ISM 3011 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
System - Answers - Interrelated set of business procedures used within one business
unit working together for a purpose
Systems development life cycle (SDLC) - Answers - a methodology for developing
information systems from planning and analysis through implementation and
maintenance
Waterfall methodology - Answers - A sequence of phases in which the output of each
phase becomes the input for the next
Planning phase - Answers - Establishes a high-level plan of the intended project and
determines project goals
Analysis phase - Answers - Involves analyzing end-user business requirements and
refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system
Business requirement - Answers - Specific business requests the system must meet to
be successful
Design phase - Answers - Establishes descriptions of the desired features and
operations of the system including screen layouts, business rules, process diagrams,
pseudo code, and other documentation
Development phase - Answers - Involves taking all of the detailed design documents
from the design phase and transforming them into the actual system
Testing phase - Answers - Involves bringing all the project pieces together into a special
testing environment to eliminate errors and bugs, and verify that the system meets all of
the business requirements defined in the analysis phase
Implementation phase - Answers - Involves placing the system into production so users
can begin to perform actual business operations with it
Maintenance phase - Answers - Involves performing changes, corrections, additions,
and upgrades to ensure the system continues to meet its business goals
SDLC vs. RAD - Answers - SDLC
Thorough complete system documentation
RAD
Less time to implementation
System - Answers - Interrelated set of business procedures used within one business
unit working together for a purpose
Systems development life cycle (SDLC) - Answers - a methodology for developing
information systems from planning and analysis through implementation and
maintenance
Waterfall methodology - Answers - A sequence of phases in which the output of each
phase becomes the input for the next
Planning phase - Answers - Establishes a high-level plan of the intended project and
determines project goals
Analysis phase - Answers - Involves analyzing end-user business requirements and
refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system
Business requirement - Answers - Specific business requests the system must meet to
be successful
Design phase - Answers - Establishes descriptions of the desired features and
operations of the system including screen layouts, business rules, process diagrams,
pseudo code, and other documentation
Development phase - Answers - Involves taking all of the detailed design documents
from the design phase and transforming them into the actual system
Testing phase - Answers - Involves bringing all the project pieces together into a special
testing environment to eliminate errors and bugs, and verify that the system meets all of
the business requirements defined in the analysis phase
Implementation phase - Answers - Involves placing the system into production so users
can begin to perform actual business operations with it
Maintenance phase - Answers - Involves performing changes, corrections, additions,
and upgrades to ensure the system continues to meet its business goals
SDLC vs. RAD - Answers - SDLC
Thorough complete system documentation
RAD
Less time to implementation
