Exam 3: Information Systems Development

A(n) ___________________________________ is a very formal and precise system development process that defines a set of activities, methods, best practices, deliverables and automated tools for system developers and project managers to use to develop and maintain most or all information systems and software.

A steering committee is comprised of system owners and IT managers who determine which requests and projects get approved and scheduled.

A system development strategy that emphasizes extensive user involvement and iterative, incremental prototypes is:

An iterative development methodology is often called a waterfall development approach.

The problem analysis phase provides for a study and analysis of the requirements for the new system.

Process management involves the scoping, planning, staffing, organizing, directing, and controlling a project to develop an information system.

___________________________________________ are software programs that automate or support the drawing and analysis of system models and provide for the translation of system models into application programs.

Project management is the activity of defining, planning, directing, monitoring and controlling a project to develop an acceptable system within the allotted time and budget.

A repository is a measure of how beneficial the development of an information system would be to an organization.

Given the initial scope of the project, the analyst can staff the project team, estimate the budget for systems development and prepare a schedule for the remaining phases of development.

The decision analysis phase (1) identifies candidate solutions that fulfill system requirements, (2) analyzes those solutions for feasibility, and (3) recommends a candidate system as the target solution.

All life cycle methodologies prescribe phases and activities.

____________________________________ allows a CASE tool to read existing program code and transform that code into a representative system model that can be edited and refined by the systems analyst.

Time-boxing fits with the iterative approach.

A(n) __________________________________ software package is a fully integrated collection of information systems that span most basic business functions required by a major corporation. These systems include accounting and finances, human resources, sales and procurement, inventory management, production planning and control, and so on.

A(n) _____________________________ is a system developers' database. It is a place where developers can store models, detailed descriptions and specifications and other parts of systems development. Synonyms include dictionary and encyclopedia.

A(n) _____________________________ is a small-scale, representative or working model of users' requirements or a proposed system design for an information system.

An enterprise resource planning (ERP) software product is a fully integrated collection of information systems that span most basic business functions required by a major corporation.

Activities that overlap many or all phases of the methodology are called ________________.

Which one is NOT one of the common facilities of CASE tools?