MIS- test 1

Which was NOT given as a method for determining business requirements?

Benchmarking

Data flow diagramming is

Focused on the processes or activities that are performed

Ruth is an analyst. On her DFD diagram she has just placed a process. She will

Give it a verb phrase name, like "search inventory"

Suggestions for motivation might include all of these EXCEPT

Giving all team members the same bonus on a project

Which phase is generally the longest and most expensive part of the development process?

Implementation

Another outcome of the planning phase is the

Project Plan

Which of the following project roles would serve as a primary point of contact for a project?

Project manager

Which is NOT suggested for IT development projects?

Projects need to give a positive return on investment within four years

A critical success factor in project management is to:

Start with a realistic assessment of the work that needs to be done

Agile development is a group of programming-centric methodologies that focus on

Streamlining the SDLC

System prototyping is BEST characterized as

A 'Quick and Dirty' system

A process model is

A formal way of representing how a business system operates

Andrea is creating a diagram model for processes (without regard to whether it is computerized or a manual process). She is probably creating

A logical process model

Throwaway prototyping is BEST characterized as

A method for exploring design alternatives

Extreme Programming (XP) is BEST characterized as

A method for stressing customer satisfaction

An external entity is

A person, organization or system outside of the system

Parallel methodology is BEST characterized as

A series of versions

A data flow is

A single piece of data

TJ has prepared a spreadsheet where the total benefits are $182,000; the total cumulative costs are $120,000. The ROI would be

About 51.7%

Which would normally NOT be a reason for a project?

An open source platform has just come on the market

Michaela is a systems analyst who is determining business requirements. What would most likely be the SDLC phase for her?

Analysis

Jack is going over financial numbers for a proposed project. Which of the following system analyst skills is he exhibiting currently?

Analytical

Kallie is creating use cases, data flow diagrams and entity relationship diagrams. In what phase of the SDLC would she do this?

Anaysis

Ramona is preparing an economic feasibility study. She is calculating the payback period. She is calculating

Break-even point

Which is an activity the users probably will NOT do on a project?

Budget funds for the project

The type of skill that is common to systems analysts to understand how IT can be applied to business situations and to ensure that the IT delivers real business value is

Business

Jona's project is to take a fairly straight-forward manual process and make it an electronic process. This will make the processing more efficient. Which of the following requirements analysis strategies is she using?

Business Process Automation

Moderate changes to existing processes falls under the _________ analysis.

Business Process Improvement (BPI)

Wayne is a senior director of finance. His company only recently came under Sarbanes-Oxley regulations and is the project sponsor to become compliant. He realizes that examining the as-is system may not be much help as the regulations are so radical that a major analysis and design project must be completed to make the company compliant. He is leaning towards:

Business Process Reengineering

Which of the following project roles would analyze the key business aspects of the system?

Business analyst

Which of the following project roles would probably make a presentation about the objectives of a proposed project and its benefits to executives who will benefit directly from the project?

Champion

Extreme programming requires a great deal of discipline and it is recommended for

Considerable onsite user involvement

Which Data Flow Diagram does not have data stores?

Context Diagram

Which Data Flow Diagram shows the entire system with its environment with only one process?

Context Diagram

Which of the following is not a project characteristic that will affect the methodology selection descion?

Creating a cost/benefit spreadsheet

Chang is working on "How will this system work". What SDLC phase is he in?

Design

PCM Incorporated will need to purchase new servers for a system. This would be a:

Development cost

A process model can

Document both the as-is and the to-be system

TJ is coordinating a project. Which would he probably NOT use to avoid conflicts?

Encourage a competitive edge between team members

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: unclear requirements; very familiar technologies; not all that complex; reasonably reliable; a short time schedule and the schedule visibility is somewhat important?

Extreme Programming

Linda is a clerk in the accounting department. She was interviewed by David and is excited about the proposed system that will utilize electronic funds transfer. This would be an example of

Intangible benefit

Rocky is dealing one-on-one with users and business managers (including some that have little experience with technology). He is demonstrating what system analyst skill?

Interpersonal

Amy is planning on talking with a clerk and a manager in the accounts payable area, a manager in the procurement department, and two vendors. She is probably doing

Interviews

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: somewhat unclear requirements; somewhat unfamiliar technologies; that is complex; reasonably reliable; a short time schedule and high schedule visibility?

Iterative

Which of the following might result in version 1; version 2 (etc.) of a system?

Iterative Development

Logical process models are

Models that describe processes without suggesting how they are conducted

Which is a true statement about IT projects?

Most IS departments face demand for IT projects that far exceed the ability to do them

Robert is doing an economic analysis using today's dollar values. He is doing

Net present value analysis

Which of the following is NOT a classic planning mistake?

Omitting key requirements

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: clear requirements; very familiar technologies; not all that complex; reasonably reliable; a short time schedule and the schedule visibility is not important?

Parallel

Alice is calculating whether a system will lower costs or increase revenues. What SDLC phase is she in?

Planning

RAD is an acronym for

Rapid Application Development

Which of the following project roles would focus on stakeholder requirements?

Requirements analyst

Bob is selecting a systems analysis and design methodology. What might be the first step?

Resesarching the organizations standards and policies for 'approved' methodologies

Ramya is preparing an economic feasibility study. She has a calculation where she takes total benefits minus total costs and divides that answer by the total costs. She is calculating

Return on Investment

Processes in data flow diagramming are represented by

Rounded boxes

The most common reason for schedule and cost overruns is

Scope creep

Which is NOT an attribute of a systems analyst?

Selecting which projects to approve

The outcome of the analysis phase is the:

System proposal

The outcome of the planning phase is the

System request document

The outcome of the design phase is the

System specification document

Which of the following project roles would identify how technology can improve business processes?

Systems analyst

Which of the following project roles would insure that the system conforms to information systems standards?

Systems analyst

What the MAIN difference between systems prototyping and throwaway prototyping?

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

Becky is a systems analyst for Laswell Consulting. She is attending a three day intensive workshop on developing applications in php. What systems analyst skill is she working on?

Technical

Because the cost can be immense, _________ is one of the most critical steps in implementation.

Testing

The V-model pays more explicit attention to

Testing

A team of developers and customers are in close communication, with frequent communications, simplicity, feedback and courage. This would best describe

The Extreme Programming methodology

The main difference between the Parallel Development Methodology and the Iterative Development Methodology is that

The Parallel Methodology will have sub-projects and the Iterative Methodology will have various releases

Which of the following would BEST describe "system reliability"?

The aspect of how accurate the system must be (such as medical equipment or for games)

Which of the following would BEST describe "system complexity"?

The aspect of how intricate and difficult the system must be

Which would generally NOT be taken into consideration for project portfolio management in an organization?

The number of financially feasible projects

Kumar is the project manager for a revised TTP system. Which of the following most likely would NOT be considered in developing a work plan?

The organizational readiness for the project

Which is NOT true for systems analysts?

They are the project sponsors for system proposals

Brianna has a process has two inputs but only one output

This is normal as all processes need at least one input and at least one output

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: unclear user requirements; unfamiliar technologies; somewhat complex; needs to be reliable; time is not an issue and the schedule visibility is somewhat important?

Throwaway prototyping

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: unclear user requirements; unfamiliar technologies; very complex; must be reliable; a short to medium time schedule and the schedule visibility is somewhat important?

Throwaway prototyping

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?

Timeboxing

The science (or art) of project management is in making ___________ of size, time and cost

Trade-offs

The relation between use cases and data flow diagrams is generally

Use cases are developed first and then data flow diagrams ensue

The relationship between use cases and data flow diagrams is

Use cases tend to be developed with users to make sure the analyst has fully captured the processes and relationships; DFD's are built upon the use cases to more fully formally understand the processes involved

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: clear requirements; very familiar technologies; not all that complex; must be reliable; a somewhat longer schedule and the schedule visibility is not important?

V-model

Rapid Application Development is a collection of methodologies that include all of the following except

V-model Methodology

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?

Waterfall

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: clear requirements; very familiar technologies; not all that complex; reasonably reliable; a very long time schedule and the schedule visibility is not important?

Waterfall