COMPLETE REVIEW WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
◉ The ________ method of gathering information helps to determine
how a system actually works.
A) interview
B) observation
C) questionnaire
D) system documentation
Answer: B) observation
◉ The ________ method of gathering information helps to determine
how a system should work.
A) interview
B) observation
C) questionnaire
D) system documentation
Answer: D) system documentation
◉ What are the best strategies for determining system
requirements?
,A) analyze existing systems, ask users what they need, prototyping,
and monitoring
B) ask users what they need, analyze existing systems, develop
concept of new system, and prototyping
C) ask users what they need, analyze existing systems, examine
existing system utilization, and prototyping
D) ask users what they need, analyze existing systems, examine
existing system utilization, and develop concept of new system
Answer: C) ask users what they need, analyze existing systems,
examine existing system utilization, and prototyping
◉ In which systems analysis step do analysts conduct an extensive
study of the present system to gain a thorough understanding of
how it works?
A) feasibility study
B) information needs and requirements
C) systems analysis report
D) systems survey
Answer: D) systems survey
◉ The question of what the project should and should not
accomplish is determined in what step of systems analysis?
A) feasibility study
B) initial investigation
,C) systems analysis report
D) systems survey
Answer: B) initial investigation
◉ The system objective concerned that crucial information be
produced first, and then less important items as time permits, is
known as
A) flexibility.
B) reliability.
C) timeliness.
D) usefulness.
Answer: C) timeliness.
◉ A prototype
A) is expensive to create and is therefore only created once user
needs are well-defined.
B) is making an internal and external review of the system to be
analyzed, noting that users may
not use the existing AIS as intended.
C) is typically created during the physical design phase of systems
development.
D) can be used to help users identify and communicate their system
needs
, Answer: D) can be used to help users identify and communicate
their system needs
◉ Identify the statement below that is false with regards to the
development of an AIS.
A) A newly designed AIS always meets user needs for a time period.
B) Changes to the AIS are often difficult to make after requirements
have been frozen into
specifications.
C) The development process can take so long that the system no
longer meets company needs.
D) Users are sometimes unable to specify their needs adequately
Answer: A) A newly designed AIS always meets user needs for a time
period.
◉ When canned software is used for systems acquisition, the
conceptual design phase of the
SDLC
A) becomes a make-or-buy decision.
B) is combined with the physical design phase.
C) is eliminated.
D) is unchanged.
Answer: A) becomes a make-or-buy decision.