Exam 11: Systems Development and Procurement

________ is the only strategy for small systems, but the risk of switching back and forth between old and new modules can be high for large-scale implementations of complex software involving thousands of employees.

________ refers to the creation of a software prototype by developers that they can share with users and get their feedback to make improvements before a lot of effort is spent building a fully functioning version.

________ is a peer review process in which programmers familiar with the project and the development environment check over one another's work to ensure it is well documented and properly written.

A distinguishing feature of ________ programming is that developers work in pairs, reviewing one another's work, providing each other with feedback and testing the code as it is written.

A reason why the waterfall method is still in use is because business managers are comfortable with its logical and familiar structure.

Which of the following is an advantage of custom system development?

________ is a process in which stakeholders identify the features that a project will need and then prioritize them as mandatory, preferred, or nonessential.

The person who leads a requirement analysis need not have strong listening and consensus-building skills but needs to have a solid background in business management and information systems.

The ________ procures the best systems for each application regardless of the vendor.

A ________ implementation switches off the old system and launches all the modules of the new one on a single, very hectic go-live date, sometimes called the "big bang."

Service oriented architecture is most likely to be used by companies that are ________ in nature.

A major advantage of the ________ implementation is that people whose roles span modules do not have to switch back and forth between old and new modules.

A disadvantage of ________ is that the new system's modules may be tightly integrated, so implementing one without the others may create some confusion and require temporary interfaces to the old systems.

Designers use the unified modeling language to ________.

What is a parallel implementation process? Discuss some of its drawbacks.

A systems integrator is a special kind of consultant who has expertise in making the different hardware and software components of an information system work together.

________ is the first step in the systems development life cycle which defines the business need for the project, assesses its importance to the company, and determines whether the project is feasible.

Which of the following kinds of testing involves using the same input where developers compare the new system's output to the output generated by the system it is replacing?

The unified modeling language is developed by a consortium of 11 companies and offers a standardized approach to modeling.

Which of the following kinds of testing is conducted to assess how well the system performs under peak loads?