Modern Systems Analysis and Design, 8e (Valacich/George)
Chapter 1 The Systems Development Environment
1) ________ would be classified as software designed to support the payroll function.
A) System software
B) Design software
C) Analysis software
D) Application software
Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
2) ________ is designed to support organizational functions or processes.
A) Application software
B) Design software
C) Analysis software
D) Testing software
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
,3) What are computer programs that make it easy to use and benefit from techniques and
to faithfully follow the guidelines of the overall development methodology?
A) Tools
B) Techniques
C) Data flow
D) Methodologies
Answer: A
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
4) Who has the primary responsibility for the design and analysis of information
systems?
A) Systems analyst
B) Software engineer
C) Employees
D) Applications developer
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
5) ________ is/are the process(es) that an analyst will follow to help ensure that his work
is complete, well-done, and understood by project team members.
,A) Tools
B) Techniques
C) Data flow
D) Methodologies
Answer: B
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
6) The first procedural, or third-generation, computer programming languages did not
become available until the beginning of the ________.
A) 1950s
B) 1960s
C) 1970s
D) 1980s
Answer: B
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
7) Because computers were so expensive, computer memory was also at a premium, so
system developers conserved as much memory as possible for ________.
A) System design
B) System analysis
, C) Data analysis
D) Data storage
Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
8) ________ are large, complex systems that consist of a series of independent system
modules.
A) Supply chain management systems
B) Enterprise-wide systems
C) Customer relationship management systems
D) Transaction processing systems
Answer: B
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
9) ________ were developed to make systems developers' work easier and more
consistent.
A) Data analysis tools
B) Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools
C) Software designing tools
D) Modeling tools
Chapter 1 The Systems Development Environment
1) ________ would be classified as software designed to support the payroll function.
A) System software
B) Design software
C) Analysis software
D) Application software
Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
2) ________ is designed to support organizational functions or processes.
A) Application software
B) Design software
C) Analysis software
D) Testing software
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
,3) What are computer programs that make it easy to use and benefit from techniques and
to faithfully follow the guidelines of the overall development methodology?
A) Tools
B) Techniques
C) Data flow
D) Methodologies
Answer: A
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
4) Who has the primary responsibility for the design and analysis of information
systems?
A) Systems analyst
B) Software engineer
C) Employees
D) Applications developer
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
5) ________ is/are the process(es) that an analyst will follow to help ensure that his work
is complete, well-done, and understood by project team members.
,A) Tools
B) Techniques
C) Data flow
D) Methodologies
Answer: B
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
6) The first procedural, or third-generation, computer programming languages did not
become available until the beginning of the ________.
A) 1950s
B) 1960s
C) 1970s
D) 1980s
Answer: B
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
7) Because computers were so expensive, computer memory was also at a premium, so
system developers conserved as much memory as possible for ________.
A) System design
B) System analysis
, C) Data analysis
D) Data storage
Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
8) ________ are large, complex systems that consist of a series of independent system
modules.
A) Supply chain management systems
B) Enterprise-wide systems
C) Customer relationship management systems
D) Transaction processing systems
Answer: B
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Information Technology
LO: 1.1 Define information systems and design
Classification: Concept
9) ________ were developed to make systems developers' work easier and more
consistent.
A) Data analysis tools
B) Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools
C) Software designing tools
D) Modeling tools
