1) Which of these software packages are not open source software (OSS)?
A) Microsoft Windows
B) Mozilla Firefox Web browser
C) Apache Web server
D) a Linux operating system
2) Which of these characteristics is most important to a systems analyst?
A) communicator
B) problem solver
C) programmer
D) project manager
3) Which of these statements concerning the systems development life cycle is true?
A) Designing the system is the first step in the SDLC.
B) No phase can occur until the previous phase is completed.
C) Although each phase is presented discretely, it is never accomplished as a separate step.
D) There is widespread agreement that the SDLC is composed of seven phases.
4) System maintenance must be performed to:
A) correct software errors.
B) add new features that have never been requested before.
C) remove features that none of the users are using.
D) keep programmers employed.
5) Which of these is not used by analysts when adopting CASE tools?
A) communicating more effectively with users
B) expediting the local area network
C) increasing productivity
D) integrating the work done during life cycle stages
6) An encyclopedia that is used to store all project information is called:
A) a data dictionary.
B) an upper CASE tool.
C) a CASE repository.
D) a lower CASE tool.
7) Which of the following is not a dimension used to categorize an open source community?
A) programming style
B) environment
C) user community
D) licensing
8) When program software is distributed free with the code or computer instructions available for anyone to modify, it is called:
A) freeware.
B) code independent software
C) a distributed system.
D) open source software.
9) Object-oriented approaches use what industry standard for modeling object-oriented systems?
A) artificial intelligence
B) a distributed system
C) the unified modeling language
D) multiview
10) Which of the following is not one of the fundamental components of the agile approach?
A) pressure
B) values
C) principles
D) core practices
11) Which of the following is not one of the four values of the agile approach?
A) communication
B) expertise
C) simplicity
D) courage
12) Which of the following is a human need taken into account when considering the human-computer interaction?
A) the hardware that the system will run on
B) the pleasing, aesthetic and enjoyable aspects of using the system
C) the amount of training that will be required
D) the kind of monitoring that will take place for compliance
13) Which of these is a reason for an organization to participate in open source communities?
A) to maintain mutually beneficial relationships with other software developers
B) to keep down the development costs on a project
C) to increase productivity by leveraging a committed group of developers
D) All of the above.
14) Decision makers are beginning to understand that ________ is not just a byproduct of conducting business, but a critical factor in determining the success or failure of a business.
A) information
B) decoration
C) hesitation
D) frustration
15) As a(n) ________, an analyst draws on professional expertise concerning computer hardware and software and their uses in the business.
A) supporting expert
B) consultant
D) agent of change
16) The most prominent quality of an analyst is that of a(n) ________.
A) problem solver
17) The ________ summarizes what has been found during the systems analysis phase, provides cost/benefit analyses of alternatives, and makes recommendations on what should be done.
A) systems proposal
B) database design
C) template
D) development life cycle
18) The ________ contains input and output layouts, file specifications, and processing details for programmers.
A) program specifications packet
B) software development life cycle
C) programming guidelines
D) map
19) One important justification for CASE tools is to increase analyst ________.
A) confidence
B) productivity
C) skill
D) None of the above
20) ________ is the layer of the computer that is between humans and the computer.
A) Cybernetics
B) Human computer interface
C) The keyboard
D) Human computer interaction
21) Software that is distributed free along with the program source code is called ________.
A) closed source software
B) open source software
C) Microsoft Windows
D) out source software
22) The ________ is based on values, principles and core practices.
A) fragile approach
B) open source approach
C) closed source approach
D) agile approach
23) The most comprehensive and responsible role that the systems analyst takes on is that of a(n) ________.
A) agent of change
B) compromiser
C) leader
D) consultant
24) The ________ is a phased approach to analysis and design that holds that systems are best developed through the use of a specific cycle of analyst and user activities.
A) systems development life cycle
B) agile approach
C) object-oriented approach
D) open source approach
25) After the system is installed, it must be ________, meaning that the computer programs must be modified and kept up to date.
A) maintained
B) replaced
C) replicated
D) CASE'd
26) ________ is an approach that is intended to facilitate the development of systems that must change rapidly in response to dynamic business environments.
A) Agile method
B) Systems development life cycle
C) Object-oriented analysis and design
D) Open source approach
27) ________ are those for which the conditions, condition alternatives, actions, and action rules can be determined.
A) Useful decision
B) Sequential decisions
C) System-wide decisions
D) Structured decisions
28) The design phase also includes designing ________ that will store much of the data needed by decision makers in the organization.
A) databases
B) flow charts
C) spreadsheets
D) software design models
29) Maintenance is performed:
A) to correct software errors.
B) to enhance the system and its capabilities in response to changing organizational needs.
C) Both A and B.
D) Neither A nor B.
30) Which of the following do not describe how analysts use CASE tools?
A) decrease maintenance costs
B) increase productivity
C) communicate more effectively with users
D) integrate the work that they do on the system from the beginning to the end of the life cycle
31) A CASE ________ is a large collection of records, elements, diagrams, screens, reports, and other information stored about a particular project.
A) repository
B) database
C) flow chart
D) booklet
32) The four values of the agile approach are:
A) communication, simplicity, user centered design and courage.
B) communication, courage, principals and core practices.
C) communication, values, feedback, and courage.
D) communication, simplicity, feedback, and courage.
33) Object-oriented approaches use the industry standard for modeling object-oriented systems, called ________ to break down a system into a use case model.
A) Extensible Markup Language (XML)
B) HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
C) Unified Modeling Language (UML)
D) Vector Markup Language (VML)
34) The agile approach and the ________ approach both allow subsystems to be built one at a time until the entire system is complete.
B) unified modeling
C) try and try again
D) object-oriented
35) An analyst should choose the Systems Development Life Cycle approach when:
A) systems have already been developed and documented using SDLC.
B) it is important to document each step of the way.
C) upper-level management feels more comfortable or safe using SDLC.
D) there are adequate resources and time to complete the full SDLC.
E) communication of how new systems work is important.
F) All of the above.
G) None of the above.
