Systems Analysis and Design 8th Edition by Alan Dennis, Barbara Haley Wixom, Roberta M. Roth || TEST BANK

Systems Analysis and Design 8th Edition by Alan
Dennis, Barbara Haley Wixom, Roberta M. Roth || TEST BANK




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,Chapter 1 The Context of Systems Analysis and Design Methods




True/False Questions

1. An Information System Is An Arrangement Of People, Data, Processes, And
Information Technology That Interact To Collect, Process, Store, And Provide As
Output The Information Needed To Support The Organization.

ACCURATE ANS>> True Page: 6 Lod: Easy

2. An Information System Must Have Computer Hardware And Software To Be Valid.

ACCURATE ANS>> False Page: 6 Lod: Medium
Rationale: An Information System Is An Arrangement Of People, Data, Processes,
And Information Technology That Interact To Collect, Process, Store, And Provide
As Output The Information Needed To Support The Organization

3. A Management Information System Can Use Data Provided By A Transaction
Processing System.

ACCURATE ANS>> True Page: 6 Lod: Easy

4. Decision Support Systems Are Tailored To The Unique Information Needs Of Executives.

ACCURATE ANS>> False Page: 7 Lod: Easy

5. Communication And Collaboration Systems Enhance Communication Between
People Both Inside And Outside Of The Organization.

ACCURATE ANS>> True Page: 7 Lod: Easy

6. Upper Management People Typically Are The Direct Users Of Transaction
Processing Systems.

ACCURATE ANS>> False Page: 6-7 Lod: Medium
Rationale: Upper Management People Generally Use Only Dss And Eis.

7. A Stakeholder For An Information System Is A Technical Employee Working
On The Systems Analysis And Design.

ACCURATE ANS>> False Page: 7 Lod: Easy
Rationale: A Stakeholder Can Be Anyone Who Has An Interest In The Information
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, Chapter 1 The Context of Systems Analysis and Design Methods

8. The Stakeholders For Information Systems Can Be Broadly Classified Into Five
Groups: System Owners, System Users, System Designers, System Builders, And
System Analysts/Project Managers.

ACCURATE ANS>> True Page: 7-11 Lod: Easy

9. An Information Worker Is A Person Whose Jobs Include The Creation,
Collection, Processing, Distribution And Use Of Information.

ACCURATE ANS>> True Page: 7 Lod: Easy

10. System Owners Are The Information System's Sponsors And Chief Advocates,
Usually Responsible For Funding The Project To Develop, Operate And Maintain
The Information System.

ACCURATE ANS>> True Page: 7-8 Lod: Easy

11. System Users Are Concerned With The Functionality The System Provides To
Their Jobs And The System's Ease Of Learning And Ease Of Use.

ACCURATE ANS>> True Page: 7 Lod: Easy

12. Internal System Users Are Employees Of The Businesses For Which Most
Information Systems Are Built.

ACCURATE ANS>> True Page: 9 Lod: Easy

13. External System Users Can Include Employees Of The Organization.

ACCURATE ANS>> True Page: 9 Lod: Easy

14. System Designers Are Technology Specialists For Information Systems.

ACCURATE ANS>> True Page: 10 Lod: Easy

15. A System Builder Is A Technical Specialist Who Constructs Information Systems
And Components Based On The Design Specifications Generated By The System
Designers.

ACCURATE ANS>> True Page: 10 Lod: Easy

16. An Applications Programmer Is An Example Of A System Designer.

ACCURATE ANS>> False Page: 10 Lod: Easy

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