Question 1

Which of the following is not a part of the typical IS operational plan?

Accepted Answer

A) The mission of the IS function 
B) The organizational mission 
C) The IT architecture 
D) The application portfolio 
E) The IS function's estimate of its goals

Question 2

______ is using the professional expertise within an organization to develop and maintain its IT systems.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ is using the professional expertise within...

Question 3

_____ feasibility addresses the human issues of an information systems project.

Accepted Answer

A) Technical 
B) Economic 
C) Organizational 
D) Behavioral 
E) Time

Question 4

_________ feasibility is the organization's ability to access the proposed project.

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioural 
B) Economic 
C) Organizational 
D) Technical

Question 5

Which of the following systems acquisition methods may encourage inadequate problem analysis, is not practical with large numbers of users, and may result in a company's purchasing a lower-quality system?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

A service-level agreement (SLA)outlines how work is divided between the company and its vendors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The scrum approach involves _______-day sprints to create the potential final product.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 7 
C) 15 
D) 30

Question 8

_________ conversion is rarely used today if at all.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Technical feasibility determines if the project is an acceptable financial risk and if the organization can afford the expense and time needed to complete the project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A company's IT application portfolio is

Accepted Answer

A) A list of existing application the company owns. 
B) A list of applications that need to be updated. 
C) A list of applications that need to be removed. 
D) A list of applications that need to be replaced. 
E) A list of application to be added or modified.

Question 11

_______________ is caused by adding functions after the project has been initiated.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ is caused by adding functions after...

Question 12

Which of the following is the most difficult and crucial task in evaluating a vendor and a software package?

Accepted Answer

A) Identifying potential vendors 
B) Determining the evaluation criteria 
C) Evaluating vendors and packages 
D) Choosing the vendor and package 
E) Negotiating a contract

Question 13

________ conversion is the riskiest type of conversion process.

Accepted Answer

A) Parallel 
B) Direct 
C) Pilot 
D) Phased 
E) They all have equal risk.

Question 14

Systems analysis describes how a system will solve the business problem, and systems design describes what the system must do to accomplish the task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The organizational strategic plan states the firm's overall ___________, the goals that follow from that, and the broad steps necessary to reach these goals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The organizational strategic plan states the firm's...

Question 16

Northrup Grumman's main objective for the Virginia Commonwealth was:

Accepted Answer

A) Backing up critical databases 
B) Controlling the IT infrastructure 
C) Creating a disaster recovery plan 
D) None of the above was ever an objective

Question 17

The WestJet conversion to Sabre was successful while JetBlue's was not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The return on investment (ROI)method of cost-benefit analysis measures the effectiveness of management in generating profits with its available assets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is not an advantage of the joint application design approach to systems development?

Accepted Answer

A) It involves fewer users in the development process. 
B) It saves time. 
C) It results in greater user acceptance of the new system. 
D) It can produce a higher-quality system. 
E) It provides for greater user participation in the definition of the requirements.

Question 20

The IS operational plan is a set of projects that will be executed by the IS department and by functional area managers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Which of the following is not a part of the typical IS operational plan?

______ is using the professional expertise within an organization to develop and maintain its IT systems.

_____ feasibility addresses the human issues of an information systems project.

_________ feasibility is the organization's ability to access the proposed project.

Which of the following systems acquisition methods may encourage inadequate problem analysis, is not practical with large numbers of users, and may result in a company's purchasing a lower-quality system?

A service-level agreement (SLA)outlines how work is divided between the company and its vendors.

The scrum approach involves _______-day sprints to create the potential final product.

_________ conversion is rarely used today if at all.

Technical feasibility determines if the project is an acceptable financial risk and if the organization can afford the expense and time needed to complete the project.

A company's IT application portfolio is

_______________ is caused by adding functions after the project has been initiated.

Which of the following is the most difficult and crucial task in evaluating a vendor and a software package?

________ conversion is the riskiest type of conversion process.

Systems analysis describes how a system will solve the business problem, and systems design describes what the system must do to accomplish the task.

The organizational strategic plan states the firm's overall ___________, the goals that follow from that, and the broad steps necessary to reach these goals.

Northrup Grumman's main objective for the Virginia Commonwealth was:

The WestJet conversion to Sabre was successful while JetBlue's was not.

The return on investment (ROI)method of cost-benefit analysis measures the effectiveness of management in generating profits with its available assets.

Which of the following is not an advantage of the joint application design approach to systems development?

The IS operational plan is a set of projects that will be executed by the IS department and by functional area managers.