Question 1. Question
:
(TCO 1) Software designed to support the payroll function
would best be classified as
application software.
system software.
design software.
analysis software.
a decision support system.
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 1) The process of breaking the description of a system
down into its smaller components best defines
coupling.
cohesion.
decomposition.
modularity.
scaling.
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 1) Technical skills
help you work with end users as well as other
analysts and programmers.
help you understand the potential and the
limitations of information technology.
help you manage projects, resources, risk, and
change.
enable you to understand the organization and
its functions to identify opportunities and problems and to analyze and solve
problems.
promote an understanding of the different
types of information systems.
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 1) A centralized database that contains all diagrams,
forms, and report definitions, data structure, data definitions, process flows
and logic, and definitions of other organizational and system components best
describes
information safe.
code generator.
repository.
data generator.
project database.
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 3) In which SDLC phase will the analyst study the
organization’s current procedures and the information systems used to perform
tasks?
Systems planning and selection
Systems observation
Systems analysis
Systems design
Systems implementation and operation
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 3) In which SDLC phase is the information system coded,
tested, and installed in the organization?
Systems planning and selection
Systems replacement
Systems analysis
Systems design
Systems implementation and operation
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 3) Current approaches to systems development that focus
on adaptive methodologies, people instead of roles, and an overall self-adaptive
development process best defines
participatory design (PD).
rapid application development.
joint application design.
CASE.
agile methodologies.
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 3) Open-source software is developed by
in-house developers.
employees of a particular company.
communities of interested people.
consultants.
application service providers.
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 3) An organization should acquire software from in-house
developers when
the supported task is generic.
complete systems that cross functional
boundaries are needed.
the task requires custom support and the
system cannot be built internally.
the resources and staff are available and the
system must be built from scratch.
None of the above
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 3) Reusing software can
increase the cost of software development.
decrease development time.
increase development time.
increase schedule overruns.
decrease programmer productivity.
