Information Systems Development
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Course Introduction
Information Systems Development explores the methodologies, tools, and techniques used to design, implement, and maintain information systems in organizations. The course covers the systems development life cycle, including requirements analysis, system modeling, design strategies, project management, and testing. Students will learn about both traditional and agile development approaches, the importance of teamwork and user involvement, and the ethical and social considerations linked to developing effective and efficient information systems. Practical activities and case studies are employed to enhance problem-solving skills and deepen understanding of how information systems can support business processes and decision-making.
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Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design 6th Edition by Joseph Valacich
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Chapter 1: The Systems Development Environment
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Q1) CASE is an example of a:
A) technique.
B) tool.
C) methodology.
D) data flow.
E) customer.
Answer: A
Q2) Interpersonal skills:
A) help you work with end users, as well as other analysts and programmers.
B) help you understand the potential and the limitations of information technology.
C) help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change.
D) enable you to understand the organization and its functions, to identify opportunities and problems, and to analyze and solve problems.
E) promote an understanding of the different types of information systems.
Answer: A
Q3) The phases of the systems development life cycle are circular in nature.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Sources of Software
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Q1) One type of cloud computing service that allows companies to run applications on servers maintained by a service provider is called:
A) software as a service.
B) leased computing.
C) hardware as a service.
D) storage on demand.
E) middleware as a service.
Answer: A
Q2) Two criteria that are always among the most important when choosing software are:
A) ease of installation and flexibility.
B) response time and vendor support.
C) vendor support and vendor viability.
D) cost and functionality.
E) functionality and documentation.
Answer: C
Q3) Open-source software is best used when cost is an issue.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Managing the Information Systems Project
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Q1) Skills that include defining and sequencing activities, communicating expectations, assigning resources to activities, and monitoring outcomes best represent:
A) customer relations.
B) leadership.
C) team management.
D) management.
E) technical problem solving.
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a task characteristic?
A) A task should have well-accepted predecessor and successor steps.
B) A task should have a single and identifiable deliverable.
C) A task should have a known method or technique.
D) A task should be completed by only one person.
E) A task is measurable so that percent completed can be determined.
Answer: D
Q3) Projects are deemed a success or failure at project closedown.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Systems Planning and Selection
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Q1) Cost reduction and avoidance, error reduction, and increased flexibility are examples of:
A) intangible benefits.
B) qualitative benefits.
C) tangible benefits.
D) legal and contractual benefits.
E) profitable benefits.
Q2) Briefly identify three commonly used economic cost-benefit analysis techniques.
Q3) Referencing a walkthrough, the coordinator reviews the work product in terms of future maintenance activities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A walkthrough is a peer group review of any product created during the systems development process.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Increased flexibility is an example of an intangible benefit.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Define walkthrough and describe the role of each participant.
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Chapter 5: Determining System Requirements
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Q1) The impartiality characteristic of a good systems analyst is represented by which of the following statements?
A) You must challenge yourself to look at the organization in new ways.
B) Your role is to find the best solution to a business problem or opportunity.
C) Assume anything is possible, and eliminate the infeasible.
D) You should question everything.
E) Every fact must fit with every other fact.
Q2) Key business processes are the structured, measured set of activities designed to produce a specific output for a particular customer or market.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following technologies disrupted the business rule of you having to find out where things are?
A) Distributed databases
B) Expert systems
C) Advanced telecommunications networks
D) Automatic identification and tracking technology
E) Interactive communications technologies
Q4) Briefly identify and describe the participants of a JAD session.
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Chapter 6: Structuring System Requirements: Process
Modeling
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Q1) Because a data flow name represents a specific set of data, another data flow that has even one more or one less piece of data must be given a different, unique name.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If your DFD contains data flows that do not lead anywhere, it is not:
A) gap proof.
B) a primitive diagram.
C) complete.
D) consistent.
E) balanced.
Q3) Techniques used for modeling system logic include:
A) flow charts.
B) decision tables.
C) data-flow diagrams.
D) dialogue charts.
E) entity-relationship diagrams.
Q4) What is meant by DFD completeness? What is meant by DFD consistency?
Q5) Briefly discuss how DFDs can be used as analysis tools.
Q6) What is gap analysis? Why is gap analysis useful?
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Chapter 7: Structuring System Requirements: Conceptual Data Modeling
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Q1) Which of the following types of alternatives represent compromise solutions?
A) Low-end alternatives
B) High-end alternatives
C) Midrange alternatives
D) Requirements-dependent alternatives
E) Constraints-dependent alternatives
Q2) The purpose of the conceptual data model is to show as many rules about the meaning and interrelationships among data as possible.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When selecting an identifier, one should choose a candidate key that will not change its value over the life of each instance of the entity type.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In order to determine the integrity rules, minimum and maximum cardinality, and time dimensions of data, an analyst might ask, "Are values for data characteristics limited in any way?"
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Designing the Human Interface
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Q1) Interface and dialogue design focuses on how information is provided to and captured from users.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Using lists to break information into manageable pieces conforms to the SOS guideline of:
A) shortcuts.
B) organize.
C) simplicity.
D) show.
E) sequence.
Q3) Notifying the user of the last page of a multipage sequence is a guideline for designing forms and reports.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Where possible, text should appear in all uppercase on forms.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List eight guidelines for the design of human-computer dialogues.
Q6) Briefly discuss the SOS guidelines.
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Chapter 9: Designing Databases
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Q1) When using the normalized relation notation, the primary key attribute is indicated by a dashed underline.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A foreign key in a relation that references the primary key values of that same relation is referred to as a:
A) secondary key.
B) recursive foreign key.
C) composite key.
D) complex key.
E) concatenated key.
Q3) Distinguish object, state, and behavior.
Q4) An actor always initiates a use case.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify four advantages to using pair programming.
Q6) Inheritance is one of the major advantages of using the object-oriented model.
A)True
B)False
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Q7) Define use-case diagram, class diagram, state diagram, and sequence diagram.
Chapter 10: Systems Implementation and Operation
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Q1) User documentation is now most often delivered in hypertext format.
A)True
B)False
Q2) User testing of a completed information system using real data in the real user environment refers to:
A) acceptance testing.
B) alpha testing.
C) beta testing.
D) system testing.
E) live testing.
Q3) System testing is the process of bringing together all of the modules that a program comprises for testing purposes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Baseline routines are guidelines that list the instructions to construct an executable system from the baseline source code.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify four types of installation.
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