Systems Development and the Software Crisis

What are the three main characteristics of any system?

• The system should have a defined purpose

• The system should meet a defined need

• The system should have a number of components which are likely to be interdependent

• The system should have a user interface, processes, and data

What was the main impact of the software crisis?

• Projects were delivered on time and within budget

• Software was efficient and of high quality

• Software met user's needs and requirements

• Projects ran over budget and were delivered late (or not at all)

Apart from the expense, what was another reason for organisations to be reluctant in replacing older software with new software?

• Lack of skilled programmers

• Lack of hardware advancements

• Time required to test new software

• Lack of user demand for new software

What are the benefits of using software systems for organisations and individuals?

• Increased efficiency and productivity, greater communication and collaboration, data management, facilitate better decision making, increased competitive advantage

• Automation, increased efficiency and productivity, greater communication and collaboration, data management

• Increased efficiency and productivity, greater communication and collaboration, data management, facilitate better decision making

• Automation, increased efficiency and productivity, greater communication and collaboration

What are the main factors to consider when embarking on a new system development project?

• User needs, time, cost

• User needs, cost, technical support

• Time, cost, technological developments

• User needs, time, technological developments

What is the purpose of a user interface in a computer system?

• To convert data to digital format

• To process data and generate information

• To allow users to interact with the system

• To store and retrieve data

Raw facts and figures is known as​ (a)  

• information
• data
• process

When a computer processes data, it is output as

• processed data

• information

• raw facts and figures

• knowledge