Systems Development Life Cycle Practice Exam
Course Introduction
This course offers an in-depth exploration of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), the structured methodology used to guide the planning, creation, testing, deployment, and maintenance of information systems. Students will learn about the distinct phases of the SDLC, including requirements analysis, system design, implementation, integration and testing, and operations and maintenance. Emphasis is placed on the importance of each phase, the roles and responsibilities involved, documentation practices, risk management, and quality assurance. Through real-world case studies and applied projects, learners will develop practical skills in applying SDLC principles to create efficient, reliable, and user-focused information systems.
Recommended Textbook 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) Components are most likely interrelated.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) All of the following are constraints EXCEPT:
A) due dates.
B) regulations.
C) limited number of staff available.
D) choice of programming language.
E) speed of system.
Answer: D
Q3) Briefly discuss prototyping.
Answer: When one designs and builds a scaled-down version of a system, this is called prototyping. A prototype can be built with a CASE tool, which automates many of the steps in the systems development life cycle. The prototype is given to the user for feedback and then revised as needed. This is done iteratively. The key advantages to this approach are: involvement of the user in the design of the system and the ability to capture requirements in a concrete format.
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Chapter 2: The Sources of Software
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Q1) Which of the following is a disadvantage of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems?
A) The systems are too simple
B) Lack of in-house expertise
C) Always requires new hardware
D) Become outdated quickly
E) ERP systems are not secure
Answer: B
Q2) One type of cloud computing service that allows companies to order server capacity and storage on demand 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: C
Q3) Purchased software cannot be modified.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Managing the Information Systems Project
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Q1) The phase of the project management process in which activities are performed to assess the size, scope, and complexity of the project and to establish procedures to support later project activities best defines:
A) project initiation.
B) scope development.
C) project planning.
D) project assessment.
E) project design.
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a project planning activity?
A) Setting a baseline project plan
B) Identifying and assessing risk
C) Determining project standards and procedures
D) Establishing management procedures
E) Developing a project charter
Answer: D
Q3) A network diagram depicts project tasks and their interrelationships.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Systems Planning and Selection
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Q1) Which of the following would be classified as an intangible cost?
A) Hardware costs
B) Labor costs
C) Employee morale
D) Operational costs
E) Internet service setup fee
Q2) Project planning focuses on defining clear, discrete tasks and the work needed to complete each task.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Economic feasibility is a process of identifying the financial benefits and costs associated with a development project.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly identify three commonly used economic cost-benefit analysis techniques.
Q5) The development group identifies projects based on the ease with which existing hardware and systems will integrate with the proposed project.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Determining System Requirements
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Q1) Ensuring that every fact fits with every other fact best describes:
A) the impertinence characteristic a systems analyst needs during requirements determination.
B) the impartiality characteristic a systems analyst needs during requirements determination.
C) the relaxing of constraints characteristic a systems analyst needs during requirements determination.
D) the attention to details characteristic a systems analyst needs during requirements determination.
E) the reframing characteristic a systems analyst needs during requirements determination.
Q2) Which of the following is a reason for directly observing end users?
A) The analyst gets a snapshot image of the person or task being observed.
B) Observations are not very time consuming.
C) People often do not have a completely accurate appreciation of what they do or how they do it.
D) Employees will alter their performance if they know that they are being observed.
E) Interviewing is less rich, passive, and often provides ambiguous data.
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Chapter 6: Structuring System Requirements: Process
Modeling
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Q1) A context diagram shows the scope of the organizational system, system boundaries, external entities that interact with the system, and the major information flows between entities and the system.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The calculation of a student's grade is represented on a data-flow diagram as a data flow.
A)True
B)False
Q3) 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
Q4) Assume your local veterinarian records information about each of his patients on patient medical history forms; the collection of medical history forms is represented on a data-flow diagram as a data store.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Structuring System Requirements: Conceptual
Data Modeling
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Q1) A named property or characteristic of an entity that is of interest to the organization defines:
A) attribute.
B) relationship.
C) instance.
D) associative entity.
E) data flow.
Q2) An order number is a good example of a candidate key.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Asking system users and business managers, "What are the subjects of the business?" would help determine:
A) the data entities and their descriptions.
B) the candidate key.
C) attributes and secondary keys.
D) relationships and their cardinality and degrees.
E) integrity rules, minimum and maximum cardinality, and time dimensions of data.
Q4) Briefly discuss generating alternative design strategies.
Q5) Contrast data modeling to process modeling and logic modeling.
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Chapter 8: Designing the Human Interface
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Q1) When designing textual output, you should use single spacing wherever possible.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Making sure that all data and entry fields are clearly labeled corresponds to the following form and report guideline:
A) balance the layout.
B) design an easy navigation system.
C) use meaningful titles.
D) include meaningful information.
E) market the form.
Q3) When preparing an initial prototype of a form or report, the structuring and refinement of the requirements involves much input from the end users.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The values validation test makes sure that values come from a standard set of values.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify four sources of data errors.
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Chapter 9: Designing Databases
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Q1) When using the sequential file organization, the addition of rows requires rewriting the file.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An Agile Methodology is recommended if your project involves unpredictable or dynamic requirements.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An event occurs when a person purchases a car.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Agile approaches work best when the system being developed operates in a stable environment.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The network model is the most common style for a logical database model.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Distinguish object, state, and behavior.
Q7) Discuss the rules for normalization.
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Chapter 10: Systems Implementation and Operation
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Q1) Changing over from the old information system to a new one by turning off the old system as the new one is turned on best describes:
A) phased installation.
B) single location installation.
C) parallel installation.
D) direct installation.
E) rotation installation.
Q2) The extent to which a system is used and the user's satisfaction with the system are the two most common and trusted ways to determine if an implementation has been a success.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The most complete acceptance testing will include:
A) alpha testing, beta testing, and a walkthrough.
B) beta testing, stub testing, and unit testing.
C) desk checking, a system audit, and integration testing.
D) a system audit, system testing, and integration testing.
E) alpha testing, beta testing, and a system audit.
Q4) Identify four types of maintenance.
Q5) Identify several types of user documentation.
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