ISM Test 3 USF – Flashcards
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Which of the following is NOT an example of a static? report?
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BI server
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An OLAP report has measures and dimensions. Which of the following is an example of a? dimension?
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Purchase date
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Which of the following is true of unsupervised data? mining?
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Analysts do not create a model before running the analysis.
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Which of the following is a standard for subscribing to content? sources?
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Real simple syndication
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Operational data can have many problems that make it unsuitable for data mining. Among the? following, which is NOT a data problem in operational data that creates issues for data? mining?
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Data is highly integrated
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A BI system enabled Target to identify customers who might be pregnant by? ________.
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customer purchasing patterns of lotions and vitamins
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The functions of a data warehouse are to do all of the? following, EXCEPT? ________.
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filter data
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?________ attempt to capture human expertise and put it into a format that can be used by nonexperts.
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Expert systems
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Among the different types of social media to manage and deliver organizational? knowledge, the tool NOT in use for problem solving is? ________.
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blogs
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Which of the following is NOT part of the BI? system?
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Capacity
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Which of the following is NOT true regarding? Hadoop?
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Hadoop is a? market-basket analysis tool.
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Which of the following is an example of a supervised data mining? technique?
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Regression analysis
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Which of the following statements is NOT true about business intelligence? (BI) systems?
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BI systems support only? decision-making activities.
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AllRoad Parts used a BI system to find candidate parts for the sale of 3D parts designs by using all of the following? criteria, EXCEPT? ________.
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by finding parts ordered in large quantities
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Among the? following, what is the best way to distinguish between reporting tools and data mining? tools?
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Complexity of techniques used
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?________ reports enable users to drill down to view increasingly detailed levels of the data.
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OLAP
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An RFM score of? ________ probably means this customer has taken their business elsewhere and is most likely not worth spending too many marketing resources on.
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555
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Which of the following is NOT an example of a task supported by business? intelligence?
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Payroll
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Which of the following is NOT a primary activity in the BI? process?
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Tracking the access and use of the data mining results
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?________ involves searching for patterns and relationships among data.
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Data mining
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In? market-basket terminology, the ratio of confidence to the base probability of buying an item is the? ________.
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lift
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Which of the following is likely to occur in the next 10? years?
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Major incidents of cyberwarfare are likely.
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According to the study done by? Ponemon, which of the following has the lowest cost due to computer? crime?
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Stolen devices
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The most secure and? hard-to-break passwords have all of the following? characteristics, EXCEPT? ________.
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has six or fewer characters
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Data safeguards include all of the? following, EXCEPT? ________.
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data mining
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What among the following is NOT a type of security? loss?
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Forgotten passwords
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Technical safeguards against computer security threats include all of the following EXCEPT? ________.
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passwords
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Which of the following is a critical security function of senior management in an? organization?
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Establishing the security policy and managing risk
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Which of the following is considered a threat caused by human? error?
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An employee inadvertently installs an old database on top of the current one.
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?________ are false targets for computer criminals to attack.
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Honeypots
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?________ a site means to take extraordinary measures to reduce a? system's vulnerability, using special versions of the operating system.
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Hardening
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Human safeguards involve the people and procedural components of information systems. All of the following constitute effective human? safeguards, EXCEPT? ________.
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?incident-response plan
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At a? minimum, an? organization's security policy about protecting the data it gathers on employees must include all of the? following, except? ________.
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what? non-organizational activities employees can do
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A safety procedure that enables a trusted party to have a copy of the encryption key is called key? ________.
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escrow
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All of the following statements are good practices to protect against security? threats, EXCEPT? ________.
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back up your browsing? history, temporary? files, and cookies
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We do not know the full extent of losses due to computer security? threats, because of all of the following? reasons, EXCEPT? ________.
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computer equipment prices are falling
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All of the following are ways an organization prepares to respond to a security? incident, EXCEPT? ________.
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back up the data
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?________ is an opportunity for threats to gain access to assets.
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Vulnerability
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A? ________ pretends to be a legitimate company and sends an email requesting confidential? data, such as account? numbers, Social Security? numbers, account? passwords, and so forth.
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phisher
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?A(n) ________ will stipulate what an employee should do when he notices something like a virus.
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?incident-response plan
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All of the following are projected trends for computer security for the next 10? years, EXCEPT? ________.
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computer equipment will be more? secure, with less threats and vulnerabilities
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All of the following are types of? malware, except? ________.
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cookies
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?Non-word passwords are vulnerable to? a(n) ________? attack, in which the password cracker tries every possible combination of characters.
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Brute force
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Which of the following is considered a computer? crime?
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Hacking of information systems
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The longer a security incident goes? on, the? _______.
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greater the cost
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?A(n) ___________ is a computer program that senses when another computer is attempting to scan or access a computer or network.
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intrusion detection system? (IDS)
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A major concern with outsourcing is that the company may lose? ________ by being forced to reveal proprietary trade secrets.
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intellectual capital
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Users have responsibilities such as learning basic computer skills. This? responsibility, and? others, include all of the following EXCEPT? ________.
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learning to use the systems to perform your job
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Cloud hosting is feasible and is an example of? ________.
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IaaS
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Which of the following statements is NOT true about a steering? committee?
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It meets to resolve the most critical problems.
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A company hires a travel agency to manage employee travel arrangements. This is an example of? ________.
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outsourcing an entire business function
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As a? user, you have a responsibility to do all of the? following, except________.
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apply software patches and fixes on your own
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The major planning functions of the information systems department include the? following, EXCEPT? ________.
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managing the charge back of information system resource usage
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Which of the following statements is true regarding? outsourcing?
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There is no guarantee that outsourcing will provide a certain level of quality.
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The CTO often heads the? ________ group
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technology
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Ensuring end users get prompt attention to their problems is? __________.
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an example of a? user's rights
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The major functions of the information systems department are as? follows, EXCEPT? ________.
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create an organizational strategy
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Among the following? responsibilities, which is NOT a responsibility of the? CIO?
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Manage the computing infrastructure.
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A? ________ works with users to determine system? requirements, designs and develops job descriptions and? procedures, and helps determine system test plans.
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system analyst
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Because of the movement toward? outsourcing, some companies have started a separate group in the IS department for? ________.
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outsourcing relations
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One of the management advantages of outsourcing is that the company can? ________.
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gain expertise
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As a? user, you have a right to all of the? following, EXCEPT? ________.
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access to social media and? Web-based email programs
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The? help-desk function and assistance with individual computers is usually part of the? ________ group within the IS department.
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operations
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Companies that outsource face a certain loss of control when they hire other organizations to perform certain services. A particular disadvantage related to the loss of control is? ________.
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that there is no easy way of exiting the outsourcing agreement
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Bring your own device? (BYOD) is a policy that applies? to________.
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mobile devices such as tablets
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Because the company and the outsourcing vendor can become so tightly? integrated, ________ the agreement can be very costly and risky.
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ending
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The development group in a? company's IS department is staffed primarily by? programmers, test? engineers, technical? writers, and other development personnel. Based on this? information, which of the following is most likely to be? true?
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The company develops programs? in-house.
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?________ is another more common title given to the VP of information services.
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CIO
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When planning the use of? IS/IT, the IS department should have a group of senior managers from the major business functions that works with the CIO to set the IS priorities and decide among major IS projects and alternatives. This example is part of? ________.
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sponsoring a steering committee
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?________ is a form of? hardware/software outsourcing in which organizations offer flexible plans for customers to lease hardware and software facilities.
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Cloud computing
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An outsource provider may have its own methods and procedures that will be adopted by the hiring? company; this is? ________.
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one of the risks of outsourcing
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Which of the following is done in the maintenance phase of the? SDLC?
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Fixing failures
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The easiest and cheapest time to alter the information system is in the? ________ phase.
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requirements analysis
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A? ________ shows the? tasks, start and finish? dates, and dependencies for the tasks of a project.
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Gantt chart
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Among the? following, which is NOT a stage in business process management? (BPM)?
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Change strategy
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?________ are IS professionals who understand both business and technology.
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Systems analysts
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The project plan is made in the? ________ phase of the systems development life cycle.
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system definition
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Among the following statements about the systems development life cycle? (SDLC), which one is? FALSE?
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The average contribution per worker is directly proportional to the team size.
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Which of the following is NOT something to consider when performing a requirements analysis in? SDLC?
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Consider organizational standards governing what hardware will be used.
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Among the? following, which is NOT a reason that can cause business processes to need changes and require management.
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New computer hardware is available.
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?________ is the standard set of terms and graphical notations for documenting business processes.
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Business process modeling notation? (BPMN)
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In considering the? trade-offs for systems development? processes, what could cause diseconomies of? scale?
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Adding more people
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Process and systems development will evolve in the following ways in the next 10? years, EXCEPT? ________.
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systems will become less integrated
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Among the following statements about information systems? development, which one is? FALSE?
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Systems development always aims at a fixed target.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons for the problems with? SDLC?
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Lack of implementation training for users
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In the? future, software vendors will find ways to make their solutions more agile using? ________ and Web services.
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SOA
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In a BPMN process? diagram, you can use? ________ to simplify process diagrams and draw attention to interactions.
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?swim-lane layout
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Among the? following, what is NOT a typical characteristic of a successful project? team?
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Team composition remains fixed during the project.
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Which of the following personnel do NOT play a role in the applications development? process?
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Business analysts
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In a BPMN process? diagram, a? ________ represents the start of a process.
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?thin-lined circle
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The main problem of the SDLC approach to systems development is the? ________ nature of the process.
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waterfall
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Which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions of? feasibility?
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Planning
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The correct sequence for the five phases in the systems development life cycle? (SDLC) process is? ________.
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System? definition; requirements? analysis; component? design; implementation; system maintenance
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In a? ________ installation, the new system runs alongside the old one until it has been tested and is fully operational.
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parallel
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Among the following? statements, which one is NOT a key to success of SDLC? projects?
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Do not adjust the plan via? trade-offs.
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Which of the following statements does NOT represent an essential of the scrum? process?
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Large complex projects can be managed with scrum.
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