MIS Chapter 12

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Implementation Process

-Acquisition of hardware, software and services -Software development or modification -Data conversion -End-user training -Conversion (Parallel, Pilot, phased, Plunge)

Control measures for end user applications vary greatly depending upon the: -Number and nature of the users of the application -Scope and duration of the application -Nature of the data involved -All of the choices are correct.

All of the choices are correct.

The systems implementation stage of application development involves: Hardware and software acquisition Conversion of data resources Testing of programs and procedures All of the choices are correct.

All of the choices are correct.

Which of the following statements about documentation is true? Documentation is no longer important because commercial software has online help systems, backed up with Internet-based help systems Documentation serves as a method of communication among the people who develop, implement, and maintain a system Only program modifications and/or customizations need to be documented Documentation is the most expensive part of any system implementation

Documentation serves as a method of communication among the people who develop, implement, and maintain a system

All of the following are done during the systems investigation stage of application development, except: -Each evaluation factor is assigned an equal weight -Each evaluation factor is assigned a different number of points, depending on its importance to the company -The lowest bid is always the ultimate selection factor -Only three things matter: cost, performance, and support

Each evaluation factor is assigned a different number of points, depending on its importance to the company

When a company needs to evaluate competing proposals for hardware or software acquisition: Network reliability

Each evaluation factor is assigned a different number of points, depending on its importance to the company

Corrective

Fix errors

System Maintenance

Making Changes to the system

Which of the following is done during the systems maintenance stage of application development?

Monitor, evaluate, and modify the business system as needed

Which of the following factors is related to technical feasibility?

Network reliability

Which category of feasibility study focuses on determining if reliable hardware and software, capable of meeting the needs of a proposed system, can be acquired or developed in the required time?

Technical

A logical model of a current system is a blueprint of:

What the current system does, without regard to how it does it

A feasibility study will answer all of the following questions except: Does the technology exist that is necessary to implement the proposed system? Is the proposed system technologically, economically, and operationally feasible? Which brand and model of computer will be used by the proposed system? What impact will the proposed system have on current employees?

Which brand and model of computer will be used by the proposed system?

Adaptive

adding new functionality

Perfective

improve performance

The most important objective to achieve during the _______________ phase is the clear and succinct statement of the problem that the project is to solve, or the goals that it is to achieve.

initiating/defining

In analyzing a potential application, you should focus first on the _______________ to be produced by the application.

output

Preventative

reduce chances of future system failure

According to the text, certain changes in _______________ may dictate the need for change, regardless of the assessed feasibility of such change.

the business environment

Automatic entry of product data and easy-to-use data entry screens for Web customers are examples of a _______________ requirement.

user interface


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