Self Study
Questions
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1.Which of the following is not one of the five phases of the systems development life cycle?
A.Systems analysis
B.Systems implementation
C.Systems design
D.Systems resource acquisition
2.__________________ is the process of gathering and organizing information from users, managers, business processes, and documents to understand how a proposed information system should function.
A. Requirements collection
B. Systems collection
C. Systems analysis
D. Records archiving
3.Which of the following is the correct order of phases in the systems development life cycle?
A. Analysis, planning, design, implementation, maintenance
B. Analysis, design, planning, maintenance, implementation
C. Planning, analysis, design, implementation, maintenance
D. Design, analysis, planning, maintenance, implementation
4.In the systems design phase, the elements that must be designed when building an information system include all of the following except _____________.
A.The human-computer interface
B.Questionnaires
C.Databases and files
D.Processing and logic
5._____________ maintenance involves making enhancements to improve processing performance or interface usability or adding desired (but not necessarily required) system features (in other words, “bells and whistles”).
A.Preventive
B.Perfective
C.Corrective
D.Adaptive
6.Which of the following is not one of the three types of arguments commonly made in the business case for an information system?
A.Fear
B.Fact
C.Faith
D.Fun
7.A ________________ is a report that an organization uses to tell vendors what its requirement are and to invite them to provide information about how they might be able to meet those requirements.
A.Request letter
B.Vendor request
C.Request for proposal
D.Requirements specification
8.Which of the following is not a type of outsourcing?
A.Basic
B.Elite
C.Stratgic
D.Preferred
9.Which of the following factors is a good reason to outsource?
A.Problems in IS performance
B.Supplier pressures
C.Financial factors
D.All of the above
10.Most competitive external acquisition processes have at least five general steps. Which of the following is not one of those steps?
A.Vendor selection
B.Proposal evaluation
C.Development of a request for proposal
D.Implementation