Question 1

____________________ is an umbrella term referring to the general tone of the corporate environment.

Accepted Answer

Organizational culture

Question 2

What does a technical feasibility study entail?

Accepted Answer

A new IS is technically feasible if its components exist or can be developed with available tools.The team must also consider the organization's existing commitments to hardware,software,and telecommunications equipment.For example,if the company recently purchased hundreds of units of a certain computer,it is unlikely that management will approve the purchase of computers of another model for a single new application.Thus,the investigators must find out whether the proposed system can run properly on existing hardware.

Question 3

____________________ consists of diagrams that describe the following types of software: use case,class,interaction,state,activity,and physical components.

Accepted Answer

UML
Unified Modeling Language
Unified Modeling Language (UML)

Question 4

____ has become increasingly complex because it now involves the ISs not only of a single organization but of several organizations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Systems compilation 
B)  Routines integration 
C)  Functions codification 
D)  Systems integration 
A)  Systems compilation 
B)  Routines integration 
C)  Functions codification 
D)  Systems integration

Question 5

Excellent Programming (EXP)includes the following principle: produce the initial software within weeks (rather than months)to receive rapid feedback from users.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Agile methods developed out of ____________________,an application development approach that emerged in the 1980s aimed at cutting costs and time.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Agile methods developed out of ____________________,an application...

Question 7

Agile methods treat software development as a series of contacts with users.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What are the benefits of standardization in planning?

Accepted Answer

One major goal-and advantage-of planning

Question 9

It is difficult,if not impossible,to devise a way to measure software development competence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

State charts communicate the states through which objects pass,as well as the objects' responses to signals (called ____)they receive.

Accepted Answer

A)  stimuli 
B)  reflections 
C)  abstractions 
D)  projections 
A)  stimuli 
B)  reflections 
C)  abstractions 
D)  projections

Question 11

Systems development generally is conducted in two approaches: the ____ and nontraditional methods.

Accepted Answer

A)  systems full cycle (SF
C)  
B)  IT development cycle (ITD
C)  
C)  systems circuit (S
C)  
D)  systems development life cycle (SDL
C)  
A)  systems full cycle (SF
C)  
B)  IT development cycle (ITD
C)  
C)  systems circuit (S
C)  
D)  systems development life cycle (SDL
C)

Question 12

While the SDLC or any other waterfall approach requires users to sign off on their requirements and then wait for the system to be completed,____ encourage users' involvement throughout the process.

Accepted Answer

A)  agile methods 
B)  extreme methods 
C)  agile routines 
D)  object-oriented methods 
A)  agile methods 
B)  extreme methods 
C)  agile routines 
D)  object-oriented methods

Question 13

The most accurate method of economic analysis is the fully quantitative ____________________.

Accepted Answer

ROI
return on invest

Question 14

In a(n)____________________,the old system is discarded and the new one takes over the entire business operation for which it was developed.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a(n)____________________,the old system is discarded and...

Question 15

The concept of extracting business intelligence from large data warehouses often involves ____ of several ISs.

Accepted Answer

A)  compilation 
B)  codification 
C)  autocategorization 
D)  integration 
A)  compilation 
B)  codification 
C)  autocategorization 
D)  integration

Question 16

SDLC is also called "____________________" development,because it consists of several distinct phases that are followed methodically,and the developers complete the phases sequentially.

Accepted Answer

The answer of SDLC is also called "____________________" development,because it...

Question 17

After the planning phase,the SDLC includes four major phases: analysis,design,implementation,and ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  production 
B)  support 
C)  execution 
D)  documentation 
A)  production 
B)  support 
C)  execution 
D)  documentation

Question 18

A data store is any event or sequence of events in which data are either changed or acted on,such as the processing of data into information or the application of data to decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The IS mission includes the ideal combination of hardware,software,and networking to support the overarching vision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How is parallel conversion implemented?

Accepted Answer

In parallel conversion,the old system is

____________________ is an umbrella term referring to the general tone of the corporate environment.

What does a technical feasibility study entail?

____________________ consists of diagrams that describe the following types of software: use case,class,interaction,state,activity,and physical components.

____ has become increasingly complex because it now involves the ISs not only of a single organization but of several organizations.

Excellent Programming (EXP)includes the following principle: produce the initial software within weeks (rather than months)to receive rapid feedback from users.

Agile methods developed out of ____________________,an application development approach that emerged in the 1980s aimed at cutting costs and time.

Agile methods treat software development as a series of contacts with users.

What are the benefits of standardization in planning?

It is difficult,if not impossible,to devise a way to measure software development competence.

State charts communicate the states through which objects pass,as well as the objects' responses to signals (called ____)they receive.

Systems development generally is conducted in two approaches: the ____ and nontraditional methods.

While the SDLC or any other waterfall approach requires users to sign off on their requirements and then wait for the system to be completed,____ encourage users' involvement throughout the process.

The most accurate method of economic analysis is the fully quantitative ____________________.

In a(n)____________________,the old system is discarded and the new one takes over the entire business operation for which it was developed.

The concept of extracting business intelligence from large data warehouses often involves ____ of several ISs.

SDLC is also called "____________________" development,because it consists of several distinct phases that are followed methodically,and the developers complete the phases sequentially.

After the planning phase,the SDLC includes four major phases: analysis,design,implementation,and ____.

A data store is any event or sequence of events in which data are either changed or acted on,such as the processing of data into information or the application of data to decision making.

The IS mission includes the ideal combination of hardware,software,and networking to support the overarching vision.

How is parallel conversion implemented?

Business Information Systems: an Overview

Strategic Uses of Information Systems

Business Functions and Supply Chains

Business Hardware

Business Software

Business Networks and Telecommunications

Databases and Data Warehouses

The Web-Enabled Enterprise

Challenges of Global Information Systems

Decision Support and Expert Systems

Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management

Choices in Systems Acquisition

Risks, security, and Disaster Recovery

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Exam 12: Systems Planning and Development

____________________ is an umbrella term referring to the general tone of the corporate environment.

What does a technical feasibility study entail?

____________________ consists of diagrams that describe the following types of software: use case,class,interaction,state,activity,and physical components.

____ has become increasingly complex because it now involves the ISs not only of a single organization but of several organizations.

Excellent Programming (EXP)includes the following principle: produce the initial software within weeks (rather than months)to receive rapid feedback from users.

Agile methods developed out of ____________________,an application development approach that emerged in the 1980s aimed at cutting costs and time.

Agile methods treat software development as a series of contacts with users.

What are the benefits of standardization in planning?

It is difficult,if not impossible,to devise a way to measure software development competence.

State charts communicate the states through which objects pass,as well as the objects' responses to signals (called ____)they receive.

Systems development generally is conducted in two approaches: the ____ and nontraditional methods.

While the SDLC or any other waterfall approach requires users to sign off on their requirements and then wait for the system to be completed,____ encourage users' involvement throughout the process.

The most accurate method of economic analysis is the fully quantitative ____________________.

In a(n)____________________,the old system is discarded and the new one takes over the entire business operation for which it was developed.

The concept of extracting business intelligence from large data warehouses often involves ____ of several ISs.

SDLC is also called "____________________" development,because it consists of several distinct phases that are followed methodically,and the developers complete the phases sequentially.

After the planning phase,the SDLC includes four major phases: analysis,design,implementation,and ____.

A data store is any event or sequence of events in which data are either changed or acted on,such as the processing of data into information or the application of data to decision making.

The IS mission includes the ideal combination of hardware,software,and networking to support the overarching vision.

How is parallel conversion implemented?

Business Information Systems: an Overview

Strategic Uses of Information Systems

Business Functions and Supply Chains

Business Hardware

Business Software

Business Networks and Telecommunications

Databases and Data Warehouses

The Web-Enabled Enterprise

Challenges of Global Information Systems

Decision Support and Expert Systems

Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management

Choices in Systems Acquisition

Risks, security, and Disaster Recovery

Filters