13 Jan All of the above

Week 1 quiz

1. (TCO 1) Software designed to support the payroll function would best be classified as

application software.

system software.

design software.

analysis software.

a decision support system.

Question 2. (TCO 1) The process of breaking the description of a system down into its smaller components best defines

coupling.

cohesion.

decomposition.

modularity.

scaling.

Question 3. (TCO 1) Analytical skills

help you work with end users as well as other analysts and programmers.

help you understand the potential and the limitations of information technology.

help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change.

enable you to understand the organization and its functions to identify opportunities and problems and to analyze and solve problems.

promote an understanding of the different types of information systems.

Question 4. (TCO 1) A centralized database that contains all diagrams, forms, and report definitions, data structure, data definitions, process flows and logic, and definitions of other organizational and system components best describes

information safe.

code generator.

repository.

data generator.

project database.

Question 5. (TCO 3) A description of the alternative solution recommended by the analysis team is provided during the

systems planning and selection phase.

systems design phase.

systems analysis phase.

systems implementation and operation phase.

systems alternative selection phase.

Question 6. (TCO 3) In which SDLC phase is the information system coded, tested, and installed in the organization?

Systems planning and selection

Systems replacement

Systems analysis

Systems design

Systems implementation and operation

Question 7. (TCO 3) Building a scaled-down version of the desired system best describes

prototyping.

agile methodologies.

joint application design.

reengineering analysis.

rapid application development.

Question 8. (TCO 3) The practice of turning over responsibility of some or all of an organization’s information systems applications and operations to an outside firm is referred to as

realignment.

downsizing.

outsourcing.

time sharing.

system reassignment and deployment.

Question 9. (TCO 3) Which of the following are common criteria to consider when selecting off-the-shelf software?

Flexibility

Vendor viability

Functionality

Cost

All of the above

Question 10. (TCO 3) The document sent to vendors asking them to propose hardware and software that will meet the requirements of your new system is called a

requirements statement.

request for proposal (RFP).

baseline project plan.

business case.

systems service request.