16. What is software asset management, and why is it important for organizations?
Software asset management consists of a set of activities to better manage their software infrastructure by being able to consolidate and standardize their software.
17. What is system benchmarking, and what are some common benchmarks?
System benchmarking is the use of standardized performance tests to facilitate comparison between systems. Some common benchmarks are time to sort records, time to retrieve a set of records, time to produce a given report, and time to read in a set of data.
Self-Study Questions
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.
B. System 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
Correct Answer: D
Correct Answer: A
Correct Answer: C
Correct Answer: B