Deck 1: The Systems Development Environment

Question 1

The first phase in the systems development life cycle (SDLC)is planning.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The analysis and design of information systems is driven from a technical perspective.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Tools are typically computer programs that make it easy to use and benefit from techniques and to faithfully follow the guidelines of the overall development methodology.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Every medium to large corporation and every custom software producer will have its own specific life cycle or systems development methodology in place.

Question 5

Microcomputers were not used in organizations until the early 1990s.

Question 6

During the design phase,analysts convert the description of the recommended alternative solution into logical and physical system specifications.

Question 7

A systems development methodology is a standard process followed in an organization to conduct all the steps necessary to analyze,design,implement,and maintain information systems.

Question 8

During the analysis phase,someone identifies the need for a new or enhanced system.

Question 9

A methodology adopted by an organization will be consistent with its general management style.

Question 10

Techniques are comprehensive,multiple-step approaches to systems development that guide an analyst's work and influence the quality of the final product.

Question 11

In the systems development life cycle,it is possible to complete some activities in one phase in parallel with some activities of another phase.

Question 12

A knowledge engineer is the organizational role most responsible for the analysis and design of information systems.

Question 13

The systems development environment in the late 1990s focused on systems integration.

Question 14

An important result of systems analysis and design is application software.

Question 15

The systems development life cycle is a sequentially ordered set of phases.

Question 16

Information systems analysis and design is an organizational improvement process.

Question 17

In many cases,organizations do not run applications in-house,choosing instead to use an application on a per-use basis by accessing through an application service provider.

Question 18

The systems development life cycle is the traditional methodology used to develop,maintain,and replace information systems.

Question 19

The skills required of a systems analyst apply to only some of the life-cycle models.

Question 20

Sometimes the systems development life cycle is iterative.

Question 21

The maintenance phase often resembles the life cycle itself.

Question 22

Design is the second phase of the SDLC in which the current system is studied and alternative replacement systems are proposed.

Question 23

Microsoft's Security Development Lifecycle is an example of a specialized SDLC.

Question 24

Documentation is not considered to be part of the implementation phase.

Question 25

Often the choices of language,database,and platform are already decided by the organization or by the client,and these information technologies must be taken into account in the physical design of the system.

Question 26

The traditional waterfall SDLC narrowly defines the end user or customer's role.

Question 27

A criticism of the traditional SDLC is that the role of system users or customers is too broadly defined.

Question 28

A description of the current system identifying where problems or opportunities are with a general recommendation on how to fix,enhance,or replace the current system is a product of the design phase.

Question 29

Current practice keeps all phases of the SDLC as discrete activities.

Question 30

Extreme Programming is an example of Rapid Application Development (RAD).

Question 31

Suitcase tools provide automated support for some portions of the SDLC.

Question 32

One of the criticisms of the traditional SDLC is that it focuses on milestone deadlines,leading to too little focus on doing good analysis and design.

Question 33

The amount of time and effort devoted to maintenance depends a great deal on the performance of the previous phases of the life cycle.

Question 34

During physical design,the logical specifications of the system from the logical design are transformed into technology-specific details from which all programming and system construction can be accomplished.

Question 35

The second subphase in systems analysis is to investigate the system and determine the proposed system's scope.

Question 36

Maintenance is the final phase of the SDLC in which an information system is systematically repaired and improved.

Question 37

Documentation and training programs are finalized during the physical design phase.

Question 38

Implementation is the fourth phase of the SDLC in which the information system is coded,tested,installed,and supported in the organization.

Question 39

During installation,the new system becomes part of the daily activities of the organization.

Question 40

Logical design is tied to a specific hardware and software platform.

Question 41

One of the primary disadvantages of RAD is longer development time.

Question 42

CASE refers to software tools that provide automated support for some portion of the systems development process.

Question 43

RAD follows the traditional SDLC phases,but the phases are shortened and combined with each other to produce a more streamlined development technique.

Question 44

eXtreme Programming always involves developers working by themselves.

Question 45

CASE helps programmers and analysts do their jobs more efficiently and effectively.

Question 46

The three key principles of Agile Methodologies include a focus on adaptive rather than predictive methodologies,a focus on people rather than roles,and a focus on self-adaptive processes.

Question 47

Involving the end user in analysis and design is a key advantage to the prototyping technique.

Question 48

Agile Methodologies work well for projects with unpredictable or dynamic requirements.

Question 49

eXtreme Programming is not one of the Agile Methodologies.

Question 50

Joint Application Development is a systems development methodology created to radically decrease the time needed to design and implement information systems.

Question 51

Proponents of the Agile Methodology state that techniques that work well for stable projects,such as building a bridge,work well for software projects.

Question 52

The Agile Methodologies promote a self-reflective software development process.

Question 53

RAD is becoming less and less a legitimate way to develop information systems.

Question 54

CASE tools are built around a central repository for system descriptions and specifications.

Question 55

The ready availability of increasingly powerful software tools created to support RAD decreased interest in this approach.

Question 56

CASE Analysis tools help to prototype how systems will look and feel.

Question 57

eXtreme Programming is distinguished by its short cycles,incremental planning approach,focus on automated tests and a reliance on an evolutionary approach to development.

Question 58

Planning for cutover must begin early because the RAD approach is so fast.

Question 59

Object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD)is becoming less popular.

Question 60

Iterative development focuses on the frequent production of working versions of a system that have a subset of the total number of required features.

Question 61

The traditional methodology used to develop,maintain,and replace information systems best defines:

A)SDLC
B)RAD
C)OOAD
D)prototyping

Question 62

Large,complex systems that consist of a series of independent system modules best describes:

A)transaction processing systems
B)customer relationship management systems
C)supply chain management systems
D)enterprisewide systems

Question 63

The transition phase of RUP involves only coding of the project.

Question 64

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:

A)techniques
B)tools
C)methodologies
D)data flows

Question 65

The object-oriented approach combines data and processes into single entities called objects.

Question 66

The second phase of the SDLC in which system requirements are studied and structured best defines:

A)planning
B)analysis
C)design
D)implementation

Question 67

The Rational Unified Process (RUP)is an object-oriented methodology that establishes four phases of development.

Question 68

During the SDLC planning phase,which of the following activities is undertaken?

A)New system requirements are identified.
B)A formal,preliminary investigation is undertaken.
C)A presentation of why the system should or should not be developed by the organization is given.
D)Both B and C.

Question 69

The complex organizational process through which computer-based information systems are developed and maintained best defines:

A)information systems analysis and design
B)joint application design
C)prototyping
D)none of the above

Question 70

The person in an organization who has the primary responsibility for systems analysis and design is the:

A)systems analyst
B)end user
C)internal auditor
D)business manager

Question 71

In OOAD,objects are organized into object courses.

Question 72

Which of the following is a true statement regarding the SDLC phases?

A)The life cycle is a sequentially ordered set of phases.
B)It is not possible to complete some activities in one phase in parallel with those of another phase.
C)The SDLC is not iterative.
D)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.

Question 73

Destruction is the third phase of RUP.

Question 74

During the inception phase of RUP,the scope and feasibility of the project is determined.

Question 75

The output for the analysis phase is the:

A)description of the alternative solution
B)physical system specifications
C)work plan for the project
D)priorities for systems and projects proposal

Question 76

The goal of OOAD is to make system elements more reusable.

Question 77

Comprehensive,multiple-step approaches to systems development that will guide your work and influence the quality of your final product defines:

A)techniques
B)tools
C)methodologies
D)data flows

Question 78

Computer software designed to support organizational functions or processes best defines:

A)system software
B)application software
C)design software
D)analysis software

Question 79

Which of the following are true statements regarding today's analysis and design of information systems?

A)More and more systems implementation involves a three-tier design.
B)There is a movement to wireless system components.
C)There is a continued focus on developing systems for the Internet and for firms' intranets and extranets.
D)All of the above.

Question 80

Software designed to support the payroll function would best be classified as:

A)application software
B)system software
C)design software
D)analysis software