Question 1

What is a test plan?

Accepted Answer

Once developers have constructed and tested all of the system components,they integrate the individual components and test the system.Software and system testing are difficult,time-consuming,and complex tasks.Developers need to design and develop test plans and record the results of tests.A test plan consists of sequences of actions that users will take when using the new system.Test plans include not only the normal actions that users will take,but also incorrect actions.A comprehensive test plan should cause every line of program code to be executed.The test plan should cause every error message to be displayed.

Question 2

What are patches and service packs?

Accepted Answer

Patches are group fixes for high priority failures that can be applied to all copies of a given product.Software vendors supply patches to fix security and other critical problems.They usually bundle fixes of low-priority problems into larger groups called service packs.Users apply service packs in much the same way that they apply patches,except that service packs typically involve fixes to hundreds or thousands of problems.

Question 3

Which of the following is true of systems development?

Accepted Answer

A) It has little need for human relations skills as tasks are performed by individuals,not groups. 
B) It is exclusively a technical task undertaken by programmers and hardware specialists. 
C) It is limited to the four domains of hardware,software,data,and procedures. 
D) It requires coordinated teamwork of both specialists and nonspecialists with business knowledge. 
A) It has little need for human relations skills as tasks are performed by individuals,not groups. 
B) It is exclusively a technical task undertaken by programmers and hardware specialists. 
C) It is limited to the four domains of hardware,software,data,and procedures. 
D) It requires coordinated teamwork of both specialists and nonspecialists with business knowledge. D

Question 4

A test plan ________.

Accepted Answer

A) should not include the incorrect actions that users will take 
B) should cause every line of program code to be executed 
C) should cause only critical error messages to be displayed 
D) should be constructed by PQA personnel alone 
A) should not include the incorrect actions that users will take 
B) should cause every line of program code to be executed 
C) should cause only critical error messages to be displayed 
D) should be constructed by PQA personnel alone

Question 5

According to Brooks' Law,adding more people to a late project ________.

Accepted Answer

A) makes the project later 
B) decreases the overall cost 
C) improves the quality of work 
D) enhances the team's productivity 
A) makes the project later 
B) decreases the overall cost 
C) improves the quality of work 
D) enhances the team's productivity

Question 6

Software developers group fixes for high priority failures into a ________ that can be applied to all copies of a given product.

Accepted Answer

A) service pack 
B) debugger 
C) patch 
D) system fix 
A) service pack 
B) debugger 
C) patch 
D) system fix

Question 7

In terms of software design for custom-developed programs,the development team identifies off-the-shelf products and then determines the alterations required.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In a ________ installation,the new system runs alongside the old one until it has been tested and is fully operational.

Accepted Answer

A) pilot 
B) parallel 
C) phased 
D) plunge 
A) pilot 
B) parallel 
C) phased 
D) plunge

Question 9

Because of the significant risks involved,organizations should avoid this conversion style if possible.

Accepted Answer

A) plunge 
B) parallel 
C) pilot 
D) phased 
A) plunge 
B) parallel 
C) pilot 
D) phased

Question 10

The primary purpose of the requirements analysis phase is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) eliminate obviously nonsensible projects before forming a project development team 
B) identify the requisite skills needed in the IT personnel assigned to the project 
C) determine and document the specific features and functions of the new system 
D) investigate how much similar projects have cost in the past 
A) eliminate obviously nonsensible projects before forming a project development team 
B) identify the requisite skills needed in the IT personnel assigned to the project 
C) determine and document the specific features and functions of the new system 
D) investigate how much similar projects have cost in the past

Question 11

________ have the final say on whether a system is ready.

Accepted Answer

A) Managers 
B) Systems analysts 
C) Users 
D) PQA personnel 
A) Managers 
B) Systems analysts 
C) Users 
D) PQA personnel

Question 12

Information systems involve people and procedures,so they can never be off-the-shelf.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Adding more people to a late systems development project will make the project later because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) allocating tasks becomes easier 
B) training new people slows down team members 
C) analyzing the system requirements becomes complex 
D) budgeting project costs becomes complicated 
A) allocating tasks becomes easier 
B) training new people slows down team members 
C) analyzing the system requirements becomes complex 
D) budgeting project costs becomes complicated

Question 14

During the ________ phase of the SDLC process,developers construct,install,and test the components of the information system.

Accepted Answer

A) requirements analysis 
B) database design 
C) feasibility assessment 
D) implementation 
A) requirements analysis 
B) database design 
C) feasibility assessment 
D) implementation

Question 15

One of the reasons for SDLC problems is due to the ________ nature of the SDLC.This implies that the systems development process is supposed to operate in a sequence of nonrepetitive phases.

Accepted Answer

A) network 
B) clustered 
C) parallel 
D) waterfall 
A) network 
B) clustered 
C) parallel 
D) waterfall

Question 16

The ________ approach is the classical process used to develop information systems.

Accepted Answer

A) rapid application development (RA
D)  
B) object-oriented design (OO
D)  
C) systems development life cycle (SDL
C)  
D) extreme programming (XP) 
A) rapid application development (RA
D)  
B) object-oriented design (OO
D)  
C) systems development life cycle (SDL
C)  
D) extreme programming (XP)

Question 17

The third phase of the systems development life cycle is the component design phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The easiest and cheapest time to alter the information system is in the ________ phase of the SDLC.

Accepted Answer

A) requirements analysis 
B) system definition 
C) component design 
D) implementation 
A) requirements analysis 
B) system definition 
C) component design 
D) implementation

Question 19

Normal processing procedures for system users are ________.

Accepted Answer

A) procedures to continue operations when the system fails 
B) procedures for backing up data and other resources 
C) procedures for using the system to accomplish business tasks 
D) procedures to convert back to the system after recovery 
A) procedures to continue operations when the system fails 
B) procedures for backing up data and other resources 
C) procedures for using the system to accomplish business tasks 
D) procedures to convert back to the system after recovery

Question 20

Information systems are never ________.

Accepted Answer

A) off-the-shelf 
B) tailor-made 
C) off-the-shelf with adaptation 
D) made-to-order 
A) off-the-shelf 
B) tailor-made 
C) off-the-shelf with adaptation 
D) made-to-order

Exam 10: Information Systems Development

What is a test plan?

What are patches and service packs?

Which of the following is true of systems development?

A test plan ________.

According to Brooks' Law,adding more people to a late project ________.

Software developers group fixes for high priority failures into a ________ that can be applied to all copies of a given product.

In terms of software design for custom-developed programs,the development team identifies off-the-shelf products and then determines the alterations required.

In a ________ installation,the new system runs alongside the old one until it has been tested and is fully operational.

Because of the significant risks involved,organizations should avoid this conversion style if possible.

The primary purpose of the requirements analysis phase is to ________.

________ have the final say on whether a system is ready.

Information systems involve people and procedures,so they can never be off-the-shelf.

Adding more people to a late systems development project will make the project later because ________.

During the ________ phase of the SDLC process,developers construct,install,and test the components of the information system.

One of the reasons for SDLC problems is due to the ________ nature of the SDLC.This implies that the systems development process is supposed to operate in a sequence of nonrepetitive phases.

The ________ approach is the classical process used to develop information systems.

The third phase of the systems development life cycle is the component design phase.

The easiest and cheapest time to alter the information system is in the ________ phase of the SDLC.

Normal processing procedures for system users are ________.

Information systems are never ________.

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