MIS 4200 System and Database Analysis, Design, and Development
Answers to Review For Final Questions
(The numbers refers to the questions in the Review package given)
30) The end user is not the person in the organization most involved in the systems analysis and
design process.
Answer: TRUE
Page Reference: 3 (if want to check the book for details)
31) A boundary is the point of contact where a system meets its environment or where subsystems
meet each other.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 7
32) An interface separates a system from other systems.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 7
33) In the systems development life cycle, it is possible to complete some activities in one phase in
parallel with some activities of another phase.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 13
34) A feasibility study is conducted before the second phase of the SDLC to determine the
economic and organizational impact of the system.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 14
35) The output of the systems planning and selection phase is a description of the alternative
solution recommended by the analysis team.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 14
36) Logical design is tied to a specific hardware and software platform.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 15
37) During logical design, the analyst team decides which programming languages the computer
instructions should be written in, which database systems and file structures will be used for the
data, and which hardware platform, operating system, and network environment the system will run
under.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 15
38) Systems implementation and operation is the final phase of the SDLC.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 15
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39) During operation, programmers make the changes that users ask for and modify the system to
reflect changing business conditions.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 17
40) Involving the user in analysis and design is a key advantage to the prototyping technique.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 18
41) Joint application design (JAD) is a structured process in which users, managers, and analysts
work together for several days in a series of intensive meetings to specify or review system
requirements.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 19
42) A key principle of the Agile Methodologies is a clear focus on people rather than roles.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 21
TRUE/FALSE
CHAPTER 4 – Systems Exercise 01
T
F
44) Projects identified by top management have a cross-functional focus.
Note: p. 85 in book
T
F
45) The development group identifies projects based on the ease with which existing hardware
and systems will integrate with the proposed project.
Note: p. 85 in book
T
F
46) To maintain consistency, the classification and ranking of projects should only be performed
by top management or a steering committee.
Note: p. 95-96 in book
T
F
47) The criteria used to evaluate projects will vary by organization.
Note: p. 86 in book
T
F
48) A schedule of specific IS development projects is the primary deliverable from the project
identification and selection phase.
Note: p. 87 in book
T
F
49) Due to the principle of incremental commitment, a selected project will result in a working
system.
Note: p. 88 in book
T
F
50) The objective of project identification and selection is to transform a vague system request
document into a tangible project description.
Note: p. 88 in book
51) The major outcome from project initiation and planning are the Baseline Project Plan.
T
F
T
F
43)
Requirements structuring is the first activity of the systems planning and selection phase.
Note: p. 84 in book for details
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Database Questions
52) Which of the following can be used to run the oralab02.sql script file in SQL Plus? (choose all correct
answers)
a. Execute oralab02.sql
b. @ oralab02.sql
c. Run oralab02.sql
d. Start oralab02.sql
e. None of the above
53) You want to use the INSERT INTO command to add data to all the columns of an Oracle table, but you
don’t remember the order of the columns in the table. What SQL command can you use to verify the
order? Answer: ____DESCRIBE____________________________________________
54) When you use the CREATE SEQUENCE command to create a sequence, you need to use
a COMMIT command (at a later time) for the sequence to ultimately exist in the database. T
F
Explanation: COMMIT is only need for DML command (like INSERT INTO), NOT for DDL commands
like CREATE TABLE or CREATE SEQUENCE
55) The SQL CREATE SEQUENCE command is a data manipulation language command.
T
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Explanation: No it is a DDL command used to define (i.e. create) database objects called sequences.
CREATE TABLE is another DDL command used to create table objects in a database.
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