Systems Analysis and Design - Chapter 1 Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions
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Systems Analysis And Design
Systems Analysis and Design - Chapter 1
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An information system development process that emphasized flexibility and rapid response to anticipate
new and changing requirements during development. - Answer-Agile Development
A computer software program that ...
Those system development activities that enable a person to understand and specify what the new
system should accomplish. - Answer✔✔-Systems Analysis
Those system development activities that enable a person to describe in detail how the resulting
information system will actually be implemented. - Answer✔✔-Systems Design
What is the difference between an information system and a computer application? - Answer✔✔-Usually
a computer application is a single computer program that may or may not be connected to a database.
An information system is normally multiple computer programs that are connected to a database and
thus provide as output various types and quantities of information.
What is the purpose of systems analysis? Why is it important? - Answer✔✔-The purpose of systems
analysis is to enable the system developer to understand the user's requirements. Without a good
analysis of the user's needs and requirements the new system will be inadequate in its solution or
erroneous in its implementation.
What is the difference between systems analysis and systems design? - Answer✔✔-Systems analysis is to
determine the "what" the new system should do. It is discovery and understanding. Systems design is to
determine "how" the new system should be built. It is structure and architecture.
What is a project? - Answer✔✔-A project is a planned undertaking that has a beginning and an end and
which usually produces some predefined result. It is often managed with a schedule or list of required
activities.
What is the purpose of the system development life cycle (SDLC)? - Answer✔✔-To provide a framework
that identifies all the activities required to research, build, deploy, and maintain an information system.
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