Question 1

Michaela is a systems analyst who is determining business requirements. What would most likely be the SDLC phase for her?    Planning  Analysis  Design  Implementation  Business requirements are not developed by systems analysts, but by business analysts

Accepted Answer

Analysis

Question 2

Becky is a systems analyst for Laswell Consulting. She is attending a three day intensive workshop on developing applications in php. What systems analyst skill is she working on?    Technical  Business  Analytical  Interpersonal  Ethical

Accepted Answer

Technical

Question 3

The outcome of the design phase is the:    Feasibility Analysis document  System proposal document  System specification document  System request document  Business Process document

Accepted Answer

System specification document

Question 4

Which of the following project roles would analyze the key business aspects of the system?    Systems analyst  Business analyst  Infrastructure analyst  Change management analyst  Project manager

Accepted Answer

Business analyst

Question 5

Robert is doing an economic analysis using today\'s dollar values. He is doing:    Cash flow analysis  Return on investment analysis  Break-even point analysis  Net present value analysis  Internal rate of return analysi

Accepted Answer

Net present value analysis

Question 6

Which is NOT an attribute of a systems analyst?    Understanding what to change  Knowing how to change it  Convincing others of the need to change  Serving as a change agent  Selecting which projects to approve

Accepted Answer

Selecting which projects to approve

Question 7

TJ has prepared a spreadsheet where the total benefits are $182,000; the total cumulative costs are $120,000. The ROI would be::    $62,000  About 34%  About 51.7%  About 65.3%  Less than 20%

Accepted Answer

About 51.7%

Question 8

Which of the following project roles would insure that the system conforms to information systems standards?    Systems analyst  Business analyst  Infrastructure analyst  Change management analyst  Project manager

Accepted Answer

Systems analyst

Question 9

Jack is going over financial numbers for a proposed project. Which of the following system analyst skills is he exhibiting currently?    Technical  Business  Analytical  Interpersonal  Management

Accepted Answer

Analytical

Question 10

Jona\'s project is to take a fairly straight-forward manual process and make it an electronic process. This will make the processing more efficient. Which of the following requirements analysis strategies is she using?    Business Process Automation  Business Process Improvement  Business Process Internalization  Business Process Reengineering  Business Process Renovation

Accepted Answer

Business Process Automation

Question 11

The outcome of the analysis phase is the:    Feasibility Analysis document  System proposal document  System specification document  System request document  Business Process document

Accepted Answer

System proposal document

Question 12

Another outcome of the planning phase is the:    Feasibility Analysis document  Project Plan  System specification document  System proposal document  Business Process document

Accepted Answer

Project Plan

Question 13

Because the cost can be immense, _________ is one of the most critical steps in implementation.    Documentation  Coding  Testing  Developing a conversion strategy  Training

Accepted Answer

Testing

Question 14

The outcome of the planning phase is the:    Test plan  System proposal document  System specification document  System request document  Business Process document

Accepted Answer

System request document

Question 15

Alice is calculating whether a system will lower costs or increase revenues. What SDLC phase is she in?    Planning  Analysis  Design  Implementation  Evaluation

Accepted Answer

Planning

Question 16

Which is NOT true for systems analysts?    They create value for an organization  They enable the organization to perform work better  They do things and challenge the current way that an organization works  They play a key role in information systems development projects  They are the project sponsors for system proposals

Accepted Answer

They are the project sponsors for system proposals

Question 17

The type of skill that is common to systems analysts to understand how IT can be applied to business situations and to ensure that the IT delivers real business value is:    Technical  Business  Analytical  Interpersonal  Ethical

Accepted Answer

Business

Question 18

Chang is working on \"How will this system work\". What SDLC phase is he in?    Planning  Analysis  Design  Implementation  Transition

Accepted Answer

Design

Question 19

Ramya is preparing an economic feasibility study. She has a calculation where she takes total benefits minus total costs and divides that answer by the total costs. She is calculating:    Cash flow  Return on investment  Break-even point  Net present value  Internal rate of return

Accepted Answer

Return on investment

Question 20

Which of the following project roles would assign resources to a project?    Systems analyst  Business analyst  Infrastructure analyst  Change management analyst  Project manager

Accepted Answer

Project manager

Question 21

Which was NOT given as a method for determining business requirements?    Benchmarking  Interviewing  Observation  Document analysis  Questionnaires and surveys

Accepted Answer

Benchmarking

Question 22

Rocky is dealing one-on-one with users and business managers (including some that have little experience with technology). He is demonstrating what system analyst skill?    Technical   Business  Analytical  Interpersonal  Ethical

Accepted Answer

Interpersonal

Question 23

Which is an activity the users probably will NOT do on a project?    Make decisions that influence the project  Budget funds for the project  Perform hands-on activities for the project  Be assigned specific tasks to perform (with clear deadlines)  Have some official roles on the project team

Accepted Answer

Budget funds for the project

Question 24

Which of the following project roles would identify how technology can improve business processes?    Systems analyst  Business analyst  Infrastructure analyst  Change management analyst  Project manager

Accepted Answer

Systems analyst

Question 25

Ramona is preparing an economic feasibility study. She is calculating the payback period. She is calculating:    Cash flow  Return on investment  Break-even point  Net present value  Internal rate of return

Accepted Answer

Break-even point

Question 26

Wayne is a senior director of finance. His company only recently came under Sarbanes-Oxley regulations and is the project sponsor to become compliant. He realizes that examining the as-is system may not be much help as the regulations are so radical that a major analysis and design project must be completed to make the company compliant. He is leaning towards: ______________    Business Process Automation  Business Process Improvement  Business Process Internalization  Business Process Reengineering  Business Process Renovation

Accepted Answer

Business Process Reengineering

Question 27

Which would normally NOT be a reason for a project?    When a business need has been identified  A consultant has suggest a new customer relationship management system  An open source platform has just come on the market  An existing system just isn\'t working properly and the workaround is tedious  To support a new business initiative

Accepted Answer

An open source platform has just come on the market

Question 28

Linda is a clerk in the accounting department. She was interviewed by David and is excited about the proposed system that will utilize electronic funds transfer. This would be an example of ______.    Tangible benefit  Cash flow  Break even analysis  Intangible benefit  Return on investment

Accepted Answer

Intangible benefit

Question 29

Which of the following project roles would probably make a presentation about the objectives of a proposed project and its benefits to executives who will benefit directly from the project?    Business Analyst  Systems Analyst  Project Manager  Champion  Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Accepted Answer

Champion

Question 30

Which of the following project roles would serve as a primary point of contact for a project?    Systems analyst  Business analyst  Infrastructure analyst  Change management analyst  Project manager

Accepted Answer

Project manager

Question 31

Anny is planning on talking with a clerk and a manager in the accounts payable area, a manager in the procurement department, and two vendors. She is probably doing:    Observation  Interviews  JAD  Documentation analysis  Organizational Feasibility

Accepted Answer

Interviews

Question 32

The type of skill that is common to systems analysts to deal fairly and honestly with other project team members is:    Technical  Business  Analytical  Interpersonal  Ethical

Accepted Answer

Ethical

Question 33

PCM Incorporated will need to purchase new servers for a system. This would be a:    Development cost  Operating cost  Ongoing cost  Intangible cost  Intangible benefit

Accepted Answer

Development cost

Question 34

Moderate changes to existing processes falls under the _________ analysis.    Business Process Automation (BPA)  Business Process Improvement (BPI)  Business Process Reengineering (BPR)  Business Process Blue-skying (BPB)  Business Process Efficiency (BPE)

Accepted Answer

Business Process Improvement (BPI)

Question 35

Which phase is generally the longest and most expensive part of the development process?    Planning  Analysis  Design  Implementation  Feasibility

Accepted Answer

Implementation

Question 36

Kallie is creating use cases, data flow diagrams and entity relationship diagrams. In what phase of the SDLC would she do this?    Planning  Analysis  Design  Construction  Implementation

Accepted Answer

Analysis

Question 37

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: unclear requirements; very familiar technologies; not all that complex; reasonably reliable; a short time schedule and the schedule visibility is somewhat important?    Waterfall  Parallel  Iterative  System prototyping  Extreme Programming

Accepted Answer

Extreme Programming

Question 38

Micah is a fairly new project manager. He estimated for a project plan (on the planning phase) that the project would cost $50,000 and take 20 weeks. According to the margin of error guidelines for well-done estimates, that could range from:    $0 and $100,000 - and between 15 and 25 weeks  $10,000 and $60,000 - and between 12 and 28 weeks  $0 and $100,000 - and between 0 and 40 weeks  $5,000 and $100,000 - and between 10 and 30 weeks  $25,000 and $75,000 - and between 10 and 30 weeks

Accepted Answer

$0 and $100,000 - and between 15 and 25 weeks

Question 39

What the MAIN difference between systems prototyping and throwaway prototyping?    Systems prototyping involves users while throwaway prototyping does not    Throwaway prototyping involves users while systems prototyping does not    Systems prototyping is a rapid application development methodology; while throwaway prototyping is not    Systems prototyping works with users to quickly develop a simplified working version of the proposed system; while throwaway prototyping focuses more on exploring design alternatives    Throwaway prototyping develops systems that will be use as \'stop-gap\' systems - and generally for less than six months; while systems prototyping results in systems that will be used extensively for several years.

Accepted Answer

Systems prototyping works with users to quickly develop a simplified working version of the proposed system; while throwaway prototyping focuses more on exploring design alternatives

Question 40

The science (or art) of project management is in making ___________ of size, time and cost.    Benchmark comparisons  Analytical and educated estimates  Trade-offs  Maximum calculations  Minimum calculation

Accepted Answer

Trade-offs

Question 41

Bob is selecting a systems analysis and design methodology. What might be the first step?    Selecting the shortest methodology    Researching the organizations standards and policies for \'approved\' methodologies    Interviewing senior management as to their suggestions on methodologies    Do a quick \'cost/benefit\' analysis on which methodology will provide the most benefits at the lowest cost    Do an analysis on which methodology might lessen or eliminate scope creep

Accepted Answer

Researching the organizations standards and policies for \'approved\' methodologies

Question 42

Which is a true statement about IT projects?    Most IS departments face a demand for IT projects that far exceed the ability to do them.    Project Managers must be certified as PMP (Project Management Professionals)    Project estimates tend to have a built-in buffer of time    Project teams of 12 to 15 are generally considered optimum    The majority of projects taken on by IT departments are not strategic to the business

Accepted Answer

Most IS departments face a demand for IT projects that far exceed the ability to do them.

Question 43

The most common reason for schedule and cost overruns is ___________    Team conflict  Lack of communication from project manager to project team  Lack of support by sponsor and champion  Scope creep  Adding people to a late project

Accepted Answer

Scope creep

Question 44

Which of the following methodologies is the historic standard, but is used less today because it takes the longest to complete all the SDLC steps?    Waterfall  Parallel  Iterative  System prototyping  Throwaway prototyping

Accepted Answer

Waterfall

Question 45

Garrett has been told by management that his project MUST be completed on time. His best estimates are more than two weeks after the absolute deadline. Which technique could he use to get a functional system on time?    Risk management  System prototyping  Benchmarking  Timeboxing  Activity elimination

Accepted Answer

Timeboxing

Question 46

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: clear requirements; very familiar technologies; not all that complex; reasonably reliable; a short time schedule and the schedule visibility is not important?    Waterfall  Parallel  Iterative  System prototyping  Throwaway prototyping

Accepted Answer

Parallel

Question 47

Which of the following might result in version 1; version 2 (etc.) of a system?    System Prototyping  Waterfall Development  Iterative Development  System Prototyping  Parallel Development

Accepted Answer

Iterative Development

Question 48

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: clear requirements; very familiar technologies; not all that complex; reasonably reliable; a very long time schedule and the schedule visibility is not important?    Waterfall  Parallel  Iterative  System prototyping  Throwaway prototyping

Accepted Answer

Waterfall

Question 49

Parallel methodology is BEST characterized as:    A \'Quick and Dirty\' system  A series of versions  A method for exploring design alternatives  A method for stressing customer satisfaction  More explicit testing

Accepted Answer

A series of versions

Question 50

The main difference between the Parallel Development Methodology and the Iterative Development Methodology is that:    The Parallel Development Methodology will have various releases (like version 1.0; 2.0, etc.) and the Iterative will not    The Iterative Methodology will break the system project into sub-projects for analysis, design and implementation and then merge them into a final system and the Parallel will not    The Parallel Methodology will have sub-projects and the Iterative Methodology will have various releases    The Parallel Methodology will create various models or prototypes with user involvement before setting on design concepts and the Iterative will not    The Iterative Methodology will create various models or prototypes with user involvement before setting on design concepts and the Parallel Methodology will not

Accepted Answer

The Parallel Methodology will have sub-projects and the Iterative Methodology will have various releases

Question 51

Which would generally NOT be taken into consideration for project portfolio management in an organization?    The number of large projects  The number of tactical projects  The number of high risk projects  The number of strategic projects  The number of financially feasible projects

Accepted Answer

The number of financially feasible projects

Question 52

The V-model pays more explicit attention to ___________:    Iteration  Return on investment (ROI)  Business Value (the \"V\")  Testing  Prototyping

Accepted Answer

Testing

Question 53

System prototyping is BEST characterized as:    A \'Quick and Dirty\' system  A series of versions  A method for exploring design alternatives  A method for stressing customer satisfaction  More explicit testing

Accepted Answer

A \'Quick and Dirty\' system

Question 54

A team of developers and customers are in close communication, with frequent communications, simplicity, feedback and courage. This would best describe:    The parallel development methodology  The waterfall development methodology  The iterative development methodology  The Extreme Programming methodology  The throwaway prototyping methodology

Accepted Answer

The Extreme Programming methodology

Question 55

RAD is an acronym for:    Real Application Development  Rapid Application Design  Rapid Authentic Development  Real Autonomous Development  Rapid Application Development

Accepted Answer

Rapid Application Development

Question 56

Which of the following is NOT a classic planning mistake?    Overly optimistic schedule  Failing to monitor the schedule  Failing to update the schedule  Adding people to a late project  Omitting key requirements

Accepted Answer

Omitting key requirements

Question 57

Which of the following would BEST describe \"system complexity\"?    The aspect of using technologies that analysts and developers are familiar with    The aspect of what the business side really wants the system to do    The aspect of how quickly the system can be developed and implemented    The aspect of how intricate and difficult the system must be    The aspect of how accurate the system must be (such as medical equipment or for games)

Accepted Answer

The aspect of how intricate and difficult the system must be

Question 58

TJ is coordinating a project. Which would he probably NOT use to avoid conflicts?    Encourage a competitive edge between team members  Clearly defining plans for the project  Develop a project charter  Look at other projects and priorities and see how that might impact the project  Communicate the business value to the team

Accepted Answer

Encourage a competitive edge between team members

Question 59

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: unclear user requirements; unfamiliar technologies; somewhat complex; needs to be reliable; time is not an issue and the schedule visibility is somewhat important?    Waterfall  Parallel  Iterative  System prototyping  Throwaway prototyping

Accepted Answer

Throwaway prototyping

Question 60

Which is NOT suggested for IT development projects?    Projects need to be prioritized  Projects need to be carefully selected  Projects need to be carefully managed  Projects need to give a positive return on investment within four years  Projects need to give value to the business

Accepted Answer

Projects need to give a positive return on investment within four years

Question 61

Throwaway prototyping is BEST characterized as:    A \'Quick and Dirty\' system  A series of versions  A method for exploring design alternatives  A method for stressing customer satisfaction  More explicit testing

Accepted Answer

A method for exploring design alternatives

Question 62

Suggestions for motivation might include all of these EXCEPT:    Setting realistic deadlines  Giving all team members the same bonus on a project  Recognize and reward good efforts  Reward those with outstanding quality and effort  Having a good working environment

Accepted Answer

Giving all team members the same bonus on a project

Question 63

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: somewhat unclear requirements; somewhat unfamiliar technologies; that is complex; reasonably reliable; a short time schedule and high schedule visibility?    Waterfall  Parallel  Iterative  System prototyping  Throwaway prototyping

Accepted Answer

Iterative

Question 64

Interpersonal skills for a project manager might be important when:    Making assignments for a project  Creating a cost/benefit spreadsheet  Creating the system proposal  Working with a highly controversial project that may have political implications  Using the V-model variation of the Waterfall Methodology.

Accepted Answer

Working with a highly controversial project that may have political implications

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