Question 1

Conversion is the process of transferring information from a legacy system to a new system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Information systems audit reports assess a company's information system to determine necessary changes and to help ensure the information systems' availability, confidentiality, and integrity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the process of managing changes to the business requirements throughout the project?

Accepted Answer

A)   Requirements documentation
B)   Requirements management
C)   Requirements definition document
D)   All of the choices are correctE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

What illustrates the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system?

Accepted Answer

A)   Data flow diagram
B)   Computer-aided software engineering (CAS
E)   tools
C)   Systems development life cycle
D)   Process modelingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The design phase establishes descriptions of the desired features and operations of the system including screen layouts, business rules, process diagrams, pseudo code, and other documentation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is a set of best practices that helps an organization to maximize the benefits of an information system, while at the same time establishing appropriate controls to ensure minimum errors?

Accepted Answer

A)   COBIT
B)   CASE
C)   IEEE
D)   All of the choices are correctE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which software supports general business processes and does not require any specific software customization to meet the organization's needs?

Accepted Answer

A)   SDLC
B)   Software customization
C)   Off-the-shelf application
D)   Application softwareE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

Which phase of the SDLC gathers business requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)   Plan
B)   Analysis
C)   Test
D)   DesignE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Corrective maintenance makes system changes to repair design flaws, coding errors, or implementation issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Control objects for information and related technology (COBIT) is a set of best practices that helps an organization to maximize the benefits of an information system, while at the same time establishing appropriate controls to ensure minimum errors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is a session in which employees meet, sometimes for several days, to define or review the business requirements for the system?

Accepted Answer

A)   Joint application development
B)   Requirements management
C)   Process modeling
D)   Data flow diagramE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

What are business requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)   The nonspecific business requests the system must meet to be successful.
B)   The specific business requests the system must meet to be successful.
C)   The nonspecific methodology the system must meet to be successful.
D)   The specific methodology the system must meet to be successful.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following is a business-related consequence of failing software?

Accepted Answer

A)   Decrease productivity
B)   Damage to brand reputation
C)   Increased liabilities
D)   All of the choices are correctE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

What is a group of people who respond to users' questions?

Accepted Answer

A)   Online training
B)   Workshop training
C)   Help desk
D)   Corrective maintenanceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

What contains the users' actual signatures indicating they approve all of the business requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)   Requirements documentation
B)   Requirements management
C)   Requirements definition document
D)   Sign-offE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

What is a data flow diagram (DFD) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Illustration of the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system.
B)   Software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development.
C)   A formal, approved document that manages and controls the entire project.
D)   Graphic representation of the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

One way to support users' questions is to create a help desk, or a group of people who respond to users' questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Process modeling involves graphically representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which assembly language is difficult for people to understand?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fifth-generation machine language
B)   Second-generation machine language
C)   Third-generation machine language
D)   Fourth-generation machine languageE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Pilot implementation installs the new system in phases (for example by department) until it is verified that it works correctly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Developing Software to Streamline Operations

Which phase of the SDLC gathers business requirements?

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Which software supports general business processes and does not require any specific software customization to meet the organization's needs?

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Control objects for information and related technology (COBIT) is a set of best practices that helps an organization to maximize the benefits of an information system, while at the same time establishing appropriate controls to ensure minimum errors.

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Corrective maintenance makes system changes to repair design flaws, coding errors, or implementation issues.

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Which assembly language is difficult for people to understand?

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The design phase establishes descriptions of the desired features and operations of the system including screen layouts, business rules, process diagrams, pseudo code, and other documentation.

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Information systems audit reports assess a company's information system to determine necessary changes and to help ensure the information systems' availability, confidentiality, and integrity.

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What illustrates the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system?

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Pilot implementation installs the new system in phases (for example by department) until it is verified that it works correctly.

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What is a set of best practices that helps an organization to maximize the benefits of an information system, while at the same time establishing appropriate controls to ensure minimum errors?

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One way to support users' questions is to create a help desk, or a group of people who respond to users' questions.

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What are business requirements?

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Which of the following is a business-related consequence of failing software?

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Process modeling involves graphically representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment.

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What is a session in which employees meet, sometimes for several days, to define or review the business requirements for the system?

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Conversion is the process of transferring information from a legacy system to a new system.

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What is the process of managing changes to the business requirements throughout the project?

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What contains the users' actual signatures indicating they approve all of the business requirements?

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What is a data flow diagram (DFD) ?

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What is a group of people who respond to users' questions?

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