Quiz 5

Verification/testing of the proposed solution and picking an option occur in the _____ phase of the IDC.

Choice

The first stage of the SDLC is _________.

Investigation

Scrum sprints typically last 2-4 _______.

Weeks

Data reduction is the conversion of raw _______ into a smaller amount of more useful _______.

data; information

___________ is a software development methodology that delivers functionality in rapid iterations which are usually measured in weeks.

Agile development

The primary purpose of the systems __________ stage is to gather information about the existing system to determine the requirements for an enhanced system or a new system.

Analysis

_________ determines the point at which the cumulative dollar value of the benefits from a project equals the investment made in the project.

Breakeven analysis

The ________ is/are the technological, financial, personnel, and other resource limitations on the IS function.

Constraints of the IS function

A ___________ allows programmers to develop an application that includes its own environment and can run as it was developed regardless of the operating system on which it was deployed.

Container

________ is a disadvantage of the buy option.

Control

Affinity analysis is a(n) _________ application.

Data mining

__________ can perform two basic operations: 1) identifying previously unknown patters and 2) predicting trends and behaviors.

Data mining

____________ conversion is the most risky.

Direct

_________ is a decisional role.

Disturbance handler

_________ feasibility determines whether the project is an acceptable financial risk and, if so, whether the organization has the necessary time and money to successfully complete the project.

Economic

________ costs are those costs that remain the same regardless of any change in the company's activity level. The CIO's salary is an example of a _________ cost.

Fixed; fixed

_________ is a managerial aspect of the IT architecture.

How IT decisions will be made

RAD uses _________ tools to quickly structure requirements and develop prototypes.

ICASE

The ___________ delineates the way an organization should utilize its information resources to accomplish its mission.

IT architecture

Suppose you are failing one of your classes. Based on the choice you made to start studying harder, you look over your notes every day after class and study at least an hour every night for at least a week before an exam. This action is part of the ______ phase of the IDC.

Implementation

______ is an example of a CSF.

Improving customer satisfaction

Which of the following is an advantage of JAD?

Involves many users in the development process

Information systems that have become outdated and no longer meet business needs are called _________ systems.

Legacy

The IT steering committee is comprised of _________.

Managers from each functional area

_____________ are the fundamental elements in object-oriented development and represent tangible, real-world entities.

Objects

A _________ conversion involves running the old and new systems at the same time.

Parallel

A ____________ conversion introduces components of the new system in stages.

Phased

________ analytics examines recent and historical data to detect patterns and predict future outcomes and trends.

Predictive

_________ analytics answers the question "what could happen?"

Predictive

______ analytics require _______ analytics.

Prescriptive; predictive

___________ are IS professionals who either modify existing computer programs or write new programs to satisfy user requirements.

Programmers

You are an executive working for a Fortune 500 company. You want to see how your company is performing compared to other businesses in your industry and you want to see how your marketing campaigns are performing. You would look at the ________ wall in the Management Cockpit.

Red

_____ is a decisional role.

Resource allocator

_____________ is a method of delivering software in which a vendor hosts the applications and provides them as a service to customers over a network, typically the internet.

SaaS

Adding functions after the project has been initiated causes ____________.

Scope creep

_______ is a capability of dashboards that reflect the latest data available on KPIs or some other metric often in real time.

Status access

System developers have the greatest involvement in the ________ stage of the SDLC.

Testing

__________ decisions deal with "fuzzy", complex problems.

Unstructured

______ analysis attempts to predict the impact of changes in the assumptions (input data) on the proposed solution.

What-if

The entire business analytics process starts with

a business problem.

If a company wants to write some computer code, it would choose to ________.

customize a prewritten application

Suppose you are failing one of your classes. If you don't know what the problem is, you need to enter the _______ phase of the IDC.

intelligence

Considering the nature of decision, acquiring and using resources efficiently in accomplishing organizational goals is

management control.

You would use optimization or simulation for ______ analytics.

prescriptive

Insourcing is also called _________.

reverse outsourcing

You are a marketing manager responsible for planning the budget for your department. This is a(n) ______ task and a(n) _______ decision.

semistructured; management control

Data silos are often associated with

the development of one or a few related analytics applications.

Management is a process by which an organization achieves its goals (called ______) through the use of resources (called _______).

the output; inputs

As a board member, you recommend hiring a new CEO to address the scandals that have been reported in the Wall Street Journal. This is a(n) ________ decision.

unstructured

You assume the inflation rate will remain constant over the next few years, so you consider purchasing a home with a variable interest rate. You decide to double-check this assumption with a(n) __________ analysis.

what-if