Question 1

Which of the following systems acquisition methods requires staff to systematically go through every step in the development process and has a lower probability of missing important user requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Systems development life cycle 
B)  Prototyping 
C)  End-user development 
D)  External acquisition 
E)  Object-oriented development

Question 2

Which of the following systems acquisition methods is time consuming, costly, and may produce excessive documentation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Systems development life cycle 
B)  Prototyping 
C)  End-user development 
D)  External acquisition 
E)  Object-oriented development

Question 3

IT architecture focuses only on the technical aspects of information resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following systems acquisition methods saves the company's time, enables the company to select software that has been used for similar problems in other organizations, and allows the company to try out the software?

Accepted Answer

A)  Systems development life cycle 
B)  Prototyping 
C)  End-user development 
D)  Buy option 
E)  Object-oriented development

Question 5

_____ is a software development methodology that delivers functionality in rapid iterations, usually measured in weeks.

Accepted Answer

A)  Agile development 
B)  Prototyping 
C)  The systems development life cycle 
D)  Joint application development 
E)  Component-based development

Question 6

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  Phased 
B)  Direct 
C)  Parallel 
D)  Pilot 
E)  Timely

Question 7

The SDLC encourages changes to user requirements once they have been established.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Joint application design is used to collect user requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A company's IT architecture includes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hardware and software 
B)  Networks 
C)  Database management systems 
D)  The members of the IT staff 
E)  How IT decisions will be made

Question 10

The information systems planning process proceeds in which order?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organization mission - organization strategic plan - IS strategic plan - new IT architecture 
B)  Organization mission - IS strategic plan - organization strategic plan - IS operational plan 
C)  Organization strategic plan - organization mission - IS strategic plan - new IT architecture 
D)  IT architecture - IS strategic plan - organization strategic plan - organization mission 
E)  IS development projects - IS operational plan - new IT architecture - organization mission

Question 11

Refer to IT's About Business 13.1 -- Anniston Orthopaedics and Greenway Medical Technologies: Assuming that a contract can be reached and Anniston decides to install Greenway's software, which is the best implementation approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pilot 
B)  Piecemeal 
C)  Direct 
D)  Parallel 
E)  Any one of the above will be fine.

Question 12

What are application service providers, and how does using ASPs differ from outsourcing?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Refer IT's About Business 13.3 - State of Virginia's Outsourcing Contract: Which of the following statements concerning the contract the State of Virginia signed with Northrop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia outsourced its entire IT function to Northrop. 
B)  Northrop was to deploy new applications to improve services to Virginia residents. 
C)  The implementation was done using the direct approach. 
D)  Many of the problems cited were network and telephone problems. 
E)  Virginia did not provide very strong oversight of Northrop.

Question 14

Pilot conversion is the process in which the new system is introduced in one part of the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A firm shuts down its old COBOL legacy system and immediately starts up its new PeopleSoft ERP system. This process is called __________ conversion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Phased 
B)  Direct 
C)  Parallel 
D)  Pilot 
E)  Timely

Question 16

Systems maintenance includes debugging and updating a system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How do application service providers differ from Software-as-a-Service vendors?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Insourcing application development is usually less time consuming and less expensive than buying or leasing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The most difficult task in evaluating a vendor and a software package is to determine the vendor's financial health and "staying power."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Contrast agile development and the SDLC.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 13: Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Which of the following systems acquisition methods requires staff to systematically go through every step in the development process and has a lower probability of missing important user requirements?

Which of the following systems acquisition methods is time consuming, costly, and may produce excessive documentation?

IT architecture focuses only on the technical aspects of information resources.

Which of the following systems acquisition methods saves the company's time, enables the company to select software that has been used for similar problems in other organizations, and allows the company to try out the software?

_____ is a software development methodology that delivers functionality in rapid iterations, usually measured in weeks.

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.

The SDLC encourages changes to user requirements once they have been established.

Joint application design is used to collect user requirements.

A company's IT architecture includes all of the following except:

The information systems planning process proceeds in which order?

Refer to IT's About Business 13.1 -- Anniston Orthopaedics and Greenway Medical Technologies: Assuming that a contract can be reached and Anniston decides to install Greenway's software, which is the best implementation approach?

What are application service providers, and how does using ASPs differ from outsourcing?

Refer IT's About Business 13.3 - State of Virginia's Outsourcing Contract: Which of the following statements concerning the contract the State of Virginia signed with Northrop?

Pilot conversion is the process in which the new system is introduced in one part of the organization.

A firm shuts down its old COBOL legacy system and immediately starts up its new PeopleSoft ERP system. This process is called __________ conversion.

Systems maintenance includes debugging and updating a system.

How do application service providers differ from Software-as-a-Service vendors?

Insourcing application development is usually less time consuming and less expensive than buying or leasing.

The most difficult task in evaluating a vendor and a software package is to determine the vendor's financial health and "staying power."

Contrast agile development and the SDLC.