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| In automation: A) more manual steps are required. B) business processes are reorganized to cut waste and eliminate repetitive, paper-intensive tasks. C) the nature of the business is rethought. D) employees are enabled to perform their tasks more efficiently. E) business processes are added. | show 🗑
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| Which of the following is more powerful that rationalization of procedures? A) Business process redesign B) TQM C) Automation D) Six sigma E) Systems analysis and design | show 🗑
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| An upscale organic foods grocery chain is implementing an information system that will enable it to add same-day home delivery of groceries to its customers. This is an example of: A) automation. B) rationalization of procedures. C) paradigm shift. D) business process redesign. E) organizational change. | show 🗑
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| ________ provide(s) a methodology and tools for dealing with the organization's ongoing need to revise and optimize its numerous business processes. A) Business process redesign B) Business process management C) CASE tools D) TQM E) Systems analysis and design | show 🗑
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| BPM software provides tools that help business do all of the following except: A) identify and document processes requiring improvement B) create models of improved processes C) capture and enforce business rules for performing processes D) capture and identify information system requirements for a new system E) integrate existing systems to support new or redesigned processes | show 🗑
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| Which conversion process introduces the system first to a limited portion of the organization? A) Pilot study strategy B) Phased approach strategy C) Limited cutover strategy D) Parallel strategy E) Parallel approach strategy | show 🗑
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| Systems design: A) determines whether a solution is feasible from a financial and organizational standpoint. B) shows how the new system will fulfill the information requirements. C) identifies which users need what information, where, when and how. D) is concerned with the logical view of the system solution. E) translates system specifications into software program code. | show 🗑
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| Transferring data from a legacy system to the new system would be defined by which category of system design specifications? A) Input B) Database C) Manual procedures D) Conversion E) Implementation | show 🗑
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| Unit testing: A) includes all the preparations for the series of tests to be performed on the system. B) tests the functioning of the system as a whole in order to determine if discrete modules will function together as planned. C) involves testing the entire system with real-world data. D) provides the final certification that the system is ready to be used in a production setting. E) tests each program separately. | show 🗑
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| In a parallel conversion strategy, the new system: A) is tested by an outsourced company. B) replaces the old one on an appointed day. C) and the old are run in parallel. D) is introduced only to a limited area first. E) is slowly converted from the old system. | show 🗑
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| Changes in hardware, software, documentation, or production to a production system to correct errors, meet new requirements, or improve processing efficiencies are termed: A) acceptance. B) production. C) maintenance. D) post-implementation E) implementation. | show 🗑
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| In what stage of systems development are design specifications created? A) Systems analysis B) Systems design C) Testing D) Conversion E) Implementation | show 🗑
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| A systems analysis includes a(n) ________ that is used to determine whether the solution is achievable, from a financial, technical, and organizational standpoint. A) feasibility study B) data flow diagram C) logical design D) systems design document E) request for proposal | show 🗑
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| ________ provide(s) a detailed statement of the information needs that a new system must satisfy; identifies who needs what information, and when, where, and how the information is needed. A) Systems analysis and design documents B) Information requirements C) A data flow diagram D) A feasibility study E) Requests for proposal | show 🗑
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| A(n) ________ is the model or blueprint for an information system solution and consists of all the specifications that will deliver the functions identified during systems analysis. A) feasibility study B) data flow diagram C) systems design document D) information requirements document E) request for proposal | show 🗑
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| ________ is the process of changing from the old system to the new system. A) Implementation B) Conversion C) Systems analysis and design D) Programming E) End user involvement | show 🗑
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| To understand and define the contents of data flows and data stores, system builders use: A) a data dictionary. B) process specifications diagrams. C) user documentation. D) data flow diagrams. E) systems analysis. | show 🗑
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| Object-oriented development could potentially reduce the time and cost of writing software because: A) object-oriented programming requires less training. B) iterative prototyping is not required. C) objects are reusable. D) a single user interface object can be used for the entire application. E) it's not necessary to use a formal methodology to design a system. | show 🗑
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| A native mobile app is: A) a mobile website. B) a mobile web app. C) a stand-alone application that does not use a browser. D) a responsive mobile app. E) one that can only operate on selected devices. | show 🗑
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| ________ describe the transformation occurring within the lowest level of the data flow diagrams. A) Design requirements B) Information requirements C) Technology design plans D) object-oriented frameworks E) Process specifications | show 🗑
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| Organizational software packages often include ________ features that allow the software to be modified to meet organizational requirements. A) automation B) object oriented C) programming D) design E) customization | show 🗑
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| The oldest method for building information systems is: A) component-based development. B) prototyping. C) object-oriented development. D) the systems development lifecycle. E) computer-aided software engineering | show 🗑
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| In the traditional systems development lifecycle, end users: A) are important and ongoing members of the team from the original analysis phase through maintenance. B) are important only in the testing phases. C) have no input. D) are limited to providing information requirements and reviewing the technical staff's work. E) control the development of the system. | show 🗑
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| Which of the following may occur when systems are created rapidly, without a formal development methodology? A) End users can take over the work of IT specialists. B) The organization quickly outgrows the new system. C) Hardware, software, and quality standards are less important. D) Testing and documentation may be inadequate. E) IT specialists dominate the design of the system. | show 🗑
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| What is the primary driving factor for firms in selecting domestic outsourcing firms to build system solutions? A) To take advantage of technical skills the firm does not have B) To save labor costs C) To avoid change management issues D) To reduce the cost of hardware E) To avoid offshore outsourcing | show 🗑
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| You have decided to propose implementing a prototyping methodology for a small web-based design project. What is the order of steps? A) Develop the prototype; use the prototype; revise and enhance the prototype. B) Identify user requirements, develop the prototype, use the prototype, revise and enhance the prototype. C) Define the requirements, develop solutions, select the best prototype, and implement the prototype. D) Define the requirements, develop the prototype, revise and enhance the prototype. | show 🗑
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| Which type of systems development is characterized by significantly speeding up the design phase and the generation of information requirements and involving users at an intense level? A) RAD B) JAD C) Prototyping D) End-user development E) Traditional | show 🗑
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