Info Systems: Business Plug-In B14 System Development




Business Plug-In B14 Systems Development

Question 1       Which evaluation criteria is an organization using that prioritizes its projects by giving priority to those projects that are in line with the organization's strategic goals and objectives?
Strategic analysis
Strategic alignment
Strategic availability
All of the above

Question 2       What verifies that all units of code work together and the total system satisfies all of its functional and operational requirements?
Regression testing
Unit testing
Integration testing
Application testing

Question 3       Which of the following highlights how to use the system?
User documentation
UAT
COTS
GUI

Question 4       What is phased implementation?
Discarding the old system completely and immediately start to use the new system
Implementing the new system in phases until it is evident that the new system performs correctly and then implementing the remaining phases of the new system
Having only a small group of people use the new system until it is evident that the new system performs correctly and then adding the remaining people to the new system
Using both the old and new systems until it is evident that the new system performs correctly

Question 5       What is an economic feasibility study?
Assesses the likelihood that all potential time frames and completion dates will be met
Examines all potential legal and contractual ramifications of the proposed system
Determines the organization's ability to build and integrate the proposed system
Identifies the financial benefits and costs associated with the systems development project

Question 6       What is the first step in the SDLC?
Testing
Analysis
Design
Planning

Question 7       What is process modeling?
Illustrates the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system
Software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development
Involves graphically representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment
None of the above

Question 8       Which of the following is not a key factor an organization should consider when contemplating the buy vs. build decision?
Time to market
Availability of corporate resources
Availability of CASE tools
Corporate core competencies

Question 9       What is the system users' actual signatures indicating they approve all of the business requirements?
Sign-off
Technical architecture
JAD session
Requirements definition document

Question 10     What is one of the most common reasons why systems development projects fail?
Unclear or missing business requirements
Lack of JAD sessions
Purchasing COTS
All of the above

Question 11     Which of the following is not performed during the implementation phase?
Determine implementation method
Provide training for the system users
Write detailed user documentation
Write detailed business requirements

Question 12     Which of the following is not a type of feasibility study?
Technical feasibility study
Operational feasibility study
Critical success factor feasibility study
Legal and contractual feasibility study

Question 13     In which phase is it most expensive to make a system change?
Design
Development
Testing
Planning

Question 14     What is a schedule feasibility study?
Identifies the financial benefits and costs associated with the systems development project
Assesses the likelihood that all potential time frames and completion dates will be met
Examines all potential legal and contractual ramifications of the proposed system
Determines the organization's ability to build and integrate the proposed system

Question 15     What represents the detailed set of knowledge worker requests that the system must meet in order to be successful?
JAD session
Business requirements
Sign-off
None of the above

Question 16     What is the second step in the SDLC?
Analysis
Planning
Testing
Design

Question 17     What is COTS?
Software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development
Involves graphically representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment
A software package or solution that is purchased to support one or more business functions and information systems
Illustrates the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system

Question 18     Which type of maintenance makes changes to enhance the system, which improves such things as processing performance and usability?
Corrective maintenance
Perfective maintenance
Adaptive maintenance
Preventive maintenance

Question 19     What is the ability to model the information system screens for an entire system using icons, buttons, menus, and submenus?
ERD
Data models
Process models
GUI screen design

Question 20     Which phase takes all of the detailed design documents from the design phase and transforming them into the actual system?
Development phase
Analysis phase
Testing phase
Design phase

Question 21     Which of the following is a performed by a CCB?
Responsible for approving or rejecting all change requests
A group of people who respond to internal system user questions
Includes a collection of procedures to document a change request and define the steps necessary to consider the change based on the expected impact of the change
Making changes to repair system defects

Question 22     Which of the following is NOT a phase in the SDLC?
Planning
Development
Testing
RFP

Question 23     Which of the following is not a common type of test performed during system testing?
User Acceptance Testing
Adaptive testing
Regression testing
Unit testing

Question 24     What contains the final set of business requirements, prioritized in order of business importance?
JAD session
Business requirement
Requirements definition document
Technical architecture

Question 25     What represents a session where employees meet, sometimes for several days, to define or review the business requirements for the system?
Business requirement
Sign-off
Requirements definition document
JAD session

Question 26     What type of training is set in a classroom-type environment and lead by an instructor?
Online training
Workshop training
Help desk
None of the above

Question 27     Which phase describes the desired features and operations of the system including screen layouts, business rules, process diagrams, pseudo code, and other documentation?
Analysis phase
Design phase
Testing phase
Development phase

Question 28     What are the detailed steps the system must perform along with the expected results of each step?
Technical architecture
JAD
Test conditions
COTS

Question 29     What is parallel implementation?
Having only a small group of people use the new system until it is evident that the new system performs correctly and then adding the remaining people to the new system
Discarding the old system completely and immediately start to use the new system
Implementing the new system in phases until it is evident that the new system performs correctly and then implementing the remaining phases of the new system
Using both the old and new systems until it is evident that the new system performs correctly

Question 30     What is a feasibility study?
Determines the amount and types of resources required to complete the project and determine if the organization has these resources available
A factor that is critical to an organization's success
Determine the number of individuals, amount of time, and technical difficulty of the project
Determines if the proposed solution is feasible and achievable from a financial, technical, and organizational standpoint

Question 31     Provide training for the system users typically occurs during the testing phase.
True
False

Question 32     The assess project feasibility activity typically occurs during the analysis phase.
True
False

Question 33     Parallel implementation uses both the old and new systems until it is evident that the new system performs correctly.
True
False

Question 34     Testing is the fourth phase in the SDLC.
True
False

Question 35     Designing the IT infrastructure typically occurs during the design phase.
True
False