Exam 6: Systems Development: Phases, Tools, and Techniques

_____ programming methodology breaks a project into tiny phases.

Outsourcing 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.

A finished prototype is known as a proof-of-concept prototype.

The third step in the SDLC is maintenance.

Insourcing is delegating work to an industry IT specialist via a bid.

A(n)_____ is a formal document that describes in detail your logical requirements for a proposed system and invites outsourcing organizations to submit bids for its development.

Which of the following systems development techniques allows end users to develop business applications?

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

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

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

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

Only IT majors will benefit from learning about the SDLC.

If you were developing marketing strategies and,in your job,decided to create a database that tracked the progress of your marketing efforts,what kind of development would you be engaging in?

Because end users work with a wide range of data,what should their IT tools that are used for selfsourcing support?

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.

In which of the following SDLC phases do you gather the business requirements for the proposed project?

Why do organizations outsource their business functions?

Parallel implementation of a new system is the least expensive and the most dangerous method of testing.

Which of the following focuses on the development,use,and reuse of small self-contained blocks of code to meet all the application software needs of an organization?

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?