INSY 3305 Final UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
An actor in a use case must be a person. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The most commonly used information-gathering technique is - CORRECT ANSWER -
interviewing
________ allows a class to have the same behavior as another class and extend or tailor that
behavior to provide special action or specific needs. - CORRECT ANSWER - inheritance
The executive summary in system proposal is typically no more than _____ pages long. -
CORRECT ANSWER - one
A(n) _____ is a formal way of representing how a business system interacts with its
environment. - CORRECT ANSWER - use case
In an object-oriented system, changes can take place at the following level of abstraction. -
CORRECT ANSWER - **All of the above**
variable, method, class/object, cluster (example: partition, package)
7) The basic building block of a system is the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - object
8) In order to get an object to perform a method, a(n) _____ is sent to the object. - CORRECT
ANSWER - message
9) A class/object should only represent one thing, and a method should only solve a single task.
This principle is often referred to as _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - cohesion
, 10) _________ means having the ability to send the same message to different objects, which
can be interpreted differently by different objects. - CORRECT ANSWER - polymorphism
11) A critical success factor for project management is to _____. - CORRECT ANSWER -
start with a realistic assessment of the work bine
12) Developing an information system is similar to building a house because you have to -
CORRECT ANSWER - a. start with a basic idea of what is needed
b. create simple drawings of what is needed and allow the customer to provide feedback
c. develop a detailed set of blueprints
d. actually build the project, often with some changes directed by the customer
e. ***all of the above*****
13) The four phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle are _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - planning, analysis, design, and implementation
14) Understanding why an information system should be built and determining how the project
team will build it is part of the _____ phase of the SDLC. - CORRECT ANSWER -
gathering
15) ________ is the mechanism that combines the processes and data into a single object. -
CORRECT ANSWER - polymorphism
16) Feasibility analysis examines several questions, including "_____?" - CORRECT
ANSWER - Can it be built (technical feasibility)
17) In which phase of the SDLC is the project plan developed? - CORRECT ANSWER -
planning
18) Users typically do not think in terms of data or processes; instead, they see their business as a
collection of logical units that contain both - so communicating in terms of __________
Questions and CORRECT Answers
An actor in a use case must be a person. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The most commonly used information-gathering technique is - CORRECT ANSWER -
interviewing
________ allows a class to have the same behavior as another class and extend or tailor that
behavior to provide special action or specific needs. - CORRECT ANSWER - inheritance
The executive summary in system proposal is typically no more than _____ pages long. -
CORRECT ANSWER - one
A(n) _____ is a formal way of representing how a business system interacts with its
environment. - CORRECT ANSWER - use case
In an object-oriented system, changes can take place at the following level of abstraction. -
CORRECT ANSWER - **All of the above**
variable, method, class/object, cluster (example: partition, package)
7) The basic building block of a system is the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - object
8) In order to get an object to perform a method, a(n) _____ is sent to the object. - CORRECT
ANSWER - message
9) A class/object should only represent one thing, and a method should only solve a single task.
This principle is often referred to as _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - cohesion
, 10) _________ means having the ability to send the same message to different objects, which
can be interpreted differently by different objects. - CORRECT ANSWER - polymorphism
11) A critical success factor for project management is to _____. - CORRECT ANSWER -
start with a realistic assessment of the work bine
12) Developing an information system is similar to building a house because you have to -
CORRECT ANSWER - a. start with a basic idea of what is needed
b. create simple drawings of what is needed and allow the customer to provide feedback
c. develop a detailed set of blueprints
d. actually build the project, often with some changes directed by the customer
e. ***all of the above*****
13) The four phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle are _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - planning, analysis, design, and implementation
14) Understanding why an information system should be built and determining how the project
team will build it is part of the _____ phase of the SDLC. - CORRECT ANSWER -
gathering
15) ________ is the mechanism that combines the processes and data into a single object. -
CORRECT ANSWER - polymorphism
16) Feasibility analysis examines several questions, including "_____?" - CORRECT
ANSWER - Can it be built (technical feasibility)
17) In which phase of the SDLC is the project plan developed? - CORRECT ANSWER -
planning
18) Users typically do not think in terms of data or processes; instead, they see their business as a
collection of logical units that contain both - so communicating in terms of __________
