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Chapter 14:
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Which of the following is a road map indicating the direction of systems development, the rationale, the current situation, new developments to consider, the management strategy, the implementation plan, and the budget?
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| Project plan
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| Request for proposal
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| Information systems plan
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| Strategic plan
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The two principal methodologies for establishing the essential information requirements of the organization as a whole are:
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| enterprise analysis and reengineering.
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| strategic analysis and rationalization of procedures.
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| paradigm shift and business systems planning.
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| enterprise analysis and critical success factors.
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The principal method used in CSF analysis is:
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| personal interviews.
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| public forums.
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| brainstorming sessions.
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| questionnaires.
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When the nature of the organization itself is radically reconceptualized, the result is:
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| rationalization of procedures.
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| paradigm shifts.
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| accessibility and empowerment.
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| automation.
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Information technology can create new design options for various processes because:
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| more tools are available.
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| management understands information technology options.
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| most employees are now computer-literate.
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| it can be used to challenge standing assumptions about work arrangements.
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James Champy calls the joint redesign of interorganizational business processes:
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| Object-oriented modeling.
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| X-engineering.
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| Rapid application development.
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| Joint application design.
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"Who needs what information, where, when, and how" describes the most basic description of:
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| information requirements.
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| a feasibility study.
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| total quality management.
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| systems development processes.
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The test plan:
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| includes all the preparations of a series of tests.
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| tests the functioning of the system as a whole in order to determine if discrete modules will function together as planned.
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| tests each program separately.
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| provides the final certification that the system is ready to be used in a production setting.
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In the phased approach conversion strategy, the new system:
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| is tested by an outsourced company.
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| replaces the old one at an appointed time.
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| is introduced to a limited area until it is proven to work properly.
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| is introduced in stages or parts.
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After the new system is installed and conversion is complete, the system is said to be in:
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| service.
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| production.
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| review.
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| postimplementation.
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An approach believed to be well-suited for building systems that can respond to rapidly changing business environments is:
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| HTML paging.
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| systems-manipulated groupings.
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| object-oriented development.
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| hierarchical data management.
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Many end-user developed systems can be created much more rapidly than with the:
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| use of organizational resources.
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| traditional systems life cycle.
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| use of a system prototype.
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| use of Web-enabled procedures.
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Prototyping replaces unplanned work with:
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| end-user practices.
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| system analysis.
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| hard-copy analysis.
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| planned iteration.
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ASPs are a form of:
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| information centers.
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| outsourcing.
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| end-user development models.
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| prototypes.
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Which is the last step in developing a new information system?
An information system development consists of six important stages, it is system survey, needs analysis, design, implementation, testing, change and maintenance.
Which is the first step in developing a new information system?
Gathering information requirements is the first step in developing a new information system. Maintenance is the last step in developing a new information system.
Is the activities that go into producing an information systems solution to an organization problem or opportunity?
The activities that go into producing an information system solution to an organizational problem or opportunity are called systems development. Systems development is a structured kind of problem solving with distinct activities.
What could show how a specific information system fits into a company's overall business plan and strategy?
An information systems plan shows how specific information systems fit into a company's overall business plan and business strategy.