Management

Q: A(n) _____ is a diagram used during both the analysis and design phases of a traditional systems development life cycle to document the processes of a current system or to provide a model of a proposed new system.

Q: A(n) _____ is essentially a grid that lists project activities and deadlines of a project.

Q: _____ is a method employed to keep an agile system development effortfocused and moving quickly.

Q: The _____ is a formalized approach for developing a project schedule that creates three time estimates for an activity:shortest possible time, most likely time, and longest possible time.

Q: In systems development,_____ is the amount of time a project activity can be delayed without delaying the entire project.

Q: The _____ is the date an entire project is to be complete and operational.

Q: _____ is a technique used primarily during the investigation phase of a traditional systemsdevelopment life cycleto define the business processes included within the scope of a system.

Q: The role of a(n) _____ in a joint application development (JAD) session is to encourage all participants to take part.

Q: A(n) _____ is an old system that might have cost millions of dollars to develop and patch or modify repeatedly over the years.

Q: _____ is astage ofsystems development thatinvolves changing and enhancing the system to make it more useful in achieving user and organizational goals or to enable it to take advantage of advances in technology.

Q: _____ involves teaching an information system or a robot to perform in a certainmanner by demonstrating the new behavior instead of by programmingit using machine commands.

Q: A(n) _____ consists of computer systems, manuals, people with technicalexpertise, and other resources needed to solve problems and give accurateanswers to questions.

Q: _____ is testing that involves linking all of the individual components together and testing them as a group to uncover any defects between individual components.

Q: _____ converts the system design into an operational system by acquiring and installing hardware and software, coding and testing software programs, creating and loading data into databases, and performing initial program testing.

Q: The scope and the user and business requirements are frozen at the end of the _____ phase of a traditional systems development life cycle.

Q: The overall emphasis of the _____ phase of a traditional systems development life cycle is gathering data on an existing system, determining the requirements for a new system, considering alternatives within identified constraints, and investigating the feasibility of alternative solutions.

Q: The _____ is a key member and leader of the steering team who plays such a critical role that lack of this essential individual raises the probability of project failure.

Q: _____ is an approach to writing code that promotes incremental development of a system using short development cycles to improve productivity and to accommodate new customer requirements.

Q: A(n) _____ is a small group of senior managers representing the business and IS organizations that provide guidance and support to a project.

Q: Like an architect developing blueprints for a new building, a(n) _____ develops detailed plans for a new or modified information system.

Q: _____ are people who will ultimately be affected (for better or worse) by the systems development project.

Q: In the context of systems development,_____ are the people who will regularly interact with the system as they complete their work.

Q: The _____ is the person assigned by an organization to do the work of the project and achieve the project objectives.

Q: A(n) _____ is a graphical tool used for planning, monitoring, and coordinating projects. a. Gantt chart b. PERT chart c. data-flow diagram d. entity-relationship diagram

Q: A _____ is a critical date for completing a major part of a project,such as program design,coding, testing, and cutover. a. project milestone b. project deadline c. project schedule d. project due-date

Q: A _____ is a detailed description of when project activities are performed.a. project milestoneb. project deadlinec. project scheduled. project sponsor

Q: Which of the following is one of the major reasons for the failure of projects? a. Insufficient user involvement b. Excessive emphasis on change c. Lack of expectations d. Elaborate planning

Q: Which of the following is a disadvantage of agile development? a. It puts applications into production later than any other approach. b. It does not encourage teamwork. c. It requires a large percentage of stakeholders' and users' time. d. It makes it difficult to produce documentation.

Q: _____ is the creation, modification, or extension of software by people who are nonprofessional software developers. a. Mobile application development b. Object-oriented systems development c. Extreme programming d. End-user systems development

Q: Activities on the critical path of a project have _____ slack time. a. zero b. maximum c. average d. infinite

Q: Which of the following is an advantage of prototyping?a. Users can try the system and provide constructive feedback during development.b. Each iteration builds on the next one.c. System documentation is always complete.d. There is a lot of attention given to system backup and recovery, performance, and security.

Q: _____ is an iterative system development process that develops a system in "sprint" increments lasting from two weeks to two months. a. Prototyping b. Object-oriented development c. Extreme programming d. Agile development

Q: In the context of data-flow diagrams, the _____ shows either the source or destination of the data. a. data-flow line b. process symbol c. entity symbol d. data store symbol

Q: In the context of data-flow diagrams,the _____ identifies the function being performed.a. process symbolb. data-flow linec. entity symbold. data store symbol

Q: The role of a system developer in a joint application development (JAD) is to _____.a. participate in discussion to clarify points and capture them accuratelyb. publish the results of the JAD session and solicit feedbackc. gain deep understanding of customers' needs and desiresd. determine the JAD session objectives

Q: Which of the following is a disadvantage of a traditional systems development life cycle?a. This approach produces excess intermediate products that have to be reviewed to see whether they meet the users' needs and conform to standards.b. Users get a system that meets the needs as understood by the developers and this might not be what the users really needed.c. This approach does not involve any documentation, and it is difficult to trace back system requirements to stated business needs.d. Formal review at the end of each phase minimizes management control.

Q: Which of the following is an advantage of a traditional systems development life cycle?a. User needs are always completely understood.b. Documentation is inexpensive and does not take time to create.c. Users can easily review intermediate products and evaluate whether a particular product meets their business requirements.d. Formal review at the end of each phase allows maximum management control.

Q: _____ involves successfully introducing an information system into an organization. a. System construction b. Systems operation c. System implementation d. System disposal

Q: _____ is the stage of systems development that creates a complete set of technical specifications that can be used to construct an information system. a. System disposal b. System implementation c. Systems design d. Systems investigation

Q: The primary outcome of systems analysis phase is _____. a. an identification of sources of data for the new system b. a prototype of a data model needed to build the new system c. a development of case diagrams to be used in integration testing d. a recommendationof how to proceed with the project

Q: The _____ phase of a traditional systems development life cycle attempts to answer the question "What must the information system do to solve the problem?" a. systems investigation b. systems analysis c. systems design d. systems implementation

Q: The purpose of the _____ phase of atraditional systems development life cycle is to gain a clear understanding of the specifics of a problem to be solved or the opportunity to be addressed.a. systems designb. systems analysisc. systems implementationd. systems investigation

Q: The _____ life cycle is a sequential multistage process where work on the next stage cannot begin until the results of the previous stage are reviewed and approved or modified as necessary. a. agile development b. object-oriented systems development c. traditional systems development d. end-user systems development

Q: _____ identifies those information systems development initiatives needed to support organizational strategic goals. a. Information systems planning b. A feasibility analysis c. Joint application development (JAD) d. Information systems analysis

Q: Which of the following statements is true of a project sponsor? a. A project sponsorobtains budget, people, and other necessary resources for a project. b. A project sponsorhas the same duties as a project manager. c. A project sponsoris a consultant from an external company who oversees the project development. d. A project sponsoralways reports to a project manager.

Q: _____ is a key member and leader of a steering committee in systems development whohas final approval of all requests for changes in project scope, budget,and schedule. a. The project sponsor b. A systems analyst c. The project manager d. A programmer

Q: A _____ takes the system design from the systems analysis team and builds or modifies the necessary software. a. programmer b. user c. project manager d. project sponsor

Q: A(n) _____ develops detailed plans for a new or modified information system and interacts with thestakeholders and users, management,vendors and suppliers, external companies, programmers, and other ISsupport personnel. a. steering team b. programmer c. systems analyst d. project sponsor

Q: Any problems with critical path activities will cause problemsfor the entire project. a. True b. False

Q: The critical path consists of all activities that, if delayed, would delay the entire project. a. True b. False

Q: Most mobile devices use a touch user interface, called a natural user interface (NUI). a. True b. False

Q: During an agile project, the level of participationof stakeholders and users is much lower than in other approaches tosystemdevelopment. a. True b. False

Q: A scrum masterfills the role of a traditional project manager and has people managementresponsibilities. a. True b. False

Q: Unlike the traditional system development process, agile development acceptsthe fact that system requirements can be fully understoodand defined at the start of a project. a. True b. False

Q: A throw-away prototype is one that is used to help define the software solution but does not become part of the final solution. a. True b. False

Q: Agile is better suited for developing larger informationsystems than smaller ones. a. True b. False

Q: The Rational Unified Process (RUP)stresses quality as the software is changed and updated over time. a. True b. False

Q: Today, most organizations purchase or rent the software they need rather than make it because it costs too much and takes too long to build a quality information system. a. True b. False

Q: Functional decomposition is a technique used primarily during the investigation phase of a traditional systems development life cycle to define the business processes included within the scope of a system. a. True b. False

Q: The role of a scribe in a joint application development (JAD)session is to publish results of the session and solicit feedback. a. True b. False

Q: Responsible system disposal techniquesshould be used regardless of whether the hardware is sold, given away, ordiscarded.a. Trueb. False

Q: System implementation requires a mix of good organizational change skills and technical skills. a. True b. False

Q: If unit testing completes successfully, developers can assume they can combine individual components into a working system without any problems. a. True b. False

Q: As a participant of ajoint application development (JAD) session, it is the responsibility of a systemdeveloper toavoid gridlock. a. True b. False

Q: The feasibility analysis examines the technical, economic, legal, operational, and schedule feasibility of a proposed system. a. True b. False

Q: Feasibility analysis is a major step of the system construction phase of the traditional systems development life cycle. a. True b. False

Q: The purpose of systemsanalysis is to gain a clear understanding of the specifics of the problem to be solved or the opportunity to be addressed.a. Trueb. False

Q: The traditional systems development life cycle offers a low degree of management control. a. True b. False

Q: In a systems development lifecycle (SDLC), the later an error is detected, the less expensive it is to correct. a. True b. False

Q: The project managerhas final approval of all requests for changes in project scope, budget,and schedule. a. True b. False

Q: Mergers and acquisitions require organizations to integrate systems, people,and procedures into a single information system (IS) function. a. True b. False

Q: Systems development initiatives arise from the top levels of an organization and are always planned.a. Trueb. False

Q: The steering team consists of all the programmers to simplify the decision-making process. a. True b. False

Q: A programmer develops detailed plans for a new or modified information system. a. True b. False

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