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A logical grouping of objects that have the same attributes and behaviors is known as ____
Object Class
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Attempts to make systems development less of an art and more of a science are usually referred to as ____
Systems Engineering
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In which phase of the SDLC is the description of the recommended solution converted into logical and then physical system specifications?
Design Phase
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In which phase of the SDLC is the information system coded, tested, installed, and supported in the organization?
Implementation
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Most organizations find it beneficial to use a standard set of steps, called ____, to develop and support their information systems.
Systems development methodology
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Systems development methodologies and techniques which are based on objects rather than data or processes are known as ____
Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD)
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The first procedural, or third generation, computer programming languages did not become available until the beginning of the ____
1960s
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The structure that encapsulates attributes and methods that operate on those attributes is called a(n) ____
Object
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There are five factors that separate agile from traditional approaches to systems development. The factor "Criticality" describes which of the following agile methods factors?
Untested on safety-critical products
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Under eXtreme Programming, ____ and ____ are intimately related parts of the same process.
Coding and testing
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What is the first phase in the Systems Development Life Cycle?
Planning
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Which is the fourth phase in a SDLC cycle?
Implementation
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____ is/are the final output from the analysis phase?
Description of the alternative solution
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____ would be classified as software designed to support the payroll function.
Application software
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What is one action that can happen if a company outsources all of their IT?
The IT employees are fired
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How does an organization rank criteria for choosing off the shelf software?
Importance depends on the organization's requirements
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What is the practice of a company running a computer application for another organization?
Outsourcing
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If a company has a generic software need, they should consider acquiring its software from a(n) ____.
Packaged software producer
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Together, SAP and Oracle control about 36 percent of the ____ market.
ERP
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____ is the software reuse step that involves making the reusable asset understandable to developers who want to use it in their systems.
Recontextualization
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The document sent to vendors asking them to propose hardware and software that will meet the requirements of your new system is called a ____.
Request for proposal
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If an organization is using applications rented from a third party vendor running in a remote location, they are most likely using what type of software system?
Cloud computing
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All of the following are ways of validating purchased software information, except ____.
Asking the manufacturer if they feel their software is best
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The software reuse approach that allows individuals to find or develop reusable assets on their own, and has few, if any, organizational rewards for reusing assets best describes ____.
Ad hoc reuse
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The most expensive and extensive reuse approach is ____.
Designed reuse
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What is a result of the reuse of object classes?
Reduced rework
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Choose the list that represents the top three countries that are used for outsourcing as of 2014.
India, China, and Malaysia
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Intuit's QuickBooks is an example of what type of software?
Pre-packaged software
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Is NOT a skill pertaining to the risk and change management activity of a project manager?
Team-building
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Is a controlled process of initiating, planning, executing, and closing down a project?
Project management
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Which of the following is the first activity in the project execution phase?
Executing the Baseline Project Plan
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How many activities are involved in the project initiation phase?
Six
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The ____ is a systems analyst with a diverse set of skills-management, leadership, technical, conflict management, and customer relationship-who is responsible for initiating, planning, executing, and closing down a project.
Project manager
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At the end of the project planning phase, ____ of the Baseline Project Plan is conducted to double-check all information in the plan.
Review
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Which of the following is NOT a component of PERT?
Evolution
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COCOMO stands for ____.
Constructive Cost Model
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is NOT a common skill pertaining to the leadership activity of a project manager.
Working on assigned activities
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What is the next step taken after project initiation?
Project planning
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To successfully orchestrate the construction of a complex information system, a project manager must have ____, leadership, and technical skills.
Interpersonal
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Defining tasks in too much detail will make the management of the project ____.
Unnecessarily complex
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is the process of dividing the project into manageable tasks and logically ordering them to ensure a smooth evolution between tasks.
Work breakdown structure
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A ____ clearly states what business a company is in.
Mission Statement
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If a project is selected what is the most likely next step?
the project will be funded
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The SDLC planning phase consists of which activity?
Project selection
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The second activity of the ISP process is ____.
describe the situation, trends, and constraints
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The third activity of the ISP process is ____.
Develop a transition strategy and plans
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What is a large network or networks?
Internet
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What is the first phase of the SDLC method?
Planning
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Which group chooses projects that most often reflect the larger needs of the organization?
Steering Committee
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Which of the following does a company NOT need to understand in order to build effective information systems?
It's current IS project list
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Which of the following factors does NOT have any influence on the selection of a potential project?
The IS manager list
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Which of the following is NOT a primary activity in project identification?
Stop current projects
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Which of the following is NOT an output in the value chain?
Costs
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Which of the following is an example of the project coming from a top-down source?
A project identified by a steering committee
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Which of the following is an unknown that should be addressed when designing an Internet application?
Connection speed , User, and Access Method
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Project identification and selection is also known as ____.
Pre-Project step
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Which of the following is not a part of project initiation?
Create a project budget
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Which type of feasibility deals with project durations?
Schedule feasibility
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Which type of project should companies not have too many of?
High risk
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Which of the following is not a consideration during the assessing technical feasibility phase?
System cost
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Why is PIP challenging?
Because it turns a vague system request into a project description
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Which role in the walkthrough normally has done all or some of the work presented?
Presenter
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Which document outlines all work required to complete the project?
Project scope document
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All of the following are part of project planning except ____?
Organizing a team
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Which feasibility category deals with identifying financial benefits associated with the project?
Economic
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A new hardware purchase is classified a(n)?
One-time cost
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Which of the following is NOT a way to manage project risks?
Changing the budget
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Failure to integrate the new system with the old system is an example of ____?
Failure to assess and manage risks
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.____ is the rate which money can be borrowed?
Cost of capital
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Which of the following is NOT an example of a recurring cost?
System Conversion
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The second phase in the SDLC is ____.
Analysis
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What is the end result of a JAD?
Detailed documents of the current system
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Where are JAD sessions normally held?
Off site
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Which of the following is NOT a form of close-ended questions?
Essay
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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a group interview?
It is a waste of an analyst's time to interview a group
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Which of the following is a disadvantage of closed ended questions?
the answer might not fit the answers given
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Which of the following is an example of an open ended question?
What is the main issue with the current computer system?
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An effective way to gather information about the system from users is_.
by asking them questions
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If you are entering diagrams into a CASE tool during a JAD, you are probably the __.
Scribe
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If you organize and run the JAD session, you are most likely the __.
Session leader
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The __ is a document written to describe how a particular job is performed.
Business process
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__ and __ are the two types of prototypes.
Evolutionary and throwaway
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__ are recognized in official documentation of the organization.
Formal systems
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__ current system users is a more direct way of seeing how an existing system operates.
Observing
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A_ is a diagram of process logic where the logic is reasonably complicated.
Decision Table
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A_is used in both conventions for sources/sinks and has a name that states w the external
agent is, such as Customer, Teller, EPA Office, or Inventory Control System.
Square
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A data flow to a data store means ____.
Update
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A(n) ____ in business process modeling is a decision point.
Activity
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According to the DFD conventions, the data flow is always depicted by a(n) ____.
Arrow
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As seen from the clouds, as if flying in a plane at 35,000 feet, refers to which level according to Cockburn?
White
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At the ____ level of DFDs, new data flows may be added to represent data that are transmitted under exceptional conditions. These data flows typically represent error messages or confirmation notices.
Lowest
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BPMN stands for ____.
Business Process Modeling Notation
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Both the white and ____ levels provide a summary of the use case goals.
Kite
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Functional decomposition is a(n) ____ process of breaking the description of a system down into finer and finer detail, which creates a set of charts in which on process on given chart is explained in greater detail on another chart.
Iterative
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No process can have only ____. It would be making data from nothing (a miracle). If an object has only outputs, then it must be a source.
Outputs
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The lowest level of a DFD is called a ____ data flow diagram.
Primitive
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____ is the time period during which an object performs an operation.
Activation