Question 1

Sign-off occurs when users and IT specialists meet to define or review the business requirements for the system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is a potential risk of selfsourcing?

Accepted Answer

A) Reduced technological know-how for future innovation 
B) Lack of documentation and external support leads to short-lived systems 
C) Reduced degree of control 
D) Increased dependency on outside organizations 
A) Reduced technological know-how for future innovation 
B) Lack of documentation and external support leads to short-lived systems 
C) Reduced degree of control 
D) Increased dependency on outside organizations

Question 3

The SDLC contains 7 phases.Which phase builds a technical blueprint of how the proposed system will work?

Accepted Answer

A) Design 
B) Planning 
C) Analysis 
D) Development 
A) Design 
B) Planning 
C) Analysis 
D) Development

Question 4

What is a common test that is performed to ensure the quality of the information system you are building?

Accepted Answer

A) Unit and system testing 
B) User acceptance testing 
C) Integration testing 
D) Unit,system,Integration,and user acceptance testing 
A) Unit and system testing 
B) User acceptance testing 
C) Integration testing 
D) Unit,system,Integration,and user acceptance testing

Question 5

What are business requirements?

Accepted Answer

A) The strategic and tactical goals that a business establishes for itself that software must align with 
B) The detailed set of requests that the proposed information system must meet to be successful 
C) The planning document identifying the characteristics and functionality of the proposed information system 
D) The logical design for the proposed information system 
A) The strategic and tactical goals that a business establishes for itself that software must align with 
B) The detailed set of requests that the proposed information system must meet to be successful 
C) The planning document identifying the characteristics and functionality of the proposed information system 
D) The logical design for the proposed information system

Question 6

Which of the following activities is not part of component-based development?

Accepted Answer

A) Learning and using new technologies to enhance existing information systems 
B) Search existing software libraries for code that can be reused in the proposed information system 
C) Build new software applications that can be used in other software development projects 
D) All of these activities are part of component-based development 
A) Learning and using new technologies to enhance existing information systems 
B) Search existing software libraries for code that can be reused in the proposed information system 
C) Build new software applications that can be used in other software development projects 
D) All of these activities are part of component-based development

Question 7

Users begin using the new system during the _____ phase of the SDLC.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Users begin using the new system during...

Question 8

What is the difference between the design phase and the analysis phase?

Accepted Answer

A) The analysis phase follows the design phase and examines the requirements developed during the design phase 
B) The design phase creates the code from the logical requirements developed in the analysis phase 
C) Analysis and design belong to the same phase and create an iterative process between the two activities 
D) The design phase takes the requirements developed in the analysis phase and creates a design from them 
A) The analysis phase follows the design phase and examines the requirements developed during the design phase 
B) The design phase creates the code from the logical requirements developed in the analysis phase 
C) Analysis and design belong to the same phase and create an iterative process between the two activities 
D) The design phase takes the requirements developed in the analysis phase and creates a design from them

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

A) It is related to the existing IT infrastructure 
B) It is mission critical 
C) It is an application that would be used mainly by you 
D) It supports concurrent users 
A) It is related to the existing IT infrastructure 
B) It is mission critical 
C) It is an application that would be used mainly by you 
D) It supports concurrent users

Question 10

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 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

"The proposed information system must connect 25,000 employees working in Europe,US,and Africa working in 5 satellite sites" is an example of a _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Enduring goal 
B) Milestone 
C) Feature creep 
D) Business requirement 
A) Enduring goal 
B) Milestone 
C) Feature creep 
D) Business requirement

Question 13

_____ is used to convince people of the worth of a proposed system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is used to convince people of...

Question 14

_____ is an iterative process in which a model of the information system is created from business requirements,demonstrated to end users,then refined and enhanced based on end user comments.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is an iterative process in which...

Question 15

The fifth step in the SDLC is testing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In which SDLC phase do you build the platform for the proposed information system along with the database and the programs?

Accepted Answer

A) Development 
B) Implementation 
C) Design 
D) Transformation 
A) Development 
B) Implementation 
C) Design 
D) Transformation

Question 17

_____ are the detailed steps the system must perform along with the expected results of each step.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ are the detailed steps the system...

Question 18

Extreme programming (XP)methodology enforces strict design guidelines thus inhibiting user changes in requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following methodologies breaks a project into tiny phases; programmers must develop the code for each phase before they can continue to the next phase?

Accepted Answer

A) Project milestones 
B) Extreme programming 
C) Operational prototyping 
D) Design and build prototyping 
A) Project milestones 
B) Extreme programming 
C) Operational prototyping 
D) Design and build prototyping

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) Development 
B) Transformation 
C) Implementation 
D) Testing 
A) Development 
B) Transformation 
C) Implementation 
D) Testing

Sign-off occurs when users and IT specialists meet to define or review the business requirements for the system.

Which of the following is a potential risk of selfsourcing?

The SDLC contains 7 phases.Which phase builds a technical blueprint of how the proposed system will work?

What is a common test that is performed to ensure the quality of the information system you are building?

What are business requirements?

Which of the following activities is not part of component-based development?

Users begin using the new system during the _____ phase of the SDLC.

What is the difference between the design phase and the analysis phase?

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?

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

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

"The proposed information system must connect 25,000 employees working in Europe,US,and Africa working in 5 satellite sites" is an example of a _____.

_____ is used to convince people of the worth of a proposed system.

_____ is an iterative process in which a model of the information system is created from business requirements,demonstrated to end users,then refined and enhanced based on end user comments.

The fifth step in the SDLC is testing.

In which SDLC phase do you build the platform for the proposed information system along with the database and the programs?

_____ are the detailed steps the system must perform along with the expected results of each step.

Extreme programming (XP)methodology enforces strict design guidelines thus inhibiting user changes in requirements.

Which of the following methodologies breaks a project into tiny phases; programmers must develop the code for each phase before they can continue to the next phase?

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

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

Sign-off occurs when users and IT specialists meet to define or review the business requirements for the system.

Which of the following is a potential risk of selfsourcing?

The SDLC contains 7 phases.Which phase builds a technical blueprint of how the proposed system will work?

What is a common test that is performed to ensure the quality of the information system you are building?

What are business requirements?

Which of the following activities is not part of component-based development?

Users begin using the new system during the _____ phase of the SDLC.

What is the difference between the design phase and the analysis phase?

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?

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

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

"The proposed information system must connect 25,000 employees working in Europe,US,and Africa working in 5 satellite sites" is an example of a _____.

_____ is used to convince people of the worth of a proposed system.

_____ is an iterative process in which a model of the information system is created from business requirements,demonstrated to end users,then refined and enhanced based on end user comments.

The fifth step in the SDLC is testing.

In which SDLC phase do you build the platform for the proposed information system along with the database and the programs?

_____ are the detailed steps the system must perform along with the expected results of each step.

Extreme programming (XP)methodology enforces strict design guidelines thus inhibiting user changes in requirements.

Which of the following methodologies breaks a project into tiny phases; programmers must develop the code for each phase before they can continue to the next phase?

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

The Information Age in Which You Live: Changing

Major Business Initiatives: Gaining Competitive

Databases and Data Warehouses: Building Business

Decision Support and Artificial Intelligence

Electronic Commerce: Strategies for the New Economy

Enterprise Infrastructure, Metrics, and Business

Protecting People and Information

Emerging Trends and Technology

Computer Hardware and Software

Network Basics

Careers in Business

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