CBIS 3210 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2024
Information Systems Analysis and Design - ANSWER The process of developing and maintaining an
information system
Application Software - ANSWER Software designed to process data and support users in an organization.
Examples include spreadsheets, word processors, and database management systems.
System - ANSWER A group of interrelated procedures used for a business function, with an identifiable
boundary, working together for some purpose
Component - ANSWER An irreducible part or aggregation of parts that makes up a system; also called a
subsystem
Interrelated - ANSWER Dependence of one part of the system on one or more other system parts
Boundary - ANSWER The line that marks the inside and outside of a system and that sets off the system
from its environment
Purpose - ANSWER The overall goal or function of a system
Environment - ANSWER Everything external to a system that interacts with the system
Interface - ANSWER Point of contact where a system meets its environment or where subsystems meet
each other
Constraint - ANSWER A limit to what a system can accomplish
Decomposition - ANSWER The process of breaking the description of a system down into small
components; also known as functional decomposition
, Modularity - ANSWER Dividing a system up into chunks or modules of a relatively uniform size
Coupling - ANSWER The extent to which subsystems depend on each other
Cohesion - ANSWER The extent to which a system or subsystem performs a single function
Systems Analyst - ANSWER The organizational role most responsible for the analysis and design of
information systems
Systems Development Methodology - ANSWER A standard process followed in an organization to
conduct all the steps necessary to analyze, design, implement, and maintain information systems
Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - ANSWER The series of steps used to mark the phases of
development for an information system
Systems Planning and Selection - ANSWER The first phase of the SDLC, in which an organization's total
information system needs are analyzed and arranged, and in which a potential information systems
project is identified and an argument for continuing or not continuing with the project is presented
Systems Analysis - ANSWER Phase of the SDLC in which the current system is studied and alternative
replacement systems are proposed
Systems Design - ANSWER Phase of the SDLC in which the system chosen for development in systems
analysis is first described independently of any computer platform (logical design), and is then
transformed into technology specific details (physical design) from which all programming and system
construction can be accomplished
Systems Implementation and Operation - ANSWER Final phase of the SDLC, in which the information
system is coded, tested, and installed in the organization, and in which the information system is
systematically repaired and improved
Prototyping - ANSWER Building a scaled-down version of the desired information system
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2024
Information Systems Analysis and Design - ANSWER The process of developing and maintaining an
information system
Application Software - ANSWER Software designed to process data and support users in an organization.
Examples include spreadsheets, word processors, and database management systems.
System - ANSWER A group of interrelated procedures used for a business function, with an identifiable
boundary, working together for some purpose
Component - ANSWER An irreducible part or aggregation of parts that makes up a system; also called a
subsystem
Interrelated - ANSWER Dependence of one part of the system on one or more other system parts
Boundary - ANSWER The line that marks the inside and outside of a system and that sets off the system
from its environment
Purpose - ANSWER The overall goal or function of a system
Environment - ANSWER Everything external to a system that interacts with the system
Interface - ANSWER Point of contact where a system meets its environment or where subsystems meet
each other
Constraint - ANSWER A limit to what a system can accomplish
Decomposition - ANSWER The process of breaking the description of a system down into small
components; also known as functional decomposition
, Modularity - ANSWER Dividing a system up into chunks or modules of a relatively uniform size
Coupling - ANSWER The extent to which subsystems depend on each other
Cohesion - ANSWER The extent to which a system or subsystem performs a single function
Systems Analyst - ANSWER The organizational role most responsible for the analysis and design of
information systems
Systems Development Methodology - ANSWER A standard process followed in an organization to
conduct all the steps necessary to analyze, design, implement, and maintain information systems
Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - ANSWER The series of steps used to mark the phases of
development for an information system
Systems Planning and Selection - ANSWER The first phase of the SDLC, in which an organization's total
information system needs are analyzed and arranged, and in which a potential information systems
project is identified and an argument for continuing or not continuing with the project is presented
Systems Analysis - ANSWER Phase of the SDLC in which the current system is studied and alternative
replacement systems are proposed
Systems Design - ANSWER Phase of the SDLC in which the system chosen for development in systems
analysis is first described independently of any computer platform (logical design), and is then
transformed into technology specific details (physical design) from which all programming and system
construction can be accomplished
Systems Implementation and Operation - ANSWER Final phase of the SDLC, in which the information
system is coded, tested, and installed in the organization, and in which the information system is
systematically repaired and improved
Prototyping - ANSWER Building a scaled-down version of the desired information system
