Question 1

A release description is an example of user documentation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The most complete acceptance testing will include:

Accepted Answer

A)  alpha testing, beta testing, and a walkthrough. 
B)  beta testing, stub testing, and unit testing. 
C)  desk checking, a system audit, and integration testing. 
D)  a system audit, system testing, and integration testing. 
E)  alpha testing, beta testing, and a system audit. 
A)  alpha testing, beta testing, and a walkthrough. 
B)  beta testing, stub testing, and unit testing. 
C)  desk checking, a system audit, and integration testing. 
D)  a system audit, system testing, and integration testing. 
E)  alpha testing, beta testing, and a system audit.

Question 3

Which of the following maintenance cost elements is the most significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tools 
B)  Software structure 
C)  Personnel 
D)  Customers 
E)  Hardware 
A)  Tools 
B)  Software structure 
C)  Personnel 
D)  Customers 
E)  Hardware

Question 4

Match each of the following types of testing with its corresponding definition.
-User testing of a completed information system using real data in the real user environment

Accepted Answer

A) Integration testing 
B) System testing 
C) Stub testing 
D) Acceptance testing 
E) Alpha testing
F)Beta testing
G)Recovery testing
H)Security testing
I)Stress testing
J)Performance testing 
A) Integration testing 
B) System testing 
C) Stub testing 
D) Acceptance testing 
E) Alpha testing
F)Beta testing
G)Recovery testing
H)Security testing
I)Stress testing
J)Performance testing

Question 5

The systems analysis phase of the SDLC is analogous to the maintenance process of obtaining maintenance requests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Identify several types of user documentation.

Accepted Answer

The text identified several different ty

Question 7

The process whereby actual users test a completed information system, the end result of which is the users' acceptance of it, best defines:

Accepted Answer

A)  acceptance testing. 
B)  alpha testing. 
C)  beta testing. 
D)  system testing. 
E)  end user testing. 
A)  acceptance testing. 
B)  alpha testing. 
C)  beta testing. 
D)  system testing. 
E)  end user testing.

Question 8

The person responsible for controlling the checking out and checking in of baseline modules for a system that is being developed or maintained is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  code agent. 
B)  systems operator. 
C)  system librarian. 
D)  catalog agent. 
E)  chief information officer. 
A)  code agent. 
B)  systems operator. 
C)  system librarian. 
D)  catalog agent. 
E)  chief information officer.

Question 9

Match each of the following types of testing with its corresponding definition.
-User testing of a completed information system using simulated data

Accepted Answer

A) Integration testing 
B) System testing 
C) Stub testing 
D) Acceptance testing 
E) Alpha testing
F)Beta testing
G)Recovery testing
H)Security testing
I)Stress testing
J)Performance testing 
A) Integration testing 
B) System testing 
C) Stub testing 
D) Acceptance testing 
E) Alpha testing
F)Beta testing
G)Recovery testing
H)Security testing
I)Stress testing
J)Performance testing

Question 10

All of the following are types of user documentation EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  release description. 
B)  reference guide. 
C)  acceptance sign-off. 
D)  entity-relationship diagrams. 
E)  user's guide. 
A)  release description. 
B)  reference guide. 
C)  acceptance sign-off. 
D)  entity-relationship diagrams. 
E)  user's guide.

Question 11

Training and support are not critical for the success of an information system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Match each of the following types of testing with its corresponding definition.
-The process whereby actual users test a completed information system, the end result of which is the users' acceptance of it

Accepted Answer

A) Integration testing 
B) System testing 
C) Stub testing 
D) Acceptance testing 
E) Alpha testing
F)Beta testing
G)Recovery testing
H)Security testing
I)Stress testing
J)Performance testing 
A) Integration testing 
B) System testing 
C) Stub testing 
D) Acceptance testing 
E) Alpha testing
F)Beta testing
G)Recovery testing
H)Security testing
I)Stress testing
J)Performance testing

Question 13

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition.
-The process of assuring that only authorized changes are made to a system

Accepted Answer

A) Adaptive maintenance 
B) Baseline modules 
C) Build routines 
D) Configuration management 
E) Corrective maintenance
F)Maintainability
G)Maintenance
H)Mean time between failures
I)Perfective maintenance
J)Preventive maintenance 
A) Adaptive maintenance 
B) Baseline modules 
C) Build routines 
D) Configuration management 
E) Corrective maintenance
F)Maintainability
G)Maintenance
H)Mean time between failures
I)Perfective maintenance
J)Preventive maintenance

Question 14

The people who create the test cases should be the same people who have coded and will test the system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A risk associated with the parallel installation approach is that there may be a delay until benefits result.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Software modules that have been tested, documented, and approved to be included in the most recently created version of a system best describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  build routines. 
B)  baseline modules. 
C)  stub modules. 
D)  configured modules. 
E)  performance modules. 
A)  build routines. 
B)  baseline modules. 
C)  stub modules. 
D)  configured modules. 
E)  performance modules.

Question 17

Unit testing is 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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

The systems planning and selection phase of the SDLC is analogous to the maintenance process of transforming requests into a specific system change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description.
-Changing over from the old information system to a new one incrementally, starting with one or a few functional components and then gradually extending the installation to cover the whole new system

Accepted Answer

A) Direct installation 
B) Installation 
C) Parallel installation 
D) Phased installation 
E) Single location installation 
A) Direct installation 
B) Installation 
C) Parallel installation 
D) Phased installation 
E) Single location installation

A release description is an example of user documentation.

The most complete acceptance testing will include:

Which of the following maintenance cost elements is the most significant?

Match each of the following types of testing with its corresponding definition. -User testing of a completed information system using real data in the real user environment

The systems analysis phase of the SDLC is analogous to the maintenance process of obtaining maintenance requests.

Identify several types of user documentation.

The process whereby actual users test a completed information system, the end result of which is the users' acceptance of it, best defines:

The person responsible for controlling the checking out and checking in of baseline modules for a system that is being developed or maintained is the:

Match each of the following types of testing with its corresponding definition. -User testing of a completed information system using simulated data

All of the following are types of user documentation EXCEPT:

Training and support are not critical for the success of an information system.

Match each of the following types of testing with its corresponding definition. -The process whereby actual users test a completed information system, the end result of which is the users' acceptance of it

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -The process of assuring that only authorized changes are made to a system

The people who create the test cases should be the same people who have coded and will test the system.

A risk associated with the parallel installation approach is that there may be a delay until benefits result.

Software modules that have been tested, documented, and approved to be included in the most recently created version of a system best describes:

Unit testing is 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.

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.

The systems planning and selection phase of the SDLC is analogous to the maintenance process of transforming requests into a specific system change.

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description. -Changing over from the old information system to a new one incrementally, starting with one or a few functional components and then gradually extending the installation to cover the whole new system

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

object-Oriented Analysis and Design

Agile Methodologies

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Exam 10: Systems Implementation and Operation

A release description is an example of user documentation.

The most complete acceptance testing will include:

Which of the following maintenance cost elements is the most significant?

Match each of the following types of testing with its corresponding definition. -User testing of a completed information system using real data in the real user environment

The systems analysis phase of the SDLC is analogous to the maintenance process of obtaining maintenance requests.

Identify several types of user documentation.

The process whereby actual users test a completed information system, the end result of which is the users' acceptance of it, best defines:

The person responsible for controlling the checking out and checking in of baseline modules for a system that is being developed or maintained is the:

Match each of the following types of testing with its corresponding definition. -User testing of a completed information system using simulated data

All of the following are types of user documentation EXCEPT:

Training and support are not critical for the success of an information system.

Match each of the following types of testing with its corresponding definition. -The process whereby actual users test a completed information system, the end result of which is the users' acceptance of it

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -The process of assuring that only authorized changes are made to a system

The people who create the test cases should be the same people who have coded and will test the system.

A risk associated with the parallel installation approach is that there may be a delay until benefits result.

Software modules that have been tested, documented, and approved to be included in the most recently created version of a system best describes:

Unit testing is 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.

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.

The systems planning and selection phase of the SDLC is analogous to the maintenance process of transforming requests into a specific system change.

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description. -Changing over from the old information system to a new one incrementally, starting with one or a few functional components and then gradually extending the installation to cover the whole new system

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

object-Oriented Analysis and Design

Agile Methodologies

Filters