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Outsourcing eliminates all risks from the project. Role-playing an instance of a class is a good way to develop CRC cards. Answer: True An advantage of outsourcing the application development process is that the organization may acquire technical skills and […]

Performance testing (examining the ability of the system to perform under high loads) is an example of integration testing The function that provides the processing logic required by the human computer interaction layer is called presentation logic. Answer: True It […]

Inheritance is supported in use cases through the generalization relationship. The standard approach to select who should complete a questionnaire during information gathering is to sample only those departments that do not have direct contact with the As-Is system. Answer: […]

The feasibility analysis helps the approval committee determine whether or not to proceed with a project. Textual analysis is the review of corporate documents to identify potential objects, attributes, operations, and relationships. Answer: False Timeboxing is a popular technique which […]

Most user interface designers follow the minimal user effort principle by permitting users to go from the main menu of the system to the information or action need in no more than five mouse clicks or five keystrokes. System documentation […]

A company adopting an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application, has adopted the strategy of outsourcing. An include relationship is modeled in a use case diagram by an arrow with the word <<include>> above it. Answer: True An analyst with business […]

Adding messages is the last step in building a communication diagram? Actors and objects are placed on a sequence diagram in no particular order. Answer: True Institutionalization refers to establishing formal post implementation deliverables for all projects. Answer: False In […]

Normalization is a process that applies a series of rules to a logical data model to determine how well the model is formed. A file that stores static values used for reference and validation is a look-up file. Answer: True […]

Custom development allows developers to be flexible and creative in the way they solve business problems. Change management is the process of helping people to adopt and adapt to the to-be system and its accompanying work processes without undue stress. […]

Use cases are the primary drivers for all of the UML diagramming techniques. Content awareness is the user interface design principle that requires that the screen design make it clear to the user what content is being displayed. Answer: True […]

JAD is the appropriate technique for gathering information about the As-Is and To-Be systems: it that identifies improvements, and has a high amount of user involvement. It is not necessary to assign dollar values to intangible costs and benefits; it […]

It is difficult to find professionals with the necessary skill set for RDBMS. Economic feasibility focuses on whether the system can be built by examining the risks associated with the users’ and analysts’ familiarity with the application, familiarity with the […]

Gamification deals with applying gaming mechanics to non-gaming situations. The purpose of the design phase is to create a blueprint for the new system. Answer: True Throwaway prototyping balances the benefits of well-thought-out analysis and design phases with the advantages […]

A message with the information [aStudent exists] will be sent only when this condition is true. The goal of the output mechanism is to simply and easily capture accurate information for the system, typically by using on-line or batch processing, […]

When the business need is unique and the process is critical to the business, the most appropriate development strategy is packaged software. The project manager is the person who wants the change that a new system brings in an organization. […]

It is likely easier today to find expertise in OODBMS than in RDBMS. Matching people’s skills with the needs of the project, motivating employees, and minimizing personnel conflict are all part of the staffing process. Answer: True Project initiation begins […]

To complete a 20 person-month project in 10 months, a team should have 4 full-time staff members assigned to the project. Packaged diagrams cannot be verified or validated since they are too general. Answer: False In the UML, the Deployment […]

A method that combines two functions that use the same attributes to execute exhibits Communicational cohesion. Time required to develop and test user documentation should be built into the project plan. Answer: True Open-ended questions gather rich information because they […]

With phased conversion, one or more locations or units/work groups within a location is selected to be converted first as part of a pilot test, and if the system passes the pilot test, then the system is installed at the […]

The use of screen and frame titles, well-defined areas on reports and forms, and good field labels apply to the interface design principle of content awareness. Part of the process of creating CRC cards is role-playing them, where individuals perform […]