1-4 Flashcards
(59 cards)
Most first give their IT budget a low priority during good economic times
False
In an information system, data is information that has been transformed into input that is valuable to users.
a. True
b. False
False
After developing a model, many CASE tools can generate program code, which impedes and slows down the implementation process.
A. True
B. False
False
Network administration includes hardware and software maintenance, support, and security.
• a. True
• b. False
True
Many companies find that a trend called empowerment, which gives employees more responsibility and accountability, improves employee motivation and increases customer satisfaction.
• a. True
• b. False
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Which is one of the main sectors of ecommerce?
• a. C2B (consumer-to-business)
b. C2C (consumer-to-consumer)
c. BPM (business process model)
d. B2C (business-to-consumer)
B2C (business-to-consumer )
• For complex models, analysts can choose computer-based modeling tools that use _____, which includes standard shapes and symbols to represent events, processes, worklows, and more.
A business process modeling notation ( BPMN)
Identify a method of developing systems that is well-suited to traditional project management tools and techniques.
a. Object-oriented analysis
b. Rapid application development
c. Adaptive method
d. Structured analysis
Structured analysis
An ____ investigates, analyzes, designs, develops, installs, evaluates, and maintains a company’s information systems.
a. network administrator
b. application developer
c. database administrator
d. systems analyst
System analyst
User productivity systems
a. simulate human reasoning by combining a knowledge base and inference rules that determine how the knowledge is applied
b. process data generated by day-to-day business operations
c. provide job-related information to users at all levels of a company
d. include groupware programs that enable users to share data, collaborate on projects, and work in teams
d. include groupware programs that enable users to share data, collaborate on projects, and work in teams
Systems requests deal with factors involved in
improving service
to determine if project is feasible
A strategic plan that stresses technology tends to create an unfavorable climate for IT projects that extends throughout an orgar
• a. True
• b. False
False
What does a SWOT analysis examine
A firms technical, human, and financial resources
strengths/weakness/opprtuntiies/ threats
Throughout what is feasibility analysis performed
Is it an ongoing task
Thought the system development process
Yes
What drives many information system decisions
Competition
What is strategic planning
The process of identifying long-term organizational goals, strategies, and resources
What is the objective of a topology identification committee
To use the combined judgment and experience of several analyst to evaluate system projects
What does the term business case refer to
Reasons or justification for a proposal
Projects that provide ____ are assigned the highest priority when setting priorities for guest
Greatest benefit at the lowest cost in the shortest period of time
What is a constraint
A requirement or condition that a system must satisfy or and outcome a system must achieve
What is critical path
series of task which if delayed will affect completion time of the whole project
System developers can initiate a formal project as early as the preliminary investigation stage, or later on, as analysis, design, and implementation activities occur
True
Progress reports may be given verbally to immediate supervisors, management, and users.
a. True
b. False
False
The task duration is the same as the elapsed time.
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