Exam 1

Which of the following would likely not be included in a project charter? a. Detailed deadlines and dependencies of project tasks b. what information team members are expected to report c. expected availability of team members d. how often meetings will be held

A. Detailed deadlines and dependencies of project tasks.

Which of the following might result in Version 1, version 2., (full versions) of a system? a. Iterative development b. parallel development c. v-model d. agile development e. waterfall development

A. Iterative development

Which of the following is not true about the benefits and challenges of working as an analyst? a. There is stability in usually working with the same types of technology, but it can be frustrating to only see one aspect of technology. b. You solve interesting problems, but the solutions and specific steps to take are not always clear c. You get a variety of work, which can be both interesting and challenging d. You work with many different types of people, but this can lead to demands from and accountability to a large group of people.

A. There is stability in usually working with the same types of technology, but it can be frustrating to only see one aspect of technology.

Which is not true for systems analysts? a. they are the project sponsors for system proposals b. they create value for an organization c. they challenge the current way that an organization works d. they enable the organization to perform work better e. they play a key role in information systems developments projects.

A. they are the project sponsors for system proposals.

Which of the following methodologies is the historic standard, but is used less today because it takes the longest to complete all the SDLC steps? a. Waterfall b. Parallel c. Iterative d. System prototyping e. Throwaway prototyping

A. waterfall

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: unclear requirements; very familiar technologies; not very complex; reasonably reliable; a short time schedule and the schedule visibility is somewhat important? a. Parallel b. Agile development c. waterfall d. v-model

B. Agile Development

An example of a functional requirement is _____. a. system can be accessed through Blackberry device. b. system is automatically updated every 5 seconds. c. access to customer orders. d. output can be displayed in Internet Explore, in Firefox, or in Google Chrome browsers. e. System should be available in English and Spanish,

C. Access to customer orders.

PCM Incorporated will need to purchase servers for a new system. This would be a: a. Intangible cost b. Ongoing cost c. Development cost d. Operating Cost e. Intangible benefit

C. Development cost

Alice is calculating whether a system will lower costs or increase revenues. What SDLC phase is she in? a. Design b. Implementation c. Planning d. Analysis e. Transistion

C. PLanning

Which of the following statements is true about the project sponsor? a. The project sponsor is always the system analyst or a team of analysts. b. The project sponsor (planning phase) is usually later designed as the project manager (analysis, design, implementation phases) c. The project sponsor is always the person with a vested interest in the project's success, regardless of their position in the organization. d. The project sponsor should be someone in a management position (manager, C-level executive, business owner, etc.) e. The project sponsor is always an IT employee, either in the IT department or with significant IT skills.

C. The project sponsor is always the person with a vested interest in the project's success, regardless of their position in the organization.

Which of the following is not a type of non-functional requirement? a. performance (e.g., speed) b. Operational (e.g., operating system) c. Security (e.g. access privileges) d. Process (e.g. create a report) e. Cultural/Political (e.g. language)

D. Process (e.g. create a report)

A 'temporal' trigger might be which of the following: a. The human resources department needs a tax withholding form to be filled out by a new employee. b. The accounting department needs information for a report. c. A new shipping of goods arrives and needs to be added to the inventory. d. the date changes to the first day of the month e. A patient calls to make an appointment with a doctor.

D. The date changes to the first day of the month

Andrea is creating a diagram model for processes (without regard to whether it it computerized or a manual process). She is probably creating ______. a. A logical process model b. A UML system case model c. A PMT (process management tool) model d. A user process model e. A physical process model.

a. A logical process model.

Andrei has a diagram that shows only one process and external entities. He is developing a : a. context diagram b. use case diagram c. level 0 diagram d. level 1 diagram

a. Context diagram

Suggestions for motivation might include all of these EXCEPT: a. Rewarding all member of a project team with bonuses b. Recognize and reward good efforts c. setting realistic deadlines d. Reward those with outstanding quality and effort e. Having a good working environment.

a. Rewarding all members of a project team with bonuses.

Kumar is the project manager for a new proposed system. Which of the following most likely would NOT be considered in developing a project work plan? a. The organizational readiness for the project b. estimating the time that will be needed on tasks c. key milestones that need to be met d. creating dependencies between tasks. e. identifying tasks that need to be completed.

a. The organizational readiness for the project

Garrett has been told by management that his project MUST be completed on time. His best estimates are more than two weeks after the absolute deadline. Which technique could he use to get a functional system on time? a. Timeboxing b. system prototyping c. activity elimination d. risk management e. Benchmarking

a. Timeboxing

The science (or art) of project management is in making trade-offs of each of the following, EXCEPT; a. Personnel b. Size/Scope c. Cost d. Time e. None of the above.

a.Personnel

Amy has created a context diagram. WHat one DFD component is probably not shown? a. data flow b. data store c. process d. external entity

b. Data store

which is probably NOT true about building a use cases? a. users are involved. b. major costs are analyzed c. major processes are analyzed d. External triggers are analyzed e. Analysts are involved.

b. Major costs are analyzed.

Which of the following is the deliverable of the Analysis Phase, and what does it include? a. System proposal: Requirements definition, Use Cases, System Specification, and updated planning documents b. System proposal: Requirement definition, use cases, Process and Data models, and updated planning documents. c. System Specification: Requirement definition, use cases, system proposal, and updated planning documents. d. System specification: requirement definition, use cases, process and data models, and updated planning documents.

b. System proposal: Requirement definition, use cases, Process and Data models, and updated planning

Which is NOT part of the requirement analysis strategy? a. identity improvements b. understanding of screen design, layout and navigation. c. developing requirements for the to-be-system d. understanding of the as-is system

b. Understanding of screen design, layout and navigation

which of the following is NOT a best practice in creating DFDs? a. making sure that each process has at least one input data flow and at least one output data flow. b. Making sure that each external entity has at least one input data flow and at least one output data flow. c. Making sure that all information presented at one level is accurately represented in the next level. d. Making sure that all diagrams avoid "black hole" and "miracle" errors e. making sure that all data flows are labelled as pieces of information (i.e. have noun names)

b. making sure that each external entity has at least one input data flow and at least one output data flow.

One of the outcomes of the planning phase is the: a. system specification document b. system request document c. business process document d. test plan e. system proposal document

b. system request document

A use case helps: a. Clarify ongoing costs for a system b. Understanding user steps and system responses c. Define interview questions d. refine project management milestones. e. identify risks with the project

b. understand user steps and system responses.

James is developing a DFD. What would be a good name for him to use on a data flow from the Calculate Federal Withholding process to a data sore called YTD Payroll Data? a. Add amounts to YTD total b. Move withholding to YTD storage c. Federal Withholding Tax Forms and Amounts d. Transfer fed taxes to YTD storage.

c. Federal Withholding Tax Forms and Amounts

Regarding projects that are behind schedule, which of the following statement is NOT true about adding additional staff to the project? a. project management is a matter of balancing time and money, so if adding a new person actually does save some time, it will still cost money. b. when you add someone to a project after it is already progress, you'll need to bring them up-to-speed on the project, which will cause additional time and complexity. c. Most industry experts consider staff additions (although not perfect) to be the best practice for addressing time issues in projects. d. with more people, the communication complexity grows, so adding people is not necessarily going to save time.

c. Most industry exports consider staff additions (although not perfect) to be the best practice for addressing time issues in projects.

Which of the following is not one of the three main categories of feasibility analysis? a. technical b. Economic/financial c. Risk d. None of the above e. Organization

c. Risk

An example of a nonfunctional requirement is ______. a. Contains a list of suppliers b. the system must contain customer order history c. system can be accessed from any of 100 offices worldwide. d. SQL queries from customer table and order table are available e. Customers can be searched and identified by ID numbers.

c. System can be accessed from any of 100 offices worldwide.

The main difference between the Parallel Development Methodology and the Iterative Development Methodology is that: a. the parallel development methodology will have various releases (version 1.0 ; 2.0, etc.) b. the iterative development methodology will break the system project into sub-projects for analysis, design and implementation and then merge them into a final system and the Parallel will not. c. The parallel methodology will have sub-projects and the iterative methodology will have various releases. d. the parallel methodology will create various models or prototypes with user involvement before setting on design concepts and the Iterative methodology will not.

c. The parallel methodology will have sub-projects and the iterative methodology will have various releases.

In interviews, Ross has learned that the new order entry system must be available in at least three formats (mobile, web browser, and local area network based). This is an example of a : a. functional requirement b. business requirement c. non-functional requirement d. political requirement e. user requirement

c. non functional requirement

A team of developers and customers are in close communication, with frequent communications, simplicity, feedback, and encouragement. This would best describe: a. The parallel development methodology b. The waterfall development methodology c. the interactive development methodology d. The Agile development methodology e. the throwaway prototyping methodology

d. Agile development methodology

HK Manufacturing has not previously kept track of stock-outs in their facility, but they currently have an information systems project starting that will improve their supply chain process. Jorge, Vice president of Operations, has requested that the new supply chain system keep a record of all 'stock-out' for management to access on a regular basis. This is an example of a: a. Nonfunctional requirement b. political requirement c. user requirement.d d. functional requirement e. operational requirement.

d. Functional requirement

Myles is studying a system to lessen the number of complaints about the Help Desk. He has formally studied the service counter at Wal-mart, Target, and Kohl's department stores; as well as listened in to the complaint phone calls to a hotel booking site. He is trying to see how other organizations work at lessening complaints and also how they handle complaints. This would be what type of analysis? a. outcome analysis b. design analysis c. complaint analysis d. informal benchmarking e. problem analysis.

d. Informal benchmarking

LOGICAL process models are: a. Created in the system walkthrough b. Models based upon implementing the if-then-else programming structure. c. Coded logic model. d. Models that describe processes without suggesting whether they are computerized. e. developed by the infrastructure analyst

d. Models that describe processes without suggesting whether they are computerized.

Marta wants to collect facts and opinions from a wide range of geographically dispersed people quickly and with the least expense. She would probably want to use: a. document analysis b. observation c. interview d. questionnaires e. JAD session

d. Questionnaires

What is the MAIN different between systems prototyping and throwaway prototyping? a. systems prototyping involves users while throwaway prototyping does not b. throwaway prototyping involves users while systems prototyping does not c. systems prototyping is a rapid application development methodology; while throwaway prototyping is not d. Systems prototyping works with users to quickly develop a simplified working version of the proposed system; while throwaway prototyping focuses more on exploring design alternatives.

d. Systems prototyping works with users to quickly develop a simplified working version of the proposed system; while throwaway prototyping focuses more on exploring design alternatives.

Which of the following statements about use cases is true? a. The actor of an use cases can only refer to a single person that interacts with the system - never two or more. b. Project managers, business analysts, and system analysts often create use cases with little user input. c. the final step in building use cases is to use a CASE analysis tool to verify that the inputs and outputs are discrete items triggered by external events. d. Use cases vary from one organization to another in terms of the content included and the degree of formality employed e. The name of a use case should be the event that causes the use case to begin.

d. Use cases vary from one organization to another in terms of the content included and the degree of formality employed.

Chang is working on coding and testing the new system. What SDLC phase is he in? a. Transition b. Planning c. Analysis d. Design e. Implementation

e. Implementation

On your level 0 diagram, you have Process 1,2, and 3. When you create a level 1 diagram for process 2, you might have processes like: a. 2.1, 2.1.2, 2.2 b. 2-1,2-2,2-3 c. 1,2,3 d. 1.1,2.1, 3.1 e. 2.1, 2.2,2.3

e. 2.1, 2.2,2.3

A process model is: a. the output of the interviewing process b. the work plan c. the model that is produced by extreme prototyping d. the expanded and thoroughly balanced use case for a system. e. A formal way of representing how data flows through a set of business processes

e. A formal way of representing how data flows through a set of business processes

In a data flow diagram, a data flow is: a. A person, organization or system outside of the system. b. A collection of entities c. a trigger to a use case d. An activity or a function that is performed for some specific business reason. e. A single piece of data that flows between processes, entities, and data stores.

e. A single piece of data that flows between processes, entities, and data stores.

what is probably NOT a part of a use case? a. Name b. Number c. Trigger d. Major inputs e. Statement of business value

e. Statement of business value

In interviews, Bill has learned that the new marketing system must return data in less than 2 seconds. This is an example of a: a. functional requirement b. political requirement c. operational requirement d. user requirement e. non-functional requirement.

e. non-functional requirement