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Introduction to Information Systems Study Set 1
Exam 13: Acquiring Information Systems and Applications
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Question 1
Multiple Choice
Refer to IT's About Business 13.1. LinkedIn's process is an example of _______.
Question 2
Multiple Choice
In the _____ stage of the systems development life cycle, the design specifications are translated into computer code.
Question 3
Multiple Choice
_________ conversion is the riskiest.
Question 4
True/False
Insourcing application development is usually less time consuming and less expensive than buying or leasing.
Question 5
Multiple Choice
As an MIS analyst, you have decided to use a prototyping methodology for a small, Web-based design project. What is the order of steps that you will follow in the project?
Question 6
True/False
A key principle of the scrum approach for agile development is that users cannot change their minds during a project.
Question 7
Multiple Choice
_____ is a method of delivering software in which a vendor hosts the applications and customers access these applications over the Internet.
Question 8
Multiple Choice
Agile development
Question 9
True/False
Open-source applications are basically the same as a proprietary application except for licensing, payment, and support.
Question 10
True/False
Pilot conversion is the process in which the new system is introduced in one part of the organization.
Question 11
Multiple Choice
____________ conversion introduces the new system in one part of the organization on a trial basis, when the new system is working properly, it is introduced in other parts of the organization.
Question 12
Short Answer
The organizational strategic plan states the firm's overall ___________, the goals that follow from that, and the broad steps necessary to reach these goals.
Question 13
Multiple Choice
___________ is the first stage in selecting a vendor and software.
Question 14
Multiple Choice
A firm shuts down its old COBOL legacy system and immediately starts up its new PeopleSoft ERP system. This process is called __________ conversion.
Question 15
Multiple Choice
A firm implements a new information system in one of its plants, assesses the new system's performance, and then implements the new system in its other plants. This is an example of __________ conversion.