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Front 1

Which of these systems processes large amounts of data for routine transactions?
A. Transaction processing systems
B. Decision support systems
C. Expert systems
D. Management information systems

Back 1

A. Transaction processing systems

Front 2

Which of these is the most personalized?
A. Data-processing systems
B. Decision support systems
C. Expert systems
D. Management information systems

Back 2

B. Decision support systems

Front 3

Which of these systems allows management to think about strategic problems?
A. Group decision support systems
B. Expert systems
C. Management information systems
D. Executive support systems

Back 3

D. Executive support systems

Front 4

Which of these is not considered to be a primary role of a systems analyst?
A. Change agent
B. Consultant
C. Programmer
D. Supporting expert

Back 4

C. Programmer

Front 5

Which of these characteristics is most important to a systems analyst?
A. Communicator
B. Problem solver
C. Programmer
D. Project manager

Back 5

B. Problem solver

Front 6

Which of these statements concerning the systems development life cycle is true?
A. Designing the system is the first step in the SDLC.
B. No phase can occur until the previous phase is completed.
C. Although each phase is presented discretely, it is never accomplished as a separate step.
D. There is widespread agreement that the SDLC is composed of seven phases.

Back 6

C. Although each phase is presented discretely, it is never accomplished as a separate step.

Front 7

During which phase of the SDLC should the analyst determine the who, what, where, when, and how of the current system?
A. Determining Information Requirements
B. Analyzing System Needs
C. Designing the System
D. Implementing and Evaluating the System

Back 7

A. Determining Information Requirements

Front 8

In which phase of the SDLC are data flow diagrams constructed?
A. Determining Information Requirements
B. Analyzing System Needs
C. Designing the System
D. Testing and Maintaining the System

Back 8

B. Analyzing System Needs

Front 9

During which phase of the SDLC are structure charts most useful?
A. Analyzing System Needs
B. Designing the System
C. Developing and Documenting Software
D. Implementing and Evaluating the System

Back 9

C. Developing and Documenting Software

Front 10

During which phase of the SDLC is the analyst concerned with determining problems within the organization?
A. Identifying Problems, Opportunities, and Objectives
B. Determining Information Requirements
C. Analyzing System Needs
D. Implementing and Evaluating the System

Back 10

A. Identifying Problems, Opportunities, and Objectives

Front 11

In which phase of the SDLC is the analyst most heavily involved in user training?
A. Designing the System
B. Developing and Documenting Software
C. Testing and Maintaining System
D. Implementing and Evaluating the System

Back 11

D. Implementing and Evaluating the System

Front 12

System maintenance must be performed to:
A. correct software errors.
B. add capabilities to the software.
C. incorporate new business or government requirements to the software.
D. All of the above

Back 12

D. All of the above

Front 13

Which of these is not an approach taken by the analyst when adopting CASE tools?
A. Communicating more effectively with users
B. Expediting the local area network
C. Increasing productivity
D. Integrating the work done during life cycle stages

Back 13

B. Expediting the local area network

Front 14

An encyclopedia that is used to store all project information is called a(n):
A. data dictionary.
B. upper CASE tool.
C. repository.
D. lower CASE tool.

Back 14

C. repository.

Front 15

An advantage of software reverse engineering is:
A. maintenance time is reduced.
B. documentation may be eliminated.
C. code is created from system design.
D. the program code is guaranteed to be free from errors

Back 15

A. maintenance time is reduced.

Front 16

Which of the following methodologies uses rich pictures that capture organizational narratives?
A. ETHICS
B. Project Champion
C. Soft Systems
D. Multiview

Back 16

C. Soft Systems

Front 17

Which of the following is not an advantage of mounting an application on the Web?
A. It is easy to create a Web site to which different cultures can relate.
B. The possibility of 24-hour access for users
C. Increasing awareness of the availability of a service, product, person, industry, or group
D. Standardizing the design of the interface

Back 17

A. It is easy to create a Web site to which different cultures can relate.

Front 18

Enterprise resource planning systems integrate:
A. different cultures across the globe in an ecommerce environment.
B. legacy systems into an extranet.
C. information systems existing on different management levels.
D. resources so that capital expenditures are minimized.

Back 18

C. information systems existing on different management levels.

Front 19

Designing systems for wireless handheld devices is called:
A. small-scale systems.
B. wcommerce.
C. mcommerce.
D. enterprise resource planning.

Back 19

C. mcommerce.

Front 20

Program software distributed free with the code or computer instructions available for anyone to modify is called:
A. freeware.
B. code independent software.
C. a distributed system.
D. open source software.

Back 20

D. open source software.

Front 21

When groups need to work together to make semistructured or unstructured decisions, a solution is to use a(n):
A. executive support system.
B. group decision support system.
C. expert system.
D. knowledge work system.

Back 21

B. group decision support system.

Front 22

An object-oriented approach to systems development that includes a method of development as well as software tools is called:
A. rapid application development.
B. artificial intelligence.
C. CASE toolset development.
D. SDLC.

Back 22

A. rapid application development.

Front 23

A standardized language in which a system is broken down into a use case model is called:
A. artificial intelligence.
B. a distributed system.
C. the unified modeling language
D. multiview.

Back 23

C. the unified modeling language

Front 24

Which of the following is not one of the fundamental components of extreme programming?
A. Pressure
B. Values
C. Principles
D. Core practices

Back 24

A. Pressure

Front 25

Which of the following is not one of the four values of extreme programming?
A. Communication
B. Expertise
C. Simplicity
D. Courage

Back 25

B. Expertise