Test Bank for Systems Analysis and Design, 13th Edition by Scott Tilley – Complete Exam Questions with Rationalized Answers (Chapters 1–13)

TEST BANK

Systems Analysis and Design, 13th Edition

Scott Tilley


Chapters 1-13 (Questions with Rationalized Answers)

,Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design
2. Analyzing the Business Case
3. Managing Systems Projects
Phase 2: Analysis
4. Requirements Engineering
5. Data and Process Modeling
6. Object Modeling
Phase 3: Design
7. User Interface Design
8. Data Design
9. System Architecture
Phase 4: Implementation
10. Development Strategies
11. Managing Systems Implementation
Phase 5: Operations
12. Maintenance and Support
13. Managing Systems Security

,Chapter 01 - Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design
True / False

1. Most firms give their IT budgets a low priority in good economic times.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Most firms give their IT budgets a high priority, in good times or bad.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 3
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.01 - Describe the impact of information technology on society
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: What is Information Technology?
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM

2. A mission-critical system is one that is unimportant to a company’s operations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: A mission-critical system is one that is vital to a company’s operations.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 5
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.02 - Describe the five main components of an information system
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: Information System Components
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/13/2019 9:54 AM

3. In an information system, data is information that has been transformed into input that is valuable to users.
a. True
b. False

, ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Information is data that has been transformed into output that is valuable to users.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 5
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.02 - Describe the five main components of an information system
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: Information System Components
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM

4. Transaction processing (TP) systems are inefficient because they process a set of transaction-related commands
individually rather than as a group.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Transaction processing (TP) systems are efficient because they process a set of transaction-
related commands as a group rather than individually.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 12
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.05 - Identify the seven types of information systems used in business
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: Business Information Systems
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM

5. In a knowledge management system, a knowledge base consists of logical rules that identify data patterns and
relationships.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: A knowledge management system uses inference rules, which are logical rules that identify
data patterns and relationships.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 13
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.05 - Identify the seven types of information systems used in business