CPT-264 Systems and Procedures Chapter-1

Priorities for systems and projects are deliverables for the: A) systems planning and selection phase. B) systems analysis phase. C) systems design phase. D) systems priority phase. E) systems implementation and operation phase

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A systems development approach that originated in northern Europe, in which users and the improvement of their work lives are the central focus, best defines: A) Participatory Design (PD). B) rapid application development. C) joint application design. D) CASE. E) Agile Methodologies.

A) Participatory Design (PD)

Which of the following is NOT a function of decomposition? A) Permit different parts of the system to be built at the same time by the same person B) Allow attention to be concentrated on the part of the system pertinent to a particular audience, without confusing people with details irrelevant to their interests C) Facilitate the focusing of attention on one area (subsystem) at a time without interference from other parts D) Break a system into smaller, more manageable and understandable subsystems E) Build different parts of the system at independent times and have the help of different analysts

A) Permit different parts of the system to be built at the same time by the same person

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

An irreducible part, or an aggregation of parts within a system, is called a(n): A) component. B) input. C) interface. D) constraint.

A) component

Interpersonal skills: A) help you work with end users, as well as other analysts and programmers. B) help you understand the potential and the limitations of information technology. C) help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change. D) enable you to understand the organization and its functions, to identify opportunities and problems, and to analyze and solve problems E) promote an understanding of the different types of information systems.

A) help you work with end users, as well as other analysts and programmers.

Building a scaled-down version of the desired system best describes: A) prototyping. B) Agile Methodologies. C) joint application design. D) reengineering analysis. E) rapid application development

A) prototyping

The overall goal or function of a system best defines: A) purpose. B) goal. C) objective. D) scope. E) mission.

A) purpose

Which of the following is NOT a system characteristic? A) Scope B) Output C) Input D) Interface E) Boundary

A) scope

The need for a new or enhanced system is identified during: A) systems planning and selection. B) systems coding. C) systems analysis. D) systems design. E) systems implementation and operation.

A) systems planning and selection.

The particular processes that an analyst will follow to help ensure that his work is complete, welldone, and understood by project team members best defines: A) techniques. B) tools. C) methodologies. D) data flows. E) flow charts.

A) techniques

Enable you to understand the organization and its functions, to identify opportunities and problems, and to analyze and solve problems:

Analytical skills

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

The line that marks the inside and outside of the system that sets off the system from its environment, best defines: A) delineation mark. B) boundary. C) scope. D) interface. E) analysis area.

B) boundary

The extent to which subsystems depend on each other refers to: A) modularity. B) coupling. C) decomposition. D) dependence. E) cohesion.

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

Technical skills: A) help you work with end users, as well as other analysts and programmers. B) help you understand the potential and the limitations of information technology. C) help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change. D) enable you to understand the organization and its functions, to identify opportunities and problems, and to analyze and solve problems. E) promote an understanding of the different types of information systems.

B) help you understand the potential and the limitations of information technology.

The point of contact where a system meets itsenvironment or where subsystems meet each other best describes: A) boundary points. B) interfaces. C) contact points. D) merge points. E) forks.

B) interfaces

Dependence of one part of the system on one or more other system parts best describes: A) boundary. B) interrelated components. C) cohesion. D) dependency. E) component.

B) interrlated components

A systems development methodology created to radically decrease the time needed to design and implement information systems best describes: A) Participatory Design (PD). B) rapid application development. C) joint application design. D) CASE. E) Agile Methodologies.

B) rapid application development

Which of the following is NOT an approach to systems development? A) Prototyping B) Reengineering analysis C) Joint application design D) Agile Methodologies E) Rapid application development

B) reengineering analysis

An aggregation of parts is also called a(n): A) interface. B) subsystem. C) collection. D) accumulation.

B) subsystem

Which of the following allows hardware and software from different vendors to work together in an application? A) Systems coupling B) Systems integration C) Systems decomposition D) Participatory design E) Joint application design

B) system integration

The environment of a state university would NOT include: A) prospective students. B) the legislature. C) the president's office. D) the news media. E) a foundation.

B) the legislature??

Computer programs that make it easy to use specific techniques are best defined as: A) techniques. B) tools. C) methodologies. D) data flows. E) flow charts.

B) tools

In which SDLC phase will the analyst study the organization's current procedures and the information systems used to perform tasks? A) Systems planning and selection B) Systems observation C) Systems analysis D) Systems design E) Systems implementation and operation

C) Systems analysis

The three key principles shared by the Agile Methodologies include: A) a focus on predictive methodologies. B) a focus on roles. C) a focus on self-adaptive processes. D) all of the above. E) none of the above.

C) a focus on self-adaptive processes.

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

The process of breaking the description of a system down into its smaller components best defines: A) coupling. B) cohesion. C) decomposition. D) modularity. E) scaling.

C) decomposition

Management skills: A) help you work with end users, as well as other analysts and programmers. B) help you understand the potential and the limitations of information technology. C) help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change. D) enable you to understand the organization and its functions, to identify opportunities and problems, and to analyze and solve problems. E) promote an understanding of the different types of information systems.

C) help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change.

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

A sequence of step-by-step approaches that help develop the information system best describes: A) techniques. B) tools. C) methodologies. D) data flows. E) flow charts.

C) methodologies

A centralized database that contains all diagrams, forms and report definitions, data structure, data definitions, process flows and logic, and definitions of other organizational and system components best describes: A) information safe. B) code generator. C) repository. D) data generator. E) project database

C) repository

A description of the alternative solution recommended by the analysis team is provided during the: A) systems planning and selection phase. B) systems design phase. C) systems analysis phase. D) systems implementation and operation phase. E) systems alternative selection phase.

C) systems analysis phase.

Which of the following is a direct result of decomposition? A) Coupling B) Open systems C) Cohesion D) Modularity E) Interfaces

D) Modularity

Inwhich phase will the systems analyst convert the description of the recommended alternative solution into logical and then physical system specifications? A) Systems planning and selection B) Systems conversion C) Systems analysis D) Systems design E) Systems implementation and operation

D) Systems design

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.

D) capital investment

Analytical skills: A) help you work with end users, as well as other analysts and programmers. B) help you understand the potential andthe limitations of information technology. C) help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change. D) enable you to understand the organization and its functions, to identify opportunities and problems, and to analyze and solve problems. E) promote an understanding of the different types of information systems.

D) enable you to understand the organization and its functions, to identify opportunities and problems, and to analyze and solve problems.

Today, systems development focuses on: A) modularity. B) coupling. C) decomposition. D) systems integration. E) systems implementation.

D) systems integration

Current approaches to systems development that focus on adaptive methodologies, people instead of roles, and an overall self-adaptive development process best defines: A) Participatory Design. B) rapid application development. C) joint application design. D) CASE. E) Agile Methodologies.

E) Agile Methodologies.

In which SDLC phase is the information system coded, tested, and installed in the organization? A) Systems planning and selection B) Systems replacement C) Systems analysis D) Systems design E) Systems implementation and operation

E) Systems implementation and operation

The extent to which a system or subsystem performs a single function defines: A) modularity. B) coupling. C) decomposition. D) dependence. E) cohesion.

E) cohesion

A group of interrelated procedures used for a business function, with an identifiable boundary, working together for some purpose, best defines: A) environment. B) system component. C) constraint. D) interface. E) system.

E) system

Help you work with end users, as well as other analysts and programmers:

Interpersonal skills

The phase of the SDLC in which the current system is studied and alternative replacement systems are proposed:

Systems analysis

The phase of the SDLC in which the system chosen for development in systems analysis is first described independently of any computer platform and is then transformed into technology-specific details from which all programming and system construction can be accomplished:

Systems design

The final phase of the SDLC, in which the information system is coded, tested, and installed in the organization, and in which the information system is systematically repaired and improved:

Systems implementation and operation

The first phase of the SDLC, in which an organization's total information system needs are analyzed and arranged, andin which a potential information systems project is identified and an argument for continuing or not continuing with the project is presented:

Systems planning and selection

Help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change:

management skills

Help you understand the potential and the limitations of information technology:

technical skills