ISA Prep Flashcards
(28 cards)
What is the first overall objective of an Information Systems Plan (ISP)? Is it to refine processes, analyze existing information, define business objectives, isolate success factors, or determine the role of existing information?
Define business objectives
Which one of the following happens when software is restructured? Effort to perform maintenance and enhancement increases, testing/debugging time increases, conformity to software practices, documentation complication, or basic architecture losing solidarity.
Conformity to software practices
What is the preferred graphic technique to capture business process? Matrices, decomposition diagrams, data flow diagrams, context diagrams, or process dependency diagrams.
Data flow diagrams
Which one of the following allows for human-to-software and component-to-component data transfer? Data exchange model, automation, structured storage, or underlying object model.
Data exchange model
A complete set of user, system, software, and operations documentation must be available to support which of the following process: Hardware maintenance, ergonomic requirements, system design, site preparation, or implementation?
Implementation
Which scenario is one-on-one discussion preferred? When building collaboration and cohesiveness, when no formal paper trail is needed, when team members are separated geographically, when you need to communicate complicated information/instruction, or when having a problem with a team member.
When having a problem with a team member
Which one of the following is the primary invitee to a software requirements startup meeting: stakeholders, software process committee, business leaders, sponsors, or owners?
Stakeholders
What type of analysis uses a path test, junction test, and/or loop test? Boundary, partition, format constraint, length constraint, or branch analysis?
Branch analysis
Which of the following is a software process change task only? Track progress of work being done, build a detailed improvement plan, launch implementation, define action plans, or assigning people?
Build a detailed improvement plan
Which is NOT an advantage of using decision tables? Need for flow charting is eliminated, useful for human-to-human communication especially for computer-illiterate people, up-to-date documentation provided by tables, require additional computer time to prepare programs, or decision tables being easier to read than source programs (with practice).
Require additional computer time to prepare programs
Which system release strategy does this scenario describe? A new and old system are concurrently being used while the number of transactions handled by the new system is incremented over time. Is this partial conversion, gradual cutover, pilot implementation, direct cutover, or parallel operation?
Gradual cutover
What is the outcome in this scenario: a person requests an appointment with any of the company’s consultants, demographic details are taken by a receptionist, then a staff member conducts an interview and produces notes, after the interview the demographic details and notes are permanently available? A new appointment, a set of notes, appointment scheduling details, a second interview, or the consultant’s plan?
A set of notes
In the Joint Application Development phase of research, which of the following activity takes place: preparing the management definitions guide, interviewing sponsors/managers/users, preparing draft of final document, gathering preliminary information, or preparing the working document?
Gathering preliminary information
Which of the following is an advantage of using Gantt charts? Percent completion not being based on subjective judgment, working well for budgetary control, useful for planning large projects, predicting problem tasks, or showing the entire schedule at a glance.
Showing the entire schedule at a glance
What does the first dimension of enterprise modeling contribute toward creating a 3D view of a business? It decomposes business functions to isolate the processes that make functions happen; it relates critical success factors to the organization; it addresses the organizational structure and the functions performed by the organization; it defines the people in the organization and their roles; it relates objectives and goals to each other.
It addresses the organizational structure and the functions performed by the organization
What is the name for a database design in which the objective is to define the user’s understanding of the data and how various data elements and composites are related? Logical database design, network database design, flat-file database design, hierarchical database design, or relational database design?
Logical database design
Which one of the following is a root cause analysis tool? Impact and tracking matrices, scatter chart, effect models, fishbone diagram, or pie chart?
Fishbone diagram
What is the first step to preparing/completing a size estimate for a large project? Develop a detailed product structure, precisely define the standard of measurement, estimate the size of each product element, apply appropriate contingencies, or multiply the function points by inputs/outputs/inquiries/master files?
Precisely define the standard of measurement
Which question addresses the economics of software reuse? Is it cost effective to build less and reuse more? Is the increased documentation to facilitate reuse cost effective? Does the reuse repository tradeoff work? Is the training in reuse a priority? Is maintaining reuse artifacts cost effective?
Is it cost effective to build less and reuse more?
Which of the following is a sample question to consider from a ‘system’ constraint: Should we maintain compatibility with existing solutions? Are there interdepartmental problems? Are we restricted to existing resources by their technical limitations? Are there any licensing issues? What are the security requirements?
Are we restricted to existing resources by their technical limitations?
What is the restraining factor in this scenario: the technology infrastructure is a single PC CPU — constraints, limitations, assumptions, simplifications, or preferences?
Limitations
Which one of the following is NOT an objective of the requirements management process? Establish agreement on requirements with the requester; document and control for dev and project mgmt; ensure the requirements are met; define and understand software product requirements; support delivery commitments at the business unit level.
Support software delivery commitments at the business unit level
Which one of the following is an example of a business-use case model? Understand the customer’s contract negotiation process; ensure everyone has a shared understanding of the organization; elaborate on the system for implementation; understand organizational structure; ask the right questions and prioritize.
Understand the customer’s contract negotiation process
A project manager divides all requirements into subsets, each implemented as a version. What method is this: Reuse maturity model, timed box approach, use case diagram, capability maturity model, or expanded use case?
Timed box approach
