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.
An analyst with business skills that understands the business issues surrounding a
system is commonly called a project manager.
Maintainability and access control requirements are better met by the server-based
architectures than the client-server architectures.
Abstract classes can produce instances.
System interface testing is performed at the system testing state .
A(n) object diagram may be created to make a class diagram easier to read by grouping
classes together.
An analyst that focuses on the IS issues in a system, and who represents the interests of
the IS department is called a systems analyst.
Polymorphism is the mechanism that combines the processes and data into a single
object.
Information in a file’s records that specifies the location of related records is called a
marker.
During organizational feasibility analysis the system users are the stakeholders that are
responsible for providing enough budget and promoting the project.
Optimization is a process whereby a series of rules are applied to a logical data model
to determine how well-formed it is; these rules help analysts identify entities that are
not represented correctly.
A use case that begins at the end of the month has a temporal trigger.
Fan-out refers to the number of attributes passed by one object to another.
A Join Node in an activity diagram is used to split behavior into a set of parallel or
concurrent flows of activities (or actions).
There are three important factors to consider in selecting a conversion strategy: risk,
cost, and performance.
A package diagram is a class diagram that shows only packages and classes.
People play games again and again because playing games is fun.
The work plan records and keeps track of all of the tasks that need to be accomplished
over the life of the project, listing each task, along with important information about it,
such as when it needs to be completed, the person assigned to do the work, and any
deliverables that will result.
A final state in a behavioral state diagram is shown using a small filled circle.
The type of documentation designed to describe how to perform business tasks is
known as procedures manuals.
A high return on investment (ROI) results when benefits far outweigh the cost of a new
project or information system.
Tracy has decided to ask the users and managers to identify problems with the current
system and to recommend how to solve these problems in the future system. They have
recommended small incremental changes. Tracy is identifying improvement
opportunities through problem analysis.
An object-relational database is used primarily to support multimedia applications.
The operations group takes care of system maintenance.
A file contains an electronic list of information that is formatted for a particular
transaction, and the information is changed and manipulated by programs that are
written for those purposes.
Server-based computing requires a high degree of coordination among many
components, and the chances of security holes or control problems are much greater
than with client-server computing.
Use scenarios are developed and used during the evaluation of the interface as a check
on what could go wrong.
Training should focus on everything the new system can do.
A Case statement in Structured English has several mutually exclusive branches.
The signature of a method is completely specified by the name of the method and the
parameters that must be passed to the method.
Economic feasibility includes an assessment of financial impact in four categories: (1)
development costs, (2) operational costs, (3) tangible benefits, and (4) intangible costs
and benefits.
The three major steps to the conversion plan before commencement of operations are to
install hardware, install software, and convert data; usually these steps must be done
sequentially at any one location.
Essentially, all OCL expressions are simply a declarative statement that evaluates to
either being true or false.
The interview schedule lists all the people who will be interviewed, when, and for what
purpose.
Time and arrangements types of outsourcing contracts would be preferred when the
client and the outsourcer have difficulty specifying the work required to complete the
project.
The applicability of NOSQL data stores is limited and they are NOT applicable to
traditional business transaction processing systems.
If you use state-of-the-art technology, you can significantly decrease the project’s time
and cost estimates because the newer technologies are much faster and more efficient
than older ones.
The decision on which design strategy to use depends on _____.
a. how unique the business need is
b. the expertise of the project manager
c. the urgency of the project
d. the amount of in-house experience
e. all of these
Which of the following factors would tend to increase the technical risk of a project?
a. familiarity with the technology
b. large project size
c. creating an application that is familiar to the users and analysts
d. small project size
e. the number of other applications under development in the firm
In order to get an object to perform a method, a(n) _____ is sent to the object.
a. state
b. object
c. attribute
d. message
e. instance
When a global data area exists outside individual objects, the resulting system has
_____ interaction coupling.
a. stamp
b. data
c. content or pathological
d. common or global
e. control
The size of a database is determined by the _____.
a. amount of raw data in the tables
b. amount of raw data in the tables and overhead requirements for the DBMS
c. number of instances in the tables
d. overhead requirements for the DBMS
overhead requirements for the DBMS and number of instances in the tables
A(n) _____ check is a type of input validation that determines if several fields have
been entered before the form can be processed.
a. check digit
b. completeness
c. consistency
d. format
e. range
Assume a systems development project effort calculation determines that the system
will require 240 function points. If the developers choose to implement this system in
the C programming language, approximately 31,200 lines of code will have to be
written. If the developers choose Visual Basic to implement the system, the number of
lines of code will be _____.
a. about the same
b. can’t tell without more information
c. exactly the same
d. much greater
e. much less
The order of messages on a sequence diagram goes from ____ to _____.
a. right to left
b. bottom to top
c. left to right
d. top to bottom
e. left to right, top to bottom
Which of the following would most likely notbe an example of an attribute?
a. employee name
b. customer address
c. stock number
d. ISBN number
e. cancel appointment
An _____ of an analysis class represents a piece of information that is relevant to the
description of the class.
a. instance
b. object
c. attribute
d. operation
e. relationship
The _____ relationship in use cases allows use cases to support the concept of
inheritance.
a. association
b. extend
c. include
d. generalization
e. none of these
When considering ISO9000 compliance, quality dimensions are further decomposed
into __________ and _________.
a. required and non-required
b. essential and non-essential
c. functional and non-functional
d. internal and external
e. reliable and non-reliable
When an object sends a message to itself in a sequence diagram, that is referred to as
_____.
a. recursive-messaging
b. self-messaging
c. self-delegation
d. recursive-delegation
e. none of these
To improve the access speed of a database, similar records in a table are stored together
in primary key order. This optimizing access speed process is called _____.
a. denormalization
b. indexing
c. interfile clustering
d. intrafile clustering
e. volumetrics
The audience for pseudocode is the _____.
a. analyst
b. programmer
c. manager
d. user
e. customer
A(n) _____ is a navigation control for on-line documentation that provides access into
topics using important keyword.
a. agent search
b. index
c. table of contents
d. text search
e. web-like links
If the data model does not have any repeating fields it is in _____.
a. base normal form
b. first normal form
c. non-normal form
d. second normal form
e. third normal form
_____ are information that is sent to objects to tell it to execute one of its behaviors.
a. attributes
b. operations
c. messages
d. instances
e. use-cases
If there are many users to train, many organizations turn to _____.
a. online support (OLS)
b. frequently asked questions (FAQ)
c. on-demand training (ODT)
d. classroom training
e. computer-based training (CBT)
_________ is primarily designed for supporting the decision making systems.
a. Rational DBMS
b. Object Relational DBMS
c. Object-Oriented DBMS
d. Microsoft SQL Server
e. NoSQL
Diane needs to create a work plan for an upcoming systems project. She must first
_____.
a. estimate the hours and request deliverables
b. identify the tasks and estimate the time needed to complete them
c. initiate the project and create the project management assessment
d. make tradeoffs and set conservative numbers
e. timebox the completion date
A(n) ___________ actor is a separate system that interacts with the current system
using standard communication protocols, such as TCP/IP, FTP, or HTTP, or an external
database that can be accessed using standard SQL.
a. incremental
b. simple
c. open
d. average
e. complex
The two types of interaction diagrams are ______________ diagrams.
a. use-case and sequence
b. class and sequence
c. sequence and communication
d. object and communication
e. statechart and object
The application function that allows data to be stored and retrieved is called _____.
a. application logic
b. data access logic
c. data storage
d. presentation logic
e. network logic
Which one of the following type of operational requirements attempts to anticipate the
future requirements?
a. Technical environment requirements
b. System integration requirements
c. Portability requirements
d. Maintainability requirements
e. Capacity requirements
From a quality perspective, ___________ quality is related to the degree that the
software meets the functional requirements.
a. functional
b. non-functional
c. standard
d. security
e. reliability
_____ has emerged as the standard for the design of object-oriented systems.
a. Java
b. C++
c. VisualBasic
d. UML
e. Microsoft .NET
_______ is an example of functional requirements.
a. The system should work with any web browser
b. The system should load any web page within 3 seconds
c. Customers should be able to see their orders after authentication
d. The system should comply with the company’s policy of buying all PCs and servers
from Dell
e. The system should be able to search all available inventory in order to determine
whether a product can be made by a given date
When information systems projects fail, the primary reason has traditionally been
_____
a. improperly trained programmers
b. inadequate planning
c. poor analysis, design, installation, or project management
d. poor programming
e. shortened testing periods
A(n) ____________ is a measure of program size based on the number and complexity
of inputs, outputs, queries, files, and program interfaces.
a. function point
b. line of code
c. project plan
d. standard module
e. workplan
The ___________ requirements are associated with the efficiency, maintainability,
portability, reliability, reusability, testability, and usability quality dimensions..
a. functional
b. non-functional
c. standard
d. correctness
e. performance
_____ is the development of all parts of the new system including the software,
documentation, and new operating procedures.
a. Construction
b. Design
c. Documentation
d. Management
e. Testing
In an n-tiered architecture, the _____ is spread across two or more different sets of
servers.
a. presentation logic
b. application logic
c. data access logic
d. data storage
e. any of the above can be spread across two or more sets of servers
When drawing a sequence diagram, the analyst uses lifelines and a symbol to represent
the execution occurrence. It is also possible for an object to be destroyed at some point
in time. Explain these three concepts ” what is a lifeline, what does the execution
occurrence mean, and how it is possible that an object can be destroyed in a use case.
Show the diagramming symbols used to represent each of these concepts.
Explain the concept of polymorphism.
Why is it important for systems developers to consider the area of organizational
politics when creating a new system?
The critical path in a network diagram is the shortest path from the project inception to
completion.
Describe the fundamental types of computing architectures. Identify the four general
functions of an application system and apply each to the corresponding computing
architecture.
Describe how views and packages help simplify class diagrams.
Using an example to explain the Inheritance Abuses.
Identify and define the three important factors to consider in the selection of a
conversion strategy?
Briefly summarize the purpose of the analysis phase in SDLC. Explain why it exists
and what it contributes to the completion of the system.
How to perform a verifying and validating walkthrough of a package diagram?
Briefly summarize the purpose of the planning phase in SDLC. Explain why it exists
and what it contributes to the completion of the system.
Explain PERT analysis.
Describe the outsourcing design strategy. Discuss its advantages and disadvantages.
Some experts argue that change management is more important than any other part of
system development. Do you agree or not? Explain.
List and briefly describe the four major steps in writing effective use-case descriptions
and use-case diagrams.
Explain the object persistence format type known as Object Oriented Databases.
Briefly describe the phases of the Unified Process.
Explain the role and interests of the project champion, organizational management, and
end users regarding a new system project. How will each impact the organizational
feasibility of the project?