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72 Cards in this Set
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What is the statement of what the system just do or characteristics it must have?
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requirements
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Do requirements focus on what or how?
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focus on what that system is to do, not how to do it
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Is this a good or bad example of a requirements focus?
The system shall allow participants to view a race schedule |
Good
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Is this a good or bad example of a requirements focus?
The system will use a drop-down box to allow participants to view a race schedule |
Bad, don't need to know how
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It this a non-functional or functional requirement: what the system does, the system shall...
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functional
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Is this a functional or non-functional requirement: how well the system meets the functional requirements
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non-functional
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What are the 3 classifications of non-functional requirements?
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usability, speed, and reliabilty
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What are the 5 characteristics of a good requirement?
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1. correct and complete
2. feasible 3. necessary 4. unambiguous 5. verifiable |
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What shows the activities that are performed in order to produce some output, used to model/understand business processes and shows actors interactions?
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use case
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what is a collection of related, structured activities, a chain of events, that produce a specific service or product for a particular customer?
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business process
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what are the components of a use case diagram?
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1. actor
2. system boundary |
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LAN
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local area network
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WAN
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wide area network
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VPN
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virtual private network
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what is a set of rules that govern the operation of a network?
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protocol
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What is the speed of your connection/network? (kbps, mbps)
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bandwidth
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What is the global "network of networks" using TCP/IP?
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internet
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What is a way of organizing and accessing information stored on the computers of the internet(http and html are protocols)?
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world wide web
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What are the three architectures?
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1. single-tier
2. client/server (two-tier) 3. multi-tier |
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Which architecture is where the terminal communicates to a computer, mainframe?
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single-tier
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Which architecture is there some processing on a PC and some on a server?
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client-server (two-tier)
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Which architecture is there some processing on a PC and some on one of multiple servers?
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multi-tier
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In a client/server architecture what functions are the clients?
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client requests something from the server and presents a response
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In a client/server architecture what functions are the servers?
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to respond to the client
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What are the three-tiers of a three-tier architecture?
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1. presentation tier
2. logic tier 3. data tier |
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which tier of the three-tier architecture is the topmost level of the application, is the user interface, the main function of interface is to translate tasks and results to something the user can understand?
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presentation tier
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Which tier of the three-tier architecture coordinated the application, processes commands, makes logical decisions and evaluations, and performs calculations, moves and processes date between the two surrounding layers?
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logic tier
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Which tier of the three-tier architecture is where information is stored and retrieved from a database or file system, then passed back to the logic tier for processing, then back to the user?
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data tier
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What are the three types of activities in a requirements analysis?
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1. eliciting requirements
2. analyzing requirements 3. recording requirements |
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This analysis of requirements that is the task of communicating with customers and users to determine what their requirements are. This is sometimes called requirements gathering.
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eliciting requirements
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The analysis of requirements that is determining whether the stated requirements are unclear, incomplete, or contradictory, and then resolving these issues.
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analyzing requirements
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The analysis of requirements that documents the requirements in various forms, such as natural language documents, use case, user stories, or process specifications.
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recording requirements
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What is a protocol(rules) for communicating over the internet, in charge of keeping track of data packets that make up the message being sent over the internet, broken up into packets for efficient transmission?
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TCP, Transmission control protocol
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This protocol specifies the format of packets and the addressing scheme, and is a set of 4 numbers.
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IP, internet protocol
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What is the company that gives an individual or organization access to the internet?
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ISP, internet service provider
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This institute has more than 200,000 members in over 150 countries
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PMI, project management institute
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What is an internet-related service that translates domain names in IP numeric addresses?
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DNA, domain name system
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What is a protocol used for transmitting sensitive data(such as credit card info) over the internet?
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SSL, security sockets layer
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What is a web log or a web page that is like a personal journal that the author makes available to the public?
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Blog
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what is a web site or service that is an entry to other web sites or systems?
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portal
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Which act was enacted in response to the financial scandals to protect shareholders and the general public from accounting errors and fraudulent practices?
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SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
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what is a semi-standard language for interacting with relational databases and DBMS?
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SQL, structured query language
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What are the constraints of the project triangle?
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time, scope, cost
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What is a temporary endeavor undertaken to produce a unique product or service, has a definite beginning and end?
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project
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What is an application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations?
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project management
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What are the 5 project activities?
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1. initiating
2. planning 3. controlling 4. executing 5. closing |
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The purpose of _______ is to divide a project into tasks/activities, ID major tasks, breaks it down into subtasks, identify task dependencies, assign responsibility for each subtask.
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work breakdown structure
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What are the 5 steps in creating a work breakdown structure?
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1. familiarize yourself with the project
2. ID all major tasks required to achieve goals 3. break into subtasks 4. ID responsibility for each lower level task 5. determine resource requirements for each lowest level task |
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The purpose of ______ is to provide management with the information required for making an informed decision regarding a project.
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business case
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What types of analysis are included in a business case?
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1. organizational value
2. feasibility 3. costs 4. benefits 5. risks |
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What are the 5 types of feasibility considered in a business case?
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1. economic
2. technical 3. organizational 4. legal 5. ethical |
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What is TCO: Total cost of ownership?
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direct costs
hardware, software, consultants indirect costs productivity loss during project quality assurance ongoing costs training, maintenance, upgrade |
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What is TBO: Total Benefits of Ownership?
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tangible savings
cost savings increases accuracy improved workflow improved decision making intangible benefits increased customer satisfaction increased employee satisfaction reputation |
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What are the 5 characteristics of a SMART project objective?
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Specific
Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound |
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What is a person, place, thing, transaction or event about which information is stored, contained in rows?
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entity
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What is a characteristic or property of an entity class, contained in columns?
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attributes
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what is an association among two or more entities?
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relationship
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What is a field that uniquely identifies a given entity in a table?
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primary key
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What is an attribute in a table that references a primary key in a related table?
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foreign key
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In what form does a relational database store information?
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logically related two-dimensional tables
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How are primary keys and foreign keys related?
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primary keys and foreign keys identify the various entity classes in the database
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what are ethics?
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the principles and standards that guide our behavior toward other people
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What are the 5 important ethical issues related to IT?
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1. intellectual property
2. copyright 3. fair use doctrine 4. pirated software 5. counterfeit software |
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What are Mason's 4 areas of managerial concern?
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1. privacy
2. accuracy 3. property 4. accessibility |
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What are the 9 characteristics of a system?
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1. components
2. interrelated components 3. boundary 4. purpose 5. environment 6. interfaces 7. constraints 8. input 9. output |
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The general purpose for ________ is activities aimed at creating value for customers or building valuable assets for future use.
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business systems
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what are the 5 phases in system development life cycle?
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1. planning
2. analysis 3. design 4. implementation 5. use |
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What are the 3 activities that occur in the implementation of the SDLC?
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construction
installation training |
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An __________ is one which attempts to integrate all departments and functions across a company into a single computer system that can serve all those departments' particular needs.
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enterprise system
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What are 3 large ERP vendors?
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SAP
Oracle/PeopleSoft/J.D. Edwards Microsoft Great Plains |
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What are the 5 major reasons companies implement enterprise systems?
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1. integrate financial information
2. integrate customer information 3. standardize and speed up manufacturing processes 4. reduce inventory 5. standardize HR information |
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What are the ten hidden costs of enterprise system implementation?
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1. training
2. integration and testing 3. customization 4. data conversion 5. data analysis 6. consultants and infinitum 7. replacing your best and brightest 8. implementation teams can never stop 9. waiting for return on investment 10. post-ERP depression |
