Question 1

Service-oriented architecture is especially useful in ________ companies.

Accepted Answer

A)   agile
B)   static
C)   slow-moving
D)   dying A

Question 2

Michael Hammer's business process reengineering was criticized because it ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   overemphasized the importance of people in business processes
B)   reiterated redesign as a major contributor to the failure of most business processes
C)   failed to realize that the human element is key to improving business processes
D)   emphasized the importance of processes that do not necessarily add value to business C

Question 3

A phased implementation is an expensive process that launches a new system while the old one is still running.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Designers use the unified modeling language (UML) to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   improve communication and clarity by using standardized graphics symbols and notations
B)   establish clarity in audio models of object-oriented and software-intensive systems
C)   test and repair implemented software systems and hence establish clarity in communication
D)   design information systems using flashy graphics and multi-dimensional animations

Question 5

An agile method that focuses on frequent releases of workable software and short time boxes for development is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Scrum programming
B)   extreme programming
C)   prototype modeling
D)   incremental modeling

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a systems integrator?

Accepted Answer

A)   a consultant who ensures that employees are making the best use of information systems
B)   a manager who, through leadership, prepares the organization for change to become dynamic
C)   a manager who inspires employees to work together and provide resources the project team needs
D)   a consultant who ensures that the hardware and software components of an IS work together

Question 7

Business process reengineering was criticized because it overemphasized the importance of the human element in managing business processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The ________ compresses the time horizon for software development and focuses on the time available until the next release while the development team determines how many of the requirements it can deliver in that time frame.

Accepted Answer

A)   iterative method
B)   waterfall method
C)   agile
D)   V-model

Question 9

What are the different steps in the systems development life cycle (SDL
C)? What does the first step of the SDLC entail?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

________ is an important part of the planning stage of the systems development life cycle and examines whether an initiative is viable from technical, financial, and legal standpoints.

Accepted Answer

A)   Procurement analysis
B)   Feasibility study
C)   Market share analysis
D)   Brand assessment

Question 11

________ is the first step in the systems development life cycle, which defines the business need for a project, assesses its importance to the company, and determines whether the project is feasible.

Accepted Answer

A)   Testing
B)   Planning
C)   Maintenance
D)   Development

Question 12

________ is an agile method for software development that relies on tightly knit, cohesive teams that do sprints of 2 to 4 weeks each.

Accepted Answer

A)   Scrum
B)   Extreme programming
C)   Spiral modeling
D)   V-modeling

Question 13

What are the different features offered by project- and issue-tracking software to help developers during the design phase of the SDLC?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

What is rapid application development? Explain.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Which of the following includes a high-level description of a system that an organization is on the lookout for?

Accepted Answer

A)   request for proposal
B)   request for information
C)   request for quotation
D)   request for tender

Question 16

What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of a prepackaged software?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Jonathan has joined a new software company in Manhattan and has been assigned the task of developing an internal communications system. He begins the task by assessing how the system will help in efficiently coordinating the projects that the company handles and in determining the feasibility of the system. In the given scenario, Jonathan is in the ________ step of the systems development life cycle.

Accepted Answer

A)   testing
B)   planning
C)   design
D)   maintenance

Question 18

The ________ refers to a process organizations put into place to manage and prioritize requests to add new features to an information system.

Accepted Answer

A)   conformity assessment
B)   calibration process
C)   change control process
D)   requirements analysis

Question 19

In the ________, tasks are not sequenced according to the SDLC and many activities occur simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

A)   V-model method
B)   agile method
C)   iterated method
D)   waterfall method

Question 20

Which of the following reasons explains why waterfall methods are still widely in use?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is cheap and takes very little time to rework a project using this method.
B)   It does not handle any changes in a project
C)   It has a logical and familiar structure which is comfortable to use.
D)   Its goals are more focused than those of agile and iterative methods.

Exam 11: Systems Development and Procurement