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1
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Most first give their IT budget a low priority during good economic times

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False

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In an information system, data is information that has been transformed into input that is valuable to users.

a. True
b. False

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False

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After developing a model, many CASE tools can generate program code, which impedes and slows down the implementation process.
A. True
B. False

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False

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Network administration includes hardware and software maintenance, support, and security.
• a. True
• b. False

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True

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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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Truw

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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)

A

B2C (business-to-consumer )

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• 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.

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A business process modeling notation ( BPMN)

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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

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Structured analysis

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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

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System analyst

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10
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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

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d. include groupware programs that enable users to share data, collaborate on projects, and work in teams

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Systems requests deal with factors involved in

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improving service

to determine if project is feasible

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A strategic plan that stresses technology tends to create an unfavorable climate for IT projects that extends throughout an orgar
• a. True
• b. False

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False

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13
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What does a SWOT analysis examine

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A firms technical, human, and financial resources

strengths/weakness/opprtuntiies/ threats

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14
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Throughout what is feasibility analysis performed

Is it an ongoing task

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Thought the system development process

Yes

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15
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What drives many information system decisions

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Competition

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What is strategic planning

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The process of identifying long-term organizational goals, strategies, and resources

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What is the objective of a topology identification committee

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To use the combined judgment and experience of several analyst to evaluate system projects

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What does the term business case refer to

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Reasons or justification for a proposal

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Projects that provide ____ are assigned the highest priority when setting priorities for guest

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Greatest benefit at the lowest cost in the shortest period of time

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What is a constraint

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A requirement or condition that a system must satisfy or and outcome a system must achieve

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What is critical path

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series of task which if delayed will affect completion time of the whole project

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22
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System developers can initiate a formal project as early as the preliminary investigation stage, or later on, as analysis, design, and implementation activities occur

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True

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Progress reports may be given verbally to immediate supervisors, management, and users.

a. True
b. False

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False

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24
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The task duration is the same as the elapsed time.

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Falsw

25
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Quantitative risk analysis evaluates each risk by estimating the probability that it will occur and the degree of the impact

a. True
b. False

A

False

26
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An ___ involves breaking a project down into a series of smaller tasks.

A

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

27
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What is a structured walkthrough

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A review of a project team members work by other members of the team

28
Q

What is inadequate training

A

A human resource issue
Possible cause of cost overruns in an organization

29
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Gantt project/ chart

A

A full featured program that hold the dominant share of the project management software market

chart
horizontal bars representing tasks
shows planned and actual progress on project

30
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The three legs of a project triangle are

A

Time, scope , and cost

31
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System requirements serve as

A

benchmarks to measure the overall acceptability of a finished system

must be included to satisfy business requirements

32
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In a sequence diagram, vertical arrows represent messages from one object to another.
a. True
b. False

A

False

33
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In the early stages of systems analysis, interviews usually focus on specific topics, but as the fact-finding process continues, the interviews become more general.
• a. True
• b. False

A

False

34
Q

What is the mark of a successful system analyst and an important skill for all IT professionals

A

The ability to manage information

35
Q

Compared with traditional methods, the entire rapid application development (RAD) process is expanded and, as a result, the new system is built delivered, and placed in operation much later.
• a. True
• b. False

A

False

36
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What is a fact finding plan developed for

A

To obtain answers to requirements questions

Answers to : who what where when and how (five questions)

37
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What is a functional requirement

A

The contact management system shall generate a daily reminder list for all sales representatives

38
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A_____ (sometimes called an epic) is a simple, high-level statement of a requirement.

A

Feature

39
Q

What process is concerned with demonstrating that the requirements define the system that the customer really wants?

a. hunting
b. representing
c. gathering
d. validation

A

Validation

40
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When preparing a representative sample from a list of 200 customers who complained about errors in their statements, a ______ might select every tenth customer for review.

a. stratified sample
b. systematic sample
c. comprehensive sample
d. random sample

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Systematic sample

41
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What is structure analysis

A

SDLC

plan, analyze, design, implement, and support

42
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object oriented analysis

A

Combines data and process objects

43
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what is prototyping

A

early working version

44
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Information technology

A

hardware and software products and services

used to manage, access, communicate, and share info

45
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What does a system analyst do

A

plans, develops, maintains info

46
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organization information model structure

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top managers
middle managers
supervisors/team leads
operational employees

47
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agile method

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building prototypes to requirements constantly

continuous feedback
flexible with change

disadvantage
need high skills

48
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Project management

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planning, scheduling, monitoring, controlling, and reporting on information system development

49
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PERT chart

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useful for scheduling, monitoring, controlling actual work.

displays complex tasks/relationships

50
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CPM chart

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developed by private industry

51
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task pattern

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can be assigned simultaneously

task 1 duration
task 2 duration

52
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RAD

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cut development time and expenses

disadvantage
less time for consistency / business needs

53
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scrum

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time block interactions and team activities

54
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natural language

A

represent requirements

recorded interview

55
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functional decomposition

A

representation of function

56
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models

A

formal representation of system requirements

UML

57
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sequence

A

timing

58
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use case diagram

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interaction between users and information system

59
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tools for requirements

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productivity software
database management
presentation
graphic modeling

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