approach. 
C) By using the bottom-up approach,planners may gain the understanding necessary to implement information systems across the entire business. 
D) By using the bottom-up approach,planners will have sufficient management acceptance of the role of information systems in helping them achieve business objectives. 
A) By using the bottom-up approach,a broader perspective can be achieved. 
B) IS plans can be created faster and are less costly to develop than using the top-down approach. 
C) By using the bottom-up approach,planners may gain the understanding necessary to implement information systems across the entire business. 
D) By using the bottom-up approach,planners will have sufficient management acceptance of the role of information systems in helping them achieve business objectives.

Question 17

Research has found that projects identified by top management more often:

Accepted Answer

A) have a narrow,tactical focus 
B) reflect diversity and have a cross-functional focus 
C) have a strategic,organizational focus 
D) will integrate easily with existing hardware and systems 
A) have a narrow,tactical focus 
B) reflect diversity and have a cross-functional focus 
C) have a strategic,organizational focus 
D) will integrate easily with existing hardware and systems

Question 18

A low-cost producer competitive strategy reflects competing in an industry on the basis of product or service cost to the consumer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Matrices of the target or "future" situation are sometimes called:

Accepted Answer

A) forward-looking matrices 
B) "to be" matrices 
C) candidate matrices 
D) proposed matrices 
A) forward-looking matrices 
B) "to be" matrices 
C) candidate matrices 
D) proposed matrices

Question 20

Which of the following describes the product differentiation strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) competing in an industry on the basis of product quality 
B) competing in an industry on the basis of product quantity 
C) competing in an industry on the basis of product or service cost to the consumer 
D) capitalizing on a key product criteria requested by the market 
A) competing in an industry on the basis of product quality 
B) competing in an industry on the basis of product quantity 
C) competing in an industry on the basis of product or service cost to the consumer 
D) capitalizing on a key product criteria requested by the market

A business objective statement is a statement that makes it clear what business the company is in.

The target situation must be developed in light of technology and business trends,in addition to organizational constraints.

This approach begins by conducting an extensive analysis of the organization's mission,objectives,and strategy and determining the information requirements needed to meet each objective:

An ongoing process that defines the mission,objectives,and strategies of an organization refers to:

The third activity in the ISP process is:

________ refers to the level of technical difficulty to successfully complete the project within given time and resource constraints.

During project identification and selection,all possible systems development projects that an organizational unit can undertake are identified and assessed.

________ is the use of telecommunications technologies to directly transfer business documents between organizations.

________ is an orderly means of assessing the information needs of an organization and defining the systems,databases,and technologies that will best satisfy those needs.

Top-down planning is an ISP methodology which attempts to gain a specific understanding of the information system needs of a part of the organization.

The Baseline Project Plan is the primary deliverable from the project identification and selection phase.

Data redundancy and users having little confidence in the quality of data are reasons why improved information systems project identification and selection is needed.

Nonintegrated systems used in the past are being replaced with cooperative,integrated enterprise systems that can easily support information sharing.

The matrix that identifies which data are created,updated,accessed,or deleted in each system is:

Which of the following is an advantage of the bottom-up planning approach?

Research has found that projects identified by top management more often:

A low-cost producer competitive strategy reflects competing in an industry on the basis of product or service cost to the consumer.

Matrices of the target or "future" situation are sometimes called:

Which of the following describes the product differentiation strategy?

The Systems Development Environment

The Origins of Software

Managing the Information Systems Project

Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects

Determining System Requirements

Structuring System Process Requirements

Structuring System Data Requirements

Designing Databases

Designing Forms and Reports

Designing Interfaces and Dialogues

Designing Distributed and Internet Systems

System Implementation

Maintaining Information Systems

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Use Cases

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Activity Diagrams

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Sequence Diagrams

Business Process Modeling

Objected-Oriented Analysis and Design: Object Modeling-Class Diagrams

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Exam 4: Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects

A business objective statement is a statement that makes it clear what business the company is in.

The target situation must be developed in light of technology and business trends,in addition to organizational constraints.

This approach begins by conducting an extensive analysis of the organization's mission,objectives,and strategy and determining the information requirements needed to meet each objective:

An ongoing process that defines the mission,objectives,and strategies of an organization refers to:

The third activity in the ISP process is:

________ refers to the level of technical difficulty to successfully complete the project within given time and resource constraints.

During project identification and selection,all possible systems development projects that an organizational unit can undertake are identified and assessed.

________ is the use of telecommunications technologies to directly transfer business documents between organizations.

________ is an orderly means of assessing the information needs of an organization and defining the systems,databases,and technologies that will best satisfy those needs.

Top-down planning is an ISP methodology which attempts to gain a specific understanding of the information system needs of a part of the organization.

The Baseline Project Plan is the primary deliverable from the project identification and selection phase.

Data redundancy and users having little confidence in the quality of data are reasons why improved information systems project identification and selection is needed.

Nonintegrated systems used in the past are being replaced with cooperative,integrated enterprise systems that can easily support information sharing.

The matrix that identifies which data are created,updated,accessed,or deleted in each system is:

Which of the following is an advantage of the bottom-up planning approach?

Research has found that projects identified by top management more often:

A low-cost producer competitive strategy reflects competing in an industry on the basis of product or service cost to the consumer.

Matrices of the target or "future" situation are sometimes called:

Which of the following describes the product differentiation strategy?

The Systems Development Environment

The Origins of Software

Managing the Information Systems Project

Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects

Determining System Requirements

Structuring System Process Requirements

Structuring System Data Requirements

Designing Databases

Designing Forms and Reports

Designing Interfaces and Dialogues

Designing Distributed and Internet Systems

System Implementation

Maintaining Information Systems

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Use Cases

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Activity Diagrams

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Sequence Diagrams

Business Process Modeling

Objected-Oriented Analysis and Design: Object Modeling-Class Diagrams

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