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ITSC 1301 Introduction to Computers
Chapter 14 Homework Questions
True or False. Type in a "T" or "F" in the blank to the left of the question.
___ 1. The system development life cycle is an organized set of activities that guide those
involved through the development of an information system.
___ 2. The activities of the system development life cycle can be grouped into distinct phases;
planning, analysis, design, implementation, and support.
___ 3. Documentation should be thought of as unimportant and should not be an ongoing part
of the development process.
___ 4. Project management involves planning, scheduling, and controlling the individual
activities during the system development life cycle.
___ 5. Feasibility is a measure of how suitable the development of a system will be to the
organization.
___ 6. Developing programs, monitoring system performance & developing detail design of
the system are included in the implementation phase.
___ 7. When you purchase software, you actually purchase an end-user license agreement,
which is the right to use the software under certain terms and conditions.
___ 8. A benchmark test measures the time it takes to process a set number of transactions.
___ 9. A decision table or a decision tree document processes that consist of many conditions
or rules.
___ 10. The disadvantage of prototyping is that the user is unable to actually experience the
system before it is completed.
___ 11. Training users is not important for a system to be effective.
___ 12. During the implementation phase, new hardware is installed and tested.
___ 13. Performance monitoring is an activity that determines if the new system is inefficient at
any point and if the inefficiency is causing a problem.
___ 14. Direct conversion consists of continuing to process data on the old system while some
or all of the data is also processed on the new system.
___ 15. Phased conversion is used with smaller systems that cannot be broken down into
individual modules.
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Multiple Choice. Type your choice for the most correct option in the blank on the left.
___ 16. The collection and summarization of data and information is known as
_____________.
A. Documentation
C. Gantt Chart
B. Analysis
D. Flowcharting
___ 17. ___________ conversion consists of running the old system alongside the new system
for a specified time period
A. Direct
C. Phased
B. Parallel
D. Pilot
___ 18. An end-user license agreement gives you the legal right to use the software
_______________.
A. Anyway you wish
C. and make copies for your friends
B. under certain terms and conditions
D. None of the above
___ 19. Software that has already been written and is available for purchase is called
A. Vendor Software
C. Commercial off-the-shelf
B. Custom Software
D. Public Domain Software
___ 20. A _____ is a tool that represents graphically the flow of data in a system.
A. Flowchart
C. Data Flow Diagram
B. Dictionary
D. Gantt Chart
___ 21. __________ application software is developed for a unique way of doing business,
usually within a specific business or industry.
A. Vertical
C. General
B. Horizontal
D. Business
___ 22. __________ is the person responsible for designing and developing an information
system.
A. Programmer
C. Data Analyst
B. User
D. Systems Analyst
___ 23. _________ is not used as a technique to gather data and information.
A. Observing
C. Interviews
B. RFQ
D. Questionnaires
___ 24. A ________ shows how other elements of the system interact with a major process.
A. Systems flowchart
C. Gantt Chart
B. Data Flow Diagram
D. Data Dictionary
___ 25. __________ is not a test used to test the new system.
A. Acceptance test
C. Systems test
B. Integration test
D. Performance test