MIS CHAPTER 13 EXAM WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
In which type of systems building are the development stages organized so that tasks in
one stage are completed before the tasks in the next stage begin?
A) Traditional
B) Prototyping
C) RAD
D) JAD
E) Object oriented development - Answer-A) Traditional
You are an IT project manager for an advertising firm. The firm wishes to create an
online tool that will be used to survey focus group reactions to products in development.
The most important consideration for the firm is being able to offer the tool as soon as
possible as a new corporate service. However, you know that many of the senior
managers that are business owners of this project have difficulty in understanding
technical or software development issues, and are likely to change their requirements
during the course of development. What development method would be most
successful for this project?
A) RAD
B) JAD
C) End-user development
D) Prototyping
E) Traditional - Answer-D) Prototyping
A systems building approach in which the system is developed as successive versions,
each version reflecting requirements more accurately, is described to be:
A) end-user oriented.
B) prototyped.
C) object-oriented.
D) agile.
E) iterative. - Answer-E) iterative.
Which of the following may occur when systems are created rapidly, without a formal
development methodology?
A) End users can take over the work of IT specialists.
B) The organization quickly outgrows the new system.
C) Hardware, software, and quality standards are less important.
D) Testing and documentation may be inadequate.
, E) IT specialists dominate the design of the system. - Answer-D) Testing and
documentation may be inadequate.
What is the primary driving factor for firms in selecting domestic outsourcing firms to
build system solutions?
A) To take advantage of technical skills the firm does not have
B) To save labor costs
C) To avoid change management issues
D) To reduce the cost of hardware
E) To avoid offshore outsourcing - Answer-A) To take advantage of technical skills the
firm does not have
A software package evaluation process is often based on a series of questions sent to
vendors, called a(n):
A) systems design document.
B) strategic planning document.
C) information systems management plan.
D) request for proposal.
E) logical design document. - Answer-D) request for proposal.
As a technical project manager, you have decided to propose implementing a
prototyping methodology for a small web-based design project. What is the order of
steps you will follow in this project?
A) Develop the prototype; use the prototype; revise and enhance the prototype.
B) Identify user requirements, develop the prototype, use the prototype, revise and
enhance the prototype.
C) Define the requirements, develop solutions, select the best prototype, and implement
the prototype.
D) Define the requirements, develop the prototype, revise and enhance the prototype.
E) Select the best prototype, define the requirements, and implement the prototype. -
Answer-B) Identify user requirements, develop the prototype, use the prototype, revise
and enhance the prototype.
The systems life cycle methodology maintains a formal division of labor between end
users and information systems specialists. - Answer-TRUE
Prototyping is more iterative than the conventional lifecycle. - Answer-TRUE
A prototype is a working version of an information system that serves as a final model. -
Answer-FALSE
End-user-developed systems can be completed more rapidly than those developed
through the conventional systems lifecycle. - Answer-TRUE
A primary benefit of offshore outsourcing is that this can substantially reduce hidden
costs. - Answer-FALSE
CORRECT ANSWERS
In which type of systems building are the development stages organized so that tasks in
one stage are completed before the tasks in the next stage begin?
A) Traditional
B) Prototyping
C) RAD
D) JAD
E) Object oriented development - Answer-A) Traditional
You are an IT project manager for an advertising firm. The firm wishes to create an
online tool that will be used to survey focus group reactions to products in development.
The most important consideration for the firm is being able to offer the tool as soon as
possible as a new corporate service. However, you know that many of the senior
managers that are business owners of this project have difficulty in understanding
technical or software development issues, and are likely to change their requirements
during the course of development. What development method would be most
successful for this project?
A) RAD
B) JAD
C) End-user development
D) Prototyping
E) Traditional - Answer-D) Prototyping
A systems building approach in which the system is developed as successive versions,
each version reflecting requirements more accurately, is described to be:
A) end-user oriented.
B) prototyped.
C) object-oriented.
D) agile.
E) iterative. - Answer-E) iterative.
Which of the following may occur when systems are created rapidly, without a formal
development methodology?
A) End users can take over the work of IT specialists.
B) The organization quickly outgrows the new system.
C) Hardware, software, and quality standards are less important.
D) Testing and documentation may be inadequate.
, E) IT specialists dominate the design of the system. - Answer-D) Testing and
documentation may be inadequate.
What is the primary driving factor for firms in selecting domestic outsourcing firms to
build system solutions?
A) To take advantage of technical skills the firm does not have
B) To save labor costs
C) To avoid change management issues
D) To reduce the cost of hardware
E) To avoid offshore outsourcing - Answer-A) To take advantage of technical skills the
firm does not have
A software package evaluation process is often based on a series of questions sent to
vendors, called a(n):
A) systems design document.
B) strategic planning document.
C) information systems management plan.
D) request for proposal.
E) logical design document. - Answer-D) request for proposal.
As a technical project manager, you have decided to propose implementing a
prototyping methodology for a small web-based design project. What is the order of
steps you will follow in this project?
A) Develop the prototype; use the prototype; revise and enhance the prototype.
B) Identify user requirements, develop the prototype, use the prototype, revise and
enhance the prototype.
C) Define the requirements, develop solutions, select the best prototype, and implement
the prototype.
D) Define the requirements, develop the prototype, revise and enhance the prototype.
E) Select the best prototype, define the requirements, and implement the prototype. -
Answer-B) Identify user requirements, develop the prototype, use the prototype, revise
and enhance the prototype.
The systems life cycle methodology maintains a formal division of labor between end
users and information systems specialists. - Answer-TRUE
Prototyping is more iterative than the conventional lifecycle. - Answer-TRUE
A prototype is a working version of an information system that serves as a final model. -
Answer-FALSE
End-user-developed systems can be completed more rapidly than those developed
through the conventional systems lifecycle. - Answer-TRUE
A primary benefit of offshore outsourcing is that this can substantially reduce hidden
costs. - Answer-FALSE
