,Modern Systems Analysis and Design, 6e (Hoffer, et al.)
Chapter 1 The Systems Development Environment
1) The analysis and design of information systems is driven from a technical perspective.
Answer: FALSE
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2) Information systems analysis and design is an organizational improvement process.
Answer: TRUE
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3) An important result of systems analysis and design is application software.
Answer: TRUE
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4) A methodology adopted by an organization will be consistent with its general management
style.
Answer: TRUE
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5) Techniques are comprehensive, multiple-step approaches to systems development that guide
an analyst's work and influence the quality of the final product.
Answer: FALSE
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6) A knowledge engineer is the organizational role most responsible for the analysis and design
of information systems.
Answer: FALSE
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7) The systems development environment in the late 1990s focused on systems integration.
Answer: TRUE
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8) In many cases, organizations do not run applications in-house, choosing instead to use an
application on a per-use basis by accessing through an application service provider.
Answer: TRUE
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9) A systems development methodology is a standard process followed in an organization to
conduct all the steps necessary to analyze, design, implement, and maintain information systems.
Answer: TRUE
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,10) The systems development life cycle is the traditional methodology used to develop, maintain,
and replace information systems.
Answer: TRUE
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11) The systems development life cycle is a sequentially ordered set of phases.
Answer: FALSE
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12) 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
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13) Sometimes the systems development life cycle is iterative.
Answer: TRUE
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14) The first phase in the systems development life cycle (SDLC) is planning.
Answer: TRUE
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15) During the analysis phase, someone identifies the need for a new or enhanced system.
Answer: FALSE
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16) During the design phase, analysts convert the description of the recommended alternative
solution into logical and physical system specifications.
Answer: TRUE
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17) The second subphase in systems analysis is to investigate the system and determine the
proposed system's scope.
Answer: FALSE
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18) Design is the second phase of the SDLC in which the current system is studied and
alternative replacement systems are proposed.
Answer: FALSE
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19) Often the choices of language, database, and platform are already decided by the
organization or by the client, and these information technologies must be taken into account in
the physical design of the system.
Answer: FALSE
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, 20) Logical design is tied to a specific hardware and software platform.
Answer: FALSE
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21) During physical design, the logical specifications of the system from the logical design are
transformed into technology-specific details from which all programming and system
construction can be accomplished.
Answer: TRUE
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22) Implementation is the fourth phase of the SDLC in which the information system is coded,
tested, installed, and supported in the organization.
Answer: TRUE
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23) During installation, the new system becomes part of the daily activities of the organization.
Answer: TRUE
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24) Documentation and training programs are finalized during the physical design phase.
Answer: FALSE
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25) The maintenance phase often resembles the life cycle itself.
Answer: TRUE
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26) The amount of time and effort devoted to maintenance depends a great deal on the
performance of the previous phases of the life cycle.
Answer: TRUE
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27) A description of the current system identifying where problems or opportunities are with a
general recommendation on how to fix, enhance, or replace the current system is a product of the
design phase.
Answer: FALSE
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28) Maintenance is the final phase of the SDLC in which an information system is systematically
repaired and improved.
Answer: TRUE
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29) The traditional waterfall SDLC narrowly defines the end user or customer's role.
Answer: TRUE
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