1. The optimum way to initiate a systems development project is from department and mid-level managers requesting systems to help the organization function more efficiently. TRUE FALSE
2. A collection of guidelines that help the analyst complete a system development activity or task is a methodology. TRUE FALSE
3. Which of the following is not part of the analysis phase? Gather information Prototype for feasibility and discovery Review recommendations with management Specify in detail how each system activity is actually carried out by the people and computers
4. Creating many different types of models is part of which activity in the analysis phase? Define system requirements Gather information Prototype for feasibility and discovery Generate and evaluate alternatives
5. Which of the following are NOT considered stakeholders of a development project? Users Clients Programmers Technical Staff
6. Which is NOT a method used by analysts to gather information? Distribute questionnaires Build prototypes Review existing reports Inject with truth potion and torture with Neil Diamond records
7. System requirements generally consist of functional requirements and technical requirements. TRUE FALSE
8. Types of prototypes include all of the following, EXCEPT throwaway prototype. discovery prototype. evolving prototype. reverse prototype.
9. Interviewing users is an effective method to research issues in depth. TRUE FALSE
10. The type of prototype used during the analysis phase is the design prototype. evolving prototype. discovery prototype. functioning prototype.
11. Which is NOT a normal result of a structured walkthrough? Accept the work Require minor corrections Require major revisions Reject the work and everything it stands for
12. The things the system needs to store information about in the traditional approach to information systems are called objects. data stores. methods. data entities.
13. The objective of a structured walkthrough is to fix errors in a system. TRUE FALSE
14. The steps taken to create a decision table are nearly identical to those taken to create a decision tree. TRUE FALSE
15. Data flows in a process dependency diagram always connect two processes. TRUE FALSE
16. A data entity that represents a many-to-many relationship between two other data entities is called encapsulation. an associative entity. aggregation. inheritance.
17. The figure is an example of a(n) ____. context diagram DFD fragment event-partitioned system model none of the above
18. The assumption of perfect technology underlies all ____. context diagrams logical DFDs physical DFDs all of the above
19. Which of the following is/are valid symbols within an algebraic data flow definition? Equal sign Plus sign Curly bracket Any of the above
20. The techniques and models used in the Information Engineering SDLC are ____ than those used in the traditional structured analysis SDLC. less tightly integrated more tightly integrated simpler better suited to small systems
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