Structured Systems Analysis and Design
(ICT2621) - Chapter 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
System - CORRECT ANSWER - Set of related components that produces specific results
Mission-critical system - CORRECT ANSWER - A System that is vital to a company's
operations
Data - CORRECT ANSWER - Consists of basic facts that are the system's raw material
Information - CORRECT ANSWER - Data that has been transformed into output that is
valuable to users
Hardware - CORRECT ANSWER - Consists of everything in the physical layer of the
information system
Server Farm - CORRECT ANSWER - A large concentration of servers working together
Moore's Law - CORRECT ANSWER - The number of transistors on an integrated circuite
chip would double about every 24 months
Software - CORRECT ANSWER - Programs that control the hardware and produce the
desired information or results
System software - CORRECT ANSWER - Software that manages the hardware
components, which can include a single computer or a global network with many thousands of
clients
, Application Software - CORRECT ANSWER - Software that consists of programs that
support day to day business functions and provide users with the information they need
Enterprise Applications - CORRECT ANSWER - Systems that include order processing
systems, payroll systems and company communications networks
Horizontal System - CORRECT ANSWER - A system, such as an inventory or payroll
application, that can be adapted for use in many different types of companies
Vertical System - CORRECT ANSWER - A system that is designed to meet the unique
requirements of a specific business or industry
Legacy System - CORRECT ANSWER - Older systems that must interface with newer
systems
Processes - CORRECT ANSWER - The tasks and business functions that users, managers
and IT staff members perform to achieve specific results
Stakeholders - CORRECT ANSWER - People who have an interest in an information
system, such as the management group responsible for the system
End Users - CORRECT ANSWER - People inside or outside the company who will
interact with the system, and IT staff members such as systems analysts, programmers and
network administrators who develop and support the system.
E-Commerce - CORRECT ANSWER - Internet based commerce which consists of web
pages that provides a user interface which communicates with DBMS and a web based server.
Includes B2C (business-to-consumer) and B2B (business-to-business)
Supply Chain - CORRECT ANSWER - All the companies who provide materials, services
and functions needed to provide a product to a consumer
(ICT2621) - Chapter 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
System - CORRECT ANSWER - Set of related components that produces specific results
Mission-critical system - CORRECT ANSWER - A System that is vital to a company's
operations
Data - CORRECT ANSWER - Consists of basic facts that are the system's raw material
Information - CORRECT ANSWER - Data that has been transformed into output that is
valuable to users
Hardware - CORRECT ANSWER - Consists of everything in the physical layer of the
information system
Server Farm - CORRECT ANSWER - A large concentration of servers working together
Moore's Law - CORRECT ANSWER - The number of transistors on an integrated circuite
chip would double about every 24 months
Software - CORRECT ANSWER - Programs that control the hardware and produce the
desired information or results
System software - CORRECT ANSWER - Software that manages the hardware
components, which can include a single computer or a global network with many thousands of
clients
, Application Software - CORRECT ANSWER - Software that consists of programs that
support day to day business functions and provide users with the information they need
Enterprise Applications - CORRECT ANSWER - Systems that include order processing
systems, payroll systems and company communications networks
Horizontal System - CORRECT ANSWER - A system, such as an inventory or payroll
application, that can be adapted for use in many different types of companies
Vertical System - CORRECT ANSWER - A system that is designed to meet the unique
requirements of a specific business or industry
Legacy System - CORRECT ANSWER - Older systems that must interface with newer
systems
Processes - CORRECT ANSWER - The tasks and business functions that users, managers
and IT staff members perform to achieve specific results
Stakeholders - CORRECT ANSWER - People who have an interest in an information
system, such as the management group responsible for the system
End Users - CORRECT ANSWER - People inside or outside the company who will
interact with the system, and IT staff members such as systems analysts, programmers and
network administrators who develop and support the system.
E-Commerce - CORRECT ANSWER - Internet based commerce which consists of web
pages that provides a user interface which communicates with DBMS and a web based server.
Includes B2C (business-to-consumer) and B2B (business-to-business)
Supply Chain - CORRECT ANSWER - All the companies who provide materials, services
and functions needed to provide a product to a consumer
