Problems and Exercices
Request for proposal - l
a report that is used to tell vendors what the requirements are and to invite them to provide information about how the might be able to meet those requirements
Systems benchmarking - k
a way to evaluate a proposed system by testing a portion of it with the system workload
Alpha testing - e
testing performed by the development organization to assess whether the entire system meets the design requirements of the users
Systems development life cycle - b
term that describes the life of an information system from conception to retirement
Productivity paradox - i
the observation that productivity increases at a rate that is lower than expected when new technologies are introduced
Prototyping - g
A systems development methodology that uses a trial and error approach for discovering how a system should operate
Pilot conversion - f
using a new system in one location before rolling it out to the entire organization
System Analysis - c
the second phase of the systems development cycle
Outsourcing - h
the practice of turning over responsibility for some or all of an organization’s information systems development and operations to an outside firm
External acquisition - j
the process of purchasing an existing system from an outside vendor
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