Homework answers / question archive / System Analysis and Design Midterm 1)What term is given to employees who are system analysts, programmers, accountants, researchers, trainers, human resource specialists, and other professionals within an organization? 2 The IT group provides technical support and typically includes seven main functions which function typically provides leadership and overall guidance? 3 The ability to compare, classify, evaluate, recognize patterns, analyze cause-and-effect, and apply logic are known as which of the following? 4 Which term refers to all companies who provide materials, services, and functions needed to provide a product to a customer? 5 The newest development in data acquisition uses high-frequency radio waves to track physical objects

System Analysis and Design Midterm 1)What term is given to employees who are system analysts, programmers, accountants, researchers, trainers, human resource specialists, and other professionals within an organization? 2 The IT group provides technical support and typically includes seven main functions which function typically provides leadership and overall guidance? 3 The ability to compare, classify, evaluate, recognize patterns, analyze cause-and-effect, and apply logic are known as which of the following? 4 Which term refers to all companies who provide materials, services, and functions needed to provide a product to a customer? 5 The newest development in data acquisition uses high-frequency radio waves to track physical objects

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System Analysis and Design Midterm

1)What term is given to employees who are system analysts, programmers, accountants, researchers, trainers, human resource specialists, and other professionals within an organization?

2 The IT group provides technical support and typically includes seven main functions which function typically provides leadership and overall guidance?

3 The ability to compare, classify, evaluate, recognize patterns, analyze cause-and-effect, and apply logic are known as which of the following?

4 Which term refers to all companies who provide materials, services, and functions needed to provide a product to a customer?

5 The newest development in data acquisition uses high-frequency radio waves to track physical objects. What is this technology called?

6 The first step in the systems analysis phase, where the analyst investigates business processes and documents what the new system must do to satisfy users, is known as which of the following?

7 Which of the following is a data sharing arrangement that enabled computer-to-computer data transfer, usually over private telecommunication lines?

8 Which of the following can serve as an initial model that is used as a benchmark to evaluate a finished system?

9 When a design can expand to meet new business requirements and volumes, it is said to be which of the following?

10 Which Systems Development Method stresses intense team-based effort and breaks development into cycles that add functionality?

11 User productivity systems include programs that enable users to share data, collaborate on projects, and work in teams. Which of the following is an example of this type of program?

12 Customer order processing, accounts receivable systems, and warranty claim processing are examples of what type of information system?

13 Everything in the physical layer of the information system is known as which of the following?

14 What term refers to the raw material that an information system transforms into useful information?

15 Handling an airline reservation, filling a product order, or updating a computer account is known as which of the following?

16 Which of the following terms best describe the process of coding data to keep it safe from unauthorized users?

17 Which of the following sets the overall direction for a firm and has an important impact on IT projects?

18 What is another name for an XY chart, which is a tool used to identify a correlation between two variables?

19 What is the name of the technology that uses RFID tags to identify and monitor the movement of each individual product?

20 External factors that affect business decisions include technology, suppliers, customers, competitors, the economy, and which of the following?

21 A feasibility study uses four main factors to measure a proposal. Three of the factors are operational, technical, and economic. What is the fourth factor that a feasibility study uses to measure a proposal?

22 What type of system can be used to provide automated responses to sale inquiries, online order processing, and inventory tracking?

23 What term refers to the reasons, or justification, for a proposal?

24 An analysis tool that represents the possible causes of a problem as a graphical outline is referred to as which of the following?

25 What is the first step in strategic planning for IT projects?

26 Which of the following questions would help predict a system's operational feasibility?

27 Many organizations assign responsibility for evaluating systems requests to a group of key managers and users. What do many companies call this group?

28 The process of identifying long-term organizational goals, strategies, and resources is known as which of the following?

29 The letters S, W, O in the acronym SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities. What does the letter T stand for?

30 Which of the following is an example of an intangible cost?

31 Which of the following terms best describe a proactive effort to anticipate a risk and describe an action plan to deal with it?

32 Breaking a large project down into a series of smaller tasks involved in creating which of the following?

33 When developing duration estimates, project managers consider four factors: project size, human resources, constraints, and which of the following?

34 To help ensure that quality standards are met, many project managers institute a review of a project team member's work by other member of the team. What is this review known as?

35 A series of tasks, that if delayed, would affect the completion date of the overall project is known as which of the following?

36 Every project contains recognizable reference points that can be used to monitor progress. What are these reference points referred to as?

37 What term is used to identify tasks that must be completed one after another?

38  What is the name of the process that is used to evaluate each risk found in an IT project by estimating the probability that it will occur and the degree of the impact?

39 Which project leadership role includes the task of handling administrative responsibilities for the team and negotiating with users who might have conflicting requirements or want changes that would require additional time or expense?

40 What are the three legs of a project triangle?

41 tasks in a work breakdown structure must be arranged in a logical sequence. What is the name of this logical sequence?

42 a unit of measurement that represents the work that one person can complete in one day is known as which of the following?

43 project managers typically perform four activities. Which of the following activities require guiding, supervising, and coordinating the project team's workload?

44 Which reporting tool displays the same information as the Gantt chart, including task dependencies, but use task boxes to include much more detail?

45 A popular method of obtaining input, where a small group discusses specific problems, opportunities or issues, is known as which of the following?

46 A top-down representation of a function or process is known as which of the following?

47 Which RAD phase includes such tasks as data conversion, testing, changeover to the new system, and user training?

48 A characteristic or feature that must be included in an information system to satisfy business requirements and can be used as benchmarks to measure the overall acceptability of the finished system is known as which of the following?

49 What type of diagram is used to visually represent the interaction between users and the information system?

50 Which fact-finding technique can be used to obtain information about a wide-range of topics, including workloads, reports received, job duties, difficulties, and options of how the job could be performed more efficiently?

51 The system requirement where all transactions must have audit trails would fall under which system requirement category?

52 the systems analysis phase includes four main activities. These include requirements modeling, data, and process modeling. consideration of development stages and which of the following?

53 What type of software includes a personal calendar, a to-do list with priorities and the capability to check off completed items, and power contract management features?

54 What term refers to a system's ability to handle increased business volume and transactions in the future?

55 What technique involves graphical methods and nontechnical language that represent the system at various stages of development and is used to help users, managers, and IT professionals understand the design of a system?

56 Which system requirement category would the following example fall under: A system must support 25 users online simultaneously?

57 Which of the following requirement for a new system refers to the logical rules that are applied to transform the data into meaningful information?

58 In an interview, what type of questions are used when more specific information is needed or when facts must be verified?

59 Several team-based techniques are discussed in this Unit. Which of these techniques is considered a complete methodology, with a four-phase life cycle that parallels the traditional SDLC phases?

60 In a DFD, the Gane and Sarson symbol that looks like a flat rectangle that is open on the right side and closed on the left side represents which of the following?

61 The smallest piece of data that has meaning within an information system is known as which of the following?

62 A top-level view of an information system that shows the system's boundaries and scope is known as which of the following?

63 What do system analysts call an entity that receives data from the system?

64 A graphical representation of the conditions, actions, and rules found in a decision table is known as which of the following?

65 Which of the following maintains consistency among a set of DFDs by ensuring that the input and output data flows align properly?

66 What is used to document the details of a functional primitive and to represent a specific set of processing steps and business logic?

67 Which of the following can be used as a visual explanation to show what a system does, not necessarily how it does it?

68 In DFDs, what does a line with a single or double arrowhead represent?

69 A process that has input data flow but produces no output is known as what type of process?

70 Which of the following terms best describe a data structure that contains a set of related data elements that are stored and processed together?

71 What is known as a central storehouse of information about the system's data?

72 In DFDs, a process can be referred to as which of the following?

73 In which logical structure would the completion of a process step be repeated until a specific condition changes?

74 What is a process that consists of a single function that is not exploded further?