Question 1

What is the difference between a mobile website and a mobile web app?

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The answer of What is the difference between a mobile...

Question 2

Ergonomics is the interaction of people and machines in the work environment, including the design of jobs and legal issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

You have been hired as a consultant to make recommendations for Smarty's, a healthy fast-food chain that is undergoing major expansion. Smarty's needs to create an enterprise resource planning system. However, Smarty's needs to have this system up and running as quickly as possible or it is likely they will begin losing business. What do you recommend?

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The answer of You have been hired as a consultant...

Question 4

Users prefer systems that:

Accepted Answer

A)  are oriented to facilitating organizational tasks and solving business problems. 
B)  work with existing DBMS. 
C)  are able to provide optimum hardware and software efficiency. 
D)  are capable of storing much more data than they need. 
E)  are cloud-based.

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the unique considerations in developing applications for a mobile platform?

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A)  Reduced screen space 
B)  Keyboard configuration 
C)  User gestures 
D)  Bandwidth constraints 
E)  Multiple mobile platforms

Question 6

In a data flow diagram, external entities are represented by:

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A)  rounded boxes. 
B)  square boxes. 
C)  circles. 
D)  open rectangles. 
E)  triangles.

Question 7

Each program in a new information system is tested separately in:

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A)  application testing. 
B)  acceptance testing. 
C)  unit testing. 
D)  user testing. 
E)  system testing.

Question 8

Which of the following is a technique used to create websites that will conform to the screen resolution of the user?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native design 
B)  Responsive design 
C)  End-user design 
D)  Multi-platform design 
E)  Mobile development

Question 9

What qualities of object-oriented development make this method especially suitable for Internet applications?

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Question 10

A detailed list of questions submitted to external vendors to determine how well they meet the organization's specific requirements is called:

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A)  a feasibility study. 
B)  process specifications. 
C)  a systems analysis. 
D)  a case study. 
E)  a request for proposal.

Question 11

A new information system is not considered in production until conversion is complete.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Groups of objects are assembled into software components for common functions, which can be combined into large-scale business applications, in which type of software development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Object-oriented development 
B)  Component-based development 
C)  Structured methodologies 
D)  RAD 
E)  End-user development

Question 13

Objects are grouped into hierarchies, and hierarchies into classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following types of systems development is characterized by significantly speeding the generation of information requirements and involving users at an intense level in the systems design?

Accepted Answer

A)  RAD 
B)  JAD 
C)  Prototyping 
D)  End-user development 
E)  SDLC

Question 15

Which process develops a detailed description of the functions that a new information system must perform?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feasibility study 
B)  Systems design 
C)  Test plan development 
D)  PERT chart 
E)  Requirements analysis

Question 16

An information systems plan includes all the following except:

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A)  key business processes. 
B)  portfolio analysis. 
C)  applications' role in strategy. 
D)  financing. 
E)  management strategy.

Question 17

Implementation refers to the steps taken to bring a new information system into production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the chapter case, the Girl Scouts' conversion strategy of first introducing the modules for ordering cookies and then introducing the modules for transmitting orders and instructions to the cookie factory and shipper is called a(n) ________ strategy.

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A)  direct cutover 
B)  indirect cutover 
C)  incremental conversion 
D)  parallel 
E)  phased approach

Question 19

Intangible benefits of an information system are those that cannot be easily quantified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The project risk will rise if the project team and the IS staff lack:

Accepted Answer

A)  RAD experience. 
B)  web services. 
C)  the required technical expertise. 
D)  CASE tools. 
E)  portfolio analysis.

Exam 12: Building Information Systems and Managing Projects

What is the difference between a mobile website and a mobile web app?

Ergonomics is the interaction of people and machines in the work environment, including the design of jobs and legal issues.

Users prefer systems that:

Which of the following is not one of the unique considerations in developing applications for a mobile platform?

In a data flow diagram, external entities are represented by:

Each program in a new information system is tested separately in:

Which of the following is a technique used to create websites that will conform to the screen resolution of the user?

What qualities of object-oriented development make this method especially suitable for Internet applications?

A detailed list of questions submitted to external vendors to determine how well they meet the organization's specific requirements is called:

A new information system is not considered in production until conversion is complete.

Groups of objects are assembled into software components for common functions, which can be combined into large-scale business applications, in which type of software development?

Objects are grouped into hierarchies, and hierarchies into classes.

Which of the following types of systems development is characterized by significantly speeding the generation of information requirements and involving users at an intense level in the systems design?

Which process develops a detailed description of the functions that a new information system must perform?

An information systems plan includes all the following except:

Implementation refers to the steps taken to bring a new information system into production.

According to the chapter case, the Girl Scouts' conversion strategy of first introducing the modules for ordering cookies and then introducing the modules for transmitting orders and instructions to the cookie factory and shipper is called a(n) ________ strategy.

Intangible benefits of an information system are those that cannot be easily quantified.

The project risk will rise if the project team and the IS staff lack: