INSY 2303 EXAM 3 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
critical path Ans✓✓✓the sequence of activities that determine the
earliest date by which the project can be completed
colocation center Ans✓✓✓several corporations lease space and
equipment
data center Ans✓✓✓specialized facility designed to hold and protect
computer systems and data
application development tool Ans✓✓✓a tool that supports rapid
implementation of software applications upon a programming platform
ERP Ans✓✓✓Enterprise Resource Planning, a suite of applications
called modules, a database, and a set of inherent processes for
consolidating business operations into a single, consistent, computing
platform.
SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle) Ans✓✓✓The overall process
for developing information systems from planning and analysis through
implementation and maintenance
SDLC Phases Ans✓✓✓planning, analysis, design, implementation,
maintenance
, Planning Phase of SDLC Ans✓✓✓involves establishing a high-level
plan of the intended project and determining project goals
Analysis Phase of SDLC Ans✓✓✓produce a list of requirements for a
new or revised information system
Design Phase (SDLC) Ans✓✓✓must figure out how the new system
will fulfill the requirements specified in the system requirements report
Implamentation phase Ans✓✓✓the project team supervises the tasks
necessary to construct the new information system
maintenance phase Ans✓✓✓involves the day-to-day operation of the
system, making modifications to improve performance, and correcting
problems
feature creep Ans✓✓✓when you add excessive features to a product that
make it too complicated or difficult to use
JAD Ans✓✓✓Joint Application Development- management process that
allows developers to work directly with users
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
critical path Ans✓✓✓the sequence of activities that determine the
earliest date by which the project can be completed
colocation center Ans✓✓✓several corporations lease space and
equipment
data center Ans✓✓✓specialized facility designed to hold and protect
computer systems and data
application development tool Ans✓✓✓a tool that supports rapid
implementation of software applications upon a programming platform
ERP Ans✓✓✓Enterprise Resource Planning, a suite of applications
called modules, a database, and a set of inherent processes for
consolidating business operations into a single, consistent, computing
platform.
SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle) Ans✓✓✓The overall process
for developing information systems from planning and analysis through
implementation and maintenance
SDLC Phases Ans✓✓✓planning, analysis, design, implementation,
maintenance
, Planning Phase of SDLC Ans✓✓✓involves establishing a high-level
plan of the intended project and determining project goals
Analysis Phase of SDLC Ans✓✓✓produce a list of requirements for a
new or revised information system
Design Phase (SDLC) Ans✓✓✓must figure out how the new system
will fulfill the requirements specified in the system requirements report
Implamentation phase Ans✓✓✓the project team supervises the tasks
necessary to construct the new information system
maintenance phase Ans✓✓✓involves the day-to-day operation of the
system, making modifications to improve performance, and correcting
problems
feature creep Ans✓✓✓when you add excessive features to a product that
make it too complicated or difficult to use
JAD Ans✓✓✓Joint Application Development- management process that
allows developers to work directly with users
