week 1,2

Question 1

What type of Information System is an Analytical Modelling System?

Answer 1

Decision support system

Question 2

What type of Information System is an Order processing System?

Answer 2

Transaction processing System

Question 3

What type of Information System is an Accounting processing System ?

Answer 3

Transaction processing system

Question 4

What are five components of an Information system ?

Answer 4

People, hardware, software, data and procedures

Question 5

_________ refers to the combination of hardware, software, and services that people use to manage, communicate, and share information.

Answer 5

Information technology

Question 6

“A system is an organised, purposeful structure that consists of the interrelated components influencing one another in order to achieve the _______ of the system.”

What is the missing word from this definition?

Answer 6

goal

Question 7

Those things that are not part of the system in question, but lie outside it, is usually called _______________.

Answer 7

environment

Question 8

Knowledge management systems use a large database called a (an) ____ that allows users to find information by entering keywords or questions in normal English phrases.

Answer 8

knowledge base

Question 9

In a typical company organisational model, middle managers ____.

Answer 9

. provide direction, necessary resources, and performance feedback to supervisors and team leaders

Question 10

Which one of the following is NOT an information system ?

Answer 10

operating system

Question 11

In a typical company organizational model, top managers ____.

Answer 11

develop long-range plans, called strategic plans, which define the company’s overall mission and goals

Question 12

Transaction processing (TP) systems ____.

Answer 12

process data generated by day-to-day business operations

Question 13

User productivity systems ____.

Answer 13

include e-mail, voice mail, fax, video and Web conferencing, word processing, automated calendars, database management, spreadsheets, desktop publishing, presentation graphics, company intranets, and integrated mobile computing systems

Question 14

In the video, the presenter mentions 4 functions of an information system. Which one is NOT one of the four?

Answer 14

calculate

Question 15

In the video, the presenter mentions the amount of data generated. What is it?

Answer 15

2.5 quintillion bytes

Question 16

____ is a systems development technique that produces a graphical representation of a concept or process that systems developers can analyse, test, and modify.

Answer 16

Modelling

Question 17

____ is a systems development technique that tests system concepts and provides an opportunity to examine input, output, and user interfaces before final decisions are made.

Answer 17

Prototyping

Question 18

____ development includes the latest trends in software development.

Answer 18

Agile

Question 19

Agile methods typically use a (an) ____model, which represents a series of iterations based on user feedback.

Answer 19

spiral

Question 20

In the ____, the result of each phase, which is called a deliverable or end product, flows sequentially into the next phase in the SDLC.

Answer 20

waterfall approach

Question 21

A collection of guidelines that help with an activity or task is called a ____________.

Answer 21

technique

Question 22

The approach to systems development that completes one phase before beginning the next phase is called ___________.

Answer 22

. Waterfall

Question 23

The approach that provides the greatest flexibility is called ________________

Answer 23

Agile

Question 24

A ____, or requirements model, describes the information that a system must provide

Answer 24

business model

Question 25

A (an) ____ shows the data that flows in and out of system processes.

Answer 25

process model

Question 26

The person who tests applications is most likely engaged in ______________>

Answer 26

Quality Assurance

Question 27

If you get a job in user support you are most likely to be doing which one of the following?

Answer 27

training users

Question 28

One of the main activities in the systems analysis phase is ____________ modelling, which involves fact-finding to describe the current system and identification requirements for the new system.

Answer 28

requirements

Question 29

During the ____, the IT staff maintains, enhances, and protects the system.

Answer 29

. systems support and security phase

Question 30

The _____________ phase of the SDLC includes four main activities: requirements modelling, data and process modelling, object modelling and consideration of development strategies.

Answer 30

systems analysis

Question 31

During the ____, the new system is constructed.

Answer 31

systems development phase

Question 32

Determining the project ___________ means to define the boundaries, or extent, of a project - being as specific as possible.

Answer 32

. scope

Question 33

The purpose of the ____ is to create a physical model that will satisfy all documented requirements for the system.

Answer 33

systems design phase

Question 34

The purpose of the ____ is to build a logical model of the new system.

Answer 34

systems analysis phase

Question 35

The ____ usually begins with a formal request to the IT department, called a systems request, which describes the needs of a new information system or a business process.

Answer 35

systems planning phase