Question 1

A positive aspect of the direct installation approach is that there is a high interest in making installation a success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Identify four types of installation.

Accepted Answer

The four types of installation are direc

Question 3

Preventive maintenance requires the least maintenance effort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

All user training must be done as a formal course.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following influences most of the costs associated with maintaining a system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maintenance personnel 
B)  Documentation quality 
C)  Number of latent defects 
D)  Number of customers 
E)  Tools 
A)  Maintenance personnel 
B)  Documentation quality 
C)  Number of latent defects 
D)  Number of customers 
E)  Tools

Question 6

A risk associated with the direct installation approach is that not all aspects of the new system can be compared to the old system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Baseline routines are guidelines that list the instructions to construct an executable system from the baseline source code.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The number of customers for a given system influences most of the costs associated with maintaining a system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The purpose of a walkthrough is to identify and correct errors found in programming code.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A positive aspect of the phased installation approach is that it limits potential harm and costs from system error or failure to certain business activities or functions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

This type of user documentation allows users to test for proper system installation and then signify their acceptance of the new system and its documentation with their signatures.

Accepted Answer

A)  Acceptance sign-off 
B)  User contract 
C)  Request for Proposal (RFP) 
D)  System verification 
E)  Statement of Work 
A)  Acceptance sign-off 
B)  User contract 
C)  Request for Proposal (RFP) 
D)  System verification 
E)  Statement of Work

Question 12

The deliverables from the coding, testing, and installation processes include:

Accepted Answer

A)  the creation of a document that will consolidate the information that must be considered when implementing a physically distributed systems design. 
B)  structured descriptions and diagrams that outline the logic contained within each DFD process. 
C)  the code, program documentation, test scenarios and test data, results of program and system testing, user guides, user training plan, and an installation and conversion plan. 
D)  a database prototype. 
E)  the creation of an analysis plan. 
A)  the creation of a document that will consolidate the information that must be considered when implementing a physically distributed systems design. 
B)  structured descriptions and diagrams that outline the logic contained within each DFD process. 
C)  the code, program documentation, test scenarios and test data, results of program and system testing, user guides, user training plan, and an installation and conversion plan. 
D)  a database prototype. 
E)  the creation of an analysis plan.

Question 13

Activities occurring within maintenance include:

Accepted Answer

A)  transforming changes into requests. 
B)  obtaining maintenance requests. 
C)  determining a steering committee. 
D)  marketing changes. 
E)  adding data definition language to database. 
A)  transforming changes into requests. 
B)  obtaining maintenance requests. 
C)  determining a steering committee. 
D)  marketing changes. 
E)  adding data definition language to database.

Question 14

Installation is the organizational process of changing over from the current information system to a new one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A technique used in testing modules, especially where modules are written and tested in a top-down fashion, where a few lines of code are used to substitute for subordinate modules describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  module testing. 
B)  unit testing. 
C)  top-down testing. 
D)  stub testing. 
E)  component-level testing. 
A)  module testing. 
B)  unit testing. 
C)  top-down testing. 
D)  stub testing. 
E)  component-level testing.

Question 16

Likely topics from which you must determine if training for system users will be useful include:

Accepted Answer

A)  customer service basics. 
B)  system marketing. 
C)  use of the system. 
D)  sales. 
E)  conference services. 
A)  customer service basics. 
B)  system marketing. 
C)  use of the system. 
D)  sales. 
E)  conference services.

Question 17

Which of the following are NOT recommended methods for computer training?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tutorials 
B)  Resident expert 
C)  External sources 
D)  Interactive training manuals 
E)  Using prior system manuals 
A)  Tutorials 
B)  Resident expert 
C)  External sources 
D)  Interactive training manuals 
E)  Using prior system manuals

Question 18

Post-project reviews are part of the system design phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The bringing together of all the programs that comprise a system for testing describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  unity testing. 
B)  integration testing. 
C)  system testing. 
D)  implementation. 
E)  a project walkthrough. 
A)  unity testing. 
B)  integration testing. 
C)  system testing. 
D)  implementation. 
E)  a project walkthrough.

Question 20

Which of the following is a type of system documentation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Data-flow diagrams 
B)  Quick reference guide 
C)  Release description 
D)  System administrator's guide 
E)  Acceptance sign-off 
A)  Data-flow diagrams 
B)  Quick reference guide 
C)  Release description 
D)  System administrator's guide 
E)  Acceptance sign-off

A positive aspect of the direct installation approach is that there is a high interest in making installation a success.

Identify four types of installation.

Preventive maintenance requires the least maintenance effort.

All user training must be done as a formal course.

Which of the following influences most of the costs associated with maintaining a system?

A risk associated with the direct installation approach is that not all aspects of the new system can be compared to the old system.

Baseline routines are guidelines that list the instructions to construct an executable system from the baseline source code.

The number of customers for a given system influences most of the costs associated with maintaining a system.

The purpose of a walkthrough is to identify and correct errors found in programming code.

A positive aspect of the phased installation approach is that it limits potential harm and costs from system error or failure to certain business activities or functions.

This type of user documentation allows users to test for proper system installation and then signify their acceptance of the new system and its documentation with their signatures.

The deliverables from the coding, testing, and installation processes include:

Activities occurring within maintenance include:

Installation is the organizational process of changing over from the current information system to a new one.

A technique used in testing modules, especially where modules are written and tested in a top-down fashion, where a few lines of code are used to substitute for subordinate modules describes:

Likely topics from which you must determine if training for system users will be useful include:

Which of the following are NOT recommended methods for computer training?

Post-project reviews are part of the system design phase.

The bringing together of all the programs that comprise a system for testing describes:

Which of the following is a type of system documentation?

The Systems Development Environment

The Sources of Software

Managing the Information Systems Project

Systems Planning and Selection

Determining System Requirements

Structuring System Requirements: Process Modeling

Structuring System Requirements: Conceptual Data Modeling

Designing the Human Interface

Designing Databases

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Exam 10: Systems Implementation and Operation

A positive aspect of the direct installation approach is that there is a high interest in making installation a success.

Identify four types of installation.

Preventive maintenance requires the least maintenance effort.

All user training must be done as a formal course.

Which of the following influences most of the costs associated with maintaining a system?

A risk associated with the direct installation approach is that not all aspects of the new system can be compared to the old system.

Baseline routines are guidelines that list the instructions to construct an executable system from the baseline source code.

The number of customers for a given system influences most of the costs associated with maintaining a system.

The purpose of a walkthrough is to identify and correct errors found in programming code.

A positive aspect of the phased installation approach is that it limits potential harm and costs from system error or failure to certain business activities or functions.

This type of user documentation allows users to test for proper system installation and then signify their acceptance of the new system and its documentation with their signatures.

The deliverables from the coding, testing, and installation processes include:

Activities occurring within maintenance include:

Installation is the organizational process of changing over from the current information system to a new one.

A technique used in testing modules, especially where modules are written and tested in a top-down fashion, where a few lines of code are used to substitute for subordinate modules describes:

Likely topics from which you must determine if training for system users will be useful include:

Which of the following are NOT recommended methods for computer training?

Post-project reviews are part of the system design phase.

The bringing together of all the programs that comprise a system for testing describes:

Which of the following is a type of system documentation?

The Systems Development Environment

The Sources of Software

Managing the Information Systems Project

Systems Planning and Selection

Determining System Requirements

Structuring System Requirements: Process Modeling

Structuring System Requirements: Conceptual Data Modeling

Designing the Human Interface

Designing Databases

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