Question 1

Which of the following occurs when developers and end users add extra features that were not part of the initial requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scope creep 
B)  Feature creep 
C)  Milestone 
D)  Rolling stone 
A)  Scope creep 
B)  Feature creep 
C)  Milestone 
D)  Rolling stone

Question 2

What option is available to you with outsourcing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Purchase existing software 
B)  Purchase existing software and requiring modifications to it 
C)  Contracting for the development of a new information system 
D)  You can outsource each of these options 
A)  Purchase existing software 
B)  Purchase existing software and requiring modifications to it 
C)  Contracting for the development of a new information system 
D)  You can outsource each of these options

Question 3

Which of the following methodologies emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary construction of working prototypes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Systems development life cycle (SDL
C)  
B)  Waterfall modeling 
C)  Project scoping 
D)  Rapid application development (RA
D)  
A)  Systems development life cycle (SDL
C)  
B)  Waterfall modeling 
C)  Project scoping 
D)  Rapid application development (RA
D)

Question 4

What is the waterfall methodology?

Accepted Answer

A)  A sequential, activity based SDLC 
B)  An assessment methodology that ensures quality applications 
C)  An outsource development methodology to information systems 
D)  A process management technique that identifies and includes end users and management in the SDLC 
A)  A sequential, activity based SDLC 
B)  An assessment methodology that ensures quality applications 
C)  An outsource development methodology to information systems 
D)  A process management technique that identifies and includes end users and management in the SDLC

Question 5

Project milestones represent key dates for which you need a certain group of activities performed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Agile methodology is for use with large projects with many features.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Project managers define and develop project plans and track the plans to ensure that all milestones are completed on time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Designing the technical architecture is part of the development phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The testing phase verifies that the system works and meets all of the business requirements defined in the analysis phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

During the development phase, you build a technical blueprint of how the proposed system will work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is not an advantage of self-sourcing?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increases the speed of systems development 
B)  It increases end user participation and sense of ownership 
C)  It focuses on important and unique core competencies 
D)  It improves requirements determination 
A)  It increases the speed of systems development 
B)  It increases end user participation and sense of ownership 
C)  It focuses on important and unique core competencies 
D)  It improves requirements determination

Question 12

To ensure that the newly developed information system functions properly, what should you create that lists the expected steps that the system should perform and expected results from these steps?

Accepted Answer

A)  Requirements document 
B)  Test conditions 
C)  Design specifications 
D)  Logical design specification 
A)  Requirements document 
B)  Test conditions 
C)  Design specifications 
D)  Logical design specification

Question 13

Only IT majors will benefit from learning about the SDLC.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Globalization has been one of the main reasons behind the rapid growth of the outsourcing industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What group of people knows little about IT but a lot about domain knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  End users 
B)  Project managers 
C)  Domain experts 
D)  Field professionals 
A)  End users 
B)  Project managers 
C)  Domain experts 
D)  Field professionals

Question 16

The project scope is defined in the project scope document. This document is often several pages in length.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

_____ is used to prove the technical feasibility of a proposed system.

Accepted Answer

Proof-of-c

Question 18

What is a formal document that describes in detail your logical requirements for a proposed system and invites vendors to submit bids for its development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Requirements document 
B)  Design specification 
C)  Request for proposal 
D)  Project scope document 
A)  Requirements document 
B)  Design specification 
C)  Request for proposal 
D)  Project scope document

Question 19

What is another term for the nightly compilation of code?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prototype 
B)  Build 
C)  Nightly component 
D)  Project milestone 
A)  Prototype 
B)  Build 
C)  Nightly component 
D)  Project milestone

Question 20

Testing is not an important phase in the SDLC.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following occurs when developers and end users add extra features that were not part of the initial requirements?

What option is available to you with outsourcing?

Which of the following methodologies emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary construction of working prototypes?

What is the waterfall methodology?

Project milestones represent key dates for which you need a certain group of activities performed.

Agile methodology is for use with large projects with many features.

Project managers define and develop project plans and track the plans to ensure that all milestones are completed on time.

Designing the technical architecture is part of the development phase.

The testing phase verifies that the system works and meets all of the business requirements defined in the analysis phase.

During the development phase, you build a technical blueprint of how the proposed system will work.

Which of the following is not an advantage of self-sourcing?

To ensure that the newly developed information system functions properly, what should you create that lists the expected steps that the system should perform and expected results from these steps?

Only IT majors will benefit from learning about the SDLC.

Globalization has been one of the main reasons behind the rapid growth of the outsourcing industry.

What group of people knows little about IT but a lot about domain knowledge?

The project scope is defined in the project scope document. This document is often several pages in length.

_____ is used to prove the technical feasibility of a proposed system.

What is a formal document that describes in detail your logical requirements for a proposed system and invites vendors to submit bids for its development?

What is another term for the nightly compilation of code?

Testing is not an important phase in the SDLC.

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Exam 6: Systems Development

Which of the following occurs when developers and end users add extra features that were not part of the initial requirements?

What option is available to you with outsourcing?

Which of the following methodologies emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary construction of working prototypes?

What is the waterfall methodology?

Project milestones represent key dates for which you need a certain group of activities performed.

Agile methodology is for use with large projects with many features.

Project managers define and develop project plans and track the plans to ensure that all milestones are completed on time.

Designing the technical architecture is part of the development phase.

The testing phase verifies that the system works and meets all of the business requirements defined in the analysis phase.

During the development phase, you build a technical blueprint of how the proposed system will work.

Which of the following is not an advantage of self-sourcing?

To ensure that the newly developed information system functions properly, what should you create that lists the expected steps that the system should perform and expected results from these steps?

Only IT majors will benefit from learning about the SDLC.

Globalization has been one of the main reasons behind the rapid growth of the outsourcing industry.

What group of people knows little about IT but a lot about domain knowledge?

The project scope is defined in the project scope document. This document is often several pages in length.

_____ is used to prove the technical feasibility of a proposed system.

What is a formal document that describes in detail your logical requirements for a proposed system and invites vendors to submit bids for its development?

What is another term for the nightly compilation of code?

Testing is not an important phase in the SDLC.

The Information Age in Which You Live

Major Business Initiatives

Databases and Data Warehouses

Decision Support and Artificial Intelligence

Electronic Commerce

Enterprise Infrastructure, Metrics, and Business Continuity Planning

Protecting People and Information

Emerging Trends and Technologies

Filters