DeVry MGMT340 Week 1 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question :(TCO 1) Software designed to support the payroll function would best be classified asapplication software.system software.design software.analysis software.a decision support system.Question 2. Question :(TCO 1) The process of breaking the description of a system down into its smaller components best definescoupling.cohesion.decomposition.modularity.scaling.Question 3. Question :(TCO 1) Technical skillshelp you work with end users as well as other analysts and programmers.help you understand the potential and the limitations of information technology.help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change.enable you to understand the organization and its functions to identify opportunities and problems and to analyze and solve problems.promote an understanding of the different types of information systems.Question 4. Question :(TCO 1) A centralized database that contains all diagrams, forms, and report definitions, data structure, data definitions, process flows and logic, and definitions of other organizational and system components best describesinformation safe.code generator.repository.data generator.project database.Question 5. Question :(TCO 3) In which SDLC phase will the analyst study the organization’s current procedures and the information systems used to perform tasks?Systems planning and selectionSystems observationSystems analysisSystems designSystems implementation and operationQuestion 6. Question :(TCO 3) In which SDLC phase is the information system coded, tested, and installed in the organization?Systems planning and selectionSystems replacementSystems analysisSystems designSystems implementation and operationQuestion 7. Question :(TCO 3) Current approaches to systems development that focus on adaptive methodologies, people instead of roles, and an overall self-adaptive development process best definesparticipatory design (PD).rapid application development.joint application design.CASE.agile methodologies.Question 8. Question :(TCO 3) Open-source software is developed byin-house developers.employees of a particular company.communities of interested people.consultants.application service providers.Question 9. Question :(TCO 3) An organization should acquire software from in-house developers whenthe supported task is generic.complete systems that cross functional boundaries are needed.the task requires custom support and the system cannot be built internally.the resources and staff are available and the system must be built from scratch.None of the aboveQuestion 10. Question :(TCO 3) Reusing software canincrease the cost of software development.decrease development time.increase development time.increase schedule overruns.decrease programmer productivity.
DeVry MGMT340 Week 2 Quiz Latest 2016 December1. Question
:
(TCO 2) Which of the following project management activities
is associated with project initiation?
Estimating resources and creating a detailed
resource plan
Describing project scope, alternatives, and
feasibility
Establishing a relationship with the customer
Identifying and assessing risks
Closing down the project
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 2) Developing an understanding of the content and
complexity of the project is the purpose of
developing a project charter activity of the
project planning phase.
setting a Baseline Project Plan activity of
the project planning phase.
determining project standards and procedures
activity of the project planning phase.
describing the project scope, alternatives,
and feasibility activity of the project planning phase.
closing down the project activity of the
project planning phase.
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 2) During which of the following project planning
activities do you use the information regarding tasks and resource availability
to assign time estimates to each activity in the work breakdown structure?
Dividing the project into manageable tasks
Describing project scope, alternatives, and
feasibility
Setting a baseline project plan
Developing a preliminary schedule
Developing a project scope statement
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 2) Which of the following occurs during project
execution?
Monitoring project progress against the
baseline project plan
Conducting post project reviews
Establishing the project initiation plan
Establishing the project workbook
Establishing the communication plan
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 2) Determining the strengths and weaknesses of project
deliverables, the processes used to create them, and the project management
process is done during
conducting postproject reviews.
closing down the project.
establishing the communication plan.
communicating the project status.
closing the customer contract.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 2) A scheduling technique where the order and duration
of the sequence of activities directly affect the completion date of a project
refers to
sequencing strategy.
Gantt scheduling.
critical path scheduling.
activity scheduling.
task management.
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 2) Automated tools available to help you manage a
development project are referred to as
diagram generators.
project management software.
systems development software.
desktop publishing software.
utility software.
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 2) Which of the following is one of the three primary
activities associated with identifying and selecting IS development projects?
Preliminary investigation of the system
problem or opportunity
Identification of potential development
projects
Requirements determination
Generate alternative initial designs
Requirements structuring
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 2) The ratio of the net cash receipts of the project
divided by the cash outlays of the project, enabling trade-off analysis to be
made between competing projects, is often referred to as
return on investment (ROI).
break-even analysis (BEA).
net present value (NPV).
future value (FV).
currency rate analysis (CRA).
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 2) Tangible benefits would include
improved organizational planning.
ability to investigate more alternatives.
improved asset control.
lower transaction costs.
first to market.DeVry MGMT340 Week 3 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question
: (TCO 3) The impertinence
characteristic of a good systems analyst is represented by which of the
following statements?
You must challenge yourself to look at the
organization in new ways.
You should question everything.
Assume anything is possible, and eliminate
the infeasible.
Your role is to find the best solution to a
business problem.
Every fact must fit with every other fact.
Question 2. Question
: (TCO 3) Which of the following
is a traditional method of collecting systems requirements?
Business process reengineering
Observations
Joint application design
Rapid application development
Prototyping
Question 3. Question
: (TCO 3) Which of the following
can be considered an advantage of open-ended questions?
The interviewer can explore unexpected lines
of inquiry.
Open-ended questions often put the
interviewee at ease.
The interviewee has a sense of involvement
and control in the interview.
Interviewees can respond in their own words
using their own structure.
All of the above
Question 4. Question
: (TCO 3) Good interview
guidelines consist of
phrasing the question to illicit the correct
response.
typing your notes within two weeks of the
interview.
establishing expectation levels about the new
system.
seeking a variety of perspectives from the
interviews.
using as much time as you need.
Question 5. Question
: (TCO 3) Which of the following
is a modern method for collecting system requirements?
Interviewing
Questionnaires
Observations
Joint application design
Document analysis
Question 6. Question
: (TCO 4) Graphically
representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute data
between a system and its environment and among components within a system refers
to
data modeling.
structure modeling.
process modeling.
transition modeling.
logic modeling.
Question 7. Question
: (TCO 4) The diagram that shows
the scope of the system, indicating what elements are inside and outside the
system, is called a
context diagram.
level-2 diagram.
referencing diagram.
representative diagram.
decomposition diagram.
Question 8. Question
: (TCO 4) A file folder
containing orders would be represented on a data-flow diagram as a
process.
source.
data flow.
data store.
relationship.
Question 9. Question
: (TCO 4) The origin and
destination of data, sometimes referred to as external entities, defines
source.
data store.
data flow.
process.
predecessor.
Question 10. Question
: (TCO 4) A square on a
data-flow diagram represents a
data flow.
data store.
process.
predecessor.
source.
DeVry MGMT340 Week 4 Quiz Latest 2016 December1. Question
:
(TCO 5) Some systems developers believe that a data model is
the most important part of the statement of information system requirements
because
the characteristics of data captured during
data modeling are crucial in the design of databases, programs, computer
screens, and printed reports.
data rather than processes are the most
complex aspects of many modern information systems and thus require a central
role in structuring system requirements.
the characteristics about data are reasonably
permanent.
structural information about data is essential
to generate programs automatically.
All of the above
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 5) A detailed, logical, and graphical representation of
the entities, associations, and data elements for an organization or business
area best describes a(n)
logic model.
data-flow diagram.
entity-relationship diagram or E-R diagram.
structure chart.
data tree.
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 5) A collection of entities that share common
properties or characteristics best defines
entity type.
entity instance.
entity occurrence.
entity collection.
data set.
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 5) An attribute (or combination of attributes) that
uniquely identifies each instance of an entity type defines
data element occurrence.
trigger.
candidate key.
associative entity.
data marker.
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 5) A relationship between the instances of one entity
type is a(n)
unary relationship.
binary relationship.
ternary relationship.
singular occurrence.
partnership occurrence.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 5) A ternary relationship occurs when a simultaneous
relationship exists among instances of
the same entity.
two entity types.
three entity types.
four entity types.
nine entity types.
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 5) The minimum number of instances of entity B that may
be associated with each instance of entity A defines the
degree of the relationship.
minimum cardinality of the relationship.
maximum cardinality of the relationship.
domain of the relationship.
join level.
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 6) Dividing requirements into different sets of
capabilities, ranging from the bare minimum that users would accept to the most
elaborate and advanced system the company could afford to develop occurs during
the
requirements structuring step of the analysis
phase.
alternative generation and selection step of
the analysis phase.
testing step of the implementation and
operation phase.
project initiation and planning step of the
planning and selection phase.
designing the human interface step of the
design phase.
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 6) Enumerating different potential implementation
environments that could be used to deliver the different sets of capabilities
occurs during the
requirements structuring step of the analysis
phase.
alternative generation and selection step of
the analysis phase.
testing step of the implementation and
operation phase.
project initiation and planning step of the
planning and selection phase.
designing the human interface step of the
design phase.
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 6) Constraints on systems development may include such
factors as
available financial and human resources.
elements of the current system that cannot
change.
legal and contractual restrictions.
a date when the current system is needed.
DeVry MGMT340 Week 5 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question
:
(TCO 7) Which of the following is an example of a form?
Student Answer: Invoice
Pie chart
Mailing labels
CORRECT An electronic spreadsheet
Weekly sales summaries by region and
salesperson
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 8
Points Received: 3 of 3
Comments:
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 7) Which of the following best describes a business
document that contains only predefined data?
Student Answer: Electronic spreadsheet
Turn-around document
Form
CORRECT Report
Coupon
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 8
Points Received: 3 of 3
Comments:
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 7) Designing usable forms and reports requires
prototyping.
data modeling.
active interaction with end users.
process modeling.
using structured analysis.
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 7) Making sure that all data and entry fields are
clearly labeled corresponds to the following form and report guideline
balance the layout.
design an easy navigation system.
use meaningful titles.
include meaningful information.
None of the above
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 7) Each of the following is a guideline for displaying
text except
use abbreviations and acronyms instead of full
text.
do not hyphenate words between lines.
left-justify text and leave a ragged right
margin.
display text in mixed upper and lowercase, and
use conventional punctuation.
use double spacing if space permits.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 7) “Please wait while I open the file” is an
example of
status information.
a remark.
a warning message.
a prompting cue.
a class or composition validation test.
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 7) If you would like the user to be able to trace back
to where they once started, it would be necessary to utilize
cookie crumbs.
site markers.
network page markers.
object-oriented
language design.
Hansel and Grettel design.
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 5) A named two-dimensional table of data is a(n)
network.
tree structure.
relation.
tuple.
object.
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 5) The process of converting complex data structures
into simple, stable data structures is referred to as
normalization.
simplification.
structuring.
process modeling.
relational conversion.
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 5) All of the following are types of file organizations
except
indexed.
sequential.
hashed.
logical.
None of the above
DeVry MGMT340 Week 6 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question :(TCO 9) This plan lays out a strategy for moving from the old system to the new.Systems service requestInstallation planTraining planTesting planConversion guideQuestion 2. Question :(TCO 9) The process of bringing together all of the modules that comprise a program for testing purposes is referred to asunity testing.integration testing.system testing.implementation.stub testing.Question 3. Question :(TCO 9) User testing of a completed information system using simulated data refers toacceptance testing.alpha testing.beta testing.system testing.stub testing.Question 4. Question :(TCO 9) System documentation that is part of the program source code or is generated at compile time best definessystem documentation.user documentation.internal documentation.external documentation.embedded documentation.Question 5. Question :(TCO 9) All of the following are types of user documentation exceptrelease description.reference guide.acceptance sign-off.entity-relationship diagrams.user’s guide.Question 6. Question :(TCO 9) System documentation that includes the outcome of such structured diagramming techniques as data-flow and entity-relationship diagrams best definesembedded documentation.user documentation.internal documentation.external documentation.application documentation.Question 7. Question :(TCO 9) Changes made to a system to fix or enhance its functionality best definesmaintenance.support.repair.installation.coding.Question 8. Question :(TCO 9) Evolving the system to add new features or improve performance best describescorrective maintenance.adaptive maintenance.preventive maintenance.perfective maintenance.evolutionary maintenance.Question 9. Question :(TCO 9) The ease with which software can be understood, corrected, adapted, and enhanced best describesmaintenance.maintainability.adaptability.comfort level.installation.Question 10. Question :(TCO 9) The bringing together of all the programs that comprise a system for testing describesunity testing.integration testing.system testing.implementation.a project walkthrough.DeVry MGMT340 Week 7 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question
:
(TCO 8) Benefits of the object-oriented modeling approach
include
the ability to tackle more challenging problem
domains.
improved communication among users, analysts,
designers, and programmers.
reusability of analysis, design, and
programming results.
increased consistency among the models
developed during object-oriented analysis, design, and programming.
All of the above
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 8) Generally speaking, a use-case model is developed
during the
analysis phase.
logical design phase.
implementation phase.
selection phase.
production phase.
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 8) On a use-case diagram, the type of relationship that
arises when one use case references another use case is called a(n)
extends relationship.
working relationship.
include relationship.
definitive relationship.
recursive relationship.
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 8) A set of objects that share a common structure and a
common behavior best defines
entity.
object class.
object collection.
multiplicity.
encapsulation.
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 8) A type of message in which the caller has to wait for
the receiving object to finish executing the called operation before it can
resume execution itself is a(n)
synchronous message.
simple message.
asynchronous message.
half-duplex message.
packet.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following is a true statement?
The developer-as-artist systems development
era was marked by a lack of documentation and development tools and by a high
degree of dependence on the developer for the continued ongoing operation of
the system he or she had created.
During the developer-as-engineer systems
development era, principles from engineering were applied to development.
The agile methodologies era favors close
cooperation between developers and clients.
All of the above
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 8) Principles identified in the agile manifesto include
having as its highest priority customer
satisfaction through the early and continuous delivery of valuable software.
welcoming changing requirements, even late in
development.
the frequent delivery of working software,
from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter
timescale.
All of the above
None of the above
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following would the agile software
development anarchists place more value on?
Individuals and interactions
Contract negotiations
Following a plan
Comprehensive documentation
Team member roles
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following is a critical factor for
distinguishing agile and traditional approaches to systems development?
Size
Criticality
Dynamism
Personnel
All of the above
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following is an eXtreme Programming
advantage?
More communication among developers
Higher levels of productivity
Higher-quality code
Reinforcement of the other practices in
eXtreme Programming
DeVry MGMT340 Week 1 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question :(TCO 1) Software designed to support the payroll function would best be classified asapplication software.system software.design software.analysis software.a decision support system.Question 2. Question :(TCO 1) The process of breaking the description of a system down into its smaller components best definescoupling.cohesion.decomposition.modularity.scaling.Question 3. Question :(TCO 1) Technical skillshelp you work with end users as well as other analysts and programmers.help you understand the potential and the limitations of information technology.help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change.enable you to understand the organization and its functions to identify opportunities and problems and to analyze and solve problems.promote an understanding of the different types of information systems.Question 4. Question :(TCO 1) A centralized database that contains all diagrams, forms, and report definitions, data structure, data definitions, process flows and logic, and definitions of other organizational and system components best describesinformation safe.code generator.repository.data generator.project database.Question 5. Question :(TCO 3) In which SDLC phase will the analyst study the organization’s current procedures and the information systems used to perform tasks?Systems planning and selectionSystems observationSystems analysisSystems designSystems implementation and operationQuestion 6. Question :(TCO 3) In which SDLC phase is the information system coded, tested, and installed in the organization?Systems planning and selectionSystems replacementSystems analysisSystems designSystems implementation and operationQuestion 7. Question :(TCO 3) Current approaches to systems development that focus on adaptive methodologies, people instead of roles, and an overall self-adaptive development process best definesparticipatory design (PD).rapid application development.joint application design.CASE.agile methodologies.Question 8. Question :(TCO 3) Open-source software is developed byin-house developers.employees of a particular company.communities of interested people.consultants.application service providers.Question 9. Question :(TCO 3) An organization should acquire software from in-house developers whenthe supported task is generic.complete systems that cross functional boundaries are needed.the task requires custom support and the system cannot be built internally.the resources and staff are available and the system must be built from scratch.None of the aboveQuestion 10. Question :(TCO 3) Reusing software canincrease the cost of software development.decrease development time.increase development time.increase schedule overruns.decrease programmer productivity.
DeVry MGMT340 Week 2 Quiz Latest 2016 December1. Question
:
(TCO 2) Which of the following project management activities
is associated with project initiation?
Estimating resources and creating a detailed
resource plan
Describing project scope, alternatives, and
feasibility
Establishing a relationship with the customer
Identifying and assessing risks
Closing down the project
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 2) Developing an understanding of the content and
complexity of the project is the purpose of
developing a project charter activity of the
project planning phase.
setting a Baseline Project Plan activity of
the project planning phase.
determining project standards and procedures
activity of the project planning phase.
describing the project scope, alternatives,
and feasibility activity of the project planning phase.
closing down the project activity of the
project planning phase.
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 2) During which of the following project planning
activities do you use the information regarding tasks and resource availability
to assign time estimates to each activity in the work breakdown structure?
Dividing the project into manageable tasks
Describing project scope, alternatives, and
feasibility
Setting a baseline project plan
Developing a preliminary schedule
Developing a project scope statement
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 2) Which of the following occurs during project
execution?
Monitoring project progress against the
baseline project plan
Conducting post project reviews
Establishing the project initiation plan
Establishing the project workbook
Establishing the communication plan
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 2) Determining the strengths and weaknesses of project
deliverables, the processes used to create them, and the project management
process is done during
conducting postproject reviews.
closing down the project.
establishing the communication plan.
communicating the project status.
closing the customer contract.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 2) A scheduling technique where the order and duration
of the sequence of activities directly affect the completion date of a project
refers to
sequencing strategy.
Gantt scheduling.
critical path scheduling.
activity scheduling.
task management.
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 2) Automated tools available to help you manage a
development project are referred to as
diagram generators.
project management software.
systems development software.
desktop publishing software.
utility software.
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 2) Which of the following is one of the three primary
activities associated with identifying and selecting IS development projects?
Preliminary investigation of the system
problem or opportunity
Identification of potential development
projects
Requirements determination
Generate alternative initial designs
Requirements structuring
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 2) The ratio of the net cash receipts of the project
divided by the cash outlays of the project, enabling trade-off analysis to be
made between competing projects, is often referred to as
return on investment (ROI).
break-even analysis (BEA).
net present value (NPV).
future value (FV).
currency rate analysis (CRA).
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 2) Tangible benefits would include
improved organizational planning.
ability to investigate more alternatives.
improved asset control.
lower transaction costs.
first to market.DeVry MGMT340 Week 3 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question
: (TCO 3) The impertinence
characteristic of a good systems analyst is represented by which of the
following statements?
You must challenge yourself to look at the
organization in new ways.
You should question everything.
Assume anything is possible, and eliminate
the infeasible.
Your role is to find the best solution to a
business problem.
Every fact must fit with every other fact.
Question 2. Question
: (TCO 3) Which of the following
is a traditional method of collecting systems requirements?
Business process reengineering
Observations
Joint application design
Rapid application development
Prototyping
Question 3. Question
: (TCO 3) Which of the following
can be considered an advantage of open-ended questions?
The interviewer can explore unexpected lines
of inquiry.
Open-ended questions often put the
interviewee at ease.
The interviewee has a sense of involvement
and control in the interview.
Interviewees can respond in their own words
using their own structure.
All of the above
Question 4. Question
: (TCO 3) Good interview
guidelines consist of
phrasing the question to illicit the correct
response.
typing your notes within two weeks of the
interview.
establishing expectation levels about the new
system.
seeking a variety of perspectives from the
interviews.
using as much time as you need.
Question 5. Question
: (TCO 3) Which of the following
is a modern method for collecting system requirements?
Interviewing
Questionnaires
Observations
Joint application design
Document analysis
Question 6. Question
: (TCO 4) Graphically
representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute data
between a system and its environment and among components within a system refers
to
data modeling.
structure modeling.
process modeling.
transition modeling.
logic modeling.
Question 7. Question
: (TCO 4) The diagram that shows
the scope of the system, indicating what elements are inside and outside the
system, is called a
context diagram.
level-2 diagram.
referencing diagram.
representative diagram.
decomposition diagram.
Question 8. Question
: (TCO 4) A file folder
containing orders would be represented on a data-flow diagram as a
process.
source.
data flow.
data store.
relationship.
Question 9. Question
: (TCO 4) The origin and
destination of data, sometimes referred to as external entities, defines
source.
data store.
data flow.
process.
predecessor.
Question 10. Question
: (TCO 4) A square on a
data-flow diagram represents a
data flow.
data store.
process.
predecessor.
source.
DeVry MGMT340 Week 4 Quiz Latest 2016 December1. Question
:
(TCO 5) Some systems developers believe that a data model is
the most important part of the statement of information system requirements
because
the characteristics of data captured during
data modeling are crucial in the design of databases, programs, computer
screens, and printed reports.
data rather than processes are the most
complex aspects of many modern information systems and thus require a central
role in structuring system requirements.
the characteristics about data are reasonably
permanent.
structural information about data is essential
to generate programs automatically.
All of the above
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 5) A detailed, logical, and graphical representation of
the entities, associations, and data elements for an organization or business
area best describes a(n)
logic model.
data-flow diagram.
entity-relationship diagram or E-R diagram.
structure chart.
data tree.
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 5) A collection of entities that share common
properties or characteristics best defines
entity type.
entity instance.
entity occurrence.
entity collection.
data set.
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 5) An attribute (or combination of attributes) that
uniquely identifies each instance of an entity type defines
data element occurrence.
trigger.
candidate key.
associative entity.
data marker.
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 5) A relationship between the instances of one entity
type is a(n)
unary relationship.
binary relationship.
ternary relationship.
singular occurrence.
partnership occurrence.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 5) A ternary relationship occurs when a simultaneous
relationship exists among instances of
the same entity.
two entity types.
three entity types.
four entity types.
nine entity types.
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 5) The minimum number of instances of entity B that may
be associated with each instance of entity A defines the
degree of the relationship.
minimum cardinality of the relationship.
maximum cardinality of the relationship.
domain of the relationship.
join level.
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 6) Dividing requirements into different sets of
capabilities, ranging from the bare minimum that users would accept to the most
elaborate and advanced system the company could afford to develop occurs during
the
requirements structuring step of the analysis
phase.
alternative generation and selection step of
the analysis phase.
testing step of the implementation and
operation phase.
project initiation and planning step of the
planning and selection phase.
designing the human interface step of the
design phase.
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 6) Enumerating different potential implementation
environments that could be used to deliver the different sets of capabilities
occurs during the
requirements structuring step of the analysis
phase.
alternative generation and selection step of
the analysis phase.
testing step of the implementation and
operation phase.
project initiation and planning step of the
planning and selection phase.
designing the human interface step of the
design phase.
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 6) Constraints on systems development may include such
factors as
available financial and human resources.
elements of the current system that cannot
change.
legal and contractual restrictions.
a date when the current system is needed.
DeVry MGMT340 Week 5 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question
:
(TCO 7) Which of the following is an example of a form?
Student Answer: Invoice
Pie chart
Mailing labels
CORRECT An electronic spreadsheet
Weekly sales summaries by region and
salesperson
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 8
Points Received: 3 of 3
Comments:
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 7) Which of the following best describes a business
document that contains only predefined data?
Student Answer: Electronic spreadsheet
Turn-around document
Form
CORRECT Report
Coupon
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 8
Points Received: 3 of 3
Comments:
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 7) Designing usable forms and reports requires
prototyping.
data modeling.
active interaction with end users.
process modeling.
using structured analysis.
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 7) Making sure that all data and entry fields are
clearly labeled corresponds to the following form and report guideline
balance the layout.
design an easy navigation system.
use meaningful titles.
include meaningful information.
None of the above
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 7) Each of the following is a guideline for displaying
text except
use abbreviations and acronyms instead of full
text.
do not hyphenate words between lines.
left-justify text and leave a ragged right
margin.
display text in mixed upper and lowercase, and
use conventional punctuation.
use double spacing if space permits.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 7) “Please wait while I open the file” is an
example of
status information.
a remark.
a warning message.
a prompting cue.
a class or composition validation test.
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 7) If you would like the user to be able to trace back
to where they once started, it would be necessary to utilize
cookie crumbs.
site markers.
network page markers.
object-oriented
language design.
Hansel and Grettel design.
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 5) A named two-dimensional table of data is a(n)
network.
tree structure.
relation.
tuple.
object.
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 5) The process of converting complex data structures
into simple, stable data structures is referred to as
normalization.
simplification.
structuring.
process modeling.
relational conversion.
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 5) All of the following are types of file organizations
except
indexed.
sequential.
hashed.
logical.
None of the above
DeVry MGMT340 Week 6 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question :(TCO 9) This plan lays out a strategy for moving from the old system to the new.Systems service requestInstallation planTraining planTesting planConversion guideQuestion 2. Question :(TCO 9) The process of bringing together all of the modules that comprise a program for testing purposes is referred to asunity testing.integration testing.system testing.implementation.stub testing.Question 3. Question :(TCO 9) User testing of a completed information system using simulated data refers toacceptance testing.alpha testing.beta testing.system testing.stub testing.Question 4. Question :(TCO 9) System documentation that is part of the program source code or is generated at compile time best definessystem documentation.user documentation.internal documentation.external documentation.embedded documentation.Question 5. Question :(TCO 9) All of the following are types of user documentation exceptrelease description.reference guide.acceptance sign-off.entity-relationship diagrams.user’s guide.Question 6. Question :(TCO 9) System documentation that includes the outcome of such structured diagramming techniques as data-flow and entity-relationship diagrams best definesembedded documentation.user documentation.internal documentation.external documentation.application documentation.Question 7. Question :(TCO 9) Changes made to a system to fix or enhance its functionality best definesmaintenance.support.repair.installation.coding.Question 8. Question :(TCO 9) Evolving the system to add new features or improve performance best describescorrective maintenance.adaptive maintenance.preventive maintenance.perfective maintenance.evolutionary maintenance.Question 9. Question :(TCO 9) The ease with which software can be understood, corrected, adapted, and enhanced best describesmaintenance.maintainability.adaptability.comfort level.installation.Question 10. Question :(TCO 9) The bringing together of all the programs that comprise a system for testing describesunity testing.integration testing.system testing.implementation.a project walkthrough.DeVry MGMT340 Week 7 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question
:
(TCO 8) Benefits of the object-oriented modeling approach
include
the ability to tackle more challenging problem
domains.
improved communication among users, analysts,
designers, and programmers.
reusability of analysis, design, and
programming results.
increased consistency among the models
developed during object-oriented analysis, design, and programming.
All of the above
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 8) Generally speaking, a use-case model is developed
during the
analysis phase.
logical design phase.
implementation phase.
selection phase.
production phase.
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 8) On a use-case diagram, the type of relationship that
arises when one use case references another use case is called a(n)
extends relationship.
working relationship.
include relationship.
definitive relationship.
recursive relationship.
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 8) A set of objects that share a common structure and a
common behavior best defines
entity.
object class.
object collection.
multiplicity.
encapsulation.
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 8) A type of message in which the caller has to wait for
the receiving object to finish executing the called operation before it can
resume execution itself is a(n)
synchronous message.
simple message.
asynchronous message.
half-duplex message.
packet.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following is a true statement?
The developer-as-artist systems development
era was marked by a lack of documentation and development tools and by a high
degree of dependence on the developer for the continued ongoing operation of
the system he or she had created.
During the developer-as-engineer systems
development era, principles from engineering were applied to development.
The agile methodologies era favors close
cooperation between developers and clients.
All of the above
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 8) Principles identified in the agile manifesto include
having as its highest priority customer
satisfaction through the early and continuous delivery of valuable software.
welcoming changing requirements, even late in
development.
the frequent delivery of working software,
from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter
timescale.
All of the above
None of the above
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following would the agile software
development anarchists place more value on?
Individuals and interactions
Contract negotiations
Following a plan
Comprehensive documentation
Team member roles
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following is a critical factor for
distinguishing agile and traditional approaches to systems development?
Size
Criticality
Dynamism
Personnel
All of the above
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following is an eXtreme Programming
advantage?
More communication among developers
Higher levels of productivity
Higher-quality code
Reinforcement of the other practices in
eXtreme Programming
DeVry MGMT340 Week 1 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question :(TCO 1) Software designed to support the payroll function would best be classified asapplication software.system software.design software.analysis software.a decision support system.Question 2. Question :(TCO 1) The process of breaking the description of a system down into its smaller components best definescoupling.cohesion.decomposition.modularity.scaling.Question 3. Question :(TCO 1) Technical skillshelp you work with end users as well as other analysts and programmers.help you understand the potential and the limitations of information technology.help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change.enable you to understand the organization and its functions to identify opportunities and problems and to analyze and solve problems.promote an understanding of the different types of information systems.Question 4. Question :(TCO 1) A centralized database that contains all diagrams, forms, and report definitions, data structure, data definitions, process flows and logic, and definitions of other organizational and system components best describesinformation safe.code generator.repository.data generator.project database.Question 5. Question :(TCO 3) In which SDLC phase will the analyst study the organization’s current procedures and the information systems used to perform tasks?Systems planning and selectionSystems observationSystems analysisSystems designSystems implementation and operationQuestion 6. Question :(TCO 3) In which SDLC phase is the information system coded, tested, and installed in the organization?Systems planning and selectionSystems replacementSystems analysisSystems designSystems implementation and operationQuestion 7. Question :(TCO 3) Current approaches to systems development that focus on adaptive methodologies, people instead of roles, and an overall self-adaptive development process best definesparticipatory design (PD).rapid application development.joint application design.CASE.agile methodologies.Question 8. Question :(TCO 3) Open-source software is developed byin-house developers.employees of a particular company.communities of interested people.consultants.application service providers.Question 9. Question :(TCO 3) An organization should acquire software from in-house developers whenthe supported task is generic.complete systems that cross functional boundaries are needed.the task requires custom support and the system cannot be built internally.the resources and staff are available and the system must be built from scratch.None of the aboveQuestion 10. Question :(TCO 3) Reusing software canincrease the cost of software development.decrease development time.increase development time.increase schedule overruns.decrease programmer productivity.
DeVry MGMT340 Week 2 Quiz Latest 2016 December1. Question
:
(TCO 2) Which of the following project management activities
is associated with project initiation?
Estimating resources and creating a detailed
resource plan
Describing project scope, alternatives, and
feasibility
Establishing a relationship with the customer
Identifying and assessing risks
Closing down the project
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 2) Developing an understanding of the content and
complexity of the project is the purpose of
developing a project charter activity of the
project planning phase.
setting a Baseline Project Plan activity of
the project planning phase.
determining project standards and procedures
activity of the project planning phase.
describing the project scope, alternatives,
and feasibility activity of the project planning phase.
closing down the project activity of the
project planning phase.
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 2) During which of the following project planning
activities do you use the information regarding tasks and resource availability
to assign time estimates to each activity in the work breakdown structure?
Dividing the project into manageable tasks
Describing project scope, alternatives, and
feasibility
Setting a baseline project plan
Developing a preliminary schedule
Developing a project scope statement
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 2) Which of the following occurs during project
execution?
Monitoring project progress against the
baseline project plan
Conducting post project reviews
Establishing the project initiation plan
Establishing the project workbook
Establishing the communication plan
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 2) Determining the strengths and weaknesses of project
deliverables, the processes used to create them, and the project management
process is done during
conducting postproject reviews.
closing down the project.
establishing the communication plan.
communicating the project status.
closing the customer contract.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 2) A scheduling technique where the order and duration
of the sequence of activities directly affect the completion date of a project
refers to
sequencing strategy.
Gantt scheduling.
critical path scheduling.
activity scheduling.
task management.
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 2) Automated tools available to help you manage a
development project are referred to as
diagram generators.
project management software.
systems development software.
desktop publishing software.
utility software.
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 2) Which of the following is one of the three primary
activities associated with identifying and selecting IS development projects?
Preliminary investigation of the system
problem or opportunity
Identification of potential development
projects
Requirements determination
Generate alternative initial designs
Requirements structuring
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 2) The ratio of the net cash receipts of the project
divided by the cash outlays of the project, enabling trade-off analysis to be
made between competing projects, is often referred to as
return on investment (ROI).
break-even analysis (BEA).
net present value (NPV).
future value (FV).
currency rate analysis (CRA).
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 2) Tangible benefits would include
improved organizational planning.
ability to investigate more alternatives.
improved asset control.
lower transaction costs.
first to market.DeVry MGMT340 Week 3 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question
: (TCO 3) The impertinence
characteristic of a good systems analyst is represented by which of the
following statements?
You must challenge yourself to look at the
organization in new ways.
You should question everything.
Assume anything is possible, and eliminate
the infeasible.
Your role is to find the best solution to a
business problem.
Every fact must fit with every other fact.
Question 2. Question
: (TCO 3) Which of the following
is a traditional method of collecting systems requirements?
Business process reengineering
Observations
Joint application design
Rapid application development
Prototyping
Question 3. Question
: (TCO 3) Which of the following
can be considered an advantage of open-ended questions?
The interviewer can explore unexpected lines
of inquiry.
Open-ended questions often put the
interviewee at ease.
The interviewee has a sense of involvement
and control in the interview.
Interviewees can respond in their own words
using their own structure.
All of the above
Question 4. Question
: (TCO 3) Good interview
guidelines consist of
phrasing the question to illicit the correct
response.
typing your notes within two weeks of the
interview.
establishing expectation levels about the new
system.
seeking a variety of perspectives from the
interviews.
using as much time as you need.
Question 5. Question
: (TCO 3) Which of the following
is a modern method for collecting system requirements?
Interviewing
Questionnaires
Observations
Joint application design
Document analysis
Question 6. Question
: (TCO 4) Graphically
representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute data
between a system and its environment and among components within a system refers
to
data modeling.
structure modeling.
process modeling.
transition modeling.
logic modeling.
Question 7. Question
: (TCO 4) The diagram that shows
the scope of the system, indicating what elements are inside and outside the
system, is called a
context diagram.
level-2 diagram.
referencing diagram.
representative diagram.
decomposition diagram.
Question 8. Question
: (TCO 4) A file folder
containing orders would be represented on a data-flow diagram as a
process.
source.
data flow.
data store.
relationship.
Question 9. Question
: (TCO 4) The origin and
destination of data, sometimes referred to as external entities, defines
source.
data store.
data flow.
process.
predecessor.
Question 10. Question
: (TCO 4) A square on a
data-flow diagram represents a
data flow.
data store.
process.
predecessor.
source.
DeVry MGMT340 Week 4 Quiz Latest 2016 December1. Question
:
(TCO 5) Some systems developers believe that a data model is
the most important part of the statement of information system requirements
because
the characteristics of data captured during
data modeling are crucial in the design of databases, programs, computer
screens, and printed reports.
data rather than processes are the most
complex aspects of many modern information systems and thus require a central
role in structuring system requirements.
the characteristics about data are reasonably
permanent.
structural information about data is essential
to generate programs automatically.
All of the above
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 5) A detailed, logical, and graphical representation of
the entities, associations, and data elements for an organization or business
area best describes a(n)
logic model.
data-flow diagram.
entity-relationship diagram or E-R diagram.
structure chart.
data tree.
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 5) A collection of entities that share common
properties or characteristics best defines
entity type.
entity instance.
entity occurrence.
entity collection.
data set.
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 5) An attribute (or combination of attributes) that
uniquely identifies each instance of an entity type defines
data element occurrence.
trigger.
candidate key.
associative entity.
data marker.
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 5) A relationship between the instances of one entity
type is a(n)
unary relationship.
binary relationship.
ternary relationship.
singular occurrence.
partnership occurrence.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 5) A ternary relationship occurs when a simultaneous
relationship exists among instances of
the same entity.
two entity types.
three entity types.
four entity types.
nine entity types.
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 5) The minimum number of instances of entity B that may
be associated with each instance of entity A defines the
degree of the relationship.
minimum cardinality of the relationship.
maximum cardinality of the relationship.
domain of the relationship.
join level.
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 6) Dividing requirements into different sets of
capabilities, ranging from the bare minimum that users would accept to the most
elaborate and advanced system the company could afford to develop occurs during
the
requirements structuring step of the analysis
phase.
alternative generation and selection step of
the analysis phase.
testing step of the implementation and
operation phase.
project initiation and planning step of the
planning and selection phase.
designing the human interface step of the
design phase.
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 6) Enumerating different potential implementation
environments that could be used to deliver the different sets of capabilities
occurs during the
requirements structuring step of the analysis
phase.
alternative generation and selection step of
the analysis phase.
testing step of the implementation and
operation phase.
project initiation and planning step of the
planning and selection phase.
designing the human interface step of the
design phase.
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 6) Constraints on systems development may include such
factors as
available financial and human resources.
elements of the current system that cannot
change.
legal and contractual restrictions.
a date when the current system is needed.
DeVry MGMT340 Week 5 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question
:
(TCO 7) Which of the following is an example of a form?
Student Answer: Invoice
Pie chart
Mailing labels
CORRECT An electronic spreadsheet
Weekly sales summaries by region and
salesperson
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 8
Points Received: 3 of 3
Comments:
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 7) Which of the following best describes a business
document that contains only predefined data?
Student Answer: Electronic spreadsheet
Turn-around document
Form
CORRECT Report
Coupon
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 8
Points Received: 3 of 3
Comments:
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 7) Designing usable forms and reports requires
prototyping.
data modeling.
active interaction with end users.
process modeling.
using structured analysis.
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 7) Making sure that all data and entry fields are
clearly labeled corresponds to the following form and report guideline
balance the layout.
design an easy navigation system.
use meaningful titles.
include meaningful information.
None of the above
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 7) Each of the following is a guideline for displaying
text except
use abbreviations and acronyms instead of full
text.
do not hyphenate words between lines.
left-justify text and leave a ragged right
margin.
display text in mixed upper and lowercase, and
use conventional punctuation.
use double spacing if space permits.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 7) “Please wait while I open the file” is an
example of
status information.
a remark.
a warning message.
a prompting cue.
a class or composition validation test.
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 7) If you would like the user to be able to trace back
to where they once started, it would be necessary to utilize
cookie crumbs.
site markers.
network page markers.
object-oriented
language design.
Hansel and Grettel design.
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 5) A named two-dimensional table of data is a(n)
network.
tree structure.
relation.
tuple.
object.
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 5) The process of converting complex data structures
into simple, stable data structures is referred to as
normalization.
simplification.
structuring.
process modeling.
relational conversion.
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 5) All of the following are types of file organizations
except
indexed.
sequential.
hashed.
logical.
None of the above
DeVry MGMT340 Week 6 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question :(TCO 9) This plan lays out a strategy for moving from the old system to the new.Systems service requestInstallation planTraining planTesting planConversion guideQuestion 2. Question :(TCO 9) The process of bringing together all of the modules that comprise a program for testing purposes is referred to asunity testing.integration testing.system testing.implementation.stub testing.Question 3. Question :(TCO 9) User testing of a completed information system using simulated data refers toacceptance testing.alpha testing.beta testing.system testing.stub testing.Question 4. Question :(TCO 9) System documentation that is part of the program source code or is generated at compile time best definessystem documentation.user documentation.internal documentation.external documentation.embedded documentation.Question 5. Question :(TCO 9) All of the following are types of user documentation exceptrelease description.reference guide.acceptance sign-off.entity-relationship diagrams.user’s guide.Question 6. Question :(TCO 9) System documentation that includes the outcome of such structured diagramming techniques as data-flow and entity-relationship diagrams best definesembedded documentation.user documentation.internal documentation.external documentation.application documentation.Question 7. Question :(TCO 9) Changes made to a system to fix or enhance its functionality best definesmaintenance.support.repair.installation.coding.Question 8. Question :(TCO 9) Evolving the system to add new features or improve performance best describescorrective maintenance.adaptive maintenance.preventive maintenance.perfective maintenance.evolutionary maintenance.Question 9. Question :(TCO 9) The ease with which software can be understood, corrected, adapted, and enhanced best describesmaintenance.maintainability.adaptability.comfort level.installation.Question 10. Question :(TCO 9) The bringing together of all the programs that comprise a system for testing describesunity testing.integration testing.system testing.implementation.a project walkthrough.DeVry MGMT340 Week 7 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question
:
(TCO 8) Benefits of the object-oriented modeling approach
include
the ability to tackle more challenging problem
domains.
improved communication among users, analysts,
designers, and programmers.
reusability of analysis, design, and
programming results.
increased consistency among the models
developed during object-oriented analysis, design, and programming.
All of the above
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 8) Generally speaking, a use-case model is developed
during the
analysis phase.
logical design phase.
implementation phase.
selection phase.
production phase.
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 8) On a use-case diagram, the type of relationship that
arises when one use case references another use case is called a(n)
extends relationship.
working relationship.
include relationship.
definitive relationship.
recursive relationship.
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 8) A set of objects that share a common structure and a
common behavior best defines
entity.
object class.
object collection.
multiplicity.
encapsulation.
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 8) A type of message in which the caller has to wait for
the receiving object to finish executing the called operation before it can
resume execution itself is a(n)
synchronous message.
simple message.
asynchronous message.
half-duplex message.
packet.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following is a true statement?
The developer-as-artist systems development
era was marked by a lack of documentation and development tools and by a high
degree of dependence on the developer for the continued ongoing operation of
the system he or she had created.
During the developer-as-engineer systems
development era, principles from engineering were applied to development.
The agile methodologies era favors close
cooperation between developers and clients.
All of the above
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 8) Principles identified in the agile manifesto include
having as its highest priority customer
satisfaction through the early and continuous delivery of valuable software.
welcoming changing requirements, even late in
development.
the frequent delivery of working software,
from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter
timescale.
All of the above
None of the above
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following would the agile software
development anarchists place more value on?
Individuals and interactions
Contract negotiations
Following a plan
Comprehensive documentation
Team member roles
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following is a critical factor for
distinguishing agile and traditional approaches to systems development?
Size
Criticality
Dynamism
Personnel
All of the above
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following is an eXtreme Programming
advantage?
More communication among developers
Higher levels of productivity
Higher-quality code
Reinforcement of the other practices in
eXtreme Programming
DeVry MGMT340 Week 1 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question :(TCO 1) Software designed to support the payroll function would best be classified asapplication software.system software.design software.analysis software.a decision support system.Question 2. Question :(TCO 1) The process of breaking the description of a system down into its smaller components best definescoupling.cohesion.decomposition.modularity.scaling.Question 3. Question :(TCO 1) Technical skillshelp you work with end users as well as other analysts and programmers.help you understand the potential and the limitations of information technology.help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change.enable you to understand the organization and its functions to identify opportunities and problems and to analyze and solve problems.promote an understanding of the different types of information systems.Question 4. Question :(TCO 1) A centralized database that contains all diagrams, forms, and report definitions, data structure, data definitions, process flows and logic, and definitions of other organizational and system components best describesinformation safe.code generator.repository.data generator.project database.Question 5. Question :(TCO 3) In which SDLC phase will the analyst study the organization’s current procedures and the information systems used to perform tasks?Systems planning and selectionSystems observationSystems analysisSystems designSystems implementation and operationQuestion 6. Question :(TCO 3) In which SDLC phase is the information system coded, tested, and installed in the organization?Systems planning and selectionSystems replacementSystems analysisSystems designSystems implementation and operationQuestion 7. Question :(TCO 3) Current approaches to systems development that focus on adaptive methodologies, people instead of roles, and an overall self-adaptive development process best definesparticipatory design (PD).rapid application development.joint application design.CASE.agile methodologies.Question 8. Question :(TCO 3) Open-source software is developed byin-house developers.employees of a particular company.communities of interested people.consultants.application service providers.Question 9. Question :(TCO 3) An organization should acquire software from in-house developers whenthe supported task is generic.complete systems that cross functional boundaries are needed.the task requires custom support and the system cannot be built internally.the resources and staff are available and the system must be built from scratch.None of the aboveQuestion 10. Question :(TCO 3) Reusing software canincrease the cost of software development.decrease development time.increase development time.increase schedule overruns.decrease programmer productivity.
DeVry MGMT340 Week 2 Quiz Latest 2016 December1. Question
:
(TCO 2) Which of the following project management activities
is associated with project initiation?
Estimating resources and creating a detailed
resource plan
Describing project scope, alternatives, and
feasibility
Establishing a relationship with the customer
Identifying and assessing risks
Closing down the project
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 2) Developing an understanding of the content and
complexity of the project is the purpose of
developing a project charter activity of the
project planning phase.
setting a Baseline Project Plan activity of
the project planning phase.
determining project standards and procedures
activity of the project planning phase.
describing the project scope, alternatives,
and feasibility activity of the project planning phase.
closing down the project activity of the
project planning phase.
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 2) During which of the following project planning
activities do you use the information regarding tasks and resource availability
to assign time estimates to each activity in the work breakdown structure?
Dividing the project into manageable tasks
Describing project scope, alternatives, and
feasibility
Setting a baseline project plan
Developing a preliminary schedule
Developing a project scope statement
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 2) Which of the following occurs during project
execution?
Monitoring project progress against the
baseline project plan
Conducting post project reviews
Establishing the project initiation plan
Establishing the project workbook
Establishing the communication plan
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 2) Determining the strengths and weaknesses of project
deliverables, the processes used to create them, and the project management
process is done during
conducting postproject reviews.
closing down the project.
establishing the communication plan.
communicating the project status.
closing the customer contract.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 2) A scheduling technique where the order and duration
of the sequence of activities directly affect the completion date of a project
refers to
sequencing strategy.
Gantt scheduling.
critical path scheduling.
activity scheduling.
task management.
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 2) Automated tools available to help you manage a
development project are referred to as
diagram generators.
project management software.
systems development software.
desktop publishing software.
utility software.
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 2) Which of the following is one of the three primary
activities associated with identifying and selecting IS development projects?
Preliminary investigation of the system
problem or opportunity
Identification of potential development
projects
Requirements determination
Generate alternative initial designs
Requirements structuring
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 2) The ratio of the net cash receipts of the project
divided by the cash outlays of the project, enabling trade-off analysis to be
made between competing projects, is often referred to as
return on investment (ROI).
break-even analysis (BEA).
net present value (NPV).
future value (FV).
currency rate analysis (CRA).
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 2) Tangible benefits would include
improved organizational planning.
ability to investigate more alternatives.
improved asset control.
lower transaction costs.
first to market.DeVry MGMT340 Week 3 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question
: (TCO 3) The impertinence
characteristic of a good systems analyst is represented by which of the
following statements?
You must challenge yourself to look at the
organization in new ways.
You should question everything.
Assume anything is possible, and eliminate
the infeasible.
Your role is to find the best solution to a
business problem.
Every fact must fit with every other fact.
Question 2. Question
: (TCO 3) Which of the following
is a traditional method of collecting systems requirements?
Business process reengineering
Observations
Joint application design
Rapid application development
Prototyping
Question 3. Question
: (TCO 3) Which of the following
can be considered an advantage of open-ended questions?
The interviewer can explore unexpected lines
of inquiry.
Open-ended questions often put the
interviewee at ease.
The interviewee has a sense of involvement
and control in the interview.
Interviewees can respond in their own words
using their own structure.
All of the above
Question 4. Question
: (TCO 3) Good interview
guidelines consist of
phrasing the question to illicit the correct
response.
typing your notes within two weeks of the
interview.
establishing expectation levels about the new
system.
seeking a variety of perspectives from the
interviews.
using as much time as you need.
Question 5. Question
: (TCO 3) Which of the following
is a modern method for collecting system requirements?
Interviewing
Questionnaires
Observations
Joint application design
Document analysis
Question 6. Question
: (TCO 4) Graphically
representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute data
between a system and its environment and among components within a system refers
to
data modeling.
structure modeling.
process modeling.
transition modeling.
logic modeling.
Question 7. Question
: (TCO 4) The diagram that shows
the scope of the system, indicating what elements are inside and outside the
system, is called a
context diagram.
level-2 diagram.
referencing diagram.
representative diagram.
decomposition diagram.
Question 8. Question
: (TCO 4) A file folder
containing orders would be represented on a data-flow diagram as a
process.
source.
data flow.
data store.
relationship.
Question 9. Question
: (TCO 4) The origin and
destination of data, sometimes referred to as external entities, defines
source.
data store.
data flow.
process.
predecessor.
Question 10. Question
: (TCO 4) A square on a
data-flow diagram represents a
data flow.
data store.
process.
predecessor.
source.
DeVry MGMT340 Week 4 Quiz Latest 2016 December1. Question
:
(TCO 5) Some systems developers believe that a data model is
the most important part of the statement of information system requirements
because
the characteristics of data captured during
data modeling are crucial in the design of databases, programs, computer
screens, and printed reports.
data rather than processes are the most
complex aspects of many modern information systems and thus require a central
role in structuring system requirements.
the characteristics about data are reasonably
permanent.
structural information about data is essential
to generate programs automatically.
All of the above
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 5) A detailed, logical, and graphical representation of
the entities, associations, and data elements for an organization or business
area best describes a(n)
logic model.
data-flow diagram.
entity-relationship diagram or E-R diagram.
structure chart.
data tree.
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 5) A collection of entities that share common
properties or characteristics best defines
entity type.
entity instance.
entity occurrence.
entity collection.
data set.
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 5) An attribute (or combination of attributes) that
uniquely identifies each instance of an entity type defines
data element occurrence.
trigger.
candidate key.
associative entity.
data marker.
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 5) A relationship between the instances of one entity
type is a(n)
unary relationship.
binary relationship.
ternary relationship.
singular occurrence.
partnership occurrence.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 5) A ternary relationship occurs when a simultaneous
relationship exists among instances of
the same entity.
two entity types.
three entity types.
four entity types.
nine entity types.
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 5) The minimum number of instances of entity B that may
be associated with each instance of entity A defines the
degree of the relationship.
minimum cardinality of the relationship.
maximum cardinality of the relationship.
domain of the relationship.
join level.
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 6) Dividing requirements into different sets of
capabilities, ranging from the bare minimum that users would accept to the most
elaborate and advanced system the company could afford to develop occurs during
the
requirements structuring step of the analysis
phase.
alternative generation and selection step of
the analysis phase.
testing step of the implementation and
operation phase.
project initiation and planning step of the
planning and selection phase.
designing the human interface step of the
design phase.
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 6) Enumerating different potential implementation
environments that could be used to deliver the different sets of capabilities
occurs during the
requirements structuring step of the analysis
phase.
alternative generation and selection step of
the analysis phase.
testing step of the implementation and
operation phase.
project initiation and planning step of the
planning and selection phase.
designing the human interface step of the
design phase.
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 6) Constraints on systems development may include such
factors as
available financial and human resources.
elements of the current system that cannot
change.
legal and contractual restrictions.
a date when the current system is needed.
DeVry MGMT340 Week 5 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question
:
(TCO 7) Which of the following is an example of a form?
Student Answer: Invoice
Pie chart
Mailing labels
CORRECT An electronic spreadsheet
Weekly sales summaries by region and
salesperson
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 8
Points Received: 3 of 3
Comments:
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 7) Which of the following best describes a business
document that contains only predefined data?
Student Answer: Electronic spreadsheet
Turn-around document
Form
CORRECT Report
Coupon
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 8
Points Received: 3 of 3
Comments:
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 7) Designing usable forms and reports requires
prototyping.
data modeling.
active interaction with end users.
process modeling.
using structured analysis.
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 7) Making sure that all data and entry fields are
clearly labeled corresponds to the following form and report guideline
balance the layout.
design an easy navigation system.
use meaningful titles.
include meaningful information.
None of the above
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 7) Each of the following is a guideline for displaying
text except
use abbreviations and acronyms instead of full
text.
do not hyphenate words between lines.
left-justify text and leave a ragged right
margin.
display text in mixed upper and lowercase, and
use conventional punctuation.
use double spacing if space permits.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 7) “Please wait while I open the file” is an
example of
status information.
a remark.
a warning message.
a prompting cue.
a class or composition validation test.
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 7) If you would like the user to be able to trace back
to where they once started, it would be necessary to utilize
cookie crumbs.
site markers.
network page markers.
object-oriented
language design.
Hansel and Grettel design.
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 5) A named two-dimensional table of data is a(n)
network.
tree structure.
relation.
tuple.
object.
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 5) The process of converting complex data structures
into simple, stable data structures is referred to as
normalization.
simplification.
structuring.
process modeling.
relational conversion.
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 5) All of the following are types of file organizations
except
indexed.
sequential.
hashed.
logical.
None of the above
DeVry MGMT340 Week 6 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question :(TCO 9) This plan lays out a strategy for moving from the old system to the new.Systems service requestInstallation planTraining planTesting planConversion guideQuestion 2. Question :(TCO 9) The process of bringing together all of the modules that comprise a program for testing purposes is referred to asunity testing.integration testing.system testing.implementation.stub testing.Question 3. Question :(TCO 9) User testing of a completed information system using simulated data refers toacceptance testing.alpha testing.beta testing.system testing.stub testing.Question 4. Question :(TCO 9) System documentation that is part of the program source code or is generated at compile time best definessystem documentation.user documentation.internal documentation.external documentation.embedded documentation.Question 5. Question :(TCO 9) All of the following are types of user documentation exceptrelease description.reference guide.acceptance sign-off.entity-relationship diagrams.user’s guide.Question 6. Question :(TCO 9) System documentation that includes the outcome of such structured diagramming techniques as data-flow and entity-relationship diagrams best definesembedded documentation.user documentation.internal documentation.external documentation.application documentation.Question 7. Question :(TCO 9) Changes made to a system to fix or enhance its functionality best definesmaintenance.support.repair.installation.coding.Question 8. Question :(TCO 9) Evolving the system to add new features or improve performance best describescorrective maintenance.adaptive maintenance.preventive maintenance.perfective maintenance.evolutionary maintenance.Question 9. Question :(TCO 9) The ease with which software can be understood, corrected, adapted, and enhanced best describesmaintenance.maintainability.adaptability.comfort level.installation.Question 10. Question :(TCO 9) The bringing together of all the programs that comprise a system for testing describesunity testing.integration testing.system testing.implementation.a project walkthrough.DeVry MGMT340 Week 7 Quiz Latest 2016 DecemberQuestion 1. Question
:
(TCO 8) Benefits of the object-oriented modeling approach
include
the ability to tackle more challenging problem
domains.
improved communication among users, analysts,
designers, and programmers.
reusability of analysis, design, and
programming results.
increased consistency among the models
developed during object-oriented analysis, design, and programming.
All of the above
Question 2. Question
:
(TCO 8) Generally speaking, a use-case model is developed
during the
analysis phase.
logical design phase.
implementation phase.
selection phase.
production phase.
Question 3. Question
:
(TCO 8) On a use-case diagram, the type of relationship that
arises when one use case references another use case is called a(n)
extends relationship.
working relationship.
include relationship.
definitive relationship.
recursive relationship.
Question 4. Question
:
(TCO 8) A set of objects that share a common structure and a
common behavior best defines
entity.
object class.
object collection.
multiplicity.
encapsulation.
Question 5. Question
:
(TCO 8) A type of message in which the caller has to wait for
the receiving object to finish executing the called operation before it can
resume execution itself is a(n)
synchronous message.
simple message.
asynchronous message.
half-duplex message.
packet.
Question 6. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following is a true statement?
The developer-as-artist systems development
era was marked by a lack of documentation and development tools and by a high
degree of dependence on the developer for the continued ongoing operation of
the system he or she had created.
During the developer-as-engineer systems
development era, principles from engineering were applied to development.
The agile methodologies era favors close
cooperation between developers and clients.
All of the above
Question 7. Question
:
(TCO 8) Principles identified in the agile manifesto include
having as its highest priority customer
satisfaction through the early and continuous delivery of valuable software.
welcoming changing requirements, even late in
development.
the frequent delivery of working software,
from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter
timescale.
All of the above
None of the above
Question 8. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following would the agile software
development anarchists place more value on?
Individuals and interactions
Contract negotiations
Following a plan
Comprehensive documentation
Team member roles
Question 9. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following is a critical factor for
distinguishing agile and traditional approaches to systems development?
Size
Criticality
Dynamism
Personnel
All of the above
Question 10. Question
:
(TCO 8) Which of the following is an eXtreme Programming
advantage?
More communication among developers
Higher levels of productivity
Higher-quality code
Reinforcement of the other practices in
eXtreme Programming