System Analysis and
Design 9th Edition
Chapter 1 Review
1.
Structured analysis is called a ____ approach since it is based on an overall
plan.
A: managed
B: foundation
C: basic
D: predictive
A: managed
B: foundation
C: basic
D: predictive
2.
One of the two main sectors of E-commerce is ____.
A: business-to-consumer
B: brick-and-mortar
C: consumer-to-business
D: dot-com
A: business-to-consumer
B: brick-and-mortar
C: consumer-to-business
D: dot-com
3.
Software consists of system software and ____.
A: application software
B: network operating system
C: linear software
D: data software
A: application software
B: network operating system
C: linear software
D: data software
4.
The term ____ refers to the combination of hardware and software products and
services that companies use to manage, access, communicate, and share
information.
A: practical technology
B: electronic technology
C: information technology
D: systems technology
A: practical technology
B: electronic technology
C: information technology
D: systems technology
5.
____ tests system concepts and examine input, output, and user interfaces
before final decisions are made.
A: CASE tools
B: Prototyping
C: Investigative design
D: Group typing
A: CASE tools
B: Prototyping
C: Investigative design
D: Group typing
6.
Google is an example of ____.
A: an Internet-dependent company
B: a brick-and-mortar company
C: a B2B company
D: an Internet-independent company
A: an Internet-dependent company
B: a brick-and-mortar company
C: a B2B company
D: an Internet-independent company
7.
The programs that control the hardware and produce the desired information or
results are referred to as ____.
A: data
B: people
C: processes
D: software
A: data
B: people
C: processes
D: software
8.
____ verifies that an
individual demonstrated a certain level of knowledge and skill on a
standardized test.
A: Certification
B: Validation
C: Documentation
D: Authentication
A: Certification
B: Validation
C: Documentation
D: Authentication
9.
The ____ are logical rules that identify data patterns and relationships.
A: linear rules
B: system rules
C: inference rules
D: productivity rules
A: linear rules
B: system rules
C: inference rules
D: productivity rules
10.
A graphical representation of one or more tasks that a company performs is
considered ____.
A: a business model
B: a business process
C: a business profile
D: an analytic profile
A: a business model
B: a business process
C: a business profile
D: an analytic profile
11.
Data that has been transformed into output that is valuable to users is ____.
A: mission
B: information
C: operations
D: processes
A: mission
B: information
C: operations
D: processes
12.
The IT group provides technical support that includes all of the following
EXCEPT ____.
A: Web support
B: application development
C: user systems requests
D: database administration
A: Web support
B: application development
C: user systems requests
D: database administration
13.
The newest development in data acquisition is called ____ technology, which
uses high-frequency radio waves to track physical objects.
A: RID
B: RAD
C: RFID
D: FID
A: RID
B: RAD
C: RFID
D: FID
14.
A ____ is an overview that describes a company's overall functions, processes,
organization, products, services, customers, suppliers, competitors,
constraints, and future direction.
A: business model
B: business process
C: business system
D: business profile
A: business model
B: business process
C: business system
D: business profile
15.
A set of related components that produce specific results is a ____.
A: system
B: compound
C: strategy
D: package
A: system
B: compound
C: strategy
D: package
16.
A development system that focuses on team-based fact-finding is ____.
A: RAD
B: JAD
C: either a. or b.
D: neither a. nor b.
A: RAD
B: JAD
C: either a. or b.
D: neither a. nor b.
17.
When first introduced, management information systems (MIS) was a category of
systems which served ____.
A: managers
B: administrative staff
C: operational personnel
D: maintenance staff
A: managers
B: administrative staff
C: operational personnel
D: maintenance staff
18.
The ____ is NOT an example of an internal user of a company's information
system.
A: customers who track their orders on a company's Web site
B: company's technicians
C: company's sales staff
D: company's corporate officers
A: customers who track their orders on a company's Web site
B: company's technicians
C: company's sales staff
D: company's corporate officers
19.
The correct definition of an in-house application is ____.
A: an information system developed by outside vendors
B: an information system developed by the company that uses the information system
C: a software package
D: an information system that is Internet-based
A: an information system developed by outside vendors
B: an information system developed by the company that uses the information system
C: a software package
D: an information system that is Internet-based
20.
Structured analysis uses a set of process models to describe a system ____.
A: in words
B: in numbers
C: dynamically
D: graphically
A: in words
B: in numbers
C: dynamically
D: graphically
21.
A way in which businesses use information is ________.
A: to deliver quality
products and services
B:
to make sound decisions
C:
to maintain customer loyalty
D:
all of these choices
22.
The combination of information technology, people, and data to support business
requirements is called a(n) ________.
A:
active data system
B: information system
C:
electronic system
D:
communal system
23.
In an information system, the system's raw material is ________.
A: data
B:
critical quota
C:
people
D:
matter
24.
The ________ component is NOT a key part of an information system.
A: Internet access
B:
processes
C:
software
D:
people
25.
An inventory or payroll application is an example of a ________.
A:
data system
B:
vertical system
C:
legacy system
D:
horizontal system
26. The building blocks of an information system,
representing actual day-to-day business operations are called ________.
A:
business models
B:
processes
C:
hardware
D:
data
27.
The process used by systems analysts to represent company operations and
information needs is called ________.
A:
user targeted modeling
B:
business action modeling
C:
business process modeling
D: product modeling
28.
BPMN refers to ________.
A:
business process modeling notation
B:
business profile modeling notation
C:
none of these choices
D:
business process modeling names
29. Computer-to-computer
data transfer between companies, usually over private telecommunications lines
is referred to as ________.
A:
electronic data interchange
B:
B2C
C:
Internet module exchange
D:
transaction processing
30. The
________ systems are also referred to as expert systems.
A:
business support
B:
user productivity
C:
TP
D: knowledge management
31.
________ refers to information systems that support company-wide operations and
data management requirements.
A:
EDI
B:
WebSphere strategy
C:
E-commerce
D:
Enterprise computing
32.
The most popular options for developing information systems are structured
analysis, object-oriented analysis, and ________.
A:
data flow analysis
B:
network methods
C:
modeling
D: agile methods
33.
The systems planning phase usually begins with a formal request to the IT
department, called a ________.
A:
systems order
B:
client complaint
C:
planning request
D: systems request
34. A
development method that Microsoft calls ________ documents the experience of
its own software development teams.
A:
Rational Unified Process
B:
Microsoft Application Development
C: Microsoft Solutions Framework
D:
Microsoft Xtreme Programming
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