Deck 10: Information Systems Development

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

D

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is true with regards to bigger and longer projects?

A) diseconomies of scale are less
B) the changes in requirements increases
C) the average contribution per worker increases
D) project budgeting and scheduling becomes easy

Answer 3

B

Question 4

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 5

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

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

Question 6

The primary purpose of the requirements analysis phase is to ________.

A) eliminate obviously nonsensible projects before forming a project development team
B) identify the requisite skills needed in the IT personnel assigned to the project
C) determine and document the specific features and functions of the new system
D) investigate how much similar projects have cost in the past

Question 7

Developers in the ________ phase of the systems development life cycle use management's statement of the system needs in order to begin developing a new information system.

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

Question 8

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 9

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

A) defining the goals and scope of the new information system
B) implementing the information system
C) determining the system's requirements
D) adapting systems to changes in requirements

Question 10

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

A) defining the system goals and scope
B) forming the project team
C) assessing the project feasibility
D) planning the project

Question 11

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

Question 12

According to Brooks' Law,which of the following is a likely 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 13

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

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

Question 14

During the requirements analysis phase of the systems development life cycle,the development team will create a(n)________ if the new system involves a new database or substantial changes to an existing database.

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

Question 15

The first step in defining a new information system is to ________.

A) assess the feasibility of the project
B) define the goals and scope of the project
C) determine the schedule and budget for the project
D) form the project team

Question 16

Which of the following 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 cannot be purchased as off-the-shelf software.
D) They cannot be tailor made.

Question 17

When compared to program development,systems development is ________.

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

Question 18

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) requirement analysis
C) component design
D) implementation

Question 19

Which of the following 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 exclusively a technical task undertaken 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 20

The ________ approach is the classical 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 21

Information systems can be acquired off-the-shelf with adaptation.

Question 22

Projects that spend much time ________ are sometimes said to be in analysis paralysis.

A) in the system definition phase of the SDLC
B) on project scheduling
C) documenting requirements
D) designing system components

Question 23

Which of the following statements is true with regard to system maintenance?

A) Software developers usually bundle fixes for low-priority problems into a patch.
B) 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 24

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

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

Question 25

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 26

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 27

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

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

Question 28

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 29

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 30

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

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

Question 31

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

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

Question 32

Which of the following personnel design the procedures for a business information system?

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

Question 33

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 34

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

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

Question 35

A comprehensive test plan should ________.

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

Question 36

Normal processing procedures for operations personnel involve procedures ________.

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

Question 37

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

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

Question 38

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

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

Question 39

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

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

Question 40

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

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

Question 41

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

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

Question 47

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

Question 48

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

Question 49

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

Question 50

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

Question 51

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

Question 52

A development team's composition changes over time.

Question 53

Testing is often called product quality assurance (PQA).

Question 54

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

Question 55

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

Question 56

Beta testing is the last phase of the testing process.

Question 57

The third phase of the systems development life cycle is the component design phase.

Question 58

Systems development is easy and risk-free.

Question 59

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

Question 60

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

Question 61

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

Question 62

Define the terms technical feasibility and organizational feasibility.

Question 63

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

Question 64

What are patches and service packs?

Question 65

Plunge installation is sometimes called direct installation.

Question 66

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

Question 67

Explain the importance of the requirements analysis phase of the SDLC.

Question 68

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

Question 69

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

Question 70

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

Question 71

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

Question 72

What are the tasks of system maintenance?

Question 73

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

Question 74

Explain how diseconomies of scale can affect systems development.

Question 75

What is beta testing?

Question 76

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

Question 77

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

Question 78

What is a test plan?

Question 79

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

Question 80

Why is systems development difficult and risky?