CIS 3343 CH4

_____ is a planned meeting during which a systems analyst obtains information from another person. A survey An interview Sampling Research

An interview

In a use case diagram, the user becomes a(n) _____, with a specific role that describes how he or she interacts with a system. agent actor interlocutor master

actor

In an interview, _____ encourage spontaneous and unstructured responses. open-ended questions closed-ended questions leading questions range-of-response questions

open-ended questions

In an interview, _____ are questions that ask a person to evaluate something by providing limited answers to specific responses or on a numeric scale. open-ended questions factual questions leading questions range-of-response questions

range-of-response questions

The term "_____" refers to a system's ability to handle increased business volume and transactions in the future. scalability reliability compatibility applicability

scalability

To evaluate _____, a systems analyst needs information about projected future volume for all outputs, inputs, and processes. scalability reliability compatibility applicability

scalability

In a(n) _____, team members prepare to lunge at each other to achieve their objectives. pool resequencing session scrum adaptation

scrum

A(n) _____ shows the timing of interactions between objects as they occur. timing diagram class diagram orientation diagram sequence diagram

sequence diagram

A(n) _____ is a characteristic or feature that must be included in an information system to satisfy business needs and be acceptable to users. system requirement property questionnaire object

system requirement

The primary advantage of rapid application development (RAD) is that _____. systems can be developed more quickly with significant cost savings a company's strategic business needs are emphasized and the mechanics of the system are not stressed the decelerated time cycle allows more time to develop quality, consistency, and design standards systems are developed more slowly with fewer bugs

systems can be developed more quickly with significant cost savings

In addition to direct evaluations, systems developers must identify and document indirect expenses that contribute to the _____. business process modeling notation (BPMN) total cost of ownership (TCO) functional decomposition diagrams (FDD) Rapid Economic Justification (REJ)

total cost of ownership (TCO)

A _____ is a Unified Modeling Language (UML) technique that visually represents the interaction between users and an information system. surface flowchart scatter diagram use case diagram user-based flowchart

use case diagram

In the rapid application development (RAD) model, during the _____ phase, users interact with systems analysts and develop models and prototypes that represent all system processes, outputs, and inputs. requirements planning user design construction cutover

user design

The _____ is a widely used method of visualizing and documenting software systems design. Unified Modeling Language (UML) total cost of ownership (TCO) functional decomposition diagram (FDD) Rapid Economic Justification (REJ)

Unified Modeling Language (UML)

In an interview, _____ limit or restrict the response. open-ended questions closed-ended questions leading questions objective questions

closed-ended questions

In the rapid application development (RAD) model, the _____ phase focuses on program and application development tasks similar to the SDLC. requirements planning user design construction cutover

construction

In the rapid application development (RAD) model, the _____ phase resembles the final tasks in the SDLC implementation phase. requirements planning user design construction cutover

cutover

The _____ is a top-down representation of a process. Unified Modeling Language (UML) total cost of ownership (TCO) functional decomposition diagram (FDD) Rapid Economic Justification (REJ)

functional decomposition diagram (FDD)

Using _____, an analyst can show business functions and break them down into lower-level functions and processes. Unified Modeling Language (UML) total cost of ownership (TCO) functional decomposition diagrams (FDD) Rapid Economic Justification (REJ)

functional decomposition diagrams (FDD)

In a(n) _____ structure, which usually is based on interpersonal relationships, some people have more influence or knowledge than appears on an organization chart. spontaneous unstructured informal open-ended

informal