Exam 13: Accounting System Development

Most entrepreneurs need to hire custom programmers to write accounting programs.

Database modeling consists of preparing a pictorial representation of the accounting database.

The main reasons for project failure relate to activities that were not properly addressed in the first phase of the SDLC, the planning of the new system project.

________ software is an example of using the ABC methodology for large-scale enterprises.

For most enterprises it is more cost-effective to hire programmers to write custom software programs for all of their accounting functions.

Initial project feasibility analysis is usually summarized in a one-page document consisting of three sections: Issue/Opportunity, Rationale, and Cost.

The baseline stage of the ABC methodology involves customizing the off-the-shelf accounting system to meet the enterprise's specific needs.

Requirements for customizing a baseline accounting system may come from the end users.

________ feasibility evaluates whether the current IT personnel and enterprise users can operate the new system hardware and software.

Economic feasibility assesses the probability of successful implementation and use of the new system, including any legal considerations.

One activity included in the analysis phase of SDLC is developing budgets.

The ________ stage of the ABC methodology focuses on an off-the-shelf accounting system that contains features common to most accounting systems.

________ consists of preparing a pictorial representation of the accounting database.

Risk feasibility assess the probability of successful implementation and use of the new system, including any legal considerations.

Most accounting systems today are built using an ABC methodology.

Design feasibility includes operational, economic, technical, schedule, cultural, and risk feasibility of the proposed IT architecture for the new system.

When a system can no longer be maintained, no longer satisfies enterprise requirements, or fails to address new opportunities, it will be replaced with a new system, and a new system development life cycle begins.

Problem analysis involves analyzing cause and effects of a problem experienced with the current system.

According to Weatherbe's PIECES framework for problem analysis, a problem that affects revenues or costs is a(n)________ problem

________ involved analyzing user requirements for the new system.