MIS 307 Systems Analysis and Design - Garner - Mid-Term Exam

Order and Durations

A critical path refers to a sequence of task activities whose _______ and _______ directly affect the completion date of a project.

Object Class

A logical grouping of objects that have the same (or similar) attributes and behaviors (methods) is known as _________.

Cannot be worked on independently of other tasks

A network diagram will never be used when the tasks _________.

One-time Cost

A new hardware purchase is classified as a(n) ________.

Tangible Benefit

A(n) ________ comes from an information system that can be measured monetarily.

Vertical Integration

All of the following are business examples of outsourcing except ________.

Bottom-up Projects

As an analyst which type of project would you most likely have contact within the begging of your career?

In the system description document

At what point in the project should you identify the alternative solutions?

Data Storage

Because computers were so expensive , computer memory was also at a premium , so system developers conserved as much memory as possible for _________.

* Putting together a jigsaw puzzle

Component based development is similar to _________.

Unnecessarily Complex

Defining tasks in too much detail will make the management of the project ________.

Feasibility Study

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(n) ____________.

Response Time

How long it takes for a software package to respond to user's requests is called ________.

Consider the organization in terms of inputs and outputs.

How should one think about an organization when conducting a value chain analysis?

The Internet of Things

The ________ refers to a broad class of physical objects that feature an Internet address and connectivity that communicate between these objects and other Internet-enabled devices and systems.

* ?

The completion of the _____ forms the business case to justify project expenditure resources.

Earliest

The critical path represents the _____ time in which a project can be completed.

All development projects

The overall IS plan may influence ________.

Sprint

The primary unit for scrum is the _______.

Request for Proposal

The questionnaire sent to vendors asking them to propose hardware and software that will meet the requirements of your new system is called a ________.

Object

The structure that encapsulates attributes and methods that operate on those attributes is called a(n) ________.

Horizontal Bar/Line

Tp construct the Gnatt chart, a ____ is drawn for each activity that reflects its sequence and duration.

Selecting the IS project

What is the final activity in the project identification and selection process?

Project Planning

What is the next step taken after project initiation?

* ?

What is the result of a rescue of object classes?

Mission Statement

What kind of statement is "we are in the business of designing, fabricating and selling to retail stores high quality wood furniture"?

The Internet

What stands as the most outstanding representation of global networking?

Top-down planning

Which approach to planning begins with an analysis of an organization's mission?

Flexibility

Which criterion refers to how easy it is to customize the software?

Economic Feasibility

Which feasibility category deals with identifying financial benefits associated with the project?

The life cycle can be thought of as a circular process in which the end of the useful life of one system leads to the beginning of another project to develop a new version of or replace an existing system.

Which of the below is a true statement regarding the systems development life cycle?

Top Management

Which of the following groups does NOT identify a bottom-up development project?

Less concern with cost-benefit analysis

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a steering committee when making IS identification and selections?

Faster Development

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of top management when choosing an IS project selection?

Prototypes do not work properly

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of the traditional waterfall SDLC approach?

Adjoining

Which of the following is NOT a part of the project management process?

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

Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding the SDLC?

Changing the budget

Which of the following is NOT a way to manage project risks?

System alternatives

Which of the following is NOT included in the feasibility assessment?

Unnatural termination of a project can never happen.

Which of the following is NOT true about project close-down?

It serves as the baseline for the project scope.

Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the project scope management plan?

Reliance on the life-cycle approach has forced dynamic processes into time phases doomed to fail.

Which of the following is a criticism of the software development life cycle?

A project identified by a steering committee

Which of the following is an example of a project coming from a top-down source?

Hardware, labor, operational costs

Which of the following is an example of a tangible cost?

Cloud computing application provider

Which of the following is an organization that hosts and runs computer applications for other companies, typically on a per use or license basis?

Customer communication over contract negotiation

Which of the following is not a value stated in the Agile Manifesto?

Outsourcing may be cost-effective. Other reasons for outsourcing include: freeing up internal resources, increasing the revenue potential of the organization, reducing time to market, increasing process.

Which of the following is the key reason why a company may outsource certain operations?

Systems Analyst

Who has the primary responsibility for the design and analysis of information systems?

Free Slack

_______ refers to the amount of time a task can be delayed without delaying the early start of any immediately following tasks.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

________ software solutions consist of a series of integrated modules.

Network Diagramming

_________ is a critical path scheduling technique used for controlling resources.

Working on assigned activities

is NOT a common skill pertaining to the leadership activity of a project manager.

* Interest

is/are the rate at which money can be borrowed or invested.

Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD)

system development methodologies and techniques based on objects rather than data or processes are known as ________.

Project

A _________ is a planned undertaking of related activities to reach an objective that has a beginning and an end best defines:

Deliverable

A _________ is an end product of an SDLC phase.

Packaged Software Producer

If a company has generic software need, they should consider acquiring its software from a(n) _______.

A business unit

If a project has a small or narrow focus, it was most likely chosen by ________.

* Customer Feedback

In an agile methodology, what typically is associated, with the completion of an iteration?

* ?

In choosing an off-the-shelf software solution and the supported task is generic, which type of software package would you use?

Logical Design

In which design phase of the SDLC are all functional features of the system chosen for development in analysis described independently of any computer platform?

The Fourth Phase: Implementation (4)

In which phase of SDLC is the information system coded, tested, installed, and supported in the organization?

Maintenance

In which phase of the SDLC is an information system systematically repaired and improved?

Planning Phase

Jim had to give a presentation and list the reasons why the system should not be developed during the organization because the project is in the ________.

Nearby Countries

Many US firms are turning to nearshoring, or contracting with companies in ________.

Prototyping

Mary has just completed the analysis phase of her project. Now she is waiting to find out if the project will be changed because her group practices ________ after each phase to justify the project.

Systems Development Methodology

Most organizations find it beneficial to use a standard set of steps, called ________. To develop and support their information systems.

Slack

Nodes not on the critical path contain ________ time and allow the project manager some flexibility in scheduling.

* ?

Reuse has all of the following benefits except _______.

Project Workbook

Sasha reminded her team to add their project-related documents to the ________ so a proper audit could be conducted.