Question 1

Economic feasibility is concerned with:

Accepted Answer

A)  How well a proposed information system supports the objectives of the organization and its strategic plan for information systems 
B)  Whether expected cost savings, increased revenue, increased profits, reductions in required investment, and other types of benefits will exceed the cost of developing and operating a proposed system 
C)  Determining if reliable hardware and software capable of meeting the needs of a proposed system can be acquired or developed by the business in the required time 
D)  The willingness and ability of management, employees, customers, suppliers, and others to operate, use, and support a proposed system 
A)  How well a proposed information system supports the objectives of the organization and its strategic plan for information systems 
B)  Whether expected cost savings, increased revenue, increased profits, reductions in required investment, and other types of benefits will exceed the cost of developing and operating a proposed system 
C)  Determining if reliable hardware and software capable of meeting the needs of a proposed system can be acquired or developed by the business in the required time 
D)  The willingness and ability of management, employees, customers, suppliers, and others to operate, use, and support a proposed system

Question 2

The question of compatibility with hardware and software being provided by competing suppliers is a _______________ evaluation factor.

Accepted Answer

A)  performance 
B)  compatibility 
C)  technology 
D)  connectivity 
A)  performance 
B)  compatibility 
C)  technology 
D)  connectivity

Question 3

The pilot conversion approach may be required if individual sites or locations have unique characteristics or idiosyncrasies that make a direct or parallel approach unfeasible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following factors is related to technical feasibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Customer acceptance 
B)  Governmental restrictions 
C)  Cost savings 
D)  Network reliability 
A)  Customer acceptance 
B)  Governmental restrictions 
C)  Cost savings 
D)  Network reliability

Question 5

User interface design is frequently a prototyping process with end user input.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Signals for data entry errors and quick e-mail confirmation for customers are examples of a _______________ requirement.

Accepted Answer

A)  user interface 
B)  processing 
C)  control 
D)  storage 
A)  user interface 
B)  processing 
C)  control 
D)  storage

Question 7

All of the following are activities performed during the controlling project management phase except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Create reporting tools 
B)  Compare actual progress with baseline 
C)  Establish reporting obligations 
D)  Writing a detailed project plan 
A)  Create reporting tools 
B)  Compare actual progress with baseline 
C)  Establish reporting obligations 
D)  Writing a detailed project plan

Question 8

All of the following are done during the systems implementation stage of application development, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Develop logical models of the current system 
B)  Acquire or develop hardware and software 
C)  Convert to the new business system 
D)  Manage the effects of system changes on end users 
A)  Develop logical models of the current system 
B)  Acquire or develop hardware and software 
C)  Convert to the new business system 
D)  Manage the effects of system changes on end users

Question 9

_______________ hardware and software involves simulating the processing of typical jobs on several computers and then evaluating their performances.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ hardware and software involves simulating the...

Question 10

_______________ requirements are end user information requirements that are not tied to the hardware, software, network, data, and people resources that end users presently use or might use in the new system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ requirements are end user information requirements...

Question 11

Which of the following statements applies to end user development?

Accepted Answer

A)  IS professionals play a consulting role, while end users do their own application development 
B)  Focus should be on the fundamental activities of any information system: input, processing, output, storage, and control 
C)  Users develop new or improved ways to perform your jobs without the direct involvement of IS specialists 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  IS professionals play a consulting role, while end users do their own application development 
B)  Focus should be on the fundamental activities of any information system: input, processing, output, storage, and control 
C)  Users develop new or improved ways to perform your jobs without the direct involvement of IS specialists 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 12

When computer-aided systems engineering methods are used, documentation can be created and changed easily, because it is stored and accessible on disk in a _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When computer-aided systems engineering methods are used,...

Question 13

These days, evaluating hardware is pretty much limited to speed and pricing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An RFQ is used as the basis for preparing a proposed purchase agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Most successful Web sites use complicated color designs so speed of loading the pages is not a concern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A large retail company with many locations may choose to use a conversion strategy in which the new system is put in place at only one location. This method of conversion is called _______________ conversion.

Accepted Answer

A)  parallel 
B)  pilot 
C)  phased 
D)  direct 
A)  parallel 
B)  pilot 
C)  phased 
D)  direct

Question 17

All of the following would be a focus of a human factors feasibility study except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Acceptance by employees 
B)  How well a proposed system fits the company plans 
C)  Customer and supplier acceptance 
D)  All of the choices are factors in human factors feasibility. 
A)  Acceptance by employees 
B)  How well a proposed system fits the company plans 
C)  Customer and supplier acceptance 
D)  All of the choices are factors in human factors feasibility.

Question 18

One major activity in post-implementation involves making changes to the system as a result of the users finally having an opportunity to use it. These requests are called _______________.

Accepted Answer

change req

Question 19

Why are business end users frequently added to system development teams?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have the greatest stake in a successful product 
B)  They know a lot about the business activities that affect the company's business processes 
C)  They are usually experienced in IS development 
D)  They are the most likely to eliminate unnecessary documentation and steps 
A)  They have the greatest stake in a successful product 
B)  They know a lot about the business activities that affect the company's business processes 
C)  They are usually experienced in IS development 
D)  They are the most likely to eliminate unnecessary documentation and steps

Question 20

The four basic categories of maintenance are corrective, adaptive, perfective, and _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The four basic categories of maintenance are...

Economic feasibility is concerned with:

The question of compatibility with hardware and software being provided by competing suppliers is a _______________ evaluation factor.

The pilot conversion approach may be required if individual sites or locations have unique characteristics or idiosyncrasies that make a direct or parallel approach unfeasible.

Which of the following factors is related to technical feasibility?

User interface design is frequently a prototyping process with end user input.

Signals for data entry errors and quick e-mail confirmation for customers are examples of a _______________ requirement.

All of the following are activities performed during the controlling project management phase except:

All of the following are done during the systems implementation stage of application development, except:

_______________ hardware and software involves simulating the processing of typical jobs on several computers and then evaluating their performances.

_______________ requirements are end user information requirements that are not tied to the hardware, software, network, data, and people resources that end users presently use or might use in the new system.

Which of the following statements applies to end user development?

When computer-aided systems engineering methods are used, documentation can be created and changed easily, because it is stored and accessible on disk in a _______________.

These days, evaluating hardware is pretty much limited to speed and pricing.

An RFQ is used as the basis for preparing a proposed purchase agreement.

Most successful Web sites use complicated color designs so speed of loading the pages is not a concern.

A large retail company with many locations may choose to use a conversion strategy in which the new system is put in place at only one location. This method of conversion is called _______________ conversion.

All of the following would be a focus of a human factors feasibility study except:

One major activity in post-implementation involves making changes to the system as a result of the users finally having an opportunity to use it. These requests are called _______________.

Why are business end users frequently added to system development teams?

The four basic categories of maintenance are corrective, adaptive, perfective, and _______________.

Foundations of Information Systems in Business

Competing With Information Technology

Computer Hardware

Computer Software

Data Resource Management

Telecommunications and Networks

E-Business Systems

Business Across the Enterprise

E-Commerce Systems

Supporting Decision Making

Businessit Strategies for Development

Security and Ethical Challenges

Enterprise and Global Management of Information Technology

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Economic feasibility is concerned with:

The question of compatibility with hardware and software being provided by competing suppliers is a _______________ evaluation factor.

The pilot conversion approach may be required if individual sites or locations have unique characteristics or idiosyncrasies that make a direct or parallel approach unfeasible.

Which of the following factors is related to technical feasibility?

User interface design is frequently a prototyping process with end user input.

Signals for data entry errors and quick e-mail confirmation for customers are examples of a _______________ requirement.

All of the following are activities performed during the controlling project management phase except:

All of the following are done during the systems implementation stage of application development, except:

_______________ hardware and software involves simulating the processing of typical jobs on several computers and then evaluating their performances.

_______________ requirements are end user information requirements that are not tied to the hardware, software, network, data, and people resources that end users presently use or might use in the new system.

Which of the following statements applies to end user development?

When computer-aided systems engineering methods are used, documentation can be created and changed easily, because it is stored and accessible on disk in a _______________.

These days, evaluating hardware is pretty much limited to speed and pricing.

An RFQ is used as the basis for preparing a proposed purchase agreement.

Most successful Web sites use complicated color designs so speed of loading the pages is not a concern.

A large retail company with many locations may choose to use a conversion strategy in which the new system is put in place at only one location. This method of conversion is called _______________ conversion.

All of the following would be a focus of a human factors feasibility study except:

One major activity in post-implementation involves making changes to the system as a result of the users finally having an opportunity to use it. These requests are called _______________.

Why are business end users frequently added to system development teams?

The four basic categories of maintenance are corrective, adaptive, perfective, and _______________.

Foundations of Information Systems in Business

Competing With Information Technology

Computer Hardware

Computer Software

Data Resource Management

Telecommunications and Networks

E-Business Systems

Business Across the Enterprise

E-Commerce Systems

Supporting Decision Making

Businessit Strategies for Development

Security and Ethical Challenges

Enterprise and Global Management of Information Technology

Filters