click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
MIS Exam 3 Chapter12
L&L Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Systems Design? | Details how a system will meet the information requirements as determined by the systems analysis |
| What is Parallel Conversion? | Running old system and new system at same time |
| What is Direct Conversion? | Replacing entire old system with new system on an appointed day |
| What is Phased Conversion? | Introduce new system in stages |
| What is Production & Maintenance? | Review solution to determine success |
| What is the Systems Development Lifecycle? | Systems Analysis, Systems Development, Programming, Testing, Conversion, Production & Maintenance |
| What is Prototyping? | Preliminary model built rapidly and inexpensively |
| What are the 4 steps of prototyping? | Identify the user’s basic requirements, Develop an initial prototype, Use the prototype, Revise and enhance the prototype |
| What is Outsourcing? | Hire an external vendor to design and create software that operates on the organization’s computers |
| What is Rapid Application Development? | Creating workable systems in a very short period of time by using tools for building the GUI, tools that automatically generate program code, prototyping, and/or prebuilt components |
| What is a Project? | Planned series of related activities for achieving a specific business objective |
| What is Project Management? | Application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to achieve targets within specified budget and time constraints |
| What is a Portfolio Analysis? | Inventories all of the firm’s information systems projects and assets |
| What is a Gantt Chart? | Visually represents the timing, duration, and human resource requirements of project tasks, with each task represented as a horizontal bar whose length is proportional to the time required to complete it |
| What is a PERT Chart? | Graphically depicts project tasks and their interrelationships, showing the specific activities that must be completed before others can start |