Test Bank for Modern Systems Analysis and Design 9th Edition
by Joseph Valacich, Joey George and Jeffrey Hoffer
All Chapters |Q&As Verified |Grade A+ Assured
ISBN 9780135791578
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Chapter 1 The Systems Development Environment
1) would be classified as software designed to support the payroll function.
A) System software
B) Design software
C) Analysis software
D) Application
software
Correct Answer: D
2) is designed to support organizational functions or processes.
A) Application software
B) Design software
C) Analysis software
D) Testing
software
Correct Answer:
A
3) What are computer programs that make it easy to use and benefit from techniques
and to faithfully follow the guidelines of the overall development methodology?
A) Tools
B) Techniques
C) Data flow
D) Methodologie
s Correct
Answer: A
4) Who has the primary responsibility for the design and analysis of information systems?
A) Systems analyst
B) Software engineer
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C) Employees
D) Applications
developer
Correct Answer: A
5) is/are the process(es) that an analyst will follow to help ensure that his
work is complete, well-done, and understood by project team members.
A) Tools
B) Techniques
C) Data flow
D) Methodologie
s
Correct
Answer: B
6) The first procedural, or third-generation, computer programming languages did not
become available until the beginning of the .
A) 1950s
B) 1960s
C) 1970s
D) 1980s
Correct Answer: B
7) Because computers were so expensive, computer memory was also at a premium, so
system developers conserved as much memory as possible for .
A) System design
B) System analysis
C) Data analysis
D) Data
storage
Correct
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Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
8) are large, complex systems that consist of a series of independent system modules.
A) Supply chain management systems
B) Enterprise-wide systems
C) Customer relationship management systems
D) Transaction processing
systems
Correct Answer: B
9) were developed to make systems developers' work easier and more consistent.
A) Data analysis tools
B) Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools
C) Software designing tools
D) Modeling
tools
Correct
Answer: B
10) Most organizations find it beneficial to use a standard set of steps, called , to
develop and support their information systems.
A) Systems development methodology
B) Supply chain management systems
C) Analytical processing systems
D) Customer relationship management
systems Correct Answer: A
11) Which of the below is a traditional methodology used to develop, maintain, and
replace information systems?
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