Midterm (Ch.1-7)

A logical grouping of objects that have the same attributes and behaviors is known as ____

Attempts to make systems development less of an art and more of a science are usually referred to as ____

In which phase of the SDLC is the description of the recommended solution converted into logical and then physical system specifications?

In which phase of the SDLC is the information system coded, tested, installed, and supported in the organization?

Most organizations find it beneficial to use a standard set of steps, called ____, to develop and support their information systems.

Systems development methodologies and techniques which are based on objects rather than data or processes are known as ____

The first procedural, or third generation, computer programming languages did not become available until the beginning of the ____

The structure that encapsulates attributes and methods that operate on those attributes is called a(n) ____

There are five factors that separate agile from traditional approaches to systems development. The factor "Criticality" describes which of the following agile methods factors?

Under eXtreme Programming, ____ and ____ are intimately related parts of the same process.

What is the first phase in the Systems Development Life Cycle?

Which is the fourth phase in a SDLC cycle?

____ is/are the final output from the analysis phase?

____ would be classified as software designed to support the payroll function.

What is one action that can happen if a company outsources all of their IT?

How does an organization rank criteria for choosing off the shelf software?

What is the practice of a company running a computer application for another organization?

If a company has a generic software need, they should consider acquiring its software from a(n) ____.

Together, SAP and Oracle control about 36 percent of the ____ market.

____ is the software reuse step that involves making the reusable asset understandable to developers who want to use it in their systems.

The document sent to vendors asking them to propose hardware and software that will meet the requirements of your new system is called a ____.

If an organization is using applications rented from a third party vendor running in a remote location, they are most likely using what type of software system?

All of the following are ways of validating purchased software information, except ____.

The software reuse approach that allows individuals to find or develop reusable assets on their own, and has few, if any, organizational rewards for reusing assets best describes ____.

The most expensive and extensive reuse approach is ____.

What is a result of the reuse of object classes?

Choose the list that represents the top three countries that are used for outsourcing as of 2014.

Intuit's QuickBooks is an example of what type of software?

Is NOT a skill pertaining to the risk and change management activity of a project manager?

Is a controlled process of initiating, planning, executing, and closing down a project?

Which of the following is the first activity in the project execution phase?

How many activities are involved in the project initiation phase?

The ____ is a systems analyst with a diverse set of skills-management, leadership, technical, conflict management, and customer relationship-who is responsible for initiating, planning, executing, and closing down a project.

At the end of the project planning phase, ____ of the Baseline Project Plan is conducted to double-check all information in the plan.

Which of the following is NOT a component of PERT?

COCOMO stands for ____.

is NOT a common skill pertaining to the leadership activity of a project manager.

What is the next step taken after project initiation?

To successfully orchestrate the construction of a complex information system, a project manager must have ____, leadership, and technical skills.

Defining tasks in too much detail will make the management of the project ____.

is the process of dividing the project into manageable tasks and logically ordering them to ensure a smooth evolution between tasks.

A ____ clearly states what business a company is in.

If a project is selected what is the most likely next step?

The SDLC planning phase consists of which activity?

The second activity of the ISP process is ____.

The third activity of the ISP process is ____.

What is a large network or networks?

What is the first phase of the SDLC method?

Which group chooses projects that most often reflect the larger needs of the organization?

Which of the following does a company NOT need to understand in order to build effective information systems?

Which of the following factors does NOT have any influence on the selection of a potential project?

Which of the following is NOT a primary activity in project identification?

Which of the following is NOT an output in the value chain?

Which of the following is an example of the project coming from a top-down source?

Which of the following is an unknown that should be addressed when designing an Internet application?

Project identification and selection is also known as ____.

Which of the following is not a part of project initiation?

Which type of feasibility deals with project durations?

Which type of project should companies not have too many of?

Which of the following is not a consideration during the assessing technical feasibility phase?

Why is PIP challenging?

Which role in the walkthrough normally has done all or some of the work presented?

Which document outlines all work required to complete the project?

All of the following are part of project planning except ____?

Which feasibility category deals with identifying financial benefits associated with the project?

A new hardware purchase is classified a(n)?

Which of the following is NOT a way to manage project risks?

Failure to integrate the new system with the old system is an example of ____?

.____ is the rate which money can be borrowed?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a recurring cost?

The second phase in the SDLC is ____.

What is the end result of a JAD?

Where are JAD sessions normally held?

Which of the following is NOT a form of close-ended questions?

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a group interview?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of closed ended questions?

Which of the following is an example of an open ended question?

An effective way to gather information about the system from users is_.

If you are entering diagrams into a CASE tool during a JAD, you are probably the __.

If you organize and run the JAD session, you are most likely the __.

The __ is a document written to describe how a particular job is performed.

__ and __ are the two types of prototypes.

__ are recognized in official documentation of the organization.

__ current system users is a more direct way of seeing how an existing system operates.

A_ is a diagram of process logic where the logic is reasonably complicated.

A_is used in both conventions for sources/sinks and has a name that states w the external agent is, such as Customer, Teller, EPA Office, or Inventory Control System.

A data flow to a data store means ____.

A(n) ____ in business process modeling is a decision point.

According to the DFD conventions, the data flow is always depicted by a(n) ____.

As seen from the clouds, as if flying in a plane at 35,000 feet, refers to which level according to Cockburn?

At the ____ level of DFDs, new data flows may be added to represent data that are transmitted under exceptional conditions. These data flows typically represent error messages or confirmation notices.

BPMN stands for ____.

Both the white and ____ levels provide a summary of the use case goals.

Functional decomposition is a(n) ____ process of breaking the description of a system down into finer and finer detail, which creates a set of charts in which on process on given chart is explained in greater detail on another chart.

No process can have only ____. It would be making data from nothing (a miracle). If an object has only outputs, then it must be a source.

The lowest level of a DFD is called a ____ data flow diagram.

____ is the time period during which an object performs an operation.