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The process of creating and maintaining information systems is called ________.
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systems development
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When compared to program development, systems development is ________.
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broader in scope
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Which of the following statements is true of systems development?
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It requires business knowledge and an understanding of group dynamics.
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Which of the following statements is true of information systems?
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They can be adapted to fit business needs.
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Which of the following statements is true of systems development for bigger systems and longer projects?
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Changes in requirements are increased.
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According to Brooks' Law, adding more people to a late project ________.
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makes the project later
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According to Brooks' Law, which of the following is a consequence of adding more people to late projects?
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The costs of training new people can overwhelm the benefits of their contribution.
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The ________ is the traditional process used to develop information systems.
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systems development life cycle (SDLC)
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Which of the following is the first phase of the systems development life cycle?
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system definition
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In the ________ phase of the systems development life cycle, developers use management's statement of the system needs in order to develop a new information system.
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system definition
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In which of the following phases of the systems development life cycle do developers identify the particular features and functions of a new system?
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requirements analysis
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Which of the following is the first step in defining a new information system?
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Explain the goals and scope of the project.
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Which of the following steps in the systems definition process aims to eliminate obviously nonsensible projects?
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Assess the project feasibility
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________ feasibility concerns whether a new information system fits within a company's customs, culture, charter, or legal requirements.
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Organizational
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During requirements definition, a development team's composition will be typically heavy with ________.
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systems analysts
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Which of the following statements is true of the composition of a development team over the different phases of the systems development life cycle?
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During integrated testing and conversion, the team will be augmented with business users.
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During design and implementation, a development team will be heavy with ________.
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Programmers
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Which of the following is the most important phase in the systems development process?
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Determine the system's requirements
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If a new system involves a new database or substantial changes to an existing database, then the development team will have to create a(n) ________.
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data model
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The easiest and cheapest time to alter an information system is in the ________ phase of the systems development life cycle.
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requirements analysis
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Which of the following is a typical concern for developers while using prototypes?
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developing a uniform funding solution for the system
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While designing ________, a development team must produce design documentation for writing program code.
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custom-developed programs
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Procedures for a business information system are designed usually by ________.
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systems analysts
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Normal processing procedures for operations personnel involve procedures for ________.
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starting, stopping, and operating the system
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During the ________ phase of the systems development life cycle process, developers construct, install, and test the components of the information system.
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Implementation
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A comprehensive test plan should ________.
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cause every line of program code to be executed
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Which of the following personnel in a development team has the final say on whether a system is ready for use?
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Users
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________ testing is the process of allowing future system users to try out a new system on their own.
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Beta
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System ________ refers to the process of changing business activity from an old information system to a new system.
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Conversion
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In a ________ installation, an organization implements an entire system on a limited portion of the business.
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Pilot
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In a ________ installation, a new system runs alongside the old one until the new one has been tested and is fully operational.
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Parallel
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Olive Inc., a chain of retail outlets, is converting its existing billing systems to a more robust online tool. In this process, the organization runs both the old and the new systems to compare their performances. In this case, the company is implementing the new system using ________ installation.
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Parallel
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Which of the following is the most expensive style of system conversion?
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parallel installation
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Which of the following styles of system conversion shuts off the old system and starts a new system?
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plunge installation
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Software developers group the fixes for high-priority failures into a group that can be applied to all copies of a given product called a ________.
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Patch
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Which of the following statements is true of system maintenance?
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All commercial software products are shipped with known failures.
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Software vendors usually bundle fixes of low-priority problems into larger groups called ________.
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service packs
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Which of the following is a major concern for developers in a systems development life cycle process?
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performing repetitive tasks of a completed phase
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Projects are said to be in analysis paralysis if so much time is spent ________.
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documenting the requirements
