K1-Chapter 1- SAD

Chapter 1- SAD

Poll

Are you ready for the quiz?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Developing an information system is similar to building a house because you have to

• start with a basic idea of what is needed

• create simple drawings of what is needed and allow the customer to provide feedback

• actually build the project, often with some changes directed by the customer

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

The project sponsor is the _____.

• lead systems analyst on the project team

• person or department that requested the system

• lead computer programmer charged with writing the code for the system

• project team leader in charge of developing the system

Multiple Choice

The project plan is the document that is used to _____.

• describe how the project team will go about developing the proposed system

• outline the tasks to be addressed in developing the proposed system and develop a time estimate for each task

• outline the technical, economic, and organizational feasibility of the proposed system

• summarize the business need and explain how the proposed system supports that need and creates value

Multiple Choice

In which phase of the SDLC is the project plan developed?

• implementation

• analsis

• design

• planning

Multiple Choice

The analysis phase of the SDLC answers which questions _____.

• who will create the system and when will it be used

• who will the system be for, what the system will do, when will it be used, and where will it be used

• why build the system, what the system will be, and how the system will work

• why build the system, who will the system be for, when will it be used, and how the system will work

Multiple Choice

Deciding how the hardware, software, and network infrastructure will operate occurs during the _____ phase of the SDLC.

• analysis

• design

• implementation

• strategy

Multiple Choice

The principal disadvantages(s) with the waterfall development methodology is (are)

• a long time elapses between completion of the system proposal and the delivery of the system

• if the team misses important requirements, expensive post-implementation programming may be needed

• the design must be completely specified on paper before programming begins

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

The process of understanding how an information system can support business needs, design the system, build it, and deliver it to users is the _____.

• analysis phase of the SDLC

• object oriented approach

• rule for creating a CASE tool

• systems development life cycle

Multiple Choice

The person that identifies opportunities for improvements and designs an information system to implement them is called a(n) _____.

• computer programmer

• end-user

• systems analyst

• systems specialist

Multiple Choice

The _____ is generated by the department or person that has an idea for a new information system

• economic feasibility analysis

• project plan

• system request

• requirements document

Multiple Choice

The primary goal of the systems analyst is to _____.

• acquire a working tool

• create a wonderful system

• create value for the organization

• establish the phases of the SDLC

Multiple Choice

The following are four phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle except_____ (choose two).

• preparation

• planning

• analysis

• design

• maintenance

Multiple Choice

Understanding why an information system should be built and determining how the project team will build it is part of the _____ phase of the SDLC.

• analysis

• planning

• gathering requirement

• initiating

Multiple Choice

Any modern object-oriented approach to software development must be use case driven, ____________, and iterative and incremental

• User-centric

• Architecture-centric

• Requirements-driven

• Model-driven

Multiple Choice

Iterative and Incremental development means that

• the team is using a prototyping methodology

• the system will be developed through versions

• the system will be developed in phases

• the system will undergo continuous testing and refinement