Exam 12: Implementing Businessit Solutions

All of the following would be a focus of a legal/political feasibility study except:

Prototyping involves:

The application development capabilities built into a variety of software packages have made it easier for many users to develop their own computer-based solutions.

Which of the following is done during the systems maintenance stage of application development?

User interface design refers to the development of:

Improperly organized and formatted data are seldom found to be a major contributor to new system implementation failures.

Preventive maintenance activities involve changes to an existing system that are intended to improve the performance of a function or interface.

Control measures for end user applications vary greatly depending upon the:

Analyzing the information needs of employees, customers, and other business stakeholders is done during the systems investigation stage of the application development life cycle.

Recording and communicating detailed system specifications, including procedures for end users and IS personnel and examples of input screens, output displays, and reports, is a(n) _______________ activity.

Which category of feasibility study focuses on determining if reliable hardware and software, capable of meeting the needs of a proposed system, can be acquired or developed in the required time?

In analyzing a potential application, you should focus first on the _______________ to be produced by the application.

According to the text, _______________ maintenance includes reducing the chances of system failure or extending the capacity of a current system's useful life.

Management consultant and author Peter Senge calls systems thinking the _______________.

Keeping the links updated on a Web page is a very difficult, manual job because there is no software available that can do this for you.

According to the text, certain changes in _______________ may dictate the need for change, regardless of the assessed feasibility of such change.

Changing data in company databases to new data formats and subsets required by newly installed software is a(n) _______________ activity.

Systems integrators specialize in providing industry-specific hardware, software, and services from selected manufacturers.

By creating a logical model, the various computer hardware components of a system can be incorporated, analyzed, and understood.

According to the text, _______________ maintenance includes modifying existing functions or adding new functionality to accommodate changes in the business or operating environments.