Pt 1

The process of understanding how an information system can support business needs, design the system, build it, and deliver it to users is the _________.

The person that identifies opportunities for improvements and designs an information system to implement them is called a(n)___________.

The primary goal of the system analyst is to__________.

Developing an information system is similar to building a house because you have

The four phases of the systems development Life Cycle are ______.

Understanding why an information system should be built and determining how the project team will build it is part of the ______ phase of the SDLC.

The ______ is generated by the department or person that has an idea for a new information system.

The project sponsor is the ______.

Feasibility analysis examines several questions, including "________?"

The project plan is the document that is used to ________.

In which phase of the SDLC is the project plan developed?

In which phase of the SDLC is the system proposal developed?

The analysis phase of the SDLC answers which questions _______.

Deciding how the hardware, software, and network infrastructure will operate occurs during the ______ phase of the SDLC.

In which phase of the SDLC is the system specification developed?

Interfaces (e.g., menus, reports, forms) are specified during the _____ process of the SDLC?

The phase of the SDLC when the system is actually built or purchased is the __________.

A development methodology that focuses on the processes as the core of the system is said to be _________.

The principal disadvantages with the waterfall development methodology are

________ development is a structured design methodology that proceeds in a sequence from one phase to the next.

Any modern object-oriented approach to software development must be use case driven, __________, and iterative and incremental.

Iterative and Incremental development means that

Users typically do not think in terms of data processes; they see their business as a collection of logical units that contains both - so communicating in terms of ________ improves the interaction between a user and an analyst or developer.

In the enhanced unified process, the INCEPTION phase involves several workflows including ________.

In the enhanced unified process, the Production phase involves several workflows including ________.

Overall, the consistent notation, integration among the diagramming techniques, and application of the diagram across the entire development process makes __________ as a powerful and flexible tool set for analysts and developers.

The person who identifies the business value that can be gained from using information technology is called the ______.

In order to approve a system request, the approval committee must know

_______ value can be quantified during the project initiation phase.

__________ is the process of examining the technical, economic, and organizational pros and cons of developing a new system.

Most system requests include all the following except __________.

The four elements commonly found on a system request are __________.

Suppose a proposed new financial reporting system for the AMF Biotech Corporation must be completed by the start of the next fiscal year in order to comply with the new government regulations. This information should be included as part of the ________ section of the system request.

Explaining "the business capabilities of the information system" is written in the _________ section of the system request.

Feasibility analysis may be defined as a(n)____________.

Which of the following factors could be included in a technical risk assessment.

Which of the following factors would tend to increase the technical risk of a project?