Question 1

The deliverables of the implementation stage include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Program code 
B)  Test documents 
C)  User documentation 
D)  Complete system 
E)  Detailed records of changes 
A)  Program code 
B)  Test documents 
C)  User documentation 
D)  Complete system 
E)  Detailed records of changes

Question 2

A _____ is a detailed investigation and analysis of a proposed development project that is undertaken to determine whether it is possible to successfully build the proposed system.

Accepted Answer

A)  Technical study 
B)  Financial Study 
C)  Tangible Study 
D)  Feasibility Study 
E)  Cost and Benefit Study 
A)  Technical study 
B)  Financial Study 
C)  Tangible Study 
D)  Feasibility Study 
E)  Cost and Benefit Study

Question 3

The first development model to gain wide acceptance among system developers was based on the:

Accepted Answer

A)  development life cycle 
B)  waterfall model 
C)  build-and-fix model 
D)  none of the above 
E)  all of the above 
A)  development life cycle 
B)  waterfall model 
C)  build-and-fix model 
D)  none of the above 
E)  all of the above

Question 4

Tasks not on the critical path may have the luxury of extra time, called _____, for completing the work.

Accepted Answer

A)  Slack 
B)  Flop 
C)  Space 
D)  FIFO 
E)  LIFO 
A)  Slack 
B)  Flop 
C)  Space 
D)  FIFO 
E)  LIFO

Question 5

Which of the following is not a facilitating function of the project management methodology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Risk management 
B)  Procurement management 
C)  Communications management 
D)  Quality management 
E)  HR management 
A)  Risk management 
B)  Procurement management 
C)  Communications management 
D)  Quality management 
E)  HR management

Question 6

Because a/an _____ process is designed to satisfy continuously changing requirements, the team develops software in short development cycles or increments.

Accepted Answer

A)  Prototype 
B)  Construction 
C)  Agile 
D)  Quick and dirty 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Prototype 
B)  Construction 
C)  Agile 
D)  Quick and dirty 
E)  None of the above

Question 7

What is the response for assigning the risk to someone who is more able to deal with it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Risk Transfer 
B)  Risk Deferral 
C)  Risk Reduction 
D)  Risk Acceptance 
E)  Risk Passing 
A)  Risk Transfer 
B)  Risk Deferral 
C)  Risk Reduction 
D)  Risk Acceptance 
E)  Risk Passing

Question 8

What PM software includes a shared database as well as e-mail, chat, and virtual meeting capabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Time tracking 
B)  Task scheduling 
C)  Collaboration 
D)  Estimating 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Time tracking 
B)  Task scheduling 
C)  Collaboration 
D)  Estimating 
E)  None of the above

Question 9

What helps the project manager to ensure that the project is meeting the schedule, budget, and quality targets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Time tracking 
B)  Task scheduling 
C)  Collaboration 
D)  Estimating 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Time tracking 
B)  Task scheduling 
C)  Collaboration 
D)  Estimating 
E)  None of the above

Question 10

To determine economic feasibility, companies typically use all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  GIGO 
B)  IRR 
C)  ROI 
D)  NPV 
E)  None of the above 
A)  GIGO 
B)  IRR 
C)  ROI 
D)  NPV 
E)  None of the above

Question 11

An organization can determine _____ by examining potential solutions and evaluating these solutions based on its capabilities and the capabilities of any technology partners it may choose to work with.

Accepted Answer

A)  Technical capability 
B)  Technical feasibility 
C)  Financial capability 
D)  Financial feasibility 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Technical capability 
B)  Technical feasibility 
C)  Financial capability 
D)  Financial feasibility 
E)  None of the above

Question 12

System analysis and design projects contain all of the following essential ingredients:

Accepted Answer

A)  finances, HR, IT, management 
B)  people, methodology, management and tools 
C)  methodology, capital, people and idea 
D)  capital, tool, IT and methodology 
E)  none of the above are correct 
A)  finances, HR, IT, management 
B)  people, methodology, management and tools 
C)  methodology, capital, people and idea 
D)  capital, tool, IT and methodology 
E)  none of the above are correct

Question 13

In this phase of the SDLC, the project team finalizes the requirements for the system and the project plan, and designs the system architecture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Concept 
B)  Inception 
C)  Elaboration 
D)  Transition 
E)  Testing 
A)  Concept 
B)  Inception 
C)  Elaboration 
D)  Transition 
E)  Testing

Question 14

With a/an _____ model, developers first investigate, specify, and implement an important core part of the system with minimal functionality.

Accepted Answer

A)  Prototype 
B)  Evolutionary 
C)  Waterfall 
D)  Build-and-fix 
E)  Agile 
A)  Prototype 
B)  Evolutionary 
C)  Waterfall 
D)  Build-and-fix 
E)  Agile

Question 15

The following methodology provides a project team with structure to ensure that everyone works toward the same project goals:

Accepted Answer

A)  development life cycle 
B)  waterfall model 
C)  build-and-fix model 
D)  none of the above 
E)  all of the above 
A)  development life cycle 
B)  waterfall model 
C)  build-and-fix model 
D)  none of the above 
E)  all of the above

Question 16

A/An _____ may have many titles, but they all provide the methods and processes to translate high level requirements in their particular area into lower levels of detail that can be turned into code by programmers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Project manager 
B)  Project sponsor 
C)  Account manager 
D)  Analyst 
E)  Developer 
A)  Project manager 
B)  Project sponsor 
C)  Account manager 
D)  Analyst 
E)  Developer

Question 17

Prototyping may be described as an:

Accepted Answer

A)  IS methodology that continuously changes to meet new requirements 
B)  IS methodology that produces an example for customers 
C)  IS methodology that produces partial running systems 
D)  IS methodology that uses phases to create a system 
E)  IS methodology that uses parts of all methodologies to create a new system 
A)  IS methodology that continuously changes to meet new requirements 
B)  IS methodology that produces an example for customers 
C)  IS methodology that produces partial running systems 
D)  IS methodology that uses phases to create a system 
E)  IS methodology that uses parts of all methodologies to create a new system

Question 18

The activity of managing several projects together is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Project management 
B)  Product Management 
C)  Program management 
D)  System management 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Project management 
B)  Product Management 
C)  Program management 
D)  System management 
E)  None of the above

Question 19

Instead of using separate software packages, an IDE allows developers to complete several programming tasks within the same software application.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) 
B)  Extensible Markup Language (XML) 
C)  Unified Modelling Language (UML) 
D)  Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) 
E)  Work Bench Environment (WB
E)  
A)  Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) 
B)  Extensible Markup Language (XML) 
C)  Unified Modelling Language (UML) 
D)  Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) 
E)  Work Bench Environment (WB
E)

Question 20

All of the following methods are used by businesses to deal with risk EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Risk avoidance 
B)  Risk acceptance 
C)  Risk-safety matrix 
D)  Risk transfer 
E)  Risk deferral 
A)  Risk avoidance 
B)  Risk acceptance 
C)  Risk-safety matrix 
D)  Risk transfer 
E)  Risk deferral

The deliverables of the implementation stage include all of the following EXCEPT:

A _____ is a detailed investigation and analysis of a proposed development project that is undertaken to determine whether it is possible to successfully build the proposed system.

The first development model to gain wide acceptance among system developers was based on the:

Tasks not on the critical path may have the luxury of extra time, called _____, for completing the work.

Which of the following is not a facilitating function of the project management methodology?

Because a/an _____ process is designed to satisfy continuously changing requirements, the team develops software in short development cycles or increments.

What is the response for assigning the risk to someone who is more able to deal with it?

What PM software includes a shared database as well as e-mail, chat, and virtual meeting capabilities?

What helps the project manager to ensure that the project is meeting the schedule, budget, and quality targets?

To determine economic feasibility, companies typically use all of the following except:

An organization can determine _____ by examining potential solutions and evaluating these solutions based on its capabilities and the capabilities of any technology partners it may choose to work with.

System analysis and design projects contain all of the following essential ingredients:

In this phase of the SDLC, the project team finalizes the requirements for the system and the project plan, and designs the system architecture.

With a/an _____ model, developers first investigate, specify, and implement an important core part of the system with minimal functionality.

The following methodology provides a project team with structure to ensure that everyone works toward the same project goals:

A/An _____ may have many titles, but they all provide the methods and processes to translate high level requirements in their particular area into lower levels of detail that can be turned into code by programmers.

Prototyping may be described as an:

The activity of managing several projects together is known as:

Instead of using separate software packages, an IDE allows developers to complete several programming tasks within the same software application.

All of the following methods are used by businesses to deal with risk EXCEPT:

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Enterprise Systems

Creating Business Value

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Tech Guide B: The Details of Networking

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The deliverables of the implementation stage include all of the following EXCEPT:

A _____ is a detailed investigation and analysis of a proposed development project that is undertaken to determine whether it is possible to successfully build the proposed system.

The first development model to gain wide acceptance among system developers was based on the:

Tasks not on the critical path may have the luxury of extra time, called _____, for completing the work.

Which of the following is not a facilitating function of the project management methodology?

Because a/an _____ process is designed to satisfy continuously changing requirements, the team develops software in short development cycles or increments.

What is the response for assigning the risk to someone who is more able to deal with it?

What PM software includes a shared database as well as e-mail, chat, and virtual meeting capabilities?

What helps the project manager to ensure that the project is meeting the schedule, budget, and quality targets?

To determine economic feasibility, companies typically use all of the following except:

An organization can determine _____ by examining potential solutions and evaluating these solutions based on its capabilities and the capabilities of any technology partners it may choose to work with.

System analysis and design projects contain all of the following essential ingredients:

In this phase of the SDLC, the project team finalizes the requirements for the system and the project plan, and designs the system architecture.

With a/an _____ model, developers first investigate, specify, and implement an important core part of the system with minimal functionality.

The following methodology provides a project team with structure to ensure that everyone works toward the same project goals:

A/An _____ may have many titles, but they all provide the methods and processes to translate high level requirements in their particular area into lower levels of detail that can be turned into code by programmers.

Prototyping may be described as an:

The activity of managing several projects together is known as:

Instead of using separate software packages, an IDE allows developers to complete several programming tasks within the same software application.

All of the following methods are used by businesses to deal with risk EXCEPT:

IT for Business and Business Professionals

Technology Essentials

Managing and Using Data

Enterprise Systems

Creating Business Value

E-Commerce

Web 2.0, Social Media, and Online Trends

Tech Guide A: The Details of IT Hardware and Software

Tech Guide B: The Details of Networking

Tech Guide C: The Details of SQL, Logical Modelling, and XML

Filters