Exam 12: Systems Planning and Development

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

___________is independent of particular programming languages,but it does provide standard visual symbols and notations for specifying object-oriented elements,such as classes and procedures.

A cut-over conversion is also called ___________conversion.

Large ISs that address structured problems are usually conceived,planned,developed,and maintained within a framework called the___________ .

Software vendors often promote fast ___________as a selling point,and express it in terms of the short period of time over which the adopting organization can recoup the investment.

A(n) ___________is an activity that the system executes in response to a user.

___________involves fast development of an application based on initial user requirements and several cycles of user input and developer improvements.

The most accurate method of economic analysis is the fully quantitative___________ .

In Extreme Programming (XP),the initial software is developed over a period of several months with intense research and preparation.

SDLC stands for systems development life cycle.

Agile methods make extensive use of iterative programming.

State charts represent highly active states that are triggered by completion of the actions of other states.

Agile methods are an efficient approach to development when a system is___________ ,when it deals with unstructured problems,and when the users cannot specify all the requirements at the start of the project.

___________comprises three steps: a description of the components and how they will work,construction,and testing.

What are the benefits of standardization in planning?

Although ___________,part of the support phase of a system's lifecycle,is viewed by IS professionals as lacking in glamour,it should not be taken lightly or left to less-experienced professionals.

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

The implementation of a new IS,also called___________ ,consists of two steps: conversion and training.

The first step in systems analysis is___________ ,which determines whether there is a real need for a system and whether the system as conceived is feasible.

Identify an advantage of certifications.