Which of the following are delivered after the completion of planning phase?
A.] Code, documentation, training procedures, and support capabilities
B.] Functional, detailed specifications of all system elements
C.] Description of all functional features of the proposed system
D.] Description of current system and where problems and opportunities are with a general recommendation on how to fix, enhance, or replace current system
D
What are computer programs that make it easy to use and benefit from techniques and to faithfully follow the guidelines of the overall development methodology?
A.] Data flow
B.] Methodologies
C.]Techniques
D.] Tools
D
Who has the primary responsibility for the design and analysis of information systems?
A.] Employees
B.]
Applications developer
C.] Software engineer
D.] Systems analyst
D
Which of the following is NOT a feature of eXtreme Programming?
A. Focus on automated tests written by programmers and customers to monitor the development process
B. Reliance on an evolutionary approach to development
C. Long cycles
D. Incremental planning approach
C
Which of the following is correct with respect to the logical design?
A. All functional features of the system chosen for development in analysis are described independently of any computer platform.
B. Logical design is tied to a specific hardware and software platform.
C. Logical design does not concentrate on the business aspects of the system.
D. Technical specifications are developed.
A
One of the most popular realizations of the iterative approach for objectoriented
development is the ________.
A. RAD
B. eXtreme Programming
C. RUP
D. JAD
C
________ is/are the property that occurs when entity types or object classes are arranged in a hierarchy and each entity type or object class assumes the attributes and methods of its ancestors, that is,
those higher up in the
hierarchy.
A. Participatory design
B. Object-oriented analysis and design
C. Objects
D. Inheritance
D
Which of the below is a true statement regarding the systems development life cycle?
A. The SDLC is not iterative.
B. The life cycle can be thought of as a circular process in which the end of the useful life of one system leads to the beginning of another project to
develop a new version of or replace an existing system.
C. The life cycle can be thought of as a linear process in which the end of the useful life of one system leads to the beginning of another project to develop a new version of or replace an existing system.
D. It is not possible to complete some activities in one phase in parallel with those of another phase.
B
Which of the following CASE tools is useful in the project initiation and planning phase of the SDLC?
A. Documentation generators
B. Diagramming
C. Form generators
D. Report generators
A
Which of the following are delivered after the completion of analysis phase?
A. Code, documentation, training procedures, and support capabilities
B. Functional, detailed specifications of all system elements
C. Priorities for systems and
projects; an architecture for data, networks, and selection hardware, and IS management are the result of associated systems
D. Description of current system and where problems and opportunities are with a general recommendation on how to fix, enhance, or replace current system
D
Systems development methodologies and techniques which are based on
objects rather than data or processes are known as
________.
A. Objects
B. Participatory design
C. Inheritance
D. Object-oriented analysis and design
D
________ would be classified as software designed to support the payroll function.
A. System software
B. Application software
C. Design software
D. Analysis software
B
A logical grouping of
objects that have the same attributes and behaviors is
known as a[n] ________.
A. Object Class
B. Case
C. Object
D. Container
A
The first procedural, or third-generation, computer programming languages did not become available until the beginning of the ________.
A. 1950s
B. 1960s
C. 1970s
D. 1980s
B
Which of the following is NOT a part of the Evolutionary model of the SDLC process?
A . Analysis
B. Design
C. Procedure
D. Planning
C
Which of the following is NOT a general type of CASE tools?
A. Diagramming Tools
B. Display and Report Generators
C. Analysis Tools
D. Debuggers
D
Which of the following is NOT valued according to the Agile Manifesto for software development?
A. Responding to change over following a plan
B. Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
C. Prioritizing the plan over the change required
D. Working software over comprehensive documentation
C
Compared to traditional coding practices, which of the below is NOT an advantage of pair programming?
A. Higher-quality
code
B. Coding written in silos
C. Higher levels of productivity
D. More [and better] communication among developers
B
The critical factor "Dynamism" refers to which of the following agile methods critical factors?
A. Simple design and continuous refactoring are excellent for highly dynamic environments but a source of potentially expensive rework for highly stable
environments.
B. Well
matched to small products and teams.
C.Requires continuous presence of a critical mass of scarce experts.
D. Thrives in a culture where people feel comfortable and empowered by having many degrees of freedom.
A
Which of the following activities happens during the SDLC planning phase?
A. New system requirements are identified.
B. The high level design is prepared.
C. A presentation of why the
system should or should not be developed by the organization is given.
D. User acceptance testing is performed.
C
Because computers were so expensive, computer memory was also at a premium, so system developers conserved as much memory as possible for ________.
A. Data storage
B. System Analysis
C. System Design
D. Data Analysis
A
Which of the following is NOT a phase in the Rational Unified Process?
A. Calculation
B. Construction
C. Elaboration
D. Inception
A
Which of the below is a traditional methodology used to develop, maintain, and replace information systems?
A. Prototyping
B. OOAD
C. RAD
D. SDLC
D
Which of the following is a drawback of the traditional waterfall SDLC approach?
A. There are no criticisms.
B. The process is too chaotic.
C. It is too short of a process.
D. Users are locked into requirements.
D
Which of the following is one of three key principles shared by the Agile Methodologies?
A. A focus on predictive methodologies
B. A focus on self-adaptive processes
C. A focus on
passive processes
D. A focus on roles
B
There are five factors that separate agile from traditional approaches to systems development. The factor "Criticality" describes which of the following agile methods factors?
a Untested on safety-critical products
b Well matched to small products and teams
c Thrives in a culture where people feel comfortable and empowered by having many degrees of
freedom
d Requires continuous presence of a critical mass of scarce experts
a
Most organizations find it beneficial to use a standard set of steps, called ________, to develop and support their information systems.
a Analytical processing systems
b Customer relationship management systems
c Supply chain management systems
d Systems development methodology
d
Under eXtreme Programming, ________ and ________ are intimately related parts of the same process.
a Design; coding
b Testing; implementation
c Planning; design
d Coding; testing
d
In which part of the design phase of the SDLC are the logical specifications of the system from logical design transformed into technology-specific details from which all programming and system construction can be accomplished?
a Implementation
b Physical design
c Object modeling
d Logical design
b
Which of the following is the best known Agile development methodology?
a eXtreme Programming
b Adaptive Software Development
c Scrum
d Crystal family of methodologies
a
________ are large, complex systems that consist of a series of independent system modules.
a Enterprise-wide systems
b Supply chain management systems
c Transaction processing systems
d Customer relationship management systems
a
________ is/are the final output from the analysis phase.
a Priorities for systems and projects proposal
b A description
of the alternative solution
c Physical system specifications
d Work plan for the project
b
The structure that encapsulates attributes and methods that operate on those attributes is called a[n] ________.
a Object
b Module
c Container
d Case
a
What is the first phase in the Systems Development Life Cycle?
a Design
b Procedure
c Analysis
d Planning
d
According to Fowler, which of the following is NOT considered a valid individual methodology that comes under the umbrella of Agile Methodologies?
a Passive Software development
b Scrum
c Adaptive Software Development
d Crystal family of methodologies
a
Which of the following is a component of the Maintenance phase of the SDLC?
a Code, documentation, training procedures, and support capabilities
b Priorities for systems and projects; an architecture for data, networks, and selection hardware, and IS management are the result of associated systems
c New versions or releases of software with associated updates to documentation, training, and support
d Functional, detailed specifications of all system elements
c
Which SDLC phase focuses on the business aspects of the design?
a Analysis
b Design
c Logical
d Physical
c
Which of the following CASE tools is useful in the analysis phase of the SDLC?
a Diagramming
b Report generators
c Documentation generators
d Form generators
a
In the inception phase, which of the following is NOT performed by the analysts?
a Prepare a software development plan
b Understand user requirements
c Implement the project
d Determine the feasibility of the project
c
In which phase of the SDLC is the information system coded, tested, installed, and supported in the organization?
a Implementation
b Analysis
c Planning
d Design
a
In which phase of the SDLC is an information system systematically repaired and improved?
a Implementation
b Maintenance
c Analysis
d Design
b
Which of the following are delivered after the completion of the implementation phase?
a Priorities for
systems and projects; an architecture for data, networks, and selection hardware, and IS management are the result of associated systems
b Description of current system and where problems and opportunities are with a general recommendation on how to fix, enhance, or replace current system
c Code, documentation, training procedures, and support capabilities
d Functional, detailed specifications of all system elements
c