IS205 Chapter 13

________ development focuses on rapid delivery of working software by breaking a large project into a series of small sub-projects that are completed in short periods of time using iteration and continuous feedback.

Agile

________ provide(s) a methodology and tools for dealing with the organization's ongoing need to revise and optimize its numerous business processes.

Business process management

________ is the process of changing from the old system to the new system.

Conversion

In an object-oriented development framework for a university, how would the classes Degree, Mathematics, and Physics be related?

Degree is a superclass to Mathematics and Physics.

A primary benefit of offshore outsourcing is that this can substantially reduce hidden costs.

False

The three main platforms for mobile apps are iPhone/iPad, iOS, and Android.

False

As a technical project manager, you have decided to propose implementing a prototyping methodology for a small Web-based design project. What is the order of steps you will follow in this project?

Identify user requirements, develop the prototype, use the prototype, revise and enhance the prototype.

________ provide(s) a detailed statement of the information needs that a new system must satisfy; identifies who needs what information, and when, where, and how the information is needed.

Information requirements

What is the purpose of responsive Web design?

It allows one Web site to serve different platforms, such as tablets, PCs, and mobile phones.

Which type of systems development is characterized by significantly speeding up the design phase and the generation of information requirements and involving users at an intense level?

JAD

________ describe the transformation occurring within the lowest level of the data flow diagrams.

Process specifications

The process of creating workable information systems in a very short period of time is called

RAD

The idea that the achievement of quality control is an end in itself describes a main concept of

TQM

To understand and define the contents of data flows and data store, system builders use

a data dictionary

A native mobile app is

a stand alone application that does not use a browser.

end user systems

allows ends users to easily access data, create reports, and develop simple

In a parallel conversion strategy, the new system

and the old are run together.

In the traditional systems development lifecycle, end users

are limited to providing information requirements and reviewing the technical staff's work

The four kinds of structural organizational change enabled by IT, in order from least to most risky, are

automation, rationalization, redesigning, and paradigm shift.

Business processes are analyzed, simplified, and redesigned in

business process redesign.

Which of the following is not a tool provided by Business Process Management software?

capture and identify information system requirements for a new system

Object-oriented modeling is based on the concepts of

class and inheritance.

Groups of objects are assembled into software components for common functions, which can be combined into large-scale business applications, in which type of software development?

component-based development

Transferring data from a legacy system to the new system would be defined by which category of system design specifications?

conversion

Organizational software packages often include ________ features that allow the software to be modified to meet organizational requirements.

customization

The primary tool for representing a system's component processes and the flow of data between them is the

data flow diagram

Which of the following is not a top priority in mobile application development?

designing for keyboard data entry

In automation standard operating procedures are streamlined to remove bottlenecks. employees are enabled to perform their tasks more efficiently. business processes are simplified. business processes are reorganized to cut waste and eliminate repetitive, paper-intensive tasks. business processes are eliminated.

employees are enabled to perform their tasks more efficiently.

A structure chart is a bottom-up chart, showing each level of design, its relationship to other levels, and its place in the overall design structure.

false

In component-based development, applications are developed one small portion at a time, with each portion able to function independently.

false

Objects are grouped into hierarchies, and hierarchies into classes.

false

Organizations will adjust to new information systems without any special efforts if the system is a good system to begin with.

false

Rationalization of procedures describes a radical rethinking of the business models.

false

Systems development activities always take place in sequential order.

false

TQM describes the measurement of quality as 3.4 defects per million.

false

The most common form of IT-enabled organizational change is business process redesign.

false

A systems analysis includes a(n) ________ that is used to determine whether the solution is achievable, from a financial, technical, and organizational standpoint.

feasibility study

An entire information system is broken down into its subsystems by using

high-level data flow diagrams.

In order, what are the first three steps in BPM?

identifying processes for change, 2. analyzing existing processes, 3. designing the new process.

A systems building approach in which the system is developed as successive versions, each version reflecting requirements more accurately, is described to be

iterative.

Changes in hardware, software, documentation, or production to a production system to correct errors, meet new requirements, or improve processing efficiencies are termed

maintenance.

Object-oriented development could potentially reduce the time and cost of writing software because

objects are reusable.

What is the greatest barrier to successful business process change?

organizational change

A(n) ________ is an organizational change that involves rethinking the nature of the business and the nature of the organization itself.

paradigm shift

An upscale organic foods grocery chain is implementing an information system that will enable it to add same-day home delivery of groceries to its customers. This is an example of

paradigm shift.

Which conversion process introduces the system first to a limited portion of the organization?

pilot approach

In object-oriented development

processing logic resides within objects.

During the ________ stage of system development, system specifications that were prepared during the design stage are translated into software code.

programming

You are an IT project manager for an advertising firm. The firm wishes to create an online tool that will be used to survey focus group reactions to products in development. The most important consideration for the firm is being able to offer the tool as soon as possible as a new corporate service. However, you know that many of the senior managers that are business owners of this project have difficulty in understanding technical or software development issues, and are likely to change their requirements during the course of development. What development method would be most successful for this project?

prototyping

Acceptance Testing

provides the final certification that the system is ready to be used in a production setting.

A bank has reworked its next s application process so that several steps are handled by computer software, and some steps are combined to reduce bottlenecks in processing. The goal is to gradually improve its efficiency over time. This is an example of

rationalization of procedures.

In the direct cutover conversion strategy, the new system

replaces the old one at an appointed time.

A software package evaluation process is often based on a series of questions sent to vendors, called a(n)

request for proposal.

Which process develops a detailed description of the functions that a new information system must perform?

requirements analysis

What is "responsive design" for mobile applications?

responds to screen and touch

To show each level of a system's design, its relationship to other levels, and its place in the overall design structure, structured methodologies use

structure charts

In what stage of systems development are design specifications created?

systems design

A(n) ________ is the model or blueprint for an information system solution and consists of all the specifications that will deliver the functions identified during systems analysis.

systems design document

When systems are created rapidly, without a formal development methodology

testing and documentation may be inadequate.

Unit testing

tests each program separately

Systems testing

tests the functioning of the system as a whole in order to determine if discrete modules will function together as planned.

The oldest method for building information systems is

the systems development lifecycle.

What is the primary driving factor in firms to select domestic outsourcing firms to build system solutions?

to take advantage of technical skills the firm does not have

Categories of tools for BPM include all of the following except

tools to test the security of business processes.

In which type of systems building are the development stages organized so that tasks in one stage are completed before the tasks in the next stage begin?

traditional

A data flow diagram offers a logical and graphical model of information flow, partitioning a system into modules that show manageable levels of detail.

true

A prototype is a working version of an information system that is meant to be only a preliminary model.

true

CASE tools facilitate the creation of clear documentation and the coordination of team development efforts.

true

Documentation reveals how well a system works from both a technical and end-user standpoint.

true

End-user-developed systems can be completed more rapidly than those developed through the conventional systems lifecycle.

true

Object-oriented development is more incremental than traditional structured development.

true

Prototyping is more iterative than the conventional lifecycle.

true

Responsive Web design enables Web sites to change layouts according to the user's screen size.

true

The system is not in production until conversion is complete.

true

The entire system-building effort is driven by

user information requirements.

CASE tools automate

user interfaces.