Question 1

What is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between those tasks?

Accepted Answer

A) Gantt chart 
B) PERT chart 
C) Dependency 
D) All the answers are correct 
A) Gantt chart 
B) PERT chart 
C) Dependency 
D) All the answers are correct B

Question 2

What is the critical path?

Accepted Answer

A) The path from resource to task that passes through all critical components of a project plan 
B) The path between tasks to the projects finish that passes through all critical components of a project plan 
C) The path from start to finish that passes through all the tasks that are critical to completing the project in the shortest amount of time 
D) The path from start to finish that passes through all the tasks that are critical to completing the project in the longest amount of time 
A) The path from resource to task that passes through all critical components of a project plan 
B) The path between tasks to the projects finish that passes through all critical components of a project plan 
C) The path from start to finish that passes through all the tasks that are critical to completing the project in the shortest amount of time 
D) The path from start to finish that passes through all the tasks that are critical to completing the project in the longest amount of time C

Question 3

What breaks a project into tiny phases and means that developers cannot continue on to the next phase until the first phase is complete?

Accepted Answer

A) RAD methodology 
B) Agile methodology 
C) Waterfall methodology 
D) Extreme programming 
A) RAD methodology 
B) Agile methodology 
C) Waterfall methodology 
D) Extreme programming D

Question 4

What do SMART criteria for successful objective creation include?

Accepted Answer

A) Specific, metrics, agreed upon, real, time valued 
B) Specific, measurable, agreed upon, realistic, time framed 
C) Specific, measurable, accurate, real, time valued 
D) Specific, metrics, agreed upon, realistic, time framed 
A) Specific, metrics, agreed upon, real, time valued 
B) Specific, measurable, agreed upon, realistic, time framed 
C) Specific, measurable, accurate, real, time valued 
D) Specific, metrics, agreed upon, realistic, time framed

Question 5

Which software development methodology aims for customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery of useful software components developed by an iterative process with a design point that uses the bare minimum requirements?

Accepted Answer

A) RAD methodology 
B) Agile methodology 
C) Waterfall methodology 
D) Extreme programming 
A) RAD methodology 
B) Agile methodology 
C) Waterfall methodology 
D) Extreme programming

Question 6

Who is the person or group who provides the financial resources for the project?

Accepted Answer

A) Project manager 
B) Project stakeholders 
C) Executive sponsor 
D) All the answers are correct 
A) Project manager 
B) Project stakeholders 
C) Executive sponsor 
D) All the answers are correct

Question 7

Which of the following describes agile?

Accepted Answer

A) Fast and efficient 
B) Small and nimble 
C) Lower cost 
D) All the answers are correct 
A) Fast and efficient 
B) Small and nimble 
C) Lower cost 
D) All the answers are correct

Question 8

What are project objectives?

Accepted Answer

A) Quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success 
B) Products, services, or processes that are not specifically a part of the project 
C) Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project 
D) Defines the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the specified features and functions 
A) Quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success 
B) Products, services, or processes that are not specifically a part of the project 
C) Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project 
D) Defines the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the specified features and functions

Question 9

What is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organisation to develop and maintain the organisation's information technology systems?

Accepted Answer

A) In-sourcing 
B) Outsourcing 
C) Business process outsourcing 
D) Offshore outsourcing 
A) In-sourcing 
B) Outsourcing 
C) Business process outsourcing 
D) Offshore outsourcing

Question 10

Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful project?

Accepted Answer

A) Delivered on time 
B) Delivered within budget 
C) Meets the business' requirements 
D) All the answers are correct 
A) Delivered on time 
B) Delivered within budget 
C) Meets the business' requirements 
D) All the answers are correct

Question 11

What is the logical relationship that exists between the project tasks,or between a project task and a milestone?

Accepted Answer

A) Resource 
B) Task 
C) Dependency 
D) Activity 
A) Resource 
B) Task 
C) Dependency 
D) Activity

Question 12

Summarise the different software development methodologies.

Accepted Answer

The traditional waterfall methodology is

Question 13

Which of the following represents the phases in the SDLC?

Accepted Answer

A) Plan, analysis, design, test, maintain, develop, implement 
B) Analysis, plan, design, test, develop, maintain, implement 
C) Plan, analysis, design, develop, test, implement, maintain 
D) Analysis, plan, develop, design, test, implement, maintain 
A) Plan, analysis, design, test, maintain, develop, implement 
B) Analysis, plan, design, test, develop, maintain, implement 
C) Plan, analysis, design, develop, test, implement, maintain 
D) Analysis, plan, develop, design, test, implement, maintain

Question 14

What is a set of policies,procedures,standards,processes,practices,tools,techniques and tasks that people apply to technical and management challenges?

Accepted Answer

A) SDLC 
B) Methodology 
C) Waterfall 
D) Agile 
A) SDLC 
B) Methodology 
C) Waterfall 
D) Agile

Question 15

The _________ phase involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _________ phase involves placing the system...

Question 16

What is the implementation phase in the SDLC?

Accepted Answer

A) Involves establishing a high-level plan of the intended project and determining project goals 
B) Involves analysing end-user business requirements and refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system 
C) Involves describing the desired features and operations of the system 
D) Involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system
This is the definition of the implementation phase in the SDLC. 
A) Involves establishing a high-level plan of the intended project and determining project goals 
B) Involves analysing end-user business requirements and refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system 
C) Involves describing the desired features and operations of the system 
D) Involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system
This is the definition of the implementation phase in the SDLC.

Question 17

What are project assumptions?

Accepted Answer

A) Specific factors that can limit options 
B) Factors that are considered to be true, real, or certain without proof or demonstration 
C) Quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success 
D) A document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorises the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organisational resources to project activities 
A) Specific factors that can limit options 
B) Factors that are considered to be true, real, or certain without proof or demonstration 
C) Quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success 
D) A document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorises the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organisational resources to project activities

Question 18

Which of the following is a business-related consequence of successful software?

Accepted Answer

A) Increased revenues 
B) Damage to brand reputation 
C) Increased liabilities 
D) Increased expenses 
A) Increased revenues 
B) Damage to brand reputation 
C) Increased liabilities 
D) Increased expenses

Question 19

What is the analysis phase in the SDLC?

Accepted Answer

A) Involves establishing a high-level plan of the intended project and determining project goals 
B) Involves analysing end-user business requirements and refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system 
C) Involves describing the desired features and operations of the system 
D) Involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system
This is the definition of the analysis phase in the SDLC. 
A) Involves establishing a high-level plan of the intended project and determining project goals 
B) Involves analysing end-user business requirements and refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system 
C) Involves describing the desired features and operations of the system 
D) Involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system
This is the definition of the analysis phase in the SDLC.

Question 20

Identify the three primary areas a project manager must focus on managing to ensure success.

Accepted Answer

Managing people is one of the hardest an

What is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between those tasks?

What is the critical path?

What breaks a project into tiny phases and means that developers cannot continue on to the next phase until the first phase is complete?

What do SMART criteria for successful objective creation include?

Which software development methodology aims for customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery of useful software components developed by an iterative process with a design point that uses the bare minimum requirements?

Who is the person or group who provides the financial resources for the project?

Which of the following describes agile?

What are project objectives?

What is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organisation to develop and maintain the organisation's information technology systems?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful project?

What is the logical relationship that exists between the project tasks,or between a project task and a milestone?

Summarise the different software development methodologies.

Which of the following represents the phases in the SDLC?

What is a set of policies,procedures,standards,processes,practices,tools,techniques and tasks that people apply to technical and management challenges?

The _________ phase involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system.

What is the implementation phase in the SDLC?

What are project assumptions?

Which of the following is a business-related consequence of successful software?

What is the analysis phase in the SDLC?

Identify the three primary areas a project manager must focus on managing to ensure success.

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Exam 6: Systems Development and Project Management

What is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between those tasks?

What is the critical path?

What breaks a project into tiny phases and means that developers cannot continue on to the next phase until the first phase is complete?

What do SMART criteria for successful objective creation include?

Which software development methodology aims for customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery of useful software components developed by an iterative process with a design point that uses the bare minimum requirements?

Who is the person or group who provides the financial resources for the project?

Which of the following describes agile?

What are project objectives?

What is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organisation to develop and maintain the organisation's information technology systems?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful project?

What is the logical relationship that exists between the project tasks,or between a project task and a milestone?

Summarise the different software development methodologies.

Which of the following represents the phases in the SDLC?

What is a set of policies,procedures,standards,processes,practices,tools,techniques and tasks that people apply to technical and management challenges?

The _________ phase involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system.

What is the implementation phase in the SDLC?

What are project assumptions?

Which of the following is a business-related consequence of successful software?

What is the analysis phase in the SDLC?

Identify the three primary areas a project manager must focus on managing to ensure success.

Information Systems Are Business

Our Connected World

E-Business Mobile Business

Decisions and Processes

Essentials of Information Systems

Enterprise Architecture and Security

Data and Business Intelligence

Enterprise Information Systems: ERP and SCN

Enterprise Information Systems: CRM and Collaboration Systems

Ethics, Privacy, Social Media and Future Trends

Filters