Question 1

The SDLC design phase equates to the maintenance process of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The SDLC design phase equates to the...

Question 2

Over time,the MTBF should rapidly decrease after a few months of system use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

All of the following are types of maintenance except:

Accepted Answer

A) supportive maintenance 
B) corrective maintenance 
C) adaptive maintenance 
D) perfective maintenance 
A) supportive maintenance 
B) corrective maintenance 
C) adaptive maintenance 
D) perfective maintenance

Question 4

________ equates to the SDLC phase of project identification and selection.

Accepted Answer

Obtaining

Question 5

Adaptive maintenance is a significant part of an organization's maintenance effort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is a more revealing method of measurement?

Accepted Answer

A) number of failures 
B) time between each failure 
C) type of failure 
D) none of the above 
A) number of failures 
B) time between each failure 
C) type of failure 
D) none of the above

Question 7

An SSR or similar document can be used to:

Accepted Answer

A) request new development 
B) report problems 
C) request new system features with an existing system 
D) all of the above 
A) request new development 
B) report problems 
C) request new system features with an existing system 
D) all of the above

Question 8

Which of the following configuration management tools stores only the most recent version of a module,with previous versions being reconstructed when needed by applying changes in reverse order?

Accepted Answer

A) source code control 
B) version control 
C) integrity control 
D) revision control 
A) source code control 
B) version control 
C) integrity control 
D) revision control

Question 9

Which of the following best identifies the deliverables for the maintenance phase?

Accepted Answer

A) The creation of a document that will consolidate the information that must be considered when implementing a physical distributed systems design. 
B) The development of a new version of the software and new versions of all design documents that were developed or modified during the maintenance process. 
C) Structured descriptions and diagrams that outline the logic contained within each DFD process. 
D) Documentation,a user training plan,user training modules,and a user support plan. 
A) The creation of a document that will consolidate the information that must be considered when implementing a physical distributed systems design. 
B) The development of a new version of the software and new versions of all design documents that were developed or modified during the maintenance process. 
C) Structured descriptions and diagrams that outline the logic contained within each DFD process. 
D) Documentation,a user training plan,user training modules,and a user support plan.

Question 10

A primary objective of using CASE and other automated tools for systems development and maintenance is to change radically how code and documentation are modified and updated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Effective management of systems maintenance requires:

Accepted Answer

A) managing maintenance personnel 
B) measuring maintenance effectiveness 
C) controlling maintenance requests 
D) all of the above 
A) managing maintenance personnel 
B) measuring maintenance effectiveness 
C) controlling maintenance requests 
D) all of the above

Question 12

Once an information system is installed,it is essentially in the:

Accepted Answer

A) implementation phase 
B) redesign phase 
C) maintenance phase 
D) system renewal phase 
A) implementation phase 
B) redesign phase 
C) maintenance phase 
D) system renewal phase

Question 13

Management support is one of the major cost elements of maintenance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Identify two methods for maintaining a Web site 24x7x365?

Accepted Answer

The two approaches mentioned i

Question 15

The formal transfer of systems between groups improving the system and documentation quality is an advantage associated with the ________ maintenance organizational structure.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The formal transfer of systems between groups...

Question 16

A significant portion of the expenditures for information systems within organizations goes to the maintenance of existing systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The SDLC phase of implementation is analogous to the maintenance process of:

Accepted Answer

A) obtaining maintenance requests 
B) transforming requests into changes 
C) designing changes 
D) implementing changes 
A) obtaining maintenance requests 
B) transforming requests into changes 
C) designing changes 
D) implementing changes

Question 18

The maintenance group knowing or having access to all assumptions and decisions behind the system's original design is an advantage of:

Accepted Answer

A) the separate maintenance organizational structure 
B) the combined maintenance organizational structure 
C) the functional maintenance organizational structure 
D) all of the maintenance organizational structures 
A) the separate maintenance organizational structure 
B) the combined maintenance organizational structure 
C) the functional maintenance organizational structure 
D) all of the maintenance organizational structures

Question 19

Which of the following typically is assigned the highest priority?

Accepted Answer

A) preventive maintenance 
B) perfective maintenance 
C) corrective maintenance 
D) adaptive maintenance 
A) preventive maintenance 
B) perfective maintenance 
C) corrective maintenance 
D) adaptive maintenance

Question 20

Documentation and testing thoroughness may suffer due to a lack of a formal transfer of responsibility is a disadvantage associated with the ________ maintenance organizational structure.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Documentation and testing thoroughness may suffer due...

The SDLC design phase equates to the maintenance process of ________.

Over time,the MTBF should rapidly decrease after a few months of system use.

All of the following are types of maintenance except:

________ equates to the SDLC phase of project identification and selection.

Adaptive maintenance is a significant part of an organization's maintenance effort.

Which of the following is a more revealing method of measurement?

An SSR or similar document can be used to:

Which of the following configuration management tools stores only the most recent version of a module,with previous versions being reconstructed when needed by applying changes in reverse order?

Which of the following best identifies the deliverables for the maintenance phase?

A primary objective of using CASE and other automated tools for systems development and maintenance is to change radically how code and documentation are modified and updated.

Effective management of systems maintenance requires:

Once an information system is installed,it is essentially in the:

Management support is one of the major cost elements of maintenance.

Identify two methods for maintaining a Web site 24x7x365?

The formal transfer of systems between groups improving the system and documentation quality is an advantage associated with the ________ maintenance organizational structure.

A significant portion of the expenditures for information systems within organizations goes to the maintenance of existing systems.

The SDLC phase of implementation is analogous to the maintenance process of:

The maintenance group knowing or having access to all assumptions and decisions behind the system's original design is an advantage of:

Which of the following typically is assigned the highest priority?

Documentation and testing thoroughness may suffer due to a lack of a formal transfer of responsibility is a disadvantage associated with the ________ maintenance organizational structure.

The Systems Development Environment

The Origins of Software

Managing the Information Systems Project

Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects

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

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 14: Maintaining Information Systems

The SDLC design phase equates to the maintenance process of ________.

Over time,the MTBF should rapidly decrease after a few months of system use.

All of the following are types of maintenance except:

________ equates to the SDLC phase of project identification and selection.

Adaptive maintenance is a significant part of an organization's maintenance effort.

Which of the following is a more revealing method of measurement?

An SSR or similar document can be used to:

Which of the following configuration management tools stores only the most recent version of a module,with previous versions being reconstructed when needed by applying changes in reverse order?

Which of the following best identifies the deliverables for the maintenance phase?

A primary objective of using CASE and other automated tools for systems development and maintenance is to change radically how code and documentation are modified and updated.

Effective management of systems maintenance requires:

Once an information system is installed,it is essentially in the:

Management support is one of the major cost elements of maintenance.

Identify two methods for maintaining a Web site 24x7x365?

The formal transfer of systems between groups improving the system and documentation quality is an advantage associated with the ________ maintenance organizational structure.

A significant portion of the expenditures for information systems within organizations goes to the maintenance of existing systems.

The SDLC phase of implementation is analogous to the maintenance process of:

The maintenance group knowing or having access to all assumptions and decisions behind the system's original design is an advantage of:

Which of the following typically is assigned the highest priority?

Documentation and testing thoroughness may suffer due to a lack of a formal transfer of responsibility is a disadvantage associated with the ________ maintenance organizational structure.

The Systems Development Environment

The Origins of Software

Managing the Information Systems Project

Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects

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

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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