Accounting Information Systems, 2e (Kay/Ovlia)
Chapter 13 Accounting System Development
Objective 1
1) Luckily, project management questions are not part of the CPA exam.
2) Project management uses techniques to organize and streamline the project.
3) System development life cycle is the order and timing of when the SDLC phases are
completed.
4) ________ design the system, specifying the components needed for the accounting system.
5) A(n) ________ is an IT professional who designs and writes the software for applications,
such as accounting software.
6) ________ is a series of phases used to create a system: plan, analyze, design, build/buy,
install, and deploy.
7) ________ is the order and timing of when the SDLC phases are completed.
8) Which IT professionals typically create the design for the accounting database?
A) Database developers
B) System analysts
C) Database designers
D) Network specialists
9) Which of the following is NOT one of the main functions of an accounting system?
A) Safeguard the accounting data
B) Store data
C) Analyze and use data
D) Provide financial information to stakeholders
10) What is system development methodology (SDM)?
11) What type of IT professionals are involved in the design and development of the accounting
system?
12) Why do accountants need to know about the processes IT professionals use for system
development?
13) Why do accountants need to be included on the development team for an accounting system?
1) The SDLC provides a common language for communicating with programmers, system
analysts, database administrators, and other IT professionals engaged in accounting system
development.
2) The plan phase of a SDLC involves designing new system models to satisfy user
requirements, either by creating a new model or by modifying existing models.
3) The system design phase is typically the longest phase in SDLC.
4) Cross-life-cycle activities include documentation and presentations.
5) The ________ phase of the SDLC is triggered by problems with the current system, by
opportunities that the current system does not take advantage of, or by governmental regulations
not satisfied by the current system
6) In the ________ phase of the SDLC, user requirements for the new system are collected.
7) The ________ involves operating and maintaining the new system until it no longer satisfies
the organization’s needs.
8) ________ activities are conducted in more than one SDLC phase.
Match the SDLC phase to the appropriate definition.
A) Deliver the new system, including hardware and software.
B) Models for the current system, such as database models and business process models, are
studied to determine modifications required.
C) In this phase, the models are transformed into software programming code, which is then
tested.
D) Identify the problem, need, or opportunity that a new system would address.
E) Based on your system analysis, design new system models.
F) Operate the new system as users enter data, execute processing, and generate reports.
9) Plan
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Objective: Q13.2 What is SDLC?
10) Analyze
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Objective: Q13.2 What is SDLC?
11) Build/Buy
Diff: 2
Objective: Q13.2 What is SDLC?
12) Install
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Objective: Q13.2 What is SDLC?
13) Design
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Objective: Q13.2 What is SDLC?
14) Deploy
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Objective: Q13.2 What is SDLC?
15) In which phase of the SDLC is a need identified that a new system would address?
A) Design
B) Analyze
C) Build
D) Plan
16) Which of the activities are performed in the deploy phase of the SDLC?
A) Budget preparation
B) Patch installation
C) Final fine tuning of the system
D) Creation of business models
17) Which activity is a cross-life-cycle activity?
A) Testing
B) Analysis
C) Documentation
D) Deploy
18) Which of the activities are performed in the design phase of the SDLC?
A) Create new system models based on user requirements
B) Collect user requirements
C) Develop test plans
D) Define the opportunity the new system will address
19) Which phase of the SDLC involves users entering data into the new system?
A) Design
B) Deploy
C) Install
D) Build
20) The project schedule is defined in which phase of the SDLC?
A) Analysis
B) Build
C) Plan
D) Design
21) List and define the phases of the SDLC.
22) What is the system development life cycle (SDLC)?
1) The system development life cycle lists what steps to complete.
2) Many system development methodologies exist, which one is the best fit for the project
depends on the nature of the project and the specific requirements.
3) The waterfall methodology of software development consists of two stages: Baseline and
Customization.
4) In the prototyping methodology of software development, all the user requirements are
gathered and analyzed before the product is built.
5) A ________ determines the specific order and progression of how and when the phases of the
SDLC are performed.
6) The ________ methodology often used to teach system development methodologies.
7) The ________ methodology collects some user requirements to analyze, design, and build a
sample to show the user to obtain feedback.
8) The ________ methodology starts with a baseline system. Then the baseline system is
customized to meet the company’s specific needs.
9) The waterfall methodology
A) Completes a phase before starting the next phase
B) Creates a sample that is provided to the end users for feedback
C) Always starts with a baseline system
D) Another name for spiral methodology
10) The prototyping methodology
A) Completes a phase before starting the next phase
B) Creates a sample that is provided to the end users for feedback
C) Always starts with a baseline system
D) Another name for spiral methodology
11) The ABC methodology
A) Completes a phase before starting the next phase
B) Creates a sample that is provided to the end users for feedback
C) Always starts with a baseline system
D) Is another name for spiral methodology
12) Which of the following is an advantage of the waterfall methodology of software
development over the prototyping methodology?
A) Smaller design time frame
B) Greater user input during the design phase
C) Longer testing time frame
D) All user requirements are defined at the beginning of the project.
13) Which software methodology more closely reflects the methodology used in practice today
for most systems development?
A) Prototyping methodology
B) ABC methodology
C) Spiral methodology
D) Waterfall methodology
14) Which of the following is an advantage of the ABC methodology of software development
over the waterfall methodology?
A) It more closely reflects the methodology used in practice today by most system development.
B) It starts with a baseline system.
C) Greater user input during the design phase
D) Smaller development time frame
15) The waterfall methodology of software development has how many basic steps?
A) 9
B) 12
C) 5
D) 7
16) The prototyping methodology of software development has how many basic steps?
A) 9
B) 8
C) 14
D) 10
17) The baseline stage of the ABC methodology of software development has now many basic
steps?
A) 5
B) 3
C) 6
D) 4
18) The customization stage of the ABC methodology of software development has how many
basic steps?
A) 4
B) 9
C) 7
D) 6
19) What is the software development waterfall methodology?
20) What is the software development prototype methodology?
21) What is the software development ABC methodology?
22) You are a staff accountant at manufacturing firm. IT is creating an new accounting system
and wants to use the ABC methodology. Your boss wants IT to use the Prototyping
methodology. Prepare an email stating why the ABC methodology is an good approach.
23) What are the basic steps in the waterfall methodology?