Chapter 1: The Object-Oriented Systems Development Environment
True-False Questions
1. CASE is a term that refers to an interrelated set of business procedures, objects, and
components used within a business unit and working together for some purpose.
Answer: False Page Reference: 5 Difficulty: Easy
2. A subsystem that performs many different tasks is considered to be highly cohesive.
Answer: False Page Reference: 8 Difficulty: Moderate
3. The systems design phase of the SDLC is concerned with determining how the system
will perform the desired solution.
Answer: True Page Reference: 10 Difficulty: Moderate
4. Management information systems typically produce reports based on data generated by
transaction processing systems.
Answer: True Page Reference: 12 Difficulty: Moderate
,5. Team members in information systems projects should have homogeneous skills and
backgrounds.
Answer: False Page Reference: 14 Difficulty: Moderate
6. Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server are all database management systems.
Answer: True Page Reference: 16 Difficulty: Easy
7. The primary modeling tool used in structured analysis and design is a data flow
diagram.
Answer: True Page Reference: 17-18 Difficulty:
Moderate
8. Decomposition is primarily associated with the data-oriented analysis methodology.
Answer: False Page Reference: 17-18 Difficulty:
Moderate
9. The SDLC approach is superior to the OOSAD approach for risky large projects with
changing user requirements.
Answer: False Page Reference: 21-22 Difficulty:
Moderate
,10. RUP is a modeling language for object-oriented systems.
Answer: False Page Reference: 22 Difficulty: Moderate
Multiple-Choice Questions
11. The programs that are designed to support organizational functions or processes such
as inventory management, payroll, or market analysis are called:
a. systems analysts.
b. transaction processing systems.
c. systems software.
d. application software.
Answer: d Page Reference: 3 Difficulty: Moderate
12. Another word for subsystem is:
a. system boundary.
b. system component.
c. system feature.
, d. system interface.
Answer: b Page Reference: 6 Difficulty: Easy
13. The points at which a system meets its environment are called system:
a. interfaces.
b. interrelationships.
c. constraints.
d. connection points.
Answer: a Page Reference: 6 Difficulty: Moderate
True-False Questions
1. CASE is a term that refers to an interrelated set of business procedures, objects, and
components used within a business unit and working together for some purpose.
Answer: False Page Reference: 5 Difficulty: Easy
2. A subsystem that performs many different tasks is considered to be highly cohesive.
Answer: False Page Reference: 8 Difficulty: Moderate
3. The systems design phase of the SDLC is concerned with determining how the system
will perform the desired solution.
Answer: True Page Reference: 10 Difficulty: Moderate
4. Management information systems typically produce reports based on data generated by
transaction processing systems.
Answer: True Page Reference: 12 Difficulty: Moderate
,5. Team members in information systems projects should have homogeneous skills and
backgrounds.
Answer: False Page Reference: 14 Difficulty: Moderate
6. Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server are all database management systems.
Answer: True Page Reference: 16 Difficulty: Easy
7. The primary modeling tool used in structured analysis and design is a data flow
diagram.
Answer: True Page Reference: 17-18 Difficulty:
Moderate
8. Decomposition is primarily associated with the data-oriented analysis methodology.
Answer: False Page Reference: 17-18 Difficulty:
Moderate
9. The SDLC approach is superior to the OOSAD approach for risky large projects with
changing user requirements.
Answer: False Page Reference: 21-22 Difficulty:
Moderate
,10. RUP is a modeling language for object-oriented systems.
Answer: False Page Reference: 22 Difficulty: Moderate
Multiple-Choice Questions
11. The programs that are designed to support organizational functions or processes such
as inventory management, payroll, or market analysis are called:
a. systems analysts.
b. transaction processing systems.
c. systems software.
d. application software.
Answer: d Page Reference: 3 Difficulty: Moderate
12. Another word for subsystem is:
a. system boundary.
b. system component.
c. system feature.
, d. system interface.
Answer: b Page Reference: 6 Difficulty: Easy
13. The points at which a system meets its environment are called system:
a. interfaces.
b. interrelationships.
c. constraints.
d. connection points.
Answer: a Page Reference: 6 Difficulty: Moderate
