UTA INSY 2303 EXAMS COMPLETE COURSE
REVIEW GUIDE
◉ Colocation Center.
Answer: Centers that dedicate information systems which several
corporations lease space and equipment
◉ Data Center.
Answer: a specialized facility designed to hold and protect computer
systems and data
◉ Application Development Tool.
Answer: Software that assists in the creation of new software
◉ ERP.
Answer: Enterprise Resource Planning; it is a suite of software
modules that integrate major business activities
◉ SDLC/Phases of the SDLC.
Answer: An information system progresses through several phases
as it is developed, used, and retired
,◉ order of phases.
Answer: Analysis > Design > Implementation > Maintenance >
Planning
◉ main purpose.
Answer: System Requirements Report > Application Specifications >
Working System > Project Development Plan
◉ Feature Creep.
Answer: A tendency for product or project requirements to increase
during development beyond those originally foreseen
◉ JAD.
Answer: Joint Application Design, A process used in the life cycle
area of the dynamic systems development method to collect
business requirements while developing new information systems
for a company
◉ BI.
Answer: A technology driven process for analyzing data and
presenting actionable information to help executives, managers and
other corporate end users make informed business decisions
◉ Object-Oriented Methodology.
, Answer: treats an information system as a collection of objects that
interact to accomplish tasks
◉ UML.
Answer: Unified Modeling Language, The current standard for
object-oriented documentation
◉ class diagram.
Answer: provides the name of each object, a list of each object's
attributes, a list of methods, and an indication of the associations
between objects
◉ use case diagram.
Answer: documents the users of an information system and the
functions they perform
◉ Sequence Diagram.
Answer: depicts the detailed sequence of interactions that take place
for a use case
◉ System Conversion.
Answer: the process of deactivating an old information system and
activating a new one
REVIEW GUIDE
◉ Colocation Center.
Answer: Centers that dedicate information systems which several
corporations lease space and equipment
◉ Data Center.
Answer: a specialized facility designed to hold and protect computer
systems and data
◉ Application Development Tool.
Answer: Software that assists in the creation of new software
◉ ERP.
Answer: Enterprise Resource Planning; it is a suite of software
modules that integrate major business activities
◉ SDLC/Phases of the SDLC.
Answer: An information system progresses through several phases
as it is developed, used, and retired
,◉ order of phases.
Answer: Analysis > Design > Implementation > Maintenance >
Planning
◉ main purpose.
Answer: System Requirements Report > Application Specifications >
Working System > Project Development Plan
◉ Feature Creep.
Answer: A tendency for product or project requirements to increase
during development beyond those originally foreseen
◉ JAD.
Answer: Joint Application Design, A process used in the life cycle
area of the dynamic systems development method to collect
business requirements while developing new information systems
for a company
◉ BI.
Answer: A technology driven process for analyzing data and
presenting actionable information to help executives, managers and
other corporate end users make informed business decisions
◉ Object-Oriented Methodology.
, Answer: treats an information system as a collection of objects that
interact to accomplish tasks
◉ UML.
Answer: Unified Modeling Language, The current standard for
object-oriented documentation
◉ class diagram.
Answer: provides the name of each object, a list of each object's
attributes, a list of methods, and an indication of the associations
between objects
◉ use case diagram.
Answer: documents the users of an information system and the
functions they perform
◉ Sequence Diagram.
Answer: depicts the detailed sequence of interactions that take place
for a use case
◉ System Conversion.
Answer: the process of deactivating an old information system and
activating a new one
