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Course Introduction
Introduction to Information Systems provides an overview of the fundamental concepts, technologies, and applications that enable information systems to support organizational operations and decision-making. The course explores the role of information systems in business environments, examining topics such as system components, data management, enterprise resource planning, e-commerce, and the impact of emerging technologies on organizations. Students also learn about ethical, security, and privacy issues, as well as trends shaping the future of information systems, equipping them with essential knowledge for further study or professional practice in the field.
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Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design 5th Edition by Joseph Valacich
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Chapter 1: The Systems Development Environment
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Q1) Coupling results in smaller and less complex systems that are easier to understand than larger, complicated systems.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In which SDLC phase will the analyst study the organization's current procedures and the information systems used to perform tasks?
A) Systems planning and selection
B) Systems observation
C) Systems analysis
D) Systems design
E) Systems implementation and operation
Answer: C
Q3) A feasibility study is conducted before the second phase of the SDLC to determine the economic and organizational impact of the system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Sources of Software
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Q1) Refers to the vendor's ability to remain in business
A)Ease of installation
B)Vendor Support
C)Viability of Vendor
D)Flexibility
E)Functionality
F)Request for proposal
G)Response time
H)Documentation
Answer: C
Q2) Packaged software producers create software such as:
A) R/3.
B) Excel.
C) Linux.
D) Firefox.
Answer: B
Q3) Storage refers to making software assets available for others to use.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Managing the Information Systems Project
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Q1) Establishing a relationship with a customer is a project initiation activity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) When a project manager is getting projects completed through the effective utilization of resources, she is performing a risk and change management activity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Projects are deemed a success or failure at project closedown.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Risks can arise from:
A) the use of new technology.
B) resistance to change.
C) availability of critical resources.
D) member inexperience with technology or the business area.
E) all of the above.
Answer: E
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Chapter 4: Systems Planning and Selection
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Q1) The first phase of the systems development life cycle is:
A) systems planning and selection.
B) systems study.
C) systems analysis.
D) systems design.
E) systems implementation and operation.
Q2) Referencing a walkthrough, the coordinator reviews the work product in terms of future maintenance activities.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A cost associated with project start-up and development or system start-up refers to a(n):
A) recurring cost.
B) one-time cost.
C) incremental cost.
D) infrequent cost.
E) consumable cost.
Q4) A firewall server is an example of a content and service Web-based system cost. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Determining System Requirements
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Q1) Which of the following can be considered an advantage of closed-ended questions?
A) The interviewer can explore unexpected lines of inquiry.
B) Closed-ended questions work well when the major answers to the questions are well known.
C) The interviewee has a sense of involvement and control in the interview.
D) Closed-ended questions often put the interviewee at ease.
E) Previously unknown information may surface.
Q2) Assuming anything is possible and eliminating the infeasible describes the reframing characteristic that a systems analyst should exhibit during the requirements determination phase.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following technologies disrupted the business rule that information can appear only in one place at a time?
A) High-performance computing
B) Distributed databases
C) Expert systems
D) Advanced telecommunications networks
E) Decision support tools
Q4) Possible designs are complex and require concrete form to fully evaluate.
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Chapter 6: Structuring System Requirements: Process
Modeling
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Q1) The inputs to a process are different from the outputs of that process.
Q2) On a data-flow diagram, an arrow represents an action, such as calculating an employee's pay.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following would be considered when diagramming?
A) The interactions occurring between sources and sinks
B) How to provide sources and sinks direct access to stored data
C) How to control or redesign a source or sink
D) What a source or sink does with information or how it operates
E) None of the above
Q4) The determination of which items are low in stock is represented on a data-flow diagram as a process.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Structured analysis is the process of discovering discrepancies between two or more sets of data-flow diagrams or discrepancies within a single DFD.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Structuring System Requirements: Conceptual Data Modeling
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Q1) Reviewing computer screens, reports, and business forms for the purpose of gaining an understanding of data is indicative of the:
A) investigative approach.
B) business approach.
C) bottom-up approach.
D) top-down approach.
E) conceptual approach.
Q2) Cost is the primary focus of high-end alternatives.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An identifier is a candidate key that has been selected as the unique, identifying characteristic for an entity type.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Ideally, each data store on a primitive data-flow diagram will be an individual entity.
A)True
B)False
Q5) On E-R diagrams, relationships are labeled with verb phrases.
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Chapter 8: Designing the Human Interface
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Q1) Where possible, text should appear in all uppercase on forms.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is a guideline for displaying text?
A) Use double spacing if space permits.
B) Do not hyphenate words between lines.
C) Left-justify text and leave a ragged right margin.
D) Display text in mixed upper- and lowercase and use conventional punctuation.
E) All of the above are guidelines for displaying text.
Q3) Movement to another screen corresponds to the functional requirement of:
A) cursor-control capabilities.
B) editing capabilities.
C) exit capabilities.
D) help capabilities.
E) formatting capabilities.
Q4) The guidelines for displaying text include case, spacing, and justification guidelines.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List eight guidelines for the design of human-computer dialogues.
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Chapter 9: Designing Databases
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Q1) A value a field will assume unless an explicit value is entered for that field
A)Calculated field
B)Data type
C)Default value
D)Denormalization
E)Field
F)Hashed file organization
G)Index
H)Index file organization
I)Pointer
J)Sequential file organization
Q2) When using the sequential file organization, the addition of rows requires rewriting the file.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Normalization is based on an analysis of weak entities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly identify the three file organizations.
Q5) Outline the four key steps in logical database modeling and design.
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Chapter 10: Systems Implementation and Operation
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Q1) Which of the following determines how the system performs on the range of possible environments in which it may be used?
A) Performance testing
B) Recovery testing
C) Stress testing
D) Range testing
E) Security testing
Q2) Trying out a new information system at one site and using the experience to decide if and how the new system should be deployed throughout the organization
A)Direct installation
B)Installation
C)Parallel installation
D)Phased installation
E)Single location installation
Q3) Transforming requests into changes is a major maintenance activity.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Define system documentation, user documentation, internal documentation, and external documentation.
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Chapter 11: object-Oriented Analysis and Design
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Q1) Define use-case diagram, class diagram, state diagram, and sequence diagram.
Q2) Which of the following depicts the interactions among objects during a certain period of time?
A) Class diagrams
B) Data-flow diagrams
C) Sequence diagrams
D) Collaboration diagrams
E) Use-case diagrams
Q3) Distinguish object, state, and behavior.
Q4) On a use-case diagram, a linking relationship arises when one use case references another use case.
A)True
B)False
Q5) On a use-case diagram, use cases are shown as:
A) squares with their names written inside.
B) rounded rectangles with their names written inside.
C) stickmen symbols with their names written below the symbol.
D) ellipses with their names inside.
E) circles with their names written inside.
Q6) What is the Unified Modeling Language?
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Chapter 12: Agile Methodologies
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Q1) According to the Agile Software Development Manifesto, continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the Planning Game, which of the following refers to the individuals who are actually designing and constructing the system?
A) Facilitator
B) Business
C) Development
D) Constructor
E) Scribe
Q3) During the developer-as-artist systems development era, principles from engineering were frequently applied to the systems development process.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Identify four advantages to using pair programming.
Q5) The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.
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