13 Jan Question 6. 6. (TCO 6) Judge

Week 8 final exam

Question 1.1. (TCO 1) The process of developing and maintaining an information system best describes (Points : 5)

joint application design.

prototyping.

information systems analysis and design.

information technology infrastructure development.

systems implementation.

Question 2.2. (TCO 1) When developing information systems, an organization could use (Points : 5)

an information technology services firm.

open-source software.

cloud computing.

in-house development.

All of the above

Question 3.3. (TCO 2) A planned undertaking of related activities to reach an objective that has a beginning and an end best defines (Points : 5)

task development.

activity plan.

project.

task schedule.

project mission.

Question 4.4. (TCO 2) The process of dividing the project into manageable tasks and logically ordering them to ensure a smooth evolution between tasks defines (Points : 5)

task division.

work breakdown structure.

work structuring.

project division.

critical path scheduling.

Question 5.5. (TCO 2) The first phase of the systems development life cycle is (Points : 5)

systems planning and selection.

systems study.

systems analysis.

systems design.

systems implementation and operation.

Question 6.6. (TCO 2) Which of the following would be classified as an intangible cost? (Points : 5)

Hardware costs

Labor costs

Employee morale

Operational costs

Internet service setup fee

Question 7.7. (TCO 3) Which of the following is a traditional method of collecting systems requirements? (Points : 5)

Business process reengineering

Observations

Joint application design

Rapid application development

Prototyping

Question 8.8. (TCO 3) Which of the following is a modern method for collecting system requirements? (Points : 5)

Interviewing

Questionnaires

Observations

Joint application design

Document analysis

Question 9.9. (TCO 3) Which of the following is an advantage of closed-ended questions? (Points : 5)

Interviews based on closed-ended questions do not necessarily require a large time commitment, so more topics can be covered.

Closed-ended questions enable the analysts to explore information that does not quite fit defined answers.

The analyst can obtain previously unknown information.

Closed-ended questions often put the interviewee at ease.

The interviewee has a sense of involvement and control in the interview.

Question 10.10. (TCO 3) The reframing characteristic of a good systems analyst is represented by which of the following statements? (Points : 5)

You must challenge yourself to look at the organization in new ways.

Every fact must fit with every other fact.

Assume anything is possible, and eliminate the infeasible.

You should question everything.

Your role is to find the best solution to a business problem.

Question 11.11. (TCO 4) Data-flow diagrams allow you to (Points : 5)

show the timing of data flows.

model how data flow through an information system.

demonstrate the sequencing of activities.

show the relationship among entities.

represent the internal structure and functionality of processes.

Question 12.12. (TCO 5) Vehicle identification number, color, weight, and horsepower best exemplify (Points : 5)

entities.

entity types.

data markers.

identifiers.

attributes.

Question 13.13. (TCO 6) Shaping alternative system design strategies involves (Points : 5)

enumerating different potential implementation environments.

proposing different ways to source or acquire the various sets of capabilities for the different implementation environments.

dividing requirements into different sets of capabilities.

All of the above

Question 14.14. (TCO 7) Which of the following best describes a business document that contains only predefined data? (Points : 5)

Electronic spreadsheet.

Turn-around document.

Form.

Report.

Coupon.

Question 15.15. (TCO 7) Reversing the sequence of one or more characters in a field is called (Points : 5)

transposing.

transcripting.

appending.

truncating.

hashing.

Question 16.16. (TCO 5) The primary deliverable from logical database design is (Points : 5)

normalized relations.

design specifications.

an updated baseline project plan.

a list of alternatives design strategies.

a production system.

Question 17.17. (TCO 8) A notation that allows the modeler to specify, visualize, and construct the artifacts of software systems, as well as business models, best defines (Points : 5)

unifiedmodeling language.

structuredenglish.

pseudocode.

logicmodeling.

structured design.

Question 18.18. (TCO 8) An agile methodology is recommended for each of the following except (Points : 5)

unpredictable or dynamic requirements.

responsible and motivated developers.

customers who understand and will get involved.

a large development team, exceeding 100 or more people.

small development projects.

Question 19.19. (TCO 9) The process of bringing together all of the modules that comprise a program for testing purposes is referred to as (Points : 5)

unity testing.

integration testing.

system testing.

implementation.

stub testing.

Question 20.20. (TCO 9) System documentation that is part of the program source code or is generated at compile time best defines (Points : 5)

system documentation.

user documentation.

internal documentation.

external documentation.

embedded documentation.

Question 1. 1. (TCO 1) Discuss the types of skills needed in order to succeed as a systems analyst. (Points : 15)

Question 2. 2. (TCO 2) Discuss the six major categories of feasibility. (Points : 15)

Question 3. 3. (TCO 3) Identify and describe several characteristics for a good systems analyst to have during requirements determination. (Points : 15)

Question 4. 4. (TCO 4) What is meant by DFD completeness? What is meant by DFD consistency? (Points : 15)

Question 5. 5. (TCO 5) Discuss unary, binary, and ternary relationships. (Points : 15)

Question 6. 6. (TCO 6) Judge and select the best source of software for the following scenario. The owner of two pizza parlors located in adjacent towns wants to computerize and integrate sales transactions and inventory management within and between both stores. The point-of-sale component must be very easy to use and flexible enough to accommodate a variety of pricing strategies and coupons. The inventory management, which will be linked to the point-of-sale component, must also be easy to use and fast. The systems at each store need to be linked so that sales and inventory levels can be determined instantly for each store and for both stores combined. The owner can allocate $40,000 for hardware and $20,000 for software and must have the new system operational in three months. Training must be very short and easy. (Points : 15)

Question 7. 7. (TCO 7) Identify and describe four sources of data errors. (Points : 15)

Question 8. 8. (TCO 8) Describe four benefits of the object-oriented modeling approach. (Points : 15)

Question 9. 9. (TCO 9) Define system documentation, user documentation, internal documentation, and external documentation. (Points : 15)

Question 10. 10. (TCO 9) What can a systems analyst do to reduce the frequency of corrective maintenance, the most common form of maintenance? (Points : 15)