Question 1

What is outsourcing?
 Describe the advantages and disadvantages to outsourcing software development.

Accepted Answer

In outsourcing, a firm hires an external

Question 2

Acceptance testing

Accepted Answer

A)  includes all the preparations for the series of tests to be performed on the system. 
B)  tests the functioning of the system as a whole in order to determine if discrete modules will function together as planned. 
C)  tests each program separately. 
D)  provides the final certification that the system is ready to be used in a production setting. 
E)  involves testing the conversion of legacy data to the new system. 
A)  includes all the preparations for the series of tests to be performed on the system. 
B)  tests the functioning of the system as a whole in order to determine if discrete modules will function together as planned. 
C)  tests each program separately. 
D)  provides the final certification that the system is ready to be used in a production setting. 
E)  involves testing the conversion of legacy data to the new system.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a top priority in mobile application development?

Accepted Answer

A)  designing for multitouch 
B)  saving resources 
C)  limiting the use of keyboards 
D)  designing for keyboard data entry 
E)  designing for multiple screens 
A)  designing for multitouch 
B)  saving resources 
C)  limiting the use of keyboards 
D)  designing for keyboard data entry 
E)  designing for multiple screens

Question 4

Compared to the use of proprietary components, Web services promise to be less expensive and less difficult to implement because of

Accepted Answer

A)  their ability to integrate seamlessly with legacy systems. 
B)  their ability to enable communication among different systems using universal standards. 
C)  the ubiquity of the Internet. 
D)  the ability to reuse Web services components. 
E)  their use of custom programming. 
A)  their ability to integrate seamlessly with legacy systems. 
B)  their ability to enable communication among different systems using universal standards. 
C)  the ubiquity of the Internet. 
D)  the ability to reuse Web services components. 
E)  their use of custom programming.

Question 5

________ development focuses on rapid delivery of working software by breaking a large project into a series of small sub-projects that are completed in short periods of time using iteration and continuous feedback.

Accepted Answer

A)  Agile 
B)  Rapid application 
C)  Joint application 
D)  Object-oriented 
E)  Traditional 
A)  Agile 
B)  Rapid application 
C)  Joint application 
D)  Object-oriented 
E)  Traditional

Question 6

To show each level of a system's design, its relationship to other levels, and its place in the overall design structure, structured methodologies use

Accepted Answer

A)  structure charts. 
B)  Gantt and PERT charts. 
C)  process specifications. 
D)  data flow diagrams. 
E)  user documentation. 
A)  structure charts. 
B)  Gantt and PERT charts. 
C)  process specifications. 
D)  data flow diagrams. 
E)  user documentation.

Question 7

End user development

Accepted Answer

A)  allows end users to create complex information systems. 
B)  increases the time and steps required to produce a finished application when compared to professional development. 
C)  allows ends users to easily access data, create reports, and develop simple applications. 
D)  requires more time to develop systems. 
E)  leads to lower levels of satisfaction with systems. 
A)  allows end users to create complex information systems. 
B)  increases the time and steps required to produce a finished application when compared to professional development. 
C)  allows ends users to easily access data, create reports, and develop simple applications. 
D)  requires more time to develop systems. 
E)  leads to lower levels of satisfaction with systems.

Question 8

Categories of tools for BPM include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  tools to integrate existing systems to support business processes' improvements. 
B)  tools to automate business processes. 
C)  tools to identify and document business processes. 
D)  tools to test the security of business processes. 
E)  tools to design new processes. 
A)  tools to integrate existing systems to support business processes' improvements. 
B)  tools to automate business processes. 
C)  tools to identify and document business processes. 
D)  tools to test the security of business processes. 
E)  tools to design new processes.

Question 9

Transferring data from a legacy system to the new system would be defined by which category of system design specifications?

Accepted Answer

A)  input 
B)  database 
C)  manual procedures 
D)  conversion 
E)  implementation 
A)  input 
B)  database 
C)  manual procedures 
D)  conversion 
E)  implementation

Question 10

With a mobile Web app

Accepted Answer

A)  users access mobile Web apps through their mobile device's Web browser. 
B)  the app resides on the users device. 
C)  the app can only work on certain mobile platforms. 
D)  the app requires the user to sign onto a Web page. 
E)  the app requires the user to login to a Web service. 
A)  users access mobile Web apps through their mobile device's Web browser. 
B)  the app resides on the users device. 
C)  the app can only work on certain mobile platforms. 
D)  the app requires the user to sign onto a Web page. 
E)  the app requires the user to login to a Web service.

Question 11

System testing

Accepted Answer

A)  includes all the preparations for the series of tests to be performed on the system. 
B)  tests the functioning of the system as a whole in order to determine if discrete modules will function together as planned. 
C)  tests each program separately. 
D)  provides the final certification that the system is ready to be used in a production setting. 
E)  tests the information requirements of a system. 
A)  includes all the preparations for the series of tests to be performed on the system. 
B)  tests the functioning of the system as a whole in order to determine if discrete modules will function together as planned. 
C)  tests each program separately. 
D)  provides the final certification that the system is ready to be used in a production setting. 
E)  tests the information requirements of a system.

Question 12

In the traditional systems development lifecycle, end users

Accepted Answer

A)  are important and ongoing members of the team from the original analysis phase through maintenance. 
B)  are important only in the testing phases. 
C)  have no input. 
D)  are limited to providing information requirements and reviewing the technical staff's work. 
E)  control the development of the system. 
A)  are important and ongoing members of the team from the original analysis phase through maintenance. 
B)  are important only in the testing phases. 
C)  have no input. 
D)  are limited to providing information requirements and reviewing the technical staff's work. 
E)  control the development of the system.

Question 13

A(n) ________ is an organizational change that involves rethinking the nature of the business and the nature of the organization itself.

Accepted Answer

A)  automation program 
B)  rationalization program 
C)  systems analysis and design 
D)  paradigm shift 
E)  business process redesign program 
A)  automation program 
B)  rationalization program 
C)  systems analysis and design 
D)  paradigm shift 
E)  business process redesign program

Question 14

You are an IT project manager for an advertising firm. The firm wishes to create an online tool that will be used to survey focus group reactions to products in development. The most important consideration for the firm is being able to offer the tool as soon as possible as a new corporate service. However, you know that many of the senior managers that are business owners of this project have difficulty in understanding technical or software development issues, and are likely to change their requirements during the course of development. What development method would be most successful for this project?

Accepted Answer

A)  RAD 
B)  JAD 
C)  end-user development 
D)  prototyping 
E)  traditional 
A)  RAD 
B)  JAD 
C)  end-user development 
D)  prototyping 
E)  traditional

Question 15

Systems design

Accepted Answer

A)  describes what a system should do to meet information requirements. 
B)  shows how the new system will fulfill the information requirements. 
C)  identifies which users need what information, where, when and how. 
D)  is concerned with the logical view of the system solution. 
E)  identifies the technology to be used in the system. 
A)  describes what a system should do to meet information requirements. 
B)  shows how the new system will fulfill the information requirements. 
C)  identifies which users need what information, where, when and how. 
D)  is concerned with the logical view of the system solution. 
E)  identifies the technology to be used in the system.

Question 16

Object-oriented development is more incremental than traditional structured development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Objects are grouped into hierarchies, and hierarchies into classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

An upscale organic foods grocery chain is implementing an information system that will enable it to add same-day home delivery of groceries to its customers. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  automation. 
B)  rationalization of procedures. 
C)  paradigm shift. 
D)  business process redesign. 
E)  organizational change. 
A)  automation. 
B)  rationalization of procedures. 
C)  paradigm shift. 
D)  business process redesign. 
E)  organizational change.

Question 19

Organizational software packages often include ________ features that allow the software to be modified to meet organizational requirements.

Accepted Answer

A)  automation 
B)  object oriented 
C)  programming 
D)  design 
E)  customization 
A)  automation 
B)  object oriented 
C)  programming 
D)  design 
E)  customization

Question 20

In an object-oriented development framework for a university, how would the classes Degree, Mathematics, and Physics be related?

Accepted Answer

A)  Degree would be a sister class to Mathematics and Physics. 
B)  Degree is a superclass to Mathematics and Physics. 
C)  Mathematics and Physics would be ancestors to Degree. 
D)  Degree would be a subclass to Mathematics and Physics. 
E)  Math, Physics and Degree are sister classes. 
A)  Degree would be a sister class to Mathematics and Physics. 
B)  Degree is a superclass to Mathematics and Physics. 
C)  Mathematics and Physics would be ancestors to Degree. 
D)  Degree would be a subclass to Mathematics and Physics. 
E)  Math, Physics and Degree are sister classes.

What is outsourcing? Describe the advantages and disadvantages to outsourcing software development.

Acceptance testing

Which of the following is not a top priority in mobile application development?

Compared to the use of proprietary components, Web services promise to be less expensive and less difficult to implement because of

________ development focuses on rapid delivery of working software by breaking a large project into a series of small sub-projects that are completed in short periods of time using iteration and continuous feedback.

To show each level of a system's design, its relationship to other levels, and its place in the overall design structure, structured methodologies use

End user development

Categories of tools for BPM include all of the following except

Transferring data from a legacy system to the new system would be defined by which category of system design specifications?

With a mobile Web app

System testing

In the traditional systems development lifecycle, end users

A(n) ________ is an organizational change that involves rethinking the nature of the business and the nature of the organization itself.

Systems design

Object-oriented development is more incremental than traditional structured development.

Objects are grouped into hierarchies, and hierarchies into classes.

An upscale organic foods grocery chain is implementing an information system that will enable it to add same-day home delivery of groceries to its customers. This is an example of

Organizational software packages often include ________ features that allow the software to be modified to meet organizational requirements.

In an object-oriented development framework for a university, how would the classes Degree, Mathematics, and Physics be related?

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Exam 13: Building Information Systems

What is outsourcing? Describe the advantages and disadvantages to outsourcing software development.

Acceptance testing

Which of the following is not a top priority in mobile application development?

Compared to the use of proprietary components, Web services promise to be less expensive and less difficult to implement because of

________ development focuses on rapid delivery of working software by breaking a large project into a series of small sub-projects that are completed in short periods of time using iteration and continuous feedback.

To show each level of a system's design, its relationship to other levels, and its place in the overall design structure, structured methodologies use

End user development

Categories of tools for BPM include all of the following except

Transferring data from a legacy system to the new system would be defined by which category of system design specifications?

With a mobile Web app

System testing

In the traditional systems development lifecycle, end users

A(n) ________ is an organizational change that involves rethinking the nature of the business and the nature of the organization itself.

Systems design

Object-oriented development is more incremental than traditional structured development.

Objects are grouped into hierarchies, and hierarchies into classes.

An upscale organic foods grocery chain is implementing an information system that will enable it to add same-day home delivery of groceries to its customers. This is an example of

Organizational software packages often include ________ features that allow the software to be modified to meet organizational requirements.

In an object-oriented development framework for a university, how would the classes Degree, Mathematics, and Physics be related?

Information Systems in Global Business Today

Global E-Business and Collaboration

Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy

Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

It Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management

Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications

E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods

Managing Knowledge

Enhancing Decision Making

Managing Projects

Managing Global Systems

Filters