Question 1

Which internal reports organize and categorize data for managerial perusal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internal reports 
B)  Detailed internal reports 
C)  Summary internal reports 
D)  Exception reports 
A)  Internal reports 
B)  Detailed internal reports 
C)  Summary internal reports 
D)  Exception reports

Question 2

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a well-defined project plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prepared by the project manager 
B)  Easy to read 
C)  Appropriate to the project's size 
D)  Communicated to all key participants 
A)  Prepared by the project manager 
B)  Easy to read 
C)  Appropriate to the project's size 
D)  Communicated to all key participants

Question 3

What are computer-aided software engineering (CASE)tools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Illustrates the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system 
B)  Software suites that automate systems analysis,design,and development 
C)  A formal,approved document that manages and controls the entire project 
D)  Involves graphically representing the processes that capture,manipulate,store,and distribute information between a system and its environment 
A)  Illustrates the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system 
B)  Software suites that automate systems analysis,design,and development 
C)  A formal,approved document that manages and controls the entire project 
D)  Involves graphically representing the processes that capture,manipulate,store,and distribute information between a system and its environment

Question 4

All of the following are challenges of outsourcing except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Contract length 
B)  Competitive edge 
C)  Confidentiality 
D)  Reduced frustration and expense related to hiring and retaining employees in an exceptionally tight job market 
A)  Contract length 
B)  Competitive edge 
C)  Confidentiality 
D)  Reduced frustration and expense related to hiring and retaining employees in an exceptionally tight job market

Question 5

A data flow diagram involves graphically representing the processes that capture,manipulate,store,and distribute information between a system and its environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is a project manager?

Accepted Answer

A)  The application of knowledge,skills,tools,and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a project 
B)  Any measurable,tangible,verifiable outcome,result,or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project 
C)  Represent key dates when a certain group of activities must be performed 
D)  An individual who is an expert in project planning and management 
A)  The application of knowledge,skills,tools,and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a project 
B)  Any measurable,tangible,verifiable outcome,result,or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project 
C)  Represent key dates when a certain group of activities must be performed 
D)  An individual who is an expert in project planning and management

Question 7

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 of these choices 
A)  Gantt chart 
B)  PERT chart 
C)  Dependency 
D)  All of these choices

Question 8

What is the most important part of the project plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gantt chart 
B)  Specification 
C)  Communication 
D)  None of these choices 
A)  Gantt chart 
B)  Specification 
C)  Communication 
D)  None of these choices

Question 9

Which implementation discards the legacy system completely and immediately migrates all users to the new system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parallel implementation 
B)  Plunge implementation 
C)  Pilot implementation 
D)  Phased implementation 
A)  Parallel implementation 
B)  Plunge implementation 
C)  Pilot implementation 
D)  Phased implementation

Question 10

Test conditions detail the steps the system must perform along with the expected result of each step in the implementation phase the organization places the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The executive sponsor is the person or group who provides the financial resources for the project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Business requirements 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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

First generation machine languages are difficult for people to understand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which internal reports present information with little or no filtering or restrictions of the data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internal reports 
B)  Detailed internal reports 
C)  Summary internal reports 
D)  Exception reports 
A)  Internal reports 
B)  Detailed internal reports 
C)  Summary internal reports 
D)  Exception reports

Question 15

What is political feasibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Measures how well the solution will be accepted in a given opportunity 
B)  Measures how well a solution meets the identified system requirements to solve the problems and take advantage of opportunities 
C)  Measures the project time frame to ensure that it can be completed on time 
D)  Measures the practicality of a technical solution and the availability of technical resources and expertise 
A)  Measures how well the solution will be accepted in a given opportunity 
B)  Measures how well a solution meets the identified system requirements to solve the problems and take advantage of opportunities 
C)  Measures the project time frame to ensure that it can be completed on time 
D)  Measures the practicality of a technical solution and the availability of technical resources and expertise

Question 16

Post-implementation reports are formal reports or audits of a project after it is up-and-running.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Extensible Markup Language (XML)is an open-standards way of supporting interoperability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is operational feasibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Measures the cost-effectiveness of a project 
B)  Measures how well a solution meets the identified system requirements to solve the problems and take advantage of opportunities 
C)  Measures the project time frame to ensure that it can be completed on time 
D)  Measures the practicality of a technical solution and the availability of technical resources and expertise 
A)  Measures the cost-effectiveness of a project 
B)  Measures how well a solution meets the identified system requirements to solve the problems and take advantage of opportunities 
C)  Measures the project time frame to ensure that it can be completed on time 
D)  Measures the practicality of a technical solution and the availability of technical resources and expertise

Question 19

Fourth generation programming languages look similar to human languages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Project Management Office (PMO)is an internal department that oversees all organizational projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which internal reports organize and categorize data for managerial perusal?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a well-defined project plan?

What are computer-aided software engineering (CASE)tools?

All of the following are challenges of outsourcing except:

A data flow diagram involves graphically representing the processes that capture,manipulate,store,and distribute information between a system and its environment.

What is a project manager?

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

What is the most important part of the project plan?

Which implementation discards the legacy system completely and immediately migrates all users to the new system?

Test conditions detail the steps the system must perform along with the expected result of each step in the implementation phase the organization places the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with it.

The executive sponsor is the person or group who provides the financial resources for the project.

Business requirements 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.

First generation machine languages are difficult for people to understand.

Which internal reports present information with little or no filtering or restrictions of the data?

What is political feasibility?

Post-implementation reports are formal reports or audits of a project after it is up-and-running.

Extensible Markup Language (XML)is an open-standards way of supporting interoperability.

What is operational feasibility?

Fourth generation programming languages look similar to human languages.

The Project Management Office (PMO)is an internal department that oversees all organizational projects.

Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Decisions Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Understanding Computer Hardware and Software: From CPUs to Operating Systems

Understanding Telecommunication Systems and Network Topologies

Database Design and Entity Relationships

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Exam 9: Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Which internal reports organize and categorize data for managerial perusal?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a well-defined project plan?

What are computer-aided software engineering (CASE)tools?

All of the following are challenges of outsourcing except:

A data flow diagram involves graphically representing the processes that capture,manipulate,store,and distribute information between a system and its environment.

What is a project manager?

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

What is the most important part of the project plan?

Which implementation discards the legacy system completely and immediately migrates all users to the new system?

Test conditions detail the steps the system must perform along with the expected result of each step in the implementation phase the organization places the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with it.

The executive sponsor is the person or group who provides the financial resources for the project.

Business requirements 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.

First generation machine languages are difficult for people to understand.

Which internal reports present information with little or no filtering or restrictions of the data?

What is political feasibility?

Post-implementation reports are formal reports or audits of a project after it is up-and-running.

Extensible Markup Language (XML)is an open-standards way of supporting interoperability.

What is operational feasibility?

Fourth generation programming languages look similar to human languages.

The Project Management Office (PMO)is an internal department that oversees all organizational projects.

Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Decisions Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Understanding Computer Hardware and Software: From CPUs to Operating Systems

Understanding Telecommunication Systems and Network Topologies

Database Design and Entity Relationships

Filters