Solution Manual for Systems Analysis and Design 18th Edition, (Alan Dennis, 2021), Chapter 1-13.pdf

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ero1o TheoSystemsoDevelopmentoEnvironment

1) Theoanalysisoandodesignoofoinformationosystemsoisodrivenofromoaotechnicaloperspective.o
Answer:o FALSE
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2) Informationosystemsoanalysisoandodesignoisoanoorganizationaloimprovementoprocess.o
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o3

3) Anoimportantoresultoofosystemsoanalysisoandodesignoisoapplicationosoftware.o
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o1 PageoRef:o4

4) Aomethodologyoadoptedobyoanoorganizationowillobeoconsistentowithoitsogeneralomanagementos
tyle.
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o4--5

5) Techniquesoareocomprehensive,omultiple-
stepoapproachesotoosystemsodevelopmentothatoguideoanoanalyst'soworkoandoinfluenceotheoqualityoo
fotheofinaloproduct.
Answer:o FALSE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o4

6) Aoknowledgeoengineeroisotheoorganizationaloroleomostoresponsibleoforotheoanalysisoandodesignoo
foinformationosystems.
Answer:o FALSE
Diff:o1 PageoRef:o5

7) Theosystemsodevelopmentoenvironmentoinotheolateo1990sofocusedoonosystemsointegration.o
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o6

8) Inomanyocases,oorganizationsodoonotorunoapplicationsoin-
house,ochoosingoinsteadotoouseoanoapplicationoonoaoper-
useobasisobyoaccessingothroughoanoapplicationoserviceoprovider.oAnswer:o TRUE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o7

9) Aosystemsodevelopmentomethodologyoisoaostandardoprocessofollowedoinoanoorganizationotoocond
uctoallotheostepsonecessaryotooanalyze,odesign,oimplement,oandomaintainoinformationosystems.oAnsw
er:o TRUE
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10) Theosystemsodevelopmentolifeocycleoisotheotraditionalomethodologyousedotoodevelop,omaintain,oa
ndoreplaceoinformationosystems.
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o7

11) Theosystemsodevelopmentolifeocycleoisoaosequentiallyoorderedosetoofophases.o
Answer:o FALSE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o7

12) Inotheosystemsodevelopmentolifeocycle,oitoisopossibleotoocompleteosomeoactivitiesoinooneophaseoi
noparallelowithosomeoactivitiesoofoanotherophase.
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o7

13) Sometimesotheosystemsodevelopmentolifeocycleoisoiterative.o
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o1 PageoRef:o8

14) Theofirstophaseoinotheosystemsodevelopmentolifeocycleo(SDLC)oisoplanning.o
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o9

15) Duringotheoanalysisophase,osomeoneoidentifiesotheoneedoforoaonewooroenhancedosystem.o
Answer:o FALSE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o10

16) Duringotheodesignophase,oanalystsoconvertotheodescriptionoofotheorecommendedoalternativeos
olutionointoologicaloandophysicalosystemospecifications.
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o10

17) Theosecondosubphaseoinosystemsoanalysisoisotooinvestigateotheosystemoandodetermineotheop
roposedosystem'soscope.
Answer:o FALSE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o10

18) DesignoisotheosecondophaseoofotheoSDLCoinowhichotheocurrentosystemoisostudiedoandoa
lternativeoreplacementosystemsoareoproposed.
Answer:o FALSE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o10

19) Oftenotheochoicesoofolanguage,odatabase,oandoplatformoareoalreadyodecidedobyotheoorganizati
onoorobyotheoclient,oandotheseoinformationotechnologiesomustobeotakenointooaccountoinotheophysica
lodesignoofotheosystem.
Answer:o FALSE
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20) Logicalodesignoisotiedotooaospecificohardwareoandosoftwareoplatform.o
Answer:o FALSE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o10

21) Duringophysicalodesign,otheologicalospecificationsoofotheosystemofromotheologicalodesignoareot
ransformedointootechnology-
specificodetailsofromowhichoalloprogrammingoandosystemoconstructionocanobeoaccomplished.
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o3 PageoRef:o10

22) ImplementationoisotheofourthophaseoofotheoSDLCoinowhichotheoinformationosystemoisocoded,ot
ested,oinstalled,oandosupportedoinotheoorganization.
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o10-11

23) Duringoinstallation,otheonewosystemobecomesopartoofotheodailyoactivitiesoofotheoorganization.o
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o1 PageoRef:o11

24) Documentationoandotrainingoprogramsoareofinalizedoduringotheophysicalodesignophase.o
Answer:o FALSE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o11

25) Theomaintenanceophaseooftenoresemblesotheolifeocycleoitself.o
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o1 PageoRef:o12

26) Theoamountoofotimeoandoeffortodevotedotoomaintenanceodependsoaogreatodealoonotheop
erformanceoofotheopreviousophasesoofotheolifeocycle.
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o12

27) Aodescriptionoofotheocurrentosystemoidentifyingowhereoproblemsooroopportunitiesoareowithoaoge
neralorecommendationoonohowotoofix,oenhance,oororeplaceotheocurrentosystemoisoaoproductoofotheodes
ignophase.
Answer:o FALSE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o12

28) MaintenanceoisotheofinalophaseoofotheoSDLCoinowhichoanoinformationosystemoisosystematicallyor
epairedoandoimproved.
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o12

29) TheotraditionalowaterfalloSDLConarrowlyodefinesotheoendouseroorocustomer'sorole.o
Answer:o TRUE
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30) OneoofotheocriticismsoofotheotraditionaloSDLCoisothatoitofocusesoonomilestoneodeadlines,ol
eadingotootooolittleofocusoonodoingogoodoanalysisoandodesign.
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o14

31) AocriticismoofotheotraditionaloSDLCoisothatotheoroleoofosystemousersoorocustomersoisotooob
roadlyodefined.
Answer:o FALSE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o14

32) Involvingotheoendouseroinoanalysisoandodesignoisoaokeyoadvantageotootheoprototypingot
echnique.
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o15

33) CASEorefersotoosoftwareotoolsothatoprovideoautomatedosupportoforosomeoportionoofotheos
ystemsodevelopmentoprocess.
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o15

34) CASEotoolsoareobuiltoaroundoaocentralorepositoryoforosystemodescriptionsoandospecifications.o
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o15

35) CASEoAnalysisotoolsohelpotooprototypeohowosystemsowillolookoandofeel.o
Answer:o FALSE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o15

36) CASEohelpsoprogrammersoandoanalystsodootheirojobsomoreoefficientlyoandoeffectively.o
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o1 PageoRef:o16

37) RADoisobecomingolessoandolessoaolegitimateowayotoodevelopoinformationosystems.o
Answer:o FALSE
Diff:o1 PageoRef:o17

38) JointoApplicationoDevelopmentoisoaosystemsodevelopmentomethodologyocreatedotooradicallyo
decreaseotheotimeoneededotoodesignoandoimplementoinformationosystems.
Answer:o FALSE
Diff:o2 PageoRef:o17

39) RADofollowsotheotraditionaloSDLCophases,obutotheophasesoareoshortenedoandocombinedowithoe
achootherotooproduceoaomoreostreamlinedodevelopmentotechnique.
Answer:o TRUE
Diff:o1 PageoRef:o17



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