Question 1

What is a person or event that is the catalyst for implementing major changes for a system to meet business changes?

Accepted Answer

A change agent is a person or event that is the catalyst for implementing major changes for a system to meet business changes.

Question 2

Which document prioritizes all of the business requirements by order of importance to the company?

Accepted Answer

A requirements definition document prioritizes all of the business requirements by order of importance to the company.

Question 3

What are the specific business requests the system must meet to be successful, so the analysis phase is critical because business requirements drive the entire systems development effort?

Accepted Answer

Business requirements are the specific business requests the system must meet to be successful, so the analysis phase is critical because business requirements drive the entire systems development effort.

Question 4

What is the process of managing changes to the business requirements throughout the project?

Accepted Answer

Requirements management is the process of managing changes to the business requirements throughout the project.

Question 5

Which phase does the firm analyzes its end-user business requirements and refines project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system?

Accepted Answer

In the analysis phase the firm analyzes its end-user business requirements and refines project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system.

Question 6

What is a set of best practices that helps an organization to maximize the benefits of an information system, while at the same time establishing appropriate controls to ensure minimum errors?

Accepted Answer

Control objects for information and related technology (COBIT) is a set of best practices that helps an organization to maximize the benefits of an information system, while at the same time establishing appropriate controls to ensure minimum errors.

Question 7

What is a programming method that provides for interactive modules to a website?

Accepted Answer

A scripting language is a programming method that provides for interactive modules to a website.

Question 8

Which phase establishes a high-level plan of the intended project and determines project goals?

Accepted Answer

The planning phase establishes a high-level plan of the intended project and determines project goals.

Question 9

What modifies software to meet specific user or business requirements?

Accepted Answer

Software customization modifies software to meet specific user or business requirements.

Question 10

Which phase brings all the project pieces together into a special testing environment to eliminate errors and bugs, and verify that the system meets all the business requirements defined in the analysis phase?

Accepted Answer

The testing phase brings all the project pieces together into a special testing environment to eliminate errors and bugs, and verify that the system meets all the business requirements defined in the analysis phase.

Question 11

What is the overall process for developing information systems, from planning and analysis through implementation and maintenance?

Accepted Answer

The systems development life cycle (SDLC) is the overall process for developing information systems, from planning and analysis through implementation and maintenance.

Question 12

What is a technique for generating ideas by encouraging participants to offer as many ideas as possible in a short period without any analysis until all the ideas have been exhausted?

Accepted Answer

Brainstorming is a technique for generating ideas by encouraging participants to offer as many ideas as possible in a short period without any analysis until all the ideas have been exhausted.

Question 13

What contains the users' actual signatures indicating they approve all of the business requirements?

Accepted Answer

Sign-off is a formal acceptance of the business requirements, indicating that the users have reviewed and approved them. It usually contains the users' actual signatures, acknowledging that they agree to the requirements as documented. Requirements documentation, requirements management, and requirements definition document are all related to the process of defining and managing business requirements, but they do not contain the users' actual signatures indicating approval.

Question 14

Which phase takes all the detailed design documents from the design phase and transforms them into the actual system?

Accepted Answer

The development phase takes all the detailed design documents from the design phase and transforms them into the actual system.

Question 15

What language groups data and corresponding processes into objects?

Accepted Answer

Object-oriented languages group data and corresponding processes into objects.

Question 16

What do software engineers use as tools to provide automated support for the development of the system?

Accepted Answer

Software engineers use computer-aided software engineering (CASE) software tools provide automated support for the development of the system.

Question 17

What is the process of transferring information from a legacy system to a new system?

Accepted Answer

Conversion is the process of transferring information from a legacy system to a new system.

Question 18

What is a disciplined approach for constructing information systems through the use of common methods, techniques, or tools?

Accepted Answer

Software engineering is a disciplined approach for constructing information systems through the use of common methods, techniques, or tools.

Question 19

What languages are programming languages that look similar to human languages?

Accepted Answer

Fourth-generation languages are programming languages that look similar to human languages.

Question 20

Which software supports general business processes and does not require any specific software customization to meet the organization's needs?

Accepted Answer

Off-the-shelf application software supports general business processes and does not require any specific software customization to meet the organization's needs.

Quiz 9: Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility