Deck 11: Systems Planning, analysis, and Design

Question 1

The steering committee needs to approach systems development from a "long-run" view.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Key success factors are characteristics of an organization that distinguishes it from competitors.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The systems development strategic plan should identify specific areas to be given the highest priority.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

As an organization increases in its complexity and the number of products manufactured or sold,it becomes easier to find an appropriate turnkey software system that adequately meets the organization's needs.

Question 5

A large portion of the systems analyst's job is to collect and organize facts.

Question 6

The systems development life cycle,including the design phase,is a finite process terminating in a completed system.

Question 7

Management is typically responsible for selecting the best major system design from among several design alternatives.

Question 8

A good approach to use with a manager when performing an information needs analysis is to ask the manager,"What kind of problems do you have here?"

Question 9

The role played by the systems developer is much like that of a doctor with regard to a patient.

Question 10

Systems analysis is the first step in the systems development life cycle.

Question 11

Subsidiary to tactical systems development objectives are the strategic objectives.

Question 12

Document and analytic flowcharts are optional tools in systems analysis.

Question 13

The implementation stage of a systems development project can be minimized when it involves an upgrade to an existing system.

Question 14

One objective of a systems survey is to find ways to automate tasks that have been performed manually.

Question 15

Determining access methods involves defining primary and secondary access keys.

Question 16

Structured systems analysis begins with computer program code and then,through a number of steps each decreasing in detail,ends with a general description of a particular system.

Question 17

Customers should be viewed as vital components of a system and should be included in any analysis.

Question 18

A closed-ended questionnaire is the same as a depth interview.

Question 19

Information requirements of a production control system might include quality control specifications.

Question 20

Systems design problems are much like other problems in life because there is no single solution which perfectly solves the problem.

Question 21

Regarding general systems design considerations,implementing adequate controls is too often emphasized.

Question 22

Object-oriented design and analysis relies on the identification of services and their attributes.

Question 23

In object-oriented design,objects possess methods and attributes.

Question 24

A dedicated software package is intended for a large and diverse number of users.

Question 25

RAD is an iterative development technique using prototype designs.

Question 26

A good question to ask when evaluating "canned" software is "Are source programs supplied?"

Question 27

RUP is a development framework involving 4 phases to help with iterative approaches to systems development.

Question 28

Most deficiencies in a systems plan become obvious during the planning and analysis phases of the systems development life cycle.

Question 29

Iterative or agile approaches to systems development require constant communication and require all phases of the systems life cycle to be carried on simultaneously.

Question 30

File analysis sheets show the relationships between the various kinds of files.

Question 31

Object-oriented design focuses on defining objects and their actions as well as the data they use and how they collaborate with each other.

Question 32

One type of business process blueprint is CASE.

Question 33

In object-oriented design,objects are said to possess attributes,and attributes possess methods.

Question 34

The document that includes everything necessary to actually implement the design project is the detailed design proposal.

Question 35

The whole concept of service-oriented architectures relies on small independent pieces of software called services.

Question 36

RUP is an iterative development technique using prototype designs.

Question 37

It is important to design system reports that have appropriate titles and captions.

Question 38

The use of prepackaged business process blueprints is seldom used in system design specifications or proposals.

Question 39

Systems design is a creative activity and can be viewed somewhat as an art.

Question 40

Computer professionals love the freedom of designing and building a new system from the ground up.

Question 41

General systems development objectives include the overall ________ objectives relating to the company's long-run planning.

Question 42

UML diagrams are used to document objects and classes and how they communicate with each other.

Question 43

REA stands for Resources,Enterprise,and Agents.

Question 44

BPEL is an executable computer language that facilitates interactions between business processes and Web services.

Question 45

Two special problems that relate to information systems design are problems involving ________ and ________ design.

Question 46

In a REA model,for each event there are two general categories of related attributes.

Question 47

It is crucial that all major systems development efforts have the support of ________ ________.

Question 48

The primary rule in developing design specifications is that the designer should work from ________ to ________.

Question 49

One area in which the accountant can play a critical role while working on a design team is implementing adequate ________.

Question 50

Structured systems analysis and structured systems design are very ________ processes.

Question 51

UML diagrams are ideal for OO development; however,they are difficult to use to create source code.

Question 52

OASIS stands for Organization for the Assessment of Structured Iterative Standards.

Question 53

Warnier-Orr methodology uses the basic constructs of sequence,________,and ________.

Question 54

Ruby and Python are pure,native object-oriented languages.

Question 55

________ requirements for one subsystem will,in turn,specify ________ requirements for another subsystem.

Question 56

________ design focuses on producing documents that provide effective interfaces between managers and the information system.

Question 57

Adding error conditions and data file access to structured English results in documentation that is sometimes referred to as ________.

Question 58

Prioritizing systems development projects should be done in the same way as in ________ ________.

Question 59

Model driven architecture is the main architecture used in traditional systems design approaches.

Question 60

A small change in an area of weakness that may result in major improvements is called a(n)________.

Question 61

Each domain within the enterprise architecture is subject to ________,________,________,and ________ phases.

Question 62

Milestones corresponding to ________ of each phase must be achieved before it is accepted by the management.

Question 63

The decision as to whether the computer software is to be built from scratch or purchased should be made at the end of the ________ phase.

Question 64

Hardware that is chosen for use in a system design implementation should be ________ compatible for future uses.

Question 65

The four enterprise architectural domains are ________,________,________,and ________.

Question 66

Agile or ________ approaches to systems development involve carrying on all phases of the life cycle simultaneously.

Question 67

From a cost standpoint,the phase of systems development in which more money is spent than any other area is

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

Question 68

Object-oriented approach focuses on defining ________.

Question 69

RUP development framework has four phases called the ________,________,________,and ________ phases.

Question 70

In a pure REA system,journals,ledgers,and accounts can be generated as reports or ________ from the basic recorded data.

Question 71

OO analysis produces a conceptual model which is typically represented in UML by ________,________,and ________ diagrams.

Question 72

Another name for the traditional approach to the systems development life cycle is the ________ method.

Question 73

________ are the things objects do and ________ are the data related to objects.

Question 74

________ diagrams are used to document objects and how they communicate in OO design.

Question 75

OO analysis produces a(n)________ model of what the system is functionally required to do.

Question 76

From a cost standpoint,the phase of systems development in which major errors can become quite costly in later stages of development is

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

Question 77

In OO,objects are said to possess ________ and ________.

Question 78

Service-oriented architecture has greatly facilitated working in smaller projects,since the whole concept of SOA relies on small independent pieces of software called ________.

Question 79

A(n)________ ________ diagram shows the various data fields within a record.

Question 80

________ ________ architecture was created by OMG to standardize and refine the process of object-oriented design by developing a model in UML and then automatically generating the software code from the design.