CIS 321 Week 2 Quiz – With Correct Answers

CIS 321 Week 2 Quiz – With Correct Answers 1. Question : Student Answer: (TCO 1) A committee of executive business and system managers that studies and prioritizes competing project proposals to determine which projects will return the most for an organization and should therefore be approved is a joint application committee. joint requirements committee. steering body. prototyping body. None of the above Instructor Explanation: Chapter 5, page 173 Points Received: 2 of 2 Comments: Question 2. Question : Student Answer: (TCO 1) A small-scale, incomplete, but working sample of a desired system is an entity relationship diagram. a prototype. a data-flow diagram. a unified modeling language diagram. None of the above Instructor Explanation: Chapter 5, page 163 Points Received: 2 of 2 Comments: Question 3. Question : (TCO 1) A problem-solving technique that decomposes a system into its component parts while focusing on the business problem independent of technology is Student systems design. Answer: Instructor Explanation: Chapter 5, page 160 systems analysis. cause-and-effect analysis. joint application design (JAD). None of the above Points Received: 0 of 2 Comments: Question 4. Question : Student Answer: (TCO 1) Which of the following phases identifies candidate solutions, analyzes them, and recommends a target solution? Scope definition phase Systems analysis phase Requirements analysis phase Decision analysis phase None of the above Instructor Explanation: Chapter 5, page 192 Points Received: 0 of 2 Comments: Question 5. Question : (TCO 1) A system proposal may be presented as a Student Answer: report. verbal presentation. walkthrough. All of the above None of the above Instructor Chapter 5, page Explanation: 198 Points Received: 2 of 2 Comments: Question 6. Question : Student Answer: (TCO 3) Which of the following is NOT a likely reason for a change in project scope? Availability of better technology Users or management wanting the system to do more than originally requested The expectations management matrix being correct The funding for the project being reduced None of the above Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4, page 142 Points Received: 2 of 2 Comments: Question 7. Question : (TCO 3) Which of the following is NOT shown on a PERT chart? Student Answer: Scheduled start date Actual start date Task name Estimated duration Intertask dependencies Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4, page 126 Points Received: 2 of 2 Comments: Question 8. Question (TCO 3) Which of the : following functions of the project manager is the most difficult and important function? Student Answer: Planning Organizing Directing Controlling Staffing Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4, page 125 Points Received: 2 of 2 Comments: Question 9. Question : Student Answer: (TCO 3) Which of the following questions should NOT be answered during a project review? Which of the project team members are the most compatible? Did the project come in under budget? Did the project come in on schedule? Did the final product meet or exceed user expectations? All of the above are appropriate questions to be answered during a project review. Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4, page 149 Points Received: 2 of 2 Comments: Question 10. Question : (TCO 3) A strategy wherein all project stakeholders participate in a multiple-day workshop to achieve consensus on project scope, schedule, resources, and budget is Student Answer: Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4, page 127 total quality management. stakeholder's meeting. joint project planning. capability maturity planning. None of the above Points Received: 2 of 2 Comments: