Exam 13: Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Anna works in the sales organization of a mid-size company. The company is evaluating whether it should replace its existing sales support system. At what stage of the SDLC should Anna expect to participate?

Compare and contrast the various strategies for acquiring IT applications.

Software rental is a method of delivering software in which a vendor hosts the applications and customers use them over a network, typically the Internet.

Jennifer is the owner of a start-up boutique that specializes in hard-to-find dress sizes for women. She has been keeping her financial books by using Excel and by hand. She researched available accounting packages for a business like hers and has decided on Boutique Accounting. What is the best way for Jennifer to implement Boutique Accounting?

NextGen uses global positioning system (GPS)technologies to _______ routes, ____ time and fuel for airlines.

Joint application design is used to collect user requirements.

Which of the following systems acquisition methods helps clarify user requirements, promotes genuine user participation, and may produce part of the final system?

Refer to IT's About Business 13.2. Which of the following is FALSE of app building?

_____ feasibility determines if the project is an acceptable financial risk and if the organization can afford the expense and time needed to complete the project.

The IS operational plan is a set of projects that will be executed by the IS department and by functional area managers.

The information systems planning process proceeds in which order?

__________ involves systems the only include immediate needs and important items.

Evaluating the benefits of IT projects is more complex than evaluating their costs for all of the following reasons except:

The IT infrastructure delineates the way an organization's information resources should be used to accomplish its mission.

Which of the following is not a part of the typical IS operational plan?

What are the outputs from each of the six steps in the SDLC?

With agile development, a company develops only what it needs right now to be successful.

The application portfolio in an organization is a set of recommended applications resulting from the planning and justification process in application development.

Costs are harder to quantify than benefits.

Many online tools, such as Appsme (www.appsme.com), AppMakr (www.appmakr.com), and Appsbar (www.appsbar.com), provide templates for users to add text, images, and other features to build simple apps.