Exam 9: Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

It is important to understand that SOA is not a concrete architecture; it is thought that leads to a concrete architecture.It might be described as a style,paradigm,concept,perspective,philosophy,or representation.That is,SOA is an approach,a way of thinking,a value system that leads to decisions that design a concrete architecture allowing enterprises to plug in new services or upgrade existing services in a granular approach.

What is the capability of services to be joined together on demand to create composite services,or disassembled just as easily into their functional component?

What is a business task?

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

In the past,outsourcing was often used tactically,as a quick-fix,short-term solution to a particular need or problem which did not form part of an overall business strategy.

Which of the following is the least common reason why companies outsource?

Which gate is elaboration?

What are the specific business requests the system must meet to be successful,so the analysis phase is critical because business requirements drive the entire systems development effort?

Discovery prototyping builds a small-scale representation or working model of the system to ensure it meets the user and business requirements.

What determines if the system satisfies the user and business requirements?

Conversion modifies software to meet specific user or business requirements.

Alpha testing occurs when programmers test the system to ensure it is bug-free.

What is interoperability?

Which reports provide an internal report that highlights situations occurring outside of the normal operating range for a condition or standard?

A kill switch is a logical relationship that exists between the project tasks,or between a project task and a milestone.

Which gate questions answered in this phase address ownership of the system and training of key personnel?

What occurs when programmers test the system to ensure it is bug-free?

Which of the following is a benefit an organization can receive from outsourcing?

Process modeling involves graphically representing the processes that capture,manipulate,store,and distribute information between a system and its environment.

Who are individuals and organizations actively involved in the project or whose interests might be affected as a result of project execution or project completion?