411 Quiz 1

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3 Approaches to Systems Development:
_________-Oriented Approach

_________-Oriented Approach

__________-Oriented Approach

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Process

Data

Object Data

Front 2

3 Approaches to Systems Development:
_________-Oriented Approach

_________-Oriented Approach

__________-Oriented Approach

Back 2

Process

Data

Object Data

Front 3

Separating Data and Processes that Handle Data

Back 3

Process-Oriented Approach

Front 4

Combines data and processes

Back 4

Object-Oriented Approach

Front 5

Flat File Based systems

Back 5

Process Oriented Approach

Front 6

Relational database based systems

Back 6

Data Oriented Approach

Front 7

Object-Oriented Database systems

Back 7

Object-Oriented Approach

Front 8

A method used by companies to create and maintain computer-based systems that perform basic business functions

Back 8

Information Systems Analysis & Design

Front 9

A ________ approach must be used in order to ensure success

Back 9

structured

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________________, __________________, and __________ are the Three Key Components of an Information System

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Data
Data Flows
Processing Logic

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raw facts that describe people, objects and events in an organization

Back 11

Data

Front 12

Groups of data that move and flow through the system

Back 12

Data Flows

Front 13

Steps that transform data and events that trigger the steps

Back 13

Processing Logic

Front 14

Systems that perform and record daily routine transactions necessary for business

Back 14

Transaction Processing Systems (TPS)

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Point of Sales (POS) system in retail store

Back 15

Transaction Processing Systems (TPS)

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Systems that serve planning, control and decision-making through routine summary and reports
Serve managers primarily interested in weekly, monthly and yearly results

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Management Information Systems (MIS)

Front 17

Systems that combine data, models and analysis tools for non-routine decision-making

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Decision-support Systems (DSS)

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Systems that support non-routine decision-making through advanced graphics and communications

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Executive Support Systems (ESS)

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3 Levels of information systems

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1. Strategic Level Systems
2. Management Level Systems
3. Operational Level Systems

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Phases of the SDLC

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Planning
Analysis
Design
Implementation
Maintenance

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Identify opportunity
Opportunity and problems
Analyze the feasibility
Technical, economic, and organizational
Arrange for the resources
Time, cost and people
Develop workplan
Project management
Scope management
Deliverables: feasibility analysis and workplan

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Planning (why)

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Study of current procedures and information systems
Gather Requirements
Recommend an alternative solution

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Analysis (who, what, when and where)

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system proposal

Back 23

Analysis Deliverable

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system specification

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Design (how) Deliverable

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Construction
Code and testing
Installation
Cutover, parallel conversion, and phased parallel conversion
Training

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Implementation

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System changed to reflect changing conditions
System obsolescence

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Maintenance

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Advantages of the SDLC

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Structured
Less changes – less cost

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Disadvantages of the SDLC

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Lacks flexibility to change
Locks in users’ requirements too early
Limited user involvement
Long development period

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Alternative methodology to System Development

Back 29

Rapid Application Development (RAD)

Front 30

An iterative process of systems development in which requirements are converted to a working system (a scaled-down version)

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Prototyping

Front 31

Users, Managers and Analysts work together
System requirements are reviewed
Structured meetings

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Joint Application Design (JAD)

Front 32

Software tools that provide automated support for phases of the systems development process

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Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools

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Used at early phases: diagramming, screen design and generation

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Upper CASE

Front 34

Focus on implementation phase: code and test generator

Back 34

Lower CASE

Front 35

Support the entire SDLC

Back 35

Integrated CASE

Front 36

An object-oriented systems development methodology

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Rational Unified Process (RUP)

Front 37

4 phases of Rational Unified Process

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Inception
Elaboration
Construction
Transistion

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define the scope, determine the feasibility and requirement

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Inception

Front 39

analysis and design

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Elaboration

Front 40

software is coded, tested and documented

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construction

Front 41

system is developed and users are trained and supported

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Transition

Front 42

The practice of turning over responsibility for some or all of an organization's information systems applications and operations to an outside firm

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Outsourcing

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_______ is the leader in software sales and services

Back 43

IBM

Front 44

___________ is the leader in prepackaged software production.

Back 44

Microsoft

Front 45

Firms like _______ and _______ are leading custom software producers.

Back 45

Accenture, EDS

Front 46

systems that integrate individual traditional business functions into modules enabling a single seamless transaction to cut across functional boundaries.

Back 46

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Front 47

_________ is the leading vendor of ERP systems

Back 47

SAP AG

Front 48

ex of ERP

Back 48

SAP AG
Oracle/PeopleSoft
JD Edwards

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an organization that providing software that can be rented by other companies over a Web or a private network, typically on a per-use or license basis

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Application Service Providers
ex. Microsoft

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_______________ may be the most important aspect of systems development.

Back 50

Project management

Front 51

A standard form for requesting or proposing systems development work within an organization

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System Service Request (SSR)

Front 52

A study that determines whether a requested system makes economic and operational sense for an organization

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Feasibility study

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A planned undertaking of related activities to reach an objective that has a beginning and an end

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Project

Front 54

A controlled process of initiating, planning, executing, and closing down a project

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Project management

Front 55

Systems analyst with management and leadership skills responsible for leading project initiation, planning, execution, and closedown

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Project Manager

Front 56

The end product of an SDLC phase

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Deliverable

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Phases of Project Management Process

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Phase 1: Initiation
Phase 2: Planning
Phase 3: Execution
Phase 4: Closedown

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Assess size, scope and complexity, and establish procedures.

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Project Initiation

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Define clear, discrete activities and the work needed to complete each activity

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Project Planning

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“Contract” between the IS staff and the customer regarding deliverables and time estimates for a system development project

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Statement of Work (SOW)

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Contains estimates of scope, benefits, schedules, costs, risks, and resource requirements

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The Baseline Project Plan (BPP)

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Cost-benefit analysis outlining planned expenses and revenues

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Preliminary Budget

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Division of project into manageable and logically ordered tasks and subtasks

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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

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horizontal bars represent task durations

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Gantt chart

Front 65

boxes and links represent task dependencies

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Network Diagram

Front 66

Plans created in prior phases are put into action.

Back 66

Project Execution

Front 67

Bring the project to an end.

Back 67

Project Closedown

Front 68

Show task durations.
Show time overlap.
Show slack time in duration.

Back 68

Gantt charts

Front 69

Show task dependencies.
Do not show time overlap, but show parallelism.
Show slack time in boxes.

Back 69

Network diagrams