Exam 6: Systems Development

A(n) _____ is used to prioritize the business requirements and place them in a formal comprehensive document.

A(n) _____ is an individual who is an expert in project planning and management, defines and develops the project plan and tracks the plan to ensure all key project milestones are completed on time.

_____ clearly defines the high-level system requirements.

If you were deciding if your project should be developed by you or an IT specialist, what factor should sway you to decide to develop the system by yourself?

What is the trend called when a U.S. company outsources IT functions to other countries?

In which SDLC phase do you build a help desk support system for the new information system?

A(n) _____ is a software architecture perspective that focuses on the development, use, and reuse of small self-contained blocks of code to meet all the application software needs of an organization.

The SDLC contains 7 phases. Which phase involves end users and IT specialist working together to gather, understand, and document the business requirements for the proposed system?

When IT specialists and end users meet in one location to define and review the business requests for a proposed system, the meetings is called a _____?

The planning phase of the SDLC involves determining a solid plan for developing your information system.

_____ is the activity of drawing a graphical representation of a design.

A group of people who responds to end users' questions is called a(n) _____.

What type of self-sourcing development tool is paramount to the success of the proposed software?

Which of the following is not a key task for self-sourcing?

The SDLC contains 7 phases. Which phase verifies that the system works and meets all the business requirements developed in an earlier phase?

If you were to allow only a select group of people to use the new system so that you could determine if it was working correctly, what type of implementation method would you be following?

What end product in the prototyping process becomes the blueprint or technical design for the final system?

If you the end user participated on a team responsible for defining a prototype for a proposed application, what phase in the SDLC would you be working in?

_____ is the delegation of specific work to a third party for a specified length of time, at a specified cost, and at a specified level of service.

What is used to convince people of the worth of a proposed system?