C533 c1&2

Select the correct number of phases of traditional waterfall system development life cycle.

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

The involvement of users in waterfall approach is limited and normally happens in __________ phase.

• Planning

• Analysis

• Design

• Implementation

Which of the following is NOT one of the phases in System Development Life Cycle?

• Maintenance

• Planning

• Testing

• Analysis

The problems arise in Waterfall Approach are as the following EXCEPT ____________.

• feedbacks are commonly ignored

• lack of focus on milestones deadlines

• limited user involvement

• milestones are locked in design specifications

State the importance to use system analysis and design methodologies when building a system?

• Following a systems methodology, applying techniques, and using appropriate tools provides structure to the systems development process, ensure the quality and they have been tested

• Many organizations have a large overhead of staff whose sole purpose is to create and maintain the documentation for the system development

• Any redundancies are eliminated

• Forces dynamic processes into timed phases that were doomed to fail

Describe ONE criticism with the traditional waterfall approach in system development.

• An overall cost during system development

• Iterations are within each phase

• Traditional waterfall SDLC is the difficulty in going back once a phase has ended

• The elaboration phase may have several iterations as will the construction of the actual system

Select the suitable term to describe the processes that an analyst will follow to help ensure that the work is well-thought out, complete, comprehensible, and understood by project team members.

• Tools

• Techniques

• Data flows

• Methodologies

The outputs and deliverables of code, documentation, training procedures, and support capabilities are related with ________ phase.

• Planning

• Analysis

• Implementation

• Maintenance

Which of the following best defines information systems analysis and design?

• A simple process for maintaining computer hardware.

• A complex organizational process used to develop and maintain computer-based information systems.

• The coding phase of software development only.

• A method for creating user manuals.

What is the primary role of a Systems Analyst?

• To manage an organization's accounting department.

• To sell computer hardware.

• To analyze and design information systems.

• To provide technical support to end-users.