Question 1

Briefly discuss joint application design.

Accepted Answer

Joint application design is a structured

Question 2

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition.
-Current approaches to systems development that focus on adaptive methodologies, people instead of roles, and an overall self-adaptive development process

Accepted Answer

A) Participatory Design 
B) Joint Application Design 
C) Rapid Application Development 
D) Prototyping 
E) Agile Methodologies
F)Repository
G)CASE 
A) Participatory Design 
B) Joint Application Design 
C) Rapid Application Development 
D) Prototyping 
E) Agile Methodologies
F)Repository
G)CASE

Question 3

Briefly discuss prototyping.

Accepted Answer

When one designs and builds a scaled-dow

Question 4

The overall goal or function of a system best defines:

Accepted Answer

A)  purpose. 
B)  goal. 
C)  objective. 
D)  scope. 
E)  mission. 
A)  purpose. 
B)  goal. 
C)  objective. 
D)  scope. 
E)  mission.

Question 5

Modularity divides a system into chunks or modules of a relatively uniform size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Joint application design (JAD) is a structured process in which users, managers, and analysts work together for several days in a series of intensive meetings to specify or review system requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An information system includes each of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  application software. 
B)  culture. 
C)  documentation and training materials. 
D)  specific job roles associated with the overall system. 
E)  controls. 
A)  application software. 
B)  culture. 
C)  documentation and training materials. 
D)  specific job roles associated with the overall system. 
E)  controls.

Question 8

Technical skills:

Accepted Answer

A)  help you work with end users, as well as other analysts and programmers. 
B)  help you understand the potential and the limitations of information technology. 
C)  help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change. 
D)  enable you to understand the organization and its functions, to identify opportunities and problems, and to analyze and solve problems. 
E)  promote an understanding of the different types of information systems. 
A)  help you work with end users, as well as other analysts and programmers. 
B)  help you understand the potential and the limitations of information technology. 
C)  help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change. 
D)  enable you to understand the organization and its functions, to identify opportunities and problems, and to analyze and solve problems. 
E)  promote an understanding of the different types of information systems.

Question 9

A system's capacity can be viewed as a system constraint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Interfaces exist between subsystems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition.
-A structured process in which users, managers, and analysts work together for several days in a series of intensive meetings to specify or review system requirements

Accepted Answer

A) Participatory Design 
B) Joint Application Design 
C) Rapid Application Development 
D) Prototyping 
E) Agile Methodologies
F)Repository
G)CASE 
A) Participatory Design 
B) Joint Application Design 
C) Rapid Application Development 
D) Prototyping 
E) Agile Methodologies
F)Repository
G)CASE

Question 12

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition.
-A systems development methodology created to radically decrease the time needed to design and implement information systems

Accepted Answer

A) Participatory Design 
B) Joint Application Design 
C) Rapid Application Development 
D) Prototyping 
E) Agile Methodologies
F)Repository
G)CASE 
A) Participatory Design 
B) Joint Application Design 
C) Rapid Application Development 
D) Prototyping 
E) Agile Methodologies
F)Repository
G)CASE

Question 13

The process of breaking the description of a system down into its smaller components best defines:

Accepted Answer

A)  coupling. 
B)  cohesion. 
C)  decomposition. 
D)  modularity. 
E)  scaling. 
A)  coupling. 
B)  cohesion. 
C)  decomposition. 
D)  modularity. 
E)  scaling.

Question 14

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition.
-Help you work with end users, as well as other analysts and programmers

Accepted Answer

A) Technical skills 
B) Interpersonal skills 
C) Analytical skills 
D) Management skills 
A) Technical skills 
B) Interpersonal skills 
C) Analytical skills 
D) Management skills

Question 15

The end user is not the person in the organization most involved in the systems analysis and design process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Sometimes the systems development life cycle (SDLC) is iterative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Systems analysts are key to the systems development process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The organizational role most responsible for the analysis and design of information systems best describes a:

Accepted Answer

A)  business manager. 
B)  systems analyst. 
C)  chief information officer. 
D)  database analyst. 
E)  network administrator. 
A)  business manager. 
B)  systems analyst. 
C)  chief information officer. 
D)  database analyst. 
E)  network administrator.

Question 19

A systems development methodology created to radically decrease the time needed to design and implement information systems best describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  Participatory Design (P
D) . 
B)  rapid application development. 
C)  joint application design. 
D)  CASE. 
E)  Agile Methodologies. 
A)  Participatory Design (P
D) . 
B)  rapid application development. 
C)  joint application design. 
D)  CASE. 
E)  Agile Methodologies.

Question 20

In which phase will the systems analyst convert the description of the recommended alternative solution into logical and then physical system specifications?

Accepted Answer

A)  Systems planning and selection 
B)  Systems conversion 
C)  Systems analysis 
D)  Systems design 
E)  Systems implementation and operation 
A)  Systems planning and selection 
B)  Systems conversion 
C)  Systems analysis 
D)  Systems design 
E)  Systems implementation and operation

Briefly discuss joint application design.

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -Current approaches to systems development that focus on adaptive methodologies, people instead of roles, and an overall self-adaptive development process

Briefly discuss prototyping.

The overall goal or function of a system best defines:

Modularity divides a system into chunks or modules of a relatively uniform size.

Joint application design (JAD) is a structured process in which users, managers, and analysts work together for several days in a series of intensive meetings to specify or review system requirements.

An information system includes each of the following EXCEPT:

Technical skills:

A system's capacity can be viewed as a system constraint.

Interfaces exist between subsystems.

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -A structured process in which users, managers, and analysts work together for several days in a series of intensive meetings to specify or review system requirements

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -A systems development methodology created to radically decrease the time needed to design and implement information systems

The process of breaking the description of a system down into its smaller components best defines:

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -Help you work with end users, as well as other analysts and programmers

The end user is not the person in the organization most involved in the systems analysis and design process.

Sometimes the systems development life cycle (SDLC) is iterative.

Systems analysts are key to the systems development process.

The organizational role most responsible for the analysis and design of information systems best describes a:

A systems development methodology created to radically decrease the time needed to design and implement information systems best describes:

In which phase will the systems analyst convert the description of the recommended alternative solution into logical and then physical system specifications?

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

Systems Implementation and Operation

object-Oriented Analysis and Design

Agile Methodologies

Filters

Exam 1: The Systems Development Environment

Briefly discuss joint application design.

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -Current approaches to systems development that focus on adaptive methodologies, people instead of roles, and an overall self-adaptive development process

Briefly discuss prototyping.

The overall goal or function of a system best defines:

Modularity divides a system into chunks or modules of a relatively uniform size.

Joint application design (JAD) is a structured process in which users, managers, and analysts work together for several days in a series of intensive meetings to specify or review system requirements.

An information system includes each of the following EXCEPT:

Technical skills:

A system's capacity can be viewed as a system constraint.

Interfaces exist between subsystems.

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -A structured process in which users, managers, and analysts work together for several days in a series of intensive meetings to specify or review system requirements

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -A systems development methodology created to radically decrease the time needed to design and implement information systems

The process of breaking the description of a system down into its smaller components best defines:

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -Help you work with end users, as well as other analysts and programmers

The end user is not the person in the organization most involved in the systems analysis and design process.

Sometimes the systems development life cycle (SDLC) is iterative.

Systems analysts are key to the systems development process.

The organizational role most responsible for the analysis and design of information systems best describes a:

A systems development methodology created to radically decrease the time needed to design and implement information systems best describes:

In which phase will the systems analyst convert the description of the recommended alternative solution into logical and then physical system specifications?

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

Systems Implementation and Operation

object-Oriented Analysis and Design

Agile Methodologies

Filters