Deck 8: Systems Development

Question 1

Mergers and acquisitions require organizations to integrate systems,people,and procedures into a single information system (IS)function.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Corporations and nonprofit organizations do not use systems development process because information systems do not help them much.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The project manager has final approval of all requests for changes in project scope,budget,and schedule.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Systems development is the activity of creating new systems or modifying existing systems.

Question 5

The steering team consists of all the programmers to simplify the decision-making process.

Question 6

The role of a scribe in a joint application development (JAD)session is to publish results of the session and solicit feedback.

Question 7

The traditional systems development life cycle offers a low degree of management control.

Question 8

Responsible system disposal techniques should be used regardless of whether the hardware is sold,given away,or discarded.

Question 9

Feasibility analysis is a major step of the system construction phase of the traditional systems development life cycle.

Question 10

System implementation requires a mix of good organizational change skills and technical skills.

Question 11

The feasibility analysis examines the technical,economic,legal,operational,and schedule feasibility of a proposed system.

Question 12

Functional decomposition is a technique used primarily during the investigation phase of a traditional systems development life cycle to define the business processes included within the scope of a system.

Question 13

Systems development initiatives arise from the top levels of an organization and are always planned.

Question 14

If unit testing completes successfully,developers can assume they can combine individual components into a working system without any problems.

Question 15

The purpose of systems analysis is to gain a clear understanding of the specifics of the problem to be solved or the opportunity to be addressed.

Question 16

A programmer develops detailed plans for a new or modified information system.

Question 17

The systems development team consists of stakeholders,users,managers,systems development specialists,and various support personnel.

Question 18

The systems development team is responsible for determining the objectives of an information system and delivering a system that meets these objectives.

Question 19

In a systems development life cycle (SDLC),the later an error is detected,the less expensive it is to correct.

Question 20

As a participant of a joint application development (JAD)session,it is the responsibility of a system developer to avoid gridlock.

Question 21

The _____ phase of a traditional systems development life cycle attempts to answer the question "What must the information system do to solve the problem?"

A) systems investigation
B) systems analysis
C) systems design
D) systems implementation

Question 22

A(n)_____ develops detailed plans for a new or modified information system and interacts with the stakeholders and users,management,vendors and suppliers,external companies,programmers,and other IS support personnel.

A) steering team
B) programmer
C) systems analyst
D) project sponsor

Question 23

The critical path consists of all activities that,if delayed,would delay the entire project.

Question 24

Which of the following statements is true of a project sponsor?

A) A project sponsor obtains budget,people,and other necessary resources for a project.
B) A project sponsor has the same duties as a project manager.
C) A project sponsor is a consultant from an external company who oversees the project development.
D) A project sponsor always reports to a project manager.

Question 25

Most mobile devices use a touch user interface,called a natural user interface (NUI).

Question 26

A _____ takes the system design from the systems analysis team and builds or modifies the necessary software.

A) programmer
B) user
C) project manager
D) project sponsor

Question 27

Today,most organizations purchase or rent the software they need rather than make it because it costs too much and takes too long to build a quality information system.

Question 28

_____ identifies those information systems development initiatives needed to support organizational strategic goals.

A) Information systems planning
B) A feasibility analysis
C) Joint application development (JAD)
D) Information systems analysis

Question 29

A scrum master fills the role of a traditional project manager and has people management responsibilities.

Question 30

The _____ life cycle is a sequential multistage process where work on the next stage cannot begin until the results of the previous stage are reviewed and approved or modified as necessary.​

A) agile development
B) object-oriented systems development
C) traditional systems development
D) end-user systems development

Question 31

The primary outcome of systems analysis phase is _____.

A) an identification of sources of data for the new system
B) a prototype of a data model needed to build the new system
C) a development of case diagrams to be used in integration testing
D) a recommendation of how to proceed with the project

Question 32

_____ is a key member and leader of a steering committee in systems development who has final approval of all requests for changes in project scope,budget,and schedule.

A) The project sponsor
B) A systems analyst
C) The project manager
D) A programmer

Question 33

During an agile project,the level of participation of stakeholders and users is much lower than in other approaches to system development.

Question 34

A throw-away prototype is one that is used to help define the software solution but does not become part of the final solution.

Question 35

The Rational Unified Process (RUP)stresses quality as the software is changed and updated over time.

Question 36

Any problems with critical path activities will cause problems for the entire project.

Question 37

_____ is the stage of systems development that creates a complete set of technical specifications that can be used to construct an information system.

A) System disposal
B) System implementation
C) Systems design
D) Systems investigation

Question 38

The purpose of the _____ phase of a traditional systems development life cycle is to gain a clear understanding of the specifics of a problem to be solved or the opportunity to be addressed.

A) systems design
B) systems analysis
C) systems implementation
D) systems investigation

Question 39

Unlike the traditional system development process,agile development accepts the fact that system requirements can be fully understood and defined at the start of a project.

Question 40

Agile is better suited for developing larger information systems than smaller ones.

Question 41

_____ is an iterative system development process that develops a system in "sprint" increments lasting from two weeks to two months.

A) Prototyping
B) Object-oriented development
C) Extreme programming
D) Agile development

Question 42

_____ involves successfully introducing an information system into an organization.

A) System construction
B) Systems operation
C) System implementation
D) System disposal

Question 43

In the context of data-flow diagrams,the _____ shows either the source or destination of the data.

A) data-flow line
B) process symbol
C) entity symbol
D) data store symbol

Question 44

Which of the following is a disadvantage of agile development?

A) It puts applications into production later than any other approach.
B) It does not encourage teamwork.
C) It requires a large percentage of stakeholders' and users' time.
D) It makes it difficult to produce documentation.

Question 45

​A(n)_____ is a graphical tool used for planning,monitoring,and coordinating projects.

A) ​Gantt chart
B) ​PERT chart
C) ​data-flow diagram
D) ​entity-relationship diagram

Question 46

A _____ is a critical date for completing a major part of a project,such as program design,coding,testing,and cutover.

A) ​project milestone
B) ​project deadline
C) ​project schedule
D) ​project due-date

Question 47

_____ are people who will ultimately be affected (for better or worse)by the systems development project.

Question 48

Which of the following is an advantage of prototyping?

A) Users can try the system and provide constructive
Feedback during development.
B) Each iteration builds on the next one.
C) System documentation is always complete.
D) There is a lot of attention given to system backup and recovery,performance,and security.

Question 49

Which of the following is an advantage of a traditional systems development life cycle?

A) User needs are always completely understood.
B) Documentation is inexpensive and does not take time to create.
C) Users can easily review intermediate products and evaluate whether a particular product meets their business requirements.
D) Formal review at the end of each phase allows maximum management control.

Question 50

The _____ is the person assigned by an organization to do the work of the project and achieve the project objectives.

Question 51

The role of a system developer in a joint application development (JAD)is to _____.

A) participate in discussion to clarify points and
Capture them accurately
B) publish the results of the JAD session and solicit feedback
C) gain deep understanding of customers' needs and desires
D) determine the JAD session objectives

Question 52

Which of the following is a disadvantage of a traditional systems development life cycle?

A) This approach produces excess intermediate products that have to be reviewed to see whether they meet the users' needs and conform to standards.
B) Users get a system that meets the needs as understood by the developers and this might not be what the users really needed.
C) This approach does not involve any documentation,and it is difficult to trace back system requirements to stated business needs.
D) Formal review at the end of each phase minimizes management control.

Question 53

A(n)_____ is a small group of senior managers representing the business and IS organizations that provide guidance and support to a project.

Question 54

Activities on the critical path of a project have _____ slack time.

A) zero
B) maximum
C) average
D) infinite

Question 55

In the context of data-flow diagrams,the _____ identifies the function being performed.

A) process symbol
B) data-flow line
C) entity symbol
D) data store symbol

Question 56

_____ is the creation,modification,or extension of software by people who are nonprofessional software developers.

A) Mobile application development
B) Object-oriented systems development
C) Extreme programming
D) End-user systems development

Question 57

​A _____ is a detailed description of when project activities are performed.

A) ​project milestone
B) ​project deadline
C) ​project schedule
D) project sponsor

Question 58

Which of the following is one of the major reasons for the failure of projects?

A) Insufficient user involvement
B) Excessive emphasis on change
C) ​Lack of expectations
D) Elaborate planning

Question 59

Like an architect developing blueprints for a new building,a(n)_____ develops detailed plans for a new or modified information system.

Question 60

In the context of systems development,_____ are the people who will regularly interact with the system as they complete their work.

Question 61

The role of a(n)_____ in a joint application development (JAD)session is to encourage all participants to take part.

Question 62

_____ is a stage of systems development that involves changing and enhancing the system to make it more useful in achieving user and organizational goals or to enable it to take advantage of advances in technology.

Question 63

A(n)_____ is a diagram used during both the analysis and design phases of a traditional systems development life cycle to document the processes of a current system or to provide a model of a proposed new system.

Question 64

A(n)_____ consists of computer systems,manuals,people with technical expertise,and other resources needed to solve problems and give accurate answers to questions.

Question 65

_____ is an approach to writing code that promotes incremental development of a system using short development cycles to improve productivity and to accommodate new customer requirements.

Question 66

A(n)_____ is essentially a grid that lists project activities and deadlines of a project.

Question 67

In systems development,_____ is the amount of time a project activity can be delayed without delaying the entire project.

Question 68

The scope and the user and business requirements are frozen at the end of the _____ phase of a traditional systems development life cycle.

Question 69

In a data flow diagram (DFD),a(n)_____ includes arrows that show the direction of data movement.

Question 70

_____ is a method employed to keep an agile system development effort focused and moving quickly.

Question 71

A(n)_____ is an old system that might have cost millions of dollars to develop and patch or modify repeatedly over the years.

Question 72

A(n)_____ is the decision regarding whether to obtain the necessary software from internal or external sources.

Question 73

The _____ is the date an entire project is to be complete and operational.

Question 74

_____ converts the system design into an operational system by acquiring and installing hardware and software,coding and testing software programs,creating and loading data into databases,and performing initial program testing.

Question 75

_____ is testing that involves linking all of the individual components together and testing them as a group to uncover any defects between individual components.

Question 76

The _____ is a formalized approach for developing a project schedule that creates three time estimates for an activity: shortest possible time,most likely time,and longest possible time.

Question 77

The overall emphasis of the _____ phase of a traditional systems development life cycle is gathering data on an existing system,determining the requirements for a new system,considering alternatives within identified constraints,and investigating the feasibility of alternative solutions.

Question 78

_____ is a technique used primarily during the investigation phase of a traditional systems development life cycle to define the business processes included within the scope of a system.

Question 79

_____ involves teaching an information system or a robot to perform in a certain manner by demonstrating the new behavior instead of by programming it using machine commands.

Question 80

The _____ is a key member and leader of the steering team who plays such a critical role that lack of this essential individual raises the probability of project failure.​