ISDS406 Final Exam – Questions With Expert Verified
Answers
Is the final deliverable of the design phase System Specification? T/F Right
Ans - True
What is the 3 clicks rule Right Ans - Users should be able to go from the
start or main menu of a system to the information or action they want in no
more than three mouse clicks or three keystrokes.
What is the final deliverable of the design phase? Right Ans - the system
specification
What technologies are used to create cross-platform apps? Right Ans -
HTML5, JavaScript
Give examples of cloud computing Right Ans - Dropbox, Quickbooks
Amazon
What two things can project assessment estimate to help future projects?
Right Ans - Future costs and future benefits
During which phase(s) should "unfreezing" typically start? Right Ans -
During the analysis and design phases.
what is system specification? Right Ans - system specification is the final
deliverable of the design phase. It conveys exactly what system the
development team will implement during the implementation phase
If an organization wants to implement a custom system with unique business
needs and do not have technical expertise in-house, which of the three
acquisition strategies should they pursue? Right Ans - Outsource to a third
party to build the system.
RFQ Right Ans - Request for Quote
-Used when list of equipment is so complete that it's just a matter of asking
the vendor how much it will cost.
,RFI Right Ans - Request for Information
-Used to gather info about products and services offered by vendors. Shorter
and less detailed. For smaller cheaper projects.
RFP Right Ans - Request for Proposal
-Solicits for a formal proposal from a potential vendor. Describes the system
or service that is needed.
Three primary hardware components: Right Ans - -Client Computers
-Servers
-Network
What are is not one of the Four basic functions of software: Right Ans - -
Data Storage
-Data Access Logic
-Application Logic
-Presentation Logic
Two major architectural components in Architecture Design: Right Ans -
Hardware and Software
What is a Wireframe diagram? Right Ans - part of the interface prototype
that shows a box outline where elements will be placed.
What are the principles of user interface design? Right Ans - 1. Layout
2. Content awareness
3. Aesthetics
4. Usage level
5. Consistency
6. Minimize user effort
What are the benefits of source data automation and name examples?
Right Ans - It reduces duplicate work and processing time, decreases cost and
probability of error. Examples include: bar code readers, scanners, magnetic
stripe readers
4). What types of evaluations are done during the last step of the User
Interface design process? Right Ans - a). Heuristic evaluation - Compare
design to checklist
,b). Walkthrough evaluation -Team simulates movement through components
c). Interactive evaluation -Users try out the system
d) .Formal usability testing - Detailed use of special lab testing
What is an object? Right Ans - A data construct that provides a description
of something that may be used by a computer such as a processor
What does UML stand for and what is its objective? Right Ans - -Unified
Modeling Language
-The objective of the UML is to provide a common vocabulary of object-based
terms and
diagramming techniques that is rich enough to model any systems
development project
from analysis to design.
What is level 1 support? Right Ans - Level 1 support have broad computer
skills and are able to respond to a wide range of request such as a help desk.
What is a help desk? Right Ans - A help desk provides phone service for
previously known issues. Level 1 help desk support has a broad, high-level
knowledge of issues, while Level 2 has specialists who can assist with
previously unresolved issues.
The four primary types of nonfunctional requirements are: Right Ans -
Operational requirements, performance requirements, security requirements,
and cultural and political requirements.
Give at least one example of a service/application that utilizes Cloud
Computing Right Ans - Dropbox, Google Docs, Microsoft OneNote,
Microsoft SharePoint, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, & many more..
Is the three-clicks rule having to do with how many clicks ? Right Ans - an
unofficial web design rule concerning the design of website navigation. It
suggests that a user of a website should be able to find any information with
no more than three mouse clicks.
What are the elements in the left column of HW/SW specification? Right
Ans - Operating system, special software, hardware, network
, What is a Physical Process Model? Right Ans - The program units and their
processing logic such as application and interface program
What is System Analysis ? Right Ans - System Analysis one figures out what
the business/client needs.
What are ways to acquire a new System? Right Ans - 1) System
development in-house
2) Buying software packages
3) Outsource development to experts
What are the 3 binary Relationships for ER- Diagrams Right Ans - 1) one-
to-one
2) one-to-many
3) many-to-many
What are the three steps of migration plan? Right Ans - 1. Preparing the
Business
2. Preparing the Technology
3. Preparing the People
What are the three elements of a conversion strategy? Right Ans - 1.
Conversion Style (Direct, Parallel)
2. Conversion Locations (Pilot, Phased, Simultaneous)
3. Conversion Modules (Whole, Module)
What is the most technically complicated step in the migration plan? Right
Ans - Data conversion
List three steps process of change Right Ans - 1. Unfreeze, 2. Move, 3.
Refreeze
A document that list procedures for dealing with the worst case scenario and
work- arounds focuses on keeping the business up and running in the event of
IT problems. Right Ans - Contingency plan.
A document that visually depicts the modules of a system and how they
should fit together when they are coded by programmers is called... Right
Ans - Structure Chart
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