Midterm BUS-110B (CORRECT)

17. (2 1/2 points) Which of the following is an example of an intangible cost? A. Customer goodwill B. Hardware costs C. Labor costs D. Employee training

A. Customer goodwill

32. (2 1/2 points) Which is the first activity in the project planning phase? A. Describing project scope, alternatives, and feasibility B. Creating a preliminary budget C. Identifying and assessing risk D. Creating a Gantt Chart

A. Describing project scope, alternatives, and feasibility

18. (2 1/2 points) Failure to integrate the new system with the old system is an example of__________ A. Failure to assess and manage risks B. A poor break-even analysis C. Failure to create an adequate project scope statement D. Failure to recognize tangible benefits

A. Failure to assess and manage risks

15. (2 1/2 points) Which of the following is a primary way to gather information? A. Interviewing B. Gather documentation C. Review Procedures D. Read the manual

A. Interviewing

33. (2 1/2 points) ............ is a controlled process of initiating, planning, executing, and closing down a project. A. Project management B. System design C. System analysis D. Project scheduling

A. Project management

14. (2 1/2 points) What is one reason a company may outsource their operations? A. Reduce time to market. B. To decrease process efficiencies. C. Because all companies outsource parts of their organization to focus on the core business. D. So internal resources can oversee the outsourcing at the new firm.

A. Reduce time to market.

31. (2 1/2 points) Which of the following is NOT an example of a recurring cost? A. System conversion B. Software maintenance C. Data storage expenses D. Hardware leases

A. System conversion

16. (2 1/2 points) What makes all projects feasible? A. Unlimited resource and infinite time B. Limited scope C. A great budget D. A highly skilled project team

A. Unlimited resource and infinite time

22. (2 1/2 points) Which of the following is NOT a guideline for better cost estimation? A. Update estimates at the end of the project. B. Have clear guidelines for creating estimates. C. Use experienced developers. D. Use historical data.

A. Update estimates at the end of the project.

12. (2 1/2 points) Which of the following is a drawback of the traditional waterfall SDLC approach? A. Users are locked into requirements. B. There are no criticisms. C. The process is too chaotic. D. It is too short of a process.

A. Users are locked into requirements

30. (2 1/2 points) 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.

24. (2 1/2 points) Analysts gathering information from as many sources as possible about what the new system should do is indicative of: A. requirements determination. B. requirements structuring. C. alternative generation and selection. D. project identification and selection. E. project initiation and planning.

A. requirements determination.

28. (2 1/2 points) One major concern that IT managers have about cloud computing is: A. security. B. redundancy. C. ease of use. D. backward compatibility. E. overuse

A. security.

27. (2 1/2 points) Money can be made from open-source software by: A. selling source code. B. providing maintenance and other services. C. communities of interested people. D. adding to the code base. E. selling documentation to the open-source community.

B. providing maintenance and other services.

13. (2 1/2 points) Georgia was contacted by the CEO to research if adding a new data center makes sense for the organization from an economic and operational stand point. Georgia agreed to perform A. A systems service request B. System enhancement study C. Feasibility study D. End product

C. Feasibility study

35. (2 1/2 points) A new software project is to be initiated and the project will include more than 100 people and it is very complicated. Which of the following are true? I. The design team should adopt the SDLC approach rather than Agile approach. II. The design team should come up with a very detailed budget plan for approval before the project starts. III. The design team should not worry about economic feasibility of the project as long as the market feasibility is secure. A. I, II, and III B. Only I C. I and II D. I and III

C. I and II

34. (2 1/2 points) Which of the below requirements for a video-streaming application can be classified as non-functional? A. Users will sign-up and register B. Users will browse the videos C. Users will download the videos with a speed of 100 Mbits per second D. Users will click on the video thumbnail of their choice.

C. Users will download the videos with a speed of 100 Mbits per second

25. (2 1/2 points) Forms are important for understanding a business because they: A. indicate the correct sequencing of tasks. B. describe how particular tasks are performed. C. indicate what data flow in or out of a system and which are necessary for the system to function. D. enable you to work backwards from the information on a report to the necessary data that must have been necessary to generate them. E. identify duplicate efforts within a system.

C. indicate what data flow in or out of a system and which are necessary for the system to function.

19. (2 1/2 points) 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. Agile Methodologies.

D. Agile Methodologies.

20. (2 1/2 points) Which of these is a reason for an organization to participate in open source communities? A. to maintain mutually beneficial relationships with other software developers B. to keep down the development costs on a project C. to increase productivity by leveraging a committed group of developers D. All of these.

D. All of these.

11. (2 1/2 points) ] Which of the below is NOT a true statement regarding the SDLC? A. It is a highly linked set of phases whose products feed the activities in subsequent phases. B. The different phases are clearly defined. C. The relationships between phases are well specified. D. It is a rapid method to prototype and develop an application.

D. It is a rapid method to prototype and develop an application.

23. (2 1/2 points) Developing an understanding of the content and complexity of the project is the purpose of: A. Develop a project charter activity for the project planning phase. B. setting a baseline project plan activity of the project planning phase. C. determining project standards and procedures activity of the project planning phase. D. describing the project scope, alternatives, and feasibility activity of the project planning phase. E. closing down the project activity of the project planning phase.

D. describing the project scope, alternatives, and feasibility activity of the project planning phase.

26. (2 1/2 points) Good interview guidelines consist of: A. phrasing the question to illicit the correct response. B. typing your notes within two weeks of the interview. C. establishing expectation levels about the new system. D. seeking a variety of perspectives from the interviews. E. using as much time as you need.

D. seeking a variety of perspectives from the interviews.

21. (2 1/2 points) Which of these is not an advantage of a Gantt chart? A. communicating with users B. simplicity C. planning activities D. showing precedence

D. showing precedence

36. (2 1/2 points) You are designing a web store for your client. Which of the following are true? I. You should start your design from user interface and then focus on key functionalities. II. You should not worry about obtaining the entire list of requirements as long as you think you got the most important requirements. III. You should provide documentation only if the client asks for it. A. I, II, and III B. Only I C. Only II D. I and III E. None of them

E. None of them

29. (2 1/2 points) Which of the following is not a way of validating purchased software information? A. Reviewing software documentation and technical marketing literature B. Sending prospective vendors a questionnaire asking specific questions about their packages C. Using the software yourself and running it through a series of tests based on the criteria for selecting software D. Obtaining feedback from other users of the software E. Purchasing the software first and then testing

E. Purchasing the software first and then testing

1. (2 1/2 points) The life cycle can be thought of as a linear process in which the end of the useful life of one system leads to the beginning of another project that will develop a new version or replace an existing system altogether.

False

2. (2 1/2 points) During economic feasibility analysis, an analysis can precisely define all benefits and costs related to a project.

False

3. (2 1/2 points) Open-source software is developed by employees of a particular company.

False

4. (2 1/2 points) When resources and staff are available, and a system must be built from scratch, the best option would be to go with a packaged software producer to obtain the software.

False

10. (2 1/2 points) Political feasibility in when you attempt to gain an understanding of how key stakeholders within the organization view the proposed system. Because an information system may affect the distribution of information within the organization, and thus the distribution of power, the construction of an information system can have political ramifications

True

10. (2 1/2 points) Political feasibility in which you attempt to gain an understanding of how key stakeholders within the organization view the proposed system. Because an information system may affect the distribution of information within the organization, and thus the distribution of power, the construction of an information system can have political ramifications.

True

5. (2 1/2 points) Because existing pieces of software have already been tested, reusing them tends to result in higher-quality software with lower defect rates, decreasing maintenance that does not quite fit the defined answers may be overlooked as the respondent tries to

True

6. (2 1/2 points) A major disadvantage of closed-ended questions is that useful information that does not quite fit the defined answers may be overlooked as the respondent tries to make a choice instead of providing his or her best answer

True

7. (2 1/2 points) The project manager 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.

True

8. (2 1/2 points) Systems development projects are undertaken for two primary reasons: to take advantage of business opportunities and to solve business problems.

True

9. (2 1/2 points) The most common criteria for choosing off-the-shelf software are cost, functionality, vendor support, vendor viability, flexibility, documentation, response time, and ease of installation.

True