Exam 10: Systems Implementation and Operation

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 systems design phase of the SDLC is analogous to the maintenance process of designing changes.

During alpha testing, users test a completed information system using simulated data.

Match each of the following types of testing with its corresponding definition. -The process of bringing together all of the modules that comprise a program for testing purposes

Integration testing brings together all of the programs that a system comprises for testing purposes.

Changes made to a system to evolve its functionality to changing business needs or technologies is referred to as:

Which of the following is a type of system documentation?

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description. -Running the old information system and the new one at the same time until management decides the old system can be turned off

Transforming requests into changes is a major maintenance activity.

Evolving the system to add new features or improve performance best describes:

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

Match each of the following types of user documentation with its corresponding description. -This document is typically ordered by how often tasks are performed and how complex they are.

The mean time between failures is a measurement of error occurrences that can be tracked over time to indicate the quality of a system.

Which of the following consists of an exhaustive list of the system's functions and commands, usually in alphabetical order?

A testing technique in which participants examine program code for predictable language-specific errors defines:

Written or other visual information about an application system, how it works, and how to use it best defines:

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

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description. -The organizational process of changing over from the current information system to a new one

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

Training on the use of the system begins during the early stages of: