Deck 12: Information Systems Development

Question 1

In the ________ phase of the systems development life cycle,developers use management's statement of the system needs in order to develop a new information system.

A)system definition
B)requirements analysis
C)component design
D)implementation

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is the first phase of the systems development life cycle?

A)requirements analysis
B)business planning process
C)implementation
D)system definition

Answer 2

D

Question 3

According to Brooks' Law,adding more people to a late project ________.

A)makes the project later
B)decreases the overall cost
C)requires decreased staff coordination
D)increases the project's timeline

Answer 3

A

Question 4

One of the major challenges in systems development is changing technology.

Question 5

Brooks' Law holds true because a larger staff requires decreased coordination.

Question 6

Systems development is easy and risk-free.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of systems development for bigger systems and longer projects?

A)Diseconomies of scale are reduced.
B)Changes in requirements are increased.
C)Average contribution per worker is increased.
D)Project budgeting and scheduling becomes easy.

Question 8

What is systems development? How is it different from program development?

Question 9

Explain how diseconomies of scale can affect systems development.

Question 10

Information systems cannot be tailor-made.

Question 11

The ________ is the traditional process used to develop information systems.

A)rapid application development (RAD)
B)object-oriented design (OOD)
C)systems development life cycle (SDLC)
D)extreme programming (XP)

Question 12

As development teams become larger,the average contribution per worker decreases.

Question 13

It is essential to estimate a system's cost to calculate its rate of return.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true of information systems?

A)They are off-the-shelf software without adaptation.
B)They can be adapted to fit business needs.
C)They can be purchased as off-the-shelf software.
D)They cannot be tailor-made.

Question 15

According to Brooks' Law,which of the following is a consequence of adding more people to late projects?

A)The work allocation per team member increases.
B)The costs of training new people can overwhelm the benefits of their contribution.
C)Beyond a workgroup of about 20 employees,economies of scale begin to take over.
D)It allows the managers to extend the timeline of the project.

Question 16

Why is systems development difficult and risky?

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true of systems development?

A)It has little need for human relations skills as tasks are performed by individuals and not by groups.
B)It is a technical task undertaken exclusively by programmers and hardware specialists.
C)It has lesser scope than computer program development.
D)It requires business knowledge and an understanding of group dynamics.

Question 18

The process of creating and maintaining information systems is called ________.

A)systems development
B)systems acquisition
C)systems definition
D)systems configuration

Question 19

Information systems involve people and procedures,so they can never be off-the-shelf.

Question 20

When compared to program development,systems development is ________.

A)narrower in focus
B)less comprehensive
C)broader in scope
D)more technical

Question 21

The description of fixes and new requirements is the input to a system maintenance phase of a systems development life cycle.

Question 22

The project plan resulting from system definition is the input for requirement analysis.

Question 23

________ feasibility concerns whether a new information system fits within a company's customs,culture,charter,or legal requirements.

A)Technical
B)Cost
C)Schedule
D)Organizational

Question 24

The cost feasibility of a systems development project depends on the scope of the project.

Question 25

Who are the members of a systems project team? Explain the roles of business analysts and systems analysts.

Question 26

The goals and scope of a new information system are determined during the requirements analysis phase of the systems development life cycle.

Question 27

During requirements definition,a development team's composition will be typically heavy with ________.

A)systems analysts
B)programmers
C)business users
D)beta testers

Question 28

Which of the following is the most important phase in the systems development process?

A)Define the goals and scope of the new information system.
B)Implement the information system.
C)Determine the system's requirements.
D)Adapt systems to changes in requirements.

Question 29

Organizational feasibility refers to estimating the time it will take to complete a project.

Question 30

If a new system involves a new database or substantial changes to an existing database,then the development team will have to create a(n)________.

A)data model
B)replica
C)archetype
D)test plan

Question 31

Which of the following is the first step in defining a new information system?

A)Assess the feasibility of the project.
B)Explain the goals and scope of the project.
C)Determine the schedule and budget for the project.
D)Form the project team.

Question 32

In which of the following phases of the systems development life cycle do developers identify the particular features and functions of a new system?

A)system definition
B)requirements analysis
C)component design
D)implementation

Question 33

What are the five phases of the systems development life cycle (SDLC)?

Question 34

Business analysts integrate the work of the programmers,testers,and users.

Question 35

Explain the tasks performed during the system definition phase of the systems development life cycle.

Question 36

Define the terms cost feasibility,technical feasibility,and organizational feasibility.

Question 37

Which of the following steps in the systems definition process aims to eliminate obviously nonsensible projects?

A)Define the system goals and scope.
B)Form the project team.
C)Assess the project feasibility.
D)Plan the project requirements.

Question 38

A development team's composition changes over time.

Question 39

Which of the following statements is true of the composition of a development team over the different phases of the systems development life cycle?

A)During conversion,the team will be heavy with database designers.
B)During requirements definition,the team will be heavy with testers and database designers.
C)During integrated testing and conversion,the team will be augmented with business users.
D)During design and implementation,the team will be augmented with business users.

Question 40

During design and implementation,a development team will be heavy with ________.

A)business analysts
B)business users
C)programmers
D)senior managers

Question 41

Explain the importance of the requirements analysis phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC).

Question 42

Which of the following is a typical concern for developers while using prototypes?

A)comparing a system's features with requirements
B)understanding a system's complete requirements
C)assessing a system's technical feasibility
D)developing a uniform funding solution for the system

Question 43

Interviews are conducted with system users in the requirements analysis phase of the systems development life cycle.

Question 44

The security needs of an information system are determined during the component design phase of the systems development life cycle.

Question 45

In terms of software design for custom-developed programs,a development team identifies off-the-shelf products and then determines the alterations required.

Question 46

In a ________ installation,an organization implements an entire system on a limited portion of the business.

A)phased
B)parallel
C)pilot
D)plunge

Question 47

During the ________ phase of the systems development life cycle process,developers construct,install,and test the components of the information system.

A)requirements analysis
B)database design
C)feasibility assessment
D)implementation

Question 48

Explain how the software component of an information system is designed.

Question 49

Mock-ups of forms and reports can generate similar benefits as a working prototype.

Question 50

Normal processing procedures for operations personnel involve procedures for ________.

A)continuing operations when the system fails
B)backing up data and other resources
C)using the system to accomplish business tasks
D)starting,stopping,and operating the system

Question 51

System ________ refers to the process of changing business activity from an old information system to a new system.

A)definition
B)testing
C)analysis
D)conversion

Question 52

The easiest and cheapest time to alter an information system is in the ________ phase of the systems development life cycle.

A)requirements analysis
B)system definition
C)component design
D)implementation

Question 53

In a ________ installation,a new system runs alongside the old one until the new one has been tested and is fully operational.

A)pilot
B)parallel
C)phased
D)plunge

Question 54

Which of the following personnel in a development team has the final say on whether a system is ready for use?

A)managers
B)systems analysts
C)users
D)PQA personnel

Question 55

Olive Inc. ,a chain of retail outlets,is converting its existing billing systems to a more robust online tool.In this process,the organization runs both the old and the new systems to compare their performances.In this case,the company is implementing the new system using ________ installation.

A)parallel
B)pilot
C)plunge
D)phased

Question 56

________ testing is the process of allowing future system users to try out a new system on their own.

A)Unit
B)Alpha
C)Integration
D)Beta

Question 57

Which of the following is the most expensive style of system conversion?

A)pilot installation
B)phased installation
C)parallel installation
D)plunge installation

Question 58

A comprehensive test plan should ________.

A)not include incorrect actions that users take
B)cause every line of program code to be executed
C)cause only critical error messages to be displayed
D)be constructed by only product quality assurance (PQA)personnel

Question 59

While designing ________,a development team must produce design documentation for writing program code.

A)off-the-shelf with alteration software
B)custom-developed programs
C)off-the-shelf software
D)cloud-based programs

Question 60

Procedures for a business information system are designed usually by ________.

A)testers
B)programmers
C)systems analysts
D)business analysts

Question 61

Software vendors usually bundle fixes of low-priority problems into larger groups called ________.

A)patches
B)service packs
C)bugs
D)product keys

Question 62

What are patches and service packs?

Question 63

What is beta testing?

Question 64

In pilot installation,a new system is installed in phases across an organization.

Question 65

Testing is often called product quality assurance (PQA).

Question 66

Plunge installation is sometimes called direct installation.

Question 67

Which of the following statements is true of system maintenance?

A)Software developers usually bundle fixes for low-priority problems into a patch.
B)Information systems (IS)personnel prioritize system problems on a first-come-first-served basis.
C)All commercial software products are shipped with known failures.
D)Service packs are developed to fix a single problem at a time.

Question 68

Actual systems development generally works in accordance with the waterfall nature of the systems development life cycle.

Question 69

The systems development life cycle process is supposed to operate in a sequence of nonrepetitive phases.

Question 70

What is a test plan?

Question 71

Beta testing is the last phase of a testing process.

Question 72

Estimates of labor hours and completion dates are accurate for large,multiyear projects.

Question 73

Which of the following is a major concern for developers in a systems development life cycle process?

A)having to work with a team of specialists
B)moving through the unstructured phases of the cycle
C)agreeing on the basic tasks to be performed to build a system
D)performing repetitive tasks of a completed phase

Question 74

What are the tasks of system maintenance?

Question 75

What are the four ways in which organizations can implement a system conversion?

Question 76

Software developers group the fixes for high-priority failures into a group that can be applied to all copies of a given product called a ________.

A)service pack
B)bug
C)patch
D)product key

Question 77

The maintenance phase can start another cycle of the systems development life cycle (SLDC).

Question 78

Projects are said to be in analysis paralysis if so much time is spent ________.

A)in the system definition phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC)
B)on project scheduling
C)documenting the requirements
D)designing the system components

Question 79

Which of the following styles of system conversion shuts off the old system and starts a new system?

A)plunge installation
B)parallel installation
C)pilot installation
D)phased installation

Question 80

Explain the problems caused due to the waterfall nature of systems development life cycle.