Deck 4: Management Information Systems: Software Development Models

Question 1

1990's saw the introduction of the _____________ information systems.

A)Strategic
B)GUI
C)Decision
D)Executive

Answer 1

GUI

Question 2

Information systems that monitor the elementary activities and transactions of the organizations are:

A)Management-level system
B)Operational-level system
C)Knowledge-level system
D)Strategic level system

Answer 2

Operational-level system

Question 3

Projections and responses to queries are information output characteristics associated with a(n):

A)DSS
B)MIS
C)ESS
D)TPS

Answer 3

ESS

Question 4

Summary transaction data, high-volume data, and simple models are information inputs characteristic of a(n):

A)DSS
B)MIS
C)ESS
D)TPS

Question 5

Deciding where to locate new production facilities is a(n) example of a manufacturing and production information system operating at the:

A)Operational level
B)Management level
C)Knowledge level
D)Strategic level

Question 6

A risk response which involves eliminating a threat is called:

A)Mitigation
B)Deflection
C)Avoidance
D)b and d

Question 7

When should a risk be avoided?

A)When the risk event has a low probability of occurrence and low impact
B)When the risk event is unacceptable -- generally one with a very high probability of occurrence and high impact
C)When it can be transferred by purchasing insurance
D)none

Question 8

An example of risk mitigation is:

A)Using proven technology in the development of a product to lessen the probability that the product will not work
B)Purchasing insurance
C)Accepting a lower profit if costs overrun
D)a and b

Question 9

Mitigating risk could involve

A)identifying risks, obtaining insurance and developing alternatives
B)contracting and quality assurance
C)developing standards, buying insurance, and planning for contingencies and
D)re-scoping the project and reassessing requirements

Question 10

The linear sequential model of software development is

A)A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined.
B)A good approach when a working program is required quickly.
C)The best approach to use for projects with large development teams.
D)An old-fashioned model that cannot be used in a modern context.

Question 11

The linear sequential model of software development is also known as the

A)Classical life cycle model
B)Fountain model
C)Spiral model
D)Waterfall model

Question 12

The incremental model of software development is

A)A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined.
B)A good approach when a working core product is required quickly.
C)The best approach to use for projects with large development teams.
D)A revolutionary model that is not used for commercial products.

Question 13

The rapid application development model is

A)Another name for component-based development.
B)A useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly.
C)A high-speed adaptation of the linear sequential model.
D)All of the above.

Question 14

Evolutionary software process models

A)Are iterative in nature
B)Can easily accommodate product requirements changes
C)Do not generally produce throwaway systems
D)All of the above

Question 15

The prototyping model of software development is

A)A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined.
B)A useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly.
C)The best approach to use for projects with large development teams.
D)A risky model that rarely produces a meaningful product.

Question 16

The spiral model of software development

A)Ends with the delivery of the software product
B)Is more chaotic than the incremental model
C)Includes project risks evaluation during each iteration
D)All of the above

Question 17

The concurrent development model is

A)Another name for the rapid application development model.
B)Often used for the development of client/server applications.
C)Only used for development of parallel or distributed systems.
D)Used whenever a large number of change requests are anticipated.

Question 18

The component-based development model is

A)Only appropriate for computer hardware design.
B)Not able to support the development of reusable components.
C)Works best when object technologies are available for support.
D)Not cost effective by known quantifiable software metrics.

Question 19

The formal methods model of software development makes use of mathematical methods to

A)Develop defect free computer-based systems
B)Define the specification for computer-based systems
C)Verify the correctness of computer-based systems
D)All of the above

Question 20

The analysis and design of application systems are the responsibility of a _____

A)Computer Operator
B)Programmer
C)System Analyst
D)Data entry operator

Question 21

The DBA is

A)a person
B)a computer device
C)a communication technique
D)All of the above

Question 22

Computer support to the manager has been least in

A)alternative identification
B)alternative selection
C)problem identification
D)alternative evaluation

Question 23

A _____ is a brief message to an operator that describes what data are to be entered.

A)prompt
B)passwords
C)MIS
D)Tactical

Question 24

Which of the following is not true about expert systems?

A)Expert systems are collections of human knowledge
B)Export systems are expensive to design.
C)export systems are usually designed to run on small general-purpose computers
D)Maintenance support may be difficult to obtain for an expert system.

Question 25

General ledger is also referred to as:

A)extra ledger
B)main ledger
C)nominal ledger
D)All of the above

Question 26

In ……………… system the interaction between various subsystems cannot be defined with certainty

A)Open System
B)Closed System
C)Deterministic System
D)Probabilistic System

Question 27

……………… is a tabular method for describing the logic of the decisions to be taken.

A)Decision tables
B)Decision tree
C)Decision Method
D)Decision Data