Question 1

The _________ is/are the technological, financial, personnel, and other resource limitations on the IS function.

Accepted Answer

A)  application portfolio 
B)  constraints of the IS function 
C)  IS environment 
D)  objectives of the IS function

Question 2

_________ is NOT a major task of the IT steering committee.

Accepted Answer

A)  Approving the allocation of resources for the MIS function 
B)  Establishing performance measures for the MIS function and ensuring they are met 
C)  Linking corporate strategy with IT strategy 
D)  Training the top managers from each functional area

Question 3

_________ is an approach in which the organization's end users develop their own applications with little or no formal assistance from the IT department.

Accepted Answer

A)  Agile development 
B)  End-user development 
C)  JAD 
D)  RAD

Question 4

SaaS customers own the software but it is offered at a cheaper price.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Only IT people are involved in the SDLC.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

_________ is a method of delivering software in which a vendor hosts the applications and provides them as a service to customers over a network, typically the internet.

Accepted Answer

A)  ASP 
B)  ERP 
C)  PaaS 
D)  SaaS

Question 7

A _________ conversion involves shutting the old system off and turning the new system on at a certain point in time.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

RAD produces prototypes rather than functional components.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

The _________ is/are the technological, financial, personnel, and other resource limitations on the IS function.

_________ is NOT a major task of the IT steering committee.

_________ is an approach in which the organization's end users develop their own applications with little or no formal assistance from the IT department.

SaaS customers own the software but it is offered at a cheaper price.

Only IT people are involved in the SDLC.

_________ is a method of delivering software in which a vendor hosts the applications and provides them as a service to customers over a network, typically the internet.

A _________ conversion involves shutting the old system off and turning the new system on at a certain point in time.

RAD produces prototypes rather than functional components.