Ais Test 3 Ch. 22

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1) In which phase of the SDLC does developing a general framework for implementing user requirements occur?

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A) conceptual systems design

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2) The ________ is responsible for evaluating the design alternatives and selecting the one that best meets the organization's needs.

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C) steering committee

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3) Which of the following lists represent the sequence of elements in developing the conceptual design specifications?

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C) output, data storage, input, and processing procedures and operations

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4) Which element of design specification will help the project team find an efficient way to collect data for preparing sales reports?

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B) input

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5) One of the purposes of the ________ is to guide physical systems design activities.

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A) conceptual systems design report

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6) Deciding how often a certain report should be provided to users is part of which conceptual design specification element?

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C) output

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7) Which of the following is not a reason for preparing the conceptual systems design report?

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C) It discusses the design alternatives that were not selected for the project.

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8) Which consideration below is not considered important to output design?

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D) source

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13) Which of the below standards should not be used to evaluate design alternatives in the conceptual systems design stage of the SDLC?

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D) the amount of time it required to formulate each alternative

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14) The project committee for ALDI corporation is attempting to evaluate design alternatives proposed for a new, organization-wide accounting information system. However, there is a great deal of debate regarding whether source documents, turnaround documents, or source data automation should be utilized in the new system. Which design consideration is most appropriately associated with these alternatives?

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D) input medium

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15) The project committee for ALDI corporation is attempting to evaluate design alternatives proposed for a new, organization-wide accounting information system. However, there is a great deal of debate regarding whether the system should interface via telephone, internet, cable, or satellite. Which design consideration is most appropriately associated with these alternatives?

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A) communication channels

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16) The project committee for ALDI corporation is attempting to evaluate design alternatives proposed for a new, organization-wide accounting information system. However, there is a great deal of debate regarding whether the system should be standardized on using tapes, disks, hard drives, or paper. Which design consideration is most appropriately associated with these alternatives?

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B) data storage structure

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17) The project committee for ALDI corporation is attempting to evaluate design alternatives proposed for a new, organization-wide accounting information system. However, there is a great deal of debate regarding whether accessing data access should be random, sequential, or indexed. Which design consideration is most appropriately associated with these alternatives?

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C) file organization and access

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18) The project committee for ALDI corporation just finished evaluating the design alternatives for a new, organization-wide accounting information system. and has selected a design. Now, the project committee needs to create conceptual design specifications for which of the following elements below?

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D) all of the above

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1) Identify the report below that does not have a pre-specified content and format design.

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C) special-purpose analysis reports

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2) It is important that ________ for data storage purposes.

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A) all data is in compatible format

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3) Physical input design considerations include

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C) types of data input and optimal input methods.

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4) Program design

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D) is described by all the above.

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5) Which of the following statements below is correct about modules of computer code created during program design?

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C) Modules interact with only the control module.

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6) Which of the following statements is true?

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A) Structured programming divides programs into well-defined segments to reduce complexity.

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7) Identify the question that is not an important consideration in procedures and controls design.

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A) Are customer data stored in alphabetical order in a master file?

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8) Which of the following control considerations will help ensure that all cash disbursements are made only to legitimate vendors?

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D) validity

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9) Which of the following controls design considerations will help ensure that all customer inquiries are answered in real-time?

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D) audit trail

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10) At what point in the systems development life cycle does the company determine how the conceptual AIS design is to be implemented?

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C) the physical design phase

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11) What of the below is the most time-consuming activity in the physical design stage of the systems development life cycle (SDLC)?

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D) program design

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12) Which of the following is a consideration during file and database design?

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C) medium

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13) The first step in program design is to

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A) determine user needs.

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14) Flowcharts, record layouts, and decision tables are all often part of

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B) documenting the program.

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15) ________ is a process used to uncover and eliminate program errors.

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B) Debugging

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16) What is used as the basis for management to make a "go/no go" decision regarding whether to proceed from the physical design phase to the implementation and conversion phase of the systems development life cycle?

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B) physical systems design report

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17) Subdividing program code into small, well-defined modules is

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B) known as structured programming.

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18) Yasin, a professional in information technology services, received an e-mail from Adil in the Sales Department. The e-mail read: "Yasin, I need you to run that inventory report you prepared for me last month again. Please send it to me by e-mail. Thank you, Adil." What type of report is Adil asking Yasin to provide?

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D) demand report

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19) Yasin, a professional in information technology services, sent an e-mail to Mauqwa in the Purchasing department. The e-mail read "Mauqwa, the system just generated a stock-out report. I just wanted to give you a heads up. I'm sending it right over. Best regards, Yasin" What type of report is Yasin providing to Mauqwa?

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C) triggered exception report

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20) Yasin, a professional in information technology services, received an e-mail from Sabri in the Sales department. The e-mail read: "Yasin, I need you to do something for me. Query sales data for the second quarter and pull out all of the invoices that include iPhones selling with a discount. I need a count and the total amount of the discount. Thanks, Sabri." What type of report is Sabri asking Yasin to prepare?

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B) special-purpose analysis report

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21) Ghassan in Marketing received an e-mail from Asif at regional headquarters. "Ghassan, I just reviewed the annual sales report for your district. You blew your sales goal away again, you top gun!" What type of report did Asif use?

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A) scheduled report

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28) Identify the element below that is not an objective of the output design phase of the physical systems design stage of the SDLC.

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D) determining the cost of reports

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29) Identify a control commonly used by organizations during the output design phase of the physical systems design stage of developing a new system to avoid expensive time delays later in the SDLC process.

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D) requiring users to sign a document stating the output form and content are acceptable

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30) The project development committee for Photomat Incorporated is discussing output design alternatives for a new, organization-wide accounting information system. There is a heated debate among the team regarding which departments should be given the quarterly sales report. Mark prefers that only management and accounting receive the report, while Jan prefers that management, accounting, and the sales departments receive the report. What output design consideration is the team debating?

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A) Use

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31) The project development committee for Photomat Incorporated is discussing output design alternatives for a new, organization-wide accounting information system. There is a heated debate among the team regarding whether the quarterly sales report be printed on paper, be viewable only on-screen, or be distributed as an e-mail. Mark prefers the report be printed on paper, while Jan prefers the report be distributed via e-mail to save trees. What output design consideration is the team debating?

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B) Medium

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32) The project development committee for Photomat Incorporated is discussing output design alternatives for a new, organization-wide accounting information system. There is disagreement among the team regarding whether the quarterly sales numbers be disclosed in a narrative, displayed as a table, or appear in a bar chart. What output design consideration is the team discussing?

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C) Format

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33) The project development committee for Photomat Incorporated is discussing output design alternatives for a new, organization-wide accounting information system. The project development committee has decided that all reports will be printed on paper. However, there is disagreement regarding where the reports should be made available. John wants the sales reports to be printed and stored in the accounting department for greatest security. Monica wants the sales reports to be printed in every department for full disclosure. What output design consideration are John and Monica discussing?

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D) Location

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34) True or False: Although most systems are moving away from using paper documents, form design is still an important consideration in system development.

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TRUE

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35) True or False: It is more efficient to enter data on paper, then enter the data into the system compared to requiring users to enter data directly into the system without using a paper source document.

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FALSE

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36) Approximately what portion of software development costs should be allocated to testing, debugging, and rewriting software?

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C) between 20% and 30%

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37) True or False: If developers took the time to find and correct every program flaw, they would risk not getting the system completed on time.

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TRUE

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1) ________ is the process of installing hardware and software and getting the AIS up and running.

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D) Systems implementation

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2) Effective AIS training involves

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D) All of the above are correct.

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3) Step-by-step reviews of procedures or program logic early in the system design that focus on inputs, files, outputs, and data flows are called

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D) walk-throughs.

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4) The ________ is responsible for identifying such risk factors in an implementation plan.

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A) implementation team

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5) Within the implementation planning and conversion phase of the systems development life cycle, analysts must ________ before they can ________.

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C) test software programs; test the system

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6)Several types of documentation must be prepared for a new system. The type ofdocumentation that includes the files and databases accessed and file retentionrequirements is called

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B) operations documentation.

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7) ________ is a system test that determines whether a program is operating as designed.

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C) A test data processing

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8) A(n) ________ system test uses copies of real transaction and file records.

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A) acceptance test

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9) In a ________, the old and the new systems are operated simultaneously for a period of time.

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B) parallel conversion

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10) Implementing a new system at a branch location before company-wide adoption is called

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D) pilot conversion.

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11) Which of the following activities is not part of data conversion?

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B) moving file servers

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12) What type of conversion terminates the old system as soon as the new system is ready?

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A) direct conversion

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13) Which of the following describes a phase-in conversion?

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B) Elements of the old AIS are replaced gradually with elements of the new AIS.

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14) Which of the following is the final step in the data conversion process?

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C) documentation of conversion activities

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15) Which of the following is not one of the ways data may need to be modified during data conversion?

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D) remove unnecessary fields from data files

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16) Walk-throughs are system tests that involve

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D) a thorough review of the procedures and program logic of the system.

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17) Acceptance tests involve

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C) processing copies of real transactions in order to determine whether or not the system meets requirements.

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18) Processing test data involves

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B) processing hypothetical data that are designed to identify errors in the system.

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19) Which of the following is not one of the types of documentation that should be prepared for a new system?

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A) management

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20) Which of the following is the most costly and least risky method of converting from one system to another?

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B) parallel

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21) Which of the following is the least costly and most risky method of converting from one system to another?

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A) direct

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26) Identify the item below that is not generally part of an implementation plan.

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D) budgeted savings

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27) Which of the following is not generally changed when a company's accounting information system is changed?

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A) employee compensation

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28) Which of the following control design considerations is concerned with whether data processing is complete, accurate, timely, and authorized?

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A) integrity

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29) Ideally, employees should receive training on a new system

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D) just before system testing and conversion.

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1) Changing tax rates in a software program would be accomplished in the ________ phase of the systems development life cycle.

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A) maintenance

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2) Which factor is not investigated during the post-implementation review?

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C) completion

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3) Which of the following is the final activity in the systems development life cycle?

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D) user acceptance of the post-implementation review report

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4) An analyst who asks the question, "Does the system produce actual and complete data?" is investigating what post implementation factor?

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A) accuracy

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5) Performing revisions to existing program code is an example of

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C) program maintenance.

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7) Over the entire life of a typical system, approximately ________ of the work takes place during development and ________ of the work takes place on software modifications and updates.

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A) 30%; 70%

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8) Post implementation review is conducted to

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A) determine whether a new system meets its planned objectives.