Long Quiz SAD

Which of the following best defines Information Technology (IT)?

• A) Only the software products used by a company.

• B) The combination of hardware and software products and services used to manage, access, communicate, and share information.

• C) The physical layer (hardware) only.

• D) The processes and people within a company only.

nformation systems have five key components: hardware, software, data, processes, and...

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What does the acronym ERP stand for?

• A) Electronic Reporting Program

• B) Enterprise Resource Planning

• C) Employee Records Processing

• D) Economic Resource Planning

Which system development method is described as combining data and processes into things called objects?

• A) Structured Analysis

• B) Agile Methods

• C) Object-Oriented Analysis

• D) Waterfall Model

A key responsibility of a Systems Analyst is to:

• A) Only manage the company's hardware.

• B) Plan, develop, and maintain information systems.

• C) Only perform a feasibility study.

• D) Only create program code.

What is a Business Case? The term business case refers to the:

• A) Total financial budget for a project.

• • B) Justification or reasons for a proposal.

• C) Final report given to the Systems Review Committee.

• D) Technical specifications for the new system.

A mission-critical system is one that is vital to a company's operations.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A system project is typically initiated solely to reduce costs and has no other major goals.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which group is typically responsible for evaluating systems requests and setting priorities in a large company?

• A) The User Support Department

• B) The Project Manager

• C) The Systems Review Committee

• D) The CEO only

What is the final task and end product of the preliminary investigation?

• A) Completing the full system design.

• B) Preparing a report to management with findings and recommendations.

• C) Writing the program code.

• D) Conducting a user survey.