10 NTF – Flashcards

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1. The systems development life cycle (SDLC) is also known as the ____.

2. During the ____ phase, the systems designer must define the problem the organization faces, taking care not to define symptoms rather than the underlying problem.

3. ____ users are employees who will use the system regularly, and they can offer important feedback on the system ? s strengths and weaknesses.

4. ____ users include customers, contractors, suppliers, and other business partners.

5. ____ centers on a structured workshop in which users and system professionals come together to develop an application.

6. ____ feasibility assesses a system ? s costs and benefits.

7. ____ costs measure what you would miss by not having a system or feature.

8. Which of the following is an example of a tangible benefit?

9. ____ feasibility is the measure of how well the proposed solution will work in the organization and how internal and external cu stomers will react to it.

10. ____ feasibility is concerned with whether the new system can be completed on time.

11. ____ feasibility is concerned with issues, such as political repercussions and meeting the requirements of the Information Priva cy Act.

12. In the ____ phase, analysts define the problem and generate alternatives for solving it.

13. The ____ document is created during the requirements-gathering and analysis phase.

14. A ____ helps break down a complex process into simpler, more manageable, and more understandable subprocesses.

15. A ____ illustrates the logical steps in a process but does not show data elements and associations.

16. A ____ shows a process at a more general level and is helpful for showing top management and the task force how a process works.

17. A ____ helps analysts understand the data requirements a system must meet by defining data elements and showing the associations between them.

18. During the ____ phase, analysts choose the solution that is the most realistic and of fers the highest payoff for the organization.

19. In the design phase, the ____ design is an overview of the system and does not include hardware or software choices.

20. In the design phase, the ____ design is an overview of the system that indicates hardware and software, such as specifying Linux servers and Windows clients.

21. During the design phase, the ____ design is created for a specific platform, s uch as choosing Dell servers running Ubuntu Linux and Java for the programming language.

22. CASE tools are mainly used during the ____ phase of the SDLC.

23. A ____ prototype shows users how a particular task that was not technically feasible can be done.

24. During the ____ phase, the solution is transferred from paper to action, and the team configures the system and procures components for it.

25. In ____ conversion, the old and new systems run simultaneously for a short time to ensure the new system works correctly.

26. In ____ conversion, as each module of the new system is converted, the corresponding part of the old system is retired.

27. In ____ conversion, the old system is stopped and the new system is implemented.

28. In ____ conversion, the analyst introduces the system in only a limited area of the organization, such as a division or department.

29. With ____ outsourcing, the organization chooses an outsourcing company in the same country.

30. With ____ outsourcing, the organization chooses an outsourcing company in a neighboring country.

31. With ____ outsourcing, the organization chooses an outsourcing company in any part of the world.

32. During the ____ phase, the information system is operating, enhancements and modifications to the system have been developed and tested, and hardware and software components have been added or replaced.

33. ____ is a philosophy and a so ftware and system development methodology that focuses on the development, use, and reuse of small, self-contained blocks of cod es to meet the software needs of an organization.

34. ____ uses an iterative process that repeats the design, develo pment, and testing steps as needed, based on feedback from users.

35. ____ is a method for developing software applications and information system projects in which the project is divided into smaller functions and developers can not go on to the next phase until the current phase is finished.