Question 1

Omitting all forms of the verb "to be" from documentation to create a more active writing style follows the documentation guideline "use active voice."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A classic mistake made during the implementation phase is to coordinate changes to the source code, since that increases the development time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Implementation is the development of all parts of the system, including the software development, documentation creation, and new operating procedures generation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Three recommended guidelines for writing documentation are to use an active voice, use consistent terms, and use parallel grammatical structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The type of documentation designed to be used when the user needs to learn how to perform a specific function is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural cohesion 
B)  procedures manuals 
C)  reference documents 
D)  sequential cohesion 
E)  tutorials 
A)  procedural cohesion 
B)  procedures manuals 
C)  reference documents 
D)  sequential cohesion 
E)  tutorials

Question 6

The type of documentation designed to describe how to perform business tasks is known as procedures manuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Programming can be the greatest single component of any information systems development project in terms of time and cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Beta testing is part of performance testing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Given the context dimension identified by Hall on cultural difference, the level of detail in direction could be varied between cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Regular meetings of a systems project team _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage communication 
B)  is not a simple approach 
C)  reduce communication 
D)  reduce discussion 
E)  should not be held unless necessary 
A)  encourage communication 
B)  is not a simple approach 
C)  reduce communication 
D)  reduce discussion 
E)  should not be held unless necessary

Question 11

Hofstede identified 5 dimensions on cultural differences. Which one in the following list is NOT the dimension Hofstede identified?

Accepted Answer

A)  individualism and collectivism 
B)  time 
C)  power distance 
D)  religion 
E)  masculinity versus femininity 
A)  individualism and collectivism 
B)  time 
C)  power distance 
D)  religion 
E)  masculinity versus femininity

Question 12

Mary has written a message into her program to notify her when a particular class has been reached within the program. This message is commonly called a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  change item 
B)  error message 
C)  navigator 
D)  stub 
E)  unit 
A)  change item 
B)  error message 
C)  navigator 
D)  stub 
E)  unit

Question 13

From an information systems development perspective, the common language today tends to be ____________, Java, SQL, C++, Objective-C, and Visual Basic.

Accepted Answer

A)  English 
B)  Formal language like Finite State Machines 
C)  technical language 
D)  UML 
E)  Graphical language 
A)  English 
B)  Formal language like Finite State Machines 
C)  technical language 
D)  UML 
E)  Graphical language

Question 14

Unit testing includes two kinds of tests: white box testing and black box testing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The general structure used in most on-line documentation for documents, procedures manuals, or tutorials is called documentation items.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In polychronic time cultures, deadlines are critical. This is probably why timeboxing has been relatively successful as a method to control projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Topics in the text documentation should be written from the viewpoint of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the programmers 
B)  the users 
C)  the sponsor 
D)  what the system can do 
E)  the objects 
A)  the programmers 
B)  the users 
C)  the sponsor 
D)  what the system can do 
E)  the objects

Question 18

Three common types of documentation are reference documents, help systems, and procedure manuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Interaction testing is one type of integration testing. In interaction testing, the entire system starts as a set of stubs, and each class is added in turn and tested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Omitting all forms of the verb "to be" from documentation to create a more active writing style follows the documentation guideline "use active voice."

A classic mistake made during the implementation phase is to coordinate changes to the source code, since that increases the development time.

Implementation is the development of all parts of the system, including the software development, documentation creation, and new operating procedures generation.

Three recommended guidelines for writing documentation are to use an active voice, use consistent terms, and use parallel grammatical structures.

The type of documentation designed to be used when the user needs to learn how to perform a specific function is known as _____.

The type of documentation designed to describe how to perform business tasks is known as procedures manuals.

Programming can be the greatest single component of any information systems development project in terms of time and cost.

Beta testing is part of performance testing.

Given the context dimension identified by Hall on cultural difference, the level of detail in direction could be varied between cultures.

Regular meetings of a systems project team _____.

Hofstede identified 5 dimensions on cultural differences. Which one in the following list is NOT the dimension Hofstede identified?

Mary has written a message into her program to notify her when a particular class has been reached within the program. This message is commonly called a _____.

From an information systems development perspective, the common language today tends to be ____________, Java, SQL, C++, Objective-C, and Visual Basic.

Unit testing includes two kinds of tests: white box testing and black box testing.

The general structure used in most on-line documentation for documents, procedures manuals, or tutorials is called documentation items.

In polychronic time cultures, deadlines are critical. This is probably why timeboxing has been relatively successful as a method to control projects.

Topics in the text documentation should be written from the viewpoint of ______.

Three common types of documentation are reference documents, help systems, and procedure manuals.

Interaction testing is one type of integration testing. In interaction testing, the entire system starts as a set of stubs, and each class is added in turn and tested.

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Omitting all forms of the verb "to be" from documentation to create a more active writing style follows the documentation guideline "use active voice."

A classic mistake made during the implementation phase is to coordinate changes to the source code, since that increases the development time.

Implementation is the development of all parts of the system, including the software development, documentation creation, and new operating procedures generation.

Three recommended guidelines for writing documentation are to use an active voice, use consistent terms, and use parallel grammatical structures.

The type of documentation designed to be used when the user needs to learn how to perform a specific function is known as _____.

The type of documentation designed to describe how to perform business tasks is known as procedures manuals.

Programming can be the greatest single component of any information systems development project in terms of time and cost.

Beta testing is part of performance testing.

Given the context dimension identified by Hall on cultural difference, the level of detail in direction could be varied between cultures.

Regular meetings of a systems project team _____.

Hofstede identified 5 dimensions on cultural differences. Which one in the following list is NOT the dimension Hofstede identified?

Mary has written a message into her program to notify her when a particular class has been reached within the program. This message is commonly called a _____.

From an information systems development perspective, the common language today tends to be ____________, Java, SQL, C++, Objective-C, and Visual Basic.

Unit testing includes two kinds of tests: white box testing and black box testing.

The general structure used in most on-line documentation for documents, procedures manuals, or tutorials is called documentation items.

In polychronic time cultures, deadlines are critical. This is probably why timeboxing has been relatively successful as a method to control projects.

Topics in the text documentation should be written from the viewpoint of ______.

Three common types of documentation are reference documents, help systems, and procedure manuals.

Interaction testing is one type of integration testing. In interaction testing, the entire system starts as a set of stubs, and each class is added in turn and tested.

Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design

Project Management

Requirements Determination

Business Process and Functional Modeling

Structural Modeling

Behavioral Modeling

Moving on to Design

Class and Method Design

Data Management Layer Design

Human Computer Interaction Layer Design

Physical Architecture Layer Design

Installation and Operations

Filters