Ch 1-3 Test Sample Questions
An aggregation of parts is also called a(n):
Subsystem
A group of interrelated procedures used for a business function, with an identifiable boundary, working together for some purpose, best defines:
System
The first phase of the SDLC, in which an organization's total information system needs are analyzed and arranged, and in which a potential information systems project is identified and an argument for continuing or not continuing with the project is presented
Systems Analysis
A description of the alternative solution recommended by the analysis team is provided during the:
Systems analysis
In which SDLC phase will the analyst study the organization's current procedures and the information systems used to perform tasks?
Systems analysis
In which phase will the systems analyst convert the description of the recommended alternative solution into logical and then physical system specifications?
Systems design
The phase of the SDLC in which the system chosen for development in systems analysis is first described independently of any computer platform and is then transformed into technology-specific details from which all programming and system construction can be accomplished
Systems design
In which SDLC phase is the information system coded, tested, and installed in the organization?
Systems implementation and operation
The final phase of the SDLC, in which the information system is coded, tested, and installed in the organization, and in which the information system is systematically repaired and improved
Systems implementation and operation
Today, systems development focuses on:
Systems integration
Which of the following allows hardware and software from different vendors to work together in an application?
Systems integration
The phase of the SDLC in which the current system is studied and alternative replacement systems are proposed
Systems planning and selection
Help you understand the potential and the limitations of information technology
Technical Skills
Skills that include defining and sequencing activities, communicating expectations, assigning resources to activities, and monitoring outcomes best represent:
Technical problem solving
The particular processes that an analyst will follow to help ensure that his work is complete, well done, and understood by project team members best defines:
Techniques
An organization should acquire software from an in-house developer when
The resources and staff are available and the system is built from scratch
Computer programs that make it easy to use specific techniques are best defined as:
Tools
Analytical skills:
Understand organization and its functions Identify opportunities and problems Analyze and solve problems
Refers to whether and how much a vendor can assist in installing the software, how much training and support is provided, and how much help can be provided to solve problems after installation
Vendor Support
Refers to the vendor's ability to remain in business
Viability of vendor
An online or hard-copy repository for all project correspondence, inputs, outputs, deliverables, procedures, and standards that is used for performing project audits, orientation of new team members, communicating with management and customers, identifying future projects, and performing post project reviews is called:
a project workbook
When developing information systems, an organization could use:
all of the above
Reuse typically refers to using previously written
both A and B are correct
Ensuring that all contractual terms of the project have been met is done during
closing the customer contract
The provision of computing resources over the Internet so that customers do not need to invest in infrastructure is called
cloud computing
Open-source software is developed by:
communities of interested people
Determining the strengths and weaknesses of project deliverables, the processes used to create them, and the project management process is done during
conducting post project reviews
Reusing software can
decrease development time
Developing an understanding of the content and complexity of the project is the purpose of:
describing the project scope, alternatives, and feasibility of the project planning phase.
When an organization invests in carefully designing assets for reuse, choosing assets for domain or product line, they are said to be engaged in:
designed reuse
Indicating when and how written and oral reports will be provided by the team, how team members will coordinate work, what messages will be sent to announce the project to interested parties, and what kinds of information will be shared with vendors and external contractors involved with the project describes
developing a communication plan
The four approaches to reuse include all of the following EXCEPT
ex ante
When an organization encourages and supports use with limited resources, infrastructure, and policies to make reuse easier, they are said to be engaged in:
facilitated reuse
In terms of criteria to consider when choosing off the shelf software, ease of customization is also referred to as
flexibility
Interpersonal skills:
help you work with end users, as well as other analysts and programmers.
The typical reuse level of designed reuse:
is high
The typical reuse level of facilitated reuse:
is low
The relative cost of ad hoc reuse is:
low
With managed reuse, the development, sharing, and adoption of reusable assets is:
mandated
The practice of turning over responsibility of some or all of an organization's information systems applications and operations to an outside firm is referred to as
outsourcing
A planned undertaking of related activities to reach an objective that has a beginning and an end best defines:
project
An individual 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 best defines:
project manager
Arguably, the most instrumental person to the successful completion of any project is the
project manager
All of the following are reasons to go with cloud computing EXCEPT:
reduced development time
The primary concern about cloud computing is:
reliability
Any person, group of people, piece of equipment, or material used in accomplishing an activity is referred to as a(n)
resource
The use of previously written software resources is also referred to as:
reuse
All of the following are benefits of enterprise solutions, EXCEPT:
shifting toward enterprise solutions means changing businses processes.
The organizational role most responsible for the analysis and design of information systems best describes a:
systems analyst.
The need for a new or enhanced system is identified during:
systems planning and selection
Priorities for systems and projects are deliverables for the:
systems planning and selection phase
The environment of a state university would NOT include
the Legislature
In terms of criteria to consider when choosing off the shelf software, documentation refers to all of the following EXCEPT:
the baseline project plan
Technical issues related to reuse include all of the following EXCEPT
the over-reliance on class libraries
Two criteria that are always among the most important when choosing software are:
vendor support and vendor viability
The process of dividing the project into manageable tasks and logically ordering them to ensure a smooth evolution between tasks defines
work breakdown structure
Which of the following is not a task characteristic?
A task should be completed by only one person
Risks can arise from:
ALL OF THE ABOVE The use of new technology Resistance to change availability of critical resources member inexperience with technology or the business area
Individuals find assets on their own, sharing with colleagues as they choose
Ad Hoc Reuse
Current approaches to systems development that focus on adaptive methodologies, people instead of roles, and an overall self-adaptive development process best defines:
Agile Methodologies
Changes to the baseline project plan might be motivated by:
All of the above
Which of the following are common criteria to consider when selecting off the shelf software?
All of the above
Which of the following are common criteria to consider when selecting off-the-shelf software?
All of the above
Which of the following are ways of validating purchased software information?
All of the above
Enable you to understand the organization and its functions, to identify opportunities and problems, and to analyze and solve problems
Analytical Skills
Software designed to support the payroll function would best be classified as:
Application software
Your primary responsibility as a systems analyst concerns:
Application software development
The line that marks the inside and outside of the system that sets off the system from its environment, best defines:
Boundary
The information system includes all of the following EXCEPT:
Capital investment
For instant access to an application
Cloud Computing
The extent to which subsystems depend on each other refers to:
Cohesion
The responsibility for keeping all team members informed of the project status best describes
Communicating the project status
An irreducible part, or an aggregation of parts within a system, is called a(n):
Component
Managing conflict within a project team to assure that conflict is not too high or too low best defined which of the following project manager activities?
Conflict Management
The extent to which a system or subsystem performs a single function defines:
Coupling
A scheduling technique where the order and duration of the sequence of activities directly affect the completion of a project refers to
Critical Path Scheduling
An information system includes each of the following EXCEPT
Culture
The process of breaking the description of a system down into its smaller components best defines:
Decomposition
Organization invests in carefully designing assets for reuse, choosing assets for domain or product line.
Designed Reuse
Which of the following is NOT a project planning activity?
Developing a project charter
During which of the following project planning activities to you use the information regarding tasks and resource availability to assign time estimates to each activity in the work breakdown structure?
Dividing the project into manageable tasks.
Refers to the availability and cost of user manuals and other technical paper work associated with the software
Documentation
A system that integrates individual traditional business functions into a series of modules so that a single transaction occurs seamlessly within a single information system rather than several seperate systems best describes:
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
For complete systems that cross functional boundaries
Enterprise Solutions Vendors
Which of the following project managment activities is associate wtih project initiation?
Establishing a relationship with the customer
Defining the necessary activities required to organize the initiation team while they are working to define the scope of the project is the focus of which of the following activities?
Establishing the project initiation plan
Packaged software producers create software such as:
Excel
Organization encourages and supports reuse with limited resources, infrastructure, and policies to make reuse easier.
Facilitated Reuse
Refers to how easy for you, or the vendor, to customize the software
Flexibility
Which of the following states correctly the formality and use of hallway discussions?
Formality = Low Use= Used to inform and resolve issues
Refers to the tasks the software can perform and the mandatory, essential, and desired system features
Functionality
Technical skills:
Help understand potential and limitations of information technology
Which of the following is not a result of reuse?
Higher defect rates
When task requires custom support and system can't be built internally or system needs to be sourced
IT Services Firm
Which of the following is NOT a project managment phase?
Implementing the project
When resources and staff are available and system must be built from scratch
In house developers
Which of the following states correctly the formality and use of a project workbook?
In terms of formality, the project workbook would be rated high. In terms of use, the project workbook would be used to inform and serve as a permanent record.
The process of developing and maintaining an information system best describes:
Information systems analysis and design
The point of contact where a system meets its environment or where subsystems meet each other best describes:
Interfaces
Help you work with end users, as well as other analysts and programmers
Interpersonal Skills
Dependence of one part of the system on one or more other system parts best describes
Interrelated Components
Influencing the activities of others toward the attainment of a common gola through the use of intelligence, personality, and abilities refers to which of the following project manager activities?
Leadership
Management skills:
Manage Projects Resources Risk Change
Organization enforces reuse practice through policies, resources, tools, and people.
Managed Reuse
Help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change
Management Skills
A sequence of step-by-step approaches that help develop the information system best describes:
Methodologies
Which of the following is a direct result of decomposition?
Modularity
Which of the following occurs during project execution?
Monitoring project progress against the baseline project plan
Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding project planning?
Monitoring project progress against the baseline project plan is the first project planning activity.
The three key principles shared by the Agile Methodologies include:
None of the Above
When supported task is generic but cost is an issue
Open Source Software
When supported task is generic
Packaged Software Producers
A systems development approach that originated in northern Europe, in which users and the improvement of their work lives are the central focus, best defines:
Participatory Design
Which of the following is NOT a function of decomposition?
Permit different parts of the system to be built at the same time by the same person
The final phase of the project management process that focuses on bringing a project to an end is called
Project Closedown
A controlled process of initiating, planning, executing, and closing down a project best defines:
Project Management
The third phase of the project management process in which the plans created in the prior phases are put into action is
Project execution
The phase of the project management process in which activites are performed to assess the size, scope, and complexity of the project and to establish procedures to support later project activites best defines:
Project initiation
Which of the following is a true statement regarding project time estimates?
Project time estimates for task completion and overall system quality are significantly influenced by the assignment of people to tasks.
Building a scaled-down version of the desired system best describes:
Prototyping
The overall goal or function of a system best defines
Purpose
A systems development methodology created to radically decrease the time needed to design and implement information systems best describes:
RAD
Which of the following is NOT an approach to systems development?
Reengineering analysis
A centralized database that contains all diagrams, forms and report definitions, data structure, data definitions, process flows and logic, and definitions of other organizational and system components best describes:
Repository
A document provided to vendors to ask them to propose hardware and system software that will meet the requirements of your new system
Request for proposal
The document sent to vendors asking them to propose hardware and software that will meet the requirements of your new system is called a
Request for proposal (RFP)
Refers to how long it takes the software package to respond to the user's request in an interactive session
Response Time
Identifying, assessing, and managing the risks and Day to day changes that occur during a project best defines?
Risk and change management
Which of the following is NOT a system characteristic?
Scope
A critical path refers to
Sequence of task activities whose order and durations DIRECTLY affect the completion date of a project
Customer Relations
Skills that include interpreting system requests and specifications, site preparation and end user training, and contact point for customers.
Which of the following describes internal staffing requirements when software components are acquired from some packaged software producers?
Some information systems (IS) and user staff to define requirements and evaluate packages are needed.
Which of the following describes the internal staffing requirements when software components are acquired from enterprise-wide solutions providers?
Some internal staff are necessary, but mostly consultants are needed.