SA&D Chapter 1
Software designed to support the payroll function would best be classified as: A) application software B) system software C) design software D) analysis software E) a decision support system
A) application software
A(n) ______ is conducted before the second phase of the SLC to determine the economic and organizational impact of the system. A) feasibility study B) essential study C) scheduling study D) planning study E) project discussion
A) feasibility study
During ______, programmers make the changes that users ask for and modify the system to reflect changing business condition. A) operation B) planning C) coding D) cutover E) development
A) operation
The final phase of the SDLC is: A) systems implementation and operation B) systems analysis C) systems planning D) systems design E) database design
A) systems implementation and operation
An information system interacts with its environment by: A) processing data B) receiving data C) XML protocols D) systems analysts E) sending data
B) Receiving data
The extent to which subsystems depend on each other is called: A) cohesion B) coupling C) inheritance D) morphism E) dependence
B) coupling
An information system includes each of the following EXCEPT: A) application software B) culture C) documentation and training materials D) specific job roles associated with the overall system E) controls
B) culture
A structured process in which users, managers, and analysts work together for several days in a series of intensive meetings to specify or review system requirements is called: A) rapid application development (RAD) B) joint application design (JAD) C) participatory design D) whiteboarding E) prototyping
B) joint application design (JAD)
All of the following are central to software engineering processes EXCEPT: A) methodologies B) sequences C) techniques D) tools E) CASE tools
B) sequences
The organizational role most responsible for the analysis and design of information systems best describes a: A) business manager B) systems analyst C) chief information officer D) database analyst E) network administrator
B) systems analyst
A system is separated from other systems by a(n): A) interface B) barrier C) boundary D) border E) cross-platform
C) Boundary
A system's capacity can be viewed as a(n): A) system benefit B) on-going issue C) system constraint D) liability E) cost center
C) System Constraint
Your primary responsibility as a systems analyst concerns: A) people B) hardware C) application software development D) controls E) documentation and training materials
C) application software development I think he may have thrown this one out.
The process of developing and maintaining an information system best describes: A) joint application design B) prototyping C) information systems analysis and design D) information technology infrastructure development E) systems implementation
C) information systems analysis and design
____ results in smaller and less complex systems that are easier to understand than larger, complicated systems. A) cohesion B) compaction C) modularity D) decomposition E) reduction
D) Decomposition
The output of the systems planning and selection phase is: A) a description of the alternative solution recommended by the analysis team B) a detailed project proposal C) a basic project plan D) a baseline project plan E) a cost benefit analysis
D) a baseline project plan
The information system includes all of the following EXCEPT: A) hardware and software B) training materials C) people who use the software D) capital investment E) controls
D) capital investment
Breaking a system down into its smaller components is called: A) cohesion B) modularity C) exertion D) coupling E) decomposition
E) Decomposition
During ______, the new system becomes part of the daily activities of the organization. A) organization B) planning C) implementation D) budgeting E) installation
E) installation
A direct result of decomposition is: A) composition B) cohesion C) adherence D) divergence E) modularity
E) modularity
