MIS 4163 Midterm Exam Questions

When eliciting requirements the most commonly used technique is

Interviews

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

Iterative Development

Which is probably NOT true about building use cases? Major processes are analyzed Users are involved Analysts are involved Major costs are analyzed External or internal triggers are analyzed

Major costs are analyzed

Systems development life cycle refers to

Plan, analyze, design, implement

Which are part of the analysis phase?

analysis strategy, requirements gathering, system proposal

A data model is a:

A formal way of representing the data that are used and created by a business system

A process model is:

A graphical way of representing how a business system operates

An ERD is a picture which shows the information that is ________ by a business system. Created All of the listed choices here Used Stored

All of the listed choices here

Chuu is a systems analyst who is determining business requirements. What would most likely be the SDLC phase that she works in?

Analysis

A data model can __________:

Be used as a logical data model in analysis and as a physical data model in design

Which would likely be an entity on a car insurance ERD?

Car

Which would NOT likely be an attribute of an entity called "Student"?

Class room number

Which is NOT a purpose of the requirements definition? Create cost/benefit analysis Create non-functional requirements Create functional requirements A more precise list of requirements that can be used as inputs to the rest of analysis To give a very high-level explanation of the business requirements

Create cost/benefit analysis

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

Creating a cost/benefit spreadsheet

On an ERD _________________:

Data elements are listed together and place inside boxes called entities.

The relationship between use cases and data flow diagrams is:

Data flow diagrams start with information in the use cases and the requirements. The set of DFDs that make up the process model simply integrates the individual use cases.

Dr. Eseryel recommends that you do a few interviews with the managers, and before you continue with the interviews do the following so that you can familiarize yourself with the business processes and the terminology.

Document analysis

A process model can __________:

Document both the as-is and the to-be system d) Only be used in BPR situations

Tanner has selected one middle manager from each department that will be affected by the updated system and one lower-level manager from each department, along with a few senior staff as well as the project sponsor for a JAD session. He is trying to: _________ Balance the work load for departments so the regular day-to-day functions can still continue while the JAD team is off-site Create a new hybrid department that will beta test the final system Prevent domination by only a few individuals in the JAD session Reduce the time necessary for the length of JAD session meetings Have a broad mix of organizational levels in the JAD session

Have a broad mix of organizational levels in the JAD session

Danielle has asked some closed-ended questions to start an interview; then some open-ended questions. Now she wants to really wants to get a greater depth of information about the process. She would probably use _________ questions.

Probing

Which is NOT suggested for IT development projects? Projects need to be carefully managed Projects need to give value to the business Projects need to give a positive return on investment within four years Projects need to be carefully selected Projects need to be prioritized

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

The information gathering technique that enables the analyst to collect facts and opinions from a wide range of geographically dispersed people quickly and with the least expense is the

Questionnaire

RAD is an acronym for:

Rapid Application Development

RAD is an acronym for

Rapid application development

The three major parts of an ERD diagram are:

Relationship, attribute, entity

Lines on an ERD diagram indicate:

Relationships among the data

The most common reason for schedule and cost overruns is ___________

Scope creep

What is probably NOT a part of a Use Case? Name Trigger Major inputs Number Statement of business value

Statement of business value

An example of a nonfunctional requirement is ___________

System can be used in any of 100 offices worldwide

The V-model pays more explicit attention to ___________:

Testing

A 'temporal' trigger might be which of the following A patient calls to make an appointment with a doctor The date changes to the first day of the month The accounting department needs information for a report The human resources department needs a tax withholding form to be filled out by a new employee

The date changes to the first day of the month

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

In adding attributes to an ERD, which of the following might NOT be a good resource for attributes?

The system proposal document

Which is NOT true of use cases? They are formal ways of representing how a business system interacts with its environment They illustrate the activities that are performed by the users of the system They can be thought of as an external or functional view of a business process They illustrate what starts (or triggers) an event, all the people that are involved, and how the system provides value

They illustrate what starts (or triggers) an event, all the people that are involved, and how the system provides value

Grahm has a process that has two inputs but only one output.

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

Is this statement true for you? "I know how to calculate return on investment, break even point, and net present value."

True

Which is NOT a requirements analysis strategy?

Understanding of screen design, layout and navigation

Which is NOT true of use cases? Use cases should be confirmed by users Use cases are inputs for testing They contain all the information needed to build one part of a process model Each use case has a name, a number, importance level, brief description, primary actor, trigger, major inputs and outputs, and a list of major steps Use cases normally contain ten to twelve major steps

Use cases normally contain ten to twelve major steps

Rapid Application Development is a collection of methodologies that include all of the following except: System Prototyping Iterative Development Throwaway Prototyping V-model Methodology

V-model Methodology

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

Which of the following methodologies takes the longest to complete all the SDLC steps?

Waterfall

Modality refers to:

Whether and entity can exist with or without a related instance in the related entity

What are potential aspects of a systems analyst job that employees may not like? high stress unrealistic deadlines lack of communication all listed options here end-user mistakes

all listed options here

For __________ the systems analyst needs to study the business process, create a new process to improve the process workflows and/or utilize new technologies. Choose the best answer from below:

business process improvement

Which role focuses on documentation and training?

change management analyst

Following is a part of systems request:

define systems expected value

In which phase of the systems development life cycle does the project management group make a presentation to the steering committee for a go/no-go decision?

design phase

What does management information systems and information technology have in common?

hardware and software

In a business process

multiple steps are taken to achieve an outcome

The following is an example of a people-oriented role project management requirements analyst business analyst infrastructure analyst

project management

The following person does NOT need to have any technical skills project sponsor infrastructure analyst No answer text provided. systems analyst

project sponsor

The following person is a driving force behind the project, specifies business requirements, determines business value and formally requests a project

project sponsor

Which one is NOT an implementation phase deliverable? documentation system proposal programs test plan

system proposal

Whether the project size is appropriate for the organization is part of ---------------

technical feasibility