TEST BANK for Modern Systems Analysis and Design 9th Edition by Joseph Valacich, Joey George
TEST BANK for Modern Systems Analysis and Design 9th
Edition by Joseph Valacich, Joey George and Jeffrey Hoffer
ISBN-13: 9780135791578
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Modern Systems Analysis and Design, 9e (Valacich/George)
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
Answer: D
2) is designed to support organizational functions or processes.
A) Application software
B) Design software
C) Analysis software
D) Testing software
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) Methodologies
Answer: A
4) Who has the primary responsibility for the design and analysis of information systems?
A) Systems analyst
B) Software engineer
C) Employees
D) Applications developer
Answer: A
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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) Methodologies
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
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
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
Answer: B
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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
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
Answer: A
11) Which of the below is a traditional methodology used to develop, maintain, and replace
information systems?
A) Prototyping
B) OOAD
C) RAD
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TEST BANK for Modern Systems Analysis and Design 9th
Edition by Joseph Valacich, Joey George and Jeffrey Hoffer
ISBN-13: 9780135791578
Test Bank Page 1
, TEST BANK for Modern Systems Analysis and Design 9th Edition by Joseph Valacich, Joey George
Modern Systems Analysis and Design, 9e (Valacich/George)
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
Answer: D
2) is designed to support organizational functions or processes.
A) Application software
B) Design software
C) Analysis software
D) Testing software
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) Methodologies
Answer: A
4) Who has the primary responsibility for the design and analysis of information systems?
A) Systems analyst
B) Software engineer
C) Employees
D) Applications developer
Answer: A
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, TEST BANK for Modern Systems Analysis and Design 9th Edition by Joseph Valacich, Joey George
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) Methodologies
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
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
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
Answer: B
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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
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
Answer: A
11) Which of the below is a traditional methodology used to develop, maintain, and replace
information systems?
A) Prototyping
B) OOAD
C) RAD
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