Question 1

Which reports provide an internal report that highlights situations occurring outside of the normal operating range for a condition or standard?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internal reports
B)  Detailed internal reports
C)  Summary internal reports
D)  Exception reportsE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

What is a set of best practices that helps an organization to maximize the benefits of an information system, while at the same time establishing appropriate controls to ensure minimum errors?

Accepted Answer

A)  COBIT
B)  CASE
C)  IEEE
D)  All of the aboveE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

What are software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Data flow diagram
B)  Computer-aided software engineering (CAS
E)   tools
C)  Systems development life cycle
D)  Process modelingE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

User acceptance testing (UAT) determines whether the system satisfies the user and business requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is a group of people who respond to users' questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Online training
B)  Workshop training
C)  Help desk
D)  Corrective maintenanceE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

What is a data flow diagram (DFD) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Illustration of the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system.
B)  Software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development.
C)  A formal, approved document that manages and controls the entire project.
D)  Graphic representation of the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

What verifies that the units or pieces of code function correctly when integrated together?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alpha testing
B)  Development testing
C)  Integration testing
D)  System testingE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

What is the process of transferring information from a legacy system to a new system?

Accepted Answer

A)  COBIT
B)  Conversion
C)  Business requirements
D)  Sign-offE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Brainstorming is a technique for generating ideas by encouraging participants to offer as many ideas as possible in a short period without any analysis until all the ideas have been exhausted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Bugs are defects in the code of an information system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the design phase in the SDLC?

Accepted Answer

A)  Involves establishing a high-level plan of the intended project and determining project goals.
B)  Involves analyzing end-user business requirements and refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system.
C)  Involves describing the desired features and operations of the system.
D)  Involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

The systems development life cycle (SDLC) is the overall process for developing information systems, from planning and analysis through implementation and maintenance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Integration testing verifies that the units or pieces of code function correctly when integrated together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Exception reports organize and categorize data for managerial perusal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Corrective maintenance makes system changes to reduce the chance of future system failure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Pilot implementation is a small group of people using the new system until it is verified that it works correctly, then the remaining users migrate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What involves graphically representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Data flow diagram
B)  Computer-aided software engineering (CAS
E)   tools
C)  Systems development life cycle
D)  Process modelingE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

In which phase does the firm analyze its end-user business requirements and refine project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analysis phase
B)  Design phase
C)  Development phase
D)  Testing phaseE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Pilot implementation installs the new system in phases (for example by department) until it is verified that it works correctly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Post-implementation reports are formal reports or audits of a project after it is up-and-running.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Developing Software to Streamline Operations

Brainstorming is a technique for generating ideas by encouraging participants to offer as many ideas as possible in a short period without any analysis until all the ideas have been exhausted.

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What involves graphically representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment?

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Exception reports organize and categorize data for managerial perusal.

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What is the design phase in the SDLC?

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Corrective maintenance makes system changes to reduce the chance of future system failure.

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What are software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development?

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Integration testing verifies that the units or pieces of code function correctly when integrated together.

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What verifies that the units or pieces of code function correctly when integrated together?

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Pilot implementation is a small group of people using the new system until it is verified that it works correctly, then the remaining users migrate.

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What is the process of transferring information from a legacy system to a new system?

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What is a data flow diagram (DFD) ?

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The systems development life cycle (SDLC) is the overall process for developing information systems, from planning and analysis through implementation and maintenance.

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Pilot implementation installs the new system in phases (for example by department) until it is verified that it works correctly.

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Bugs are defects in the code of an information system.

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What is a group of people who respond to users' questions?

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Post-implementation reports are formal reports or audits of a project after it is up-and-running.

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User acceptance testing (UAT) determines whether the system satisfies the user and business requirements.

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What is a set of best practices that helps an organization to maximize the benefits of an information system, while at the same time establishing appropriate controls to ensure minimum errors?

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Which reports provide an internal report that highlights situations occurring outside of the normal operating range for a condition or standard?

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In which phase does the firm analyze its end-user business requirements and refine project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system?

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