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Presented Below Is a List of Terms Relating to Accounting

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Presented below is a list of terms relating to accounting information systems, followed by definitions of those terms.
Match the appropriate term with each definition. Each answer will be used only once.

Premises:

Responses:

Detailed design proposal

A special language for describing process logic that uses several key words including IF, THEN, ELSE IF, and SO

Steering committee

A software package purchased from a vendor

Systems analysis

A methodology and diagramming technique for analyzing the outputs of an application and factoring the application into a hierarchical structure of modules to accomplish the necessary processing

Bottleneck

Everything necessary to actually implement a design project

"Canned" software package

A weakness in the system where small changes can result in major improvements in performance

Key success factors

Characteristics that distinguish a company from its competitors and are integral to its success

Information needs analysis

The concept that every systems development project goes through essentially the same process or life cycle of systems analysis, design, and implementation

Structured English

Group representing top management and all major functional areas within the organization which is charged with guiding the overall systems development effort

Systems development life cycle

The process of understanding existing systems and problems, describing information needs, and establishing priorities for further systems work

Warnier-Orr

Analysis of specific decisions made by managers in terms of the information inputs

Premises:

Detailed design proposal

Steering committee

Systems analysis

Bottleneck

"Canned" software package

Key success factors

Information needs analysis

Structured English

Systems development life cycle

Warnier-Orr

Responses:

A special language for describing process logic that uses several key words including IF, THEN, ELSE IF, and SO

A software package purchased from a vendor

A methodology and diagramming technique for analyzing the outputs of an application and factoring the application into a hierarchical structure of modules to accomplish the necessary processing

Everything necessary to actually implement a design project

A weakness in the system where small changes can result in major improvements in performance

Characteristics that distinguish a company from its competitors and are integral to its success

The concept that every systems development project goes through essentially the same process or life cycle of systems analysis, design, and implementation

Group representing top management and all major functional areas within the organization which is charged with guiding the overall systems development effort

The process of understanding existing systems and problems, describing information needs, and establishing priorities for further systems work

Analysis of specific decisions made by managers in terms of the information inputs

Correct Answer:

Premises:

Responses:

Detailed design proposal

Steering committee

Systems analysis

Bottleneck

"Canned" software package

Key success factors

Information needs analysis

Structured English

Systems development life cycle

Warnier-Orr