System Analysis Test 1 (ch.1-5)

What is the first phase in the Systems Development Life Cycle?

Planning

Because computers were so expensive, computer memory was also at a premium, so system developers conserved as much memory as possible for ________.

Data storage

In the inception phase, which of the following is NOT performed by the analysts?

Implement the project

Which of the following is a component of the Maintenance phase of the SDLC?

New versions or releases of software with associated updates to documentation, training, and support

The critical factor "Personnel" is related to which of the following critical factors in distinguishing agile methods from traditional systems development?

Requires continuous presence of a critical mass of scarce experts

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of the traditional waterfall SDLC approach?

Prototypes do not work properly.

The critical factor "Dynamism" refers to which of the following agile methods critical factors?

Simple design and continuous refactoring are excellent for highly dynamic environments but a source of potentially expensive rework for highly stable environments.

In which phase of the SDLC is the description of the recommended solution converted into logical and then physical system specifications?

Design

In which phase of the SDLC are the system requirements studied and structured?

Analysis

Which of the following is NOT a part of the Evolutionary model of the SDLC process?

Procedure

Which of the following is NOT a step in the process of securing applications that an organization is migrating to the cloud?

Conduct a security background check of the cloud computing organization

The most expensive and extensive reuse approach is ________.

Designed reuse

Which of the following is a software reuse approach that mandates the development, sharing, and adoption of reusable assets?

Managed reuse

Which solution enables a firm to integrate all parts of a business process into a unified information system?

Enterprise software solutions

Which of the following is NOT a basic reuse software step?

Testing

Which of the following companies did Shell NOT outsource any of its operations to?

Nokia

What is the practice of US firms contracting with countries in Latin America?

Nearshoring

________ solutions integrate individual traditional business functions into a series of modules so that a single transaction occurs seamlessly within a single information system rather than several separate systems.

ERP

Which of the following is a reason why a company may outsource certain operations?

Outsource noncore activities

________ is the practice of turning over responsibility of some to all of an organization's information systems applications and operations to an outside firm.

Outsourcing

________ is NOT a skill pertaining to the technical problem solving activity of a project manager.

Contact point for payroll team

________ refers to the amount of time a task can be delayed without delaying the early start of any immediately following tasks.

Free slack

The distinguishing feature of a network diagram is that the ordering of tasks is shown by connecting tasks-depicted as ________ or ovals-with their predecessor and successor tasks.

Rectangles

Which of the following is NOT true of a project communication plan?

It does not define communication with vendors and external contractors.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the project management process?

Adjoining

________ are used by project managers to depict resource utilization by task.

Textual reports

Nodes not on the critical path contain ________ time and allow the project manager some flexibility in scheduling.

Slack

Defining tasks in too much detail will make the management of the project ________.

Unnecessarily complex

________ is NOT a skill pertaining to the management activity of a project manager.

Forecasting

At the end of the project planning phase, ________ of the Baseline Project Plan is conducted to double-check all information in the plan.

Review

Which of the following is NOT a factor when making a project selection decision?

End-user development

How should one think about an organization when conducting a value chain analysis?

Consider the organization in terms of inputs/outputs.

Which Porter strategy deals with competing in an industry on the basis of products to the consumer?

Low cost producer

What is electronic commerce? List and describe the electronic commerce models.

E-commerce is internet based communication to support day to day government business and consumer activities

B2B

B2C

C2C

C2B

B2G

G2B

G2G

And T2T

In information systems planning, technology blueprints would be found in the current situation step.

False

Identifying the relationships between organizational entities and each business function relates to which kind of matrix?

Unit-to-function

A primary step in project identification is selecting IS development projects.

True

Which of the following is NOT a reason a project would be removed from the project selection list?

The IS department feels it is too difficult to implement

Hyundai practices the low-cost producer competitive strategy.

True

Why would an IS manager request an IS development project?

To move to a new operating environment

All of the following are categories of feasibility except ________.

Scope

_ is the process of defining clear activities necessary to complete activities in a single project.

Project planning

Which of the following is an example of an intangible cost?

Customer goodwill

Personal appearance matters during a presentation.

True

Describe how one can manage project risk.

One way is to change the project plan to avoid risky factors you can also set up monitoring methods to check if risk is materializing

All of the following are included in the baseline project report except ________.

Conclusion

During schedule feasibility it is a good practice to not have system testing during holiday periods.

True

Which of the following is NOT an outcome after a presenter has participated in a walk-through of the product?

Disapproval and removal of the work product

Small projects do not have any risk.

False

________ would be classified as software designed to support the payroll function.

Application software

Who has the primary responsibility for the design and analysis of information systems?

Systems analyst

________ were developed to make systems developers' work easier and more consistent.

Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools

Information systems analysis and design is a process to develop and maintain computer-based information systems.

True

Techniques and tools must make it difficult for system developers to conduct the steps called for in the methodology.

False

Most organizations never developed their applications from scratch using their in-house development staff.

False

Windows operating system is systems software.

True

Which of the following CASE tools is useful in the analysis phase of the SDLC?

Diagramming

What is the practice of a company running a computer application for another organization?

Outsourcing

Mexico is often seen as a common alternative to India for outsourcing.

True

A component of outsourcing is development of applications outside of the organization.

True

Malaysia is in the bottom ten of countries that organization's use for outsourcing.

False

Amazon.com is a leader in cloud computing services.

True

Software that can be modified to meet the needs of an organization are called turnkey systems.

False

An example of cloud computing is salesforce.com.

True

Together, SAP and Oracle control about 36 percent of the ________ market.

ERP

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

A ________ is an end product of an SDLC phase.

Deliverable

Getting projects completed through the effective utilization of resources is a ________ activity of a project manager.

Management

Which is the first activity in the project planning phase?

Describing project scope, alternatives, and feasibility

Which of the following is the first activity in the project execution phase?

Executing the Baseline Project Plan