Question 1

Which of the following is a benefit an organization can receive from outsourcing?

Accepted Answer

A)  financial savings
B)  increase technical abilities
C)  market agility
D)  All of these are correct.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Which implementation discards the legacy system and immediately migrates all users to the new system?

Accepted Answer

A)  parallel implementation
B)  plunge implementation
C)  pilot implementation
D)  phased implementationE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

A Gantt chart is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Corrective maintenance makes system changes to repair design flaws, coding errors, or implementation issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Outsourcing is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organization to develop and maintain the organization's information technology systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An organization must identify what it wants to do and how it is going to do it.What does the "how" part of this question focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)  justification of the project
B)  definition of the project
C)  analysis of project risks
D)  expected results of the projectE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

What measures how well a solution can be implemented within existing legal and contractual obligations?

Accepted Answer

A)  political feasibility
B)  operational feasibility
C)  schedule feasibility
D)  legal feasibilityE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

The project scope statement links the project to the organization's overall business goals.It describes the business need (the problem the project will solve) and the justification, requirements, and current boundaries for the project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project?

Accepted Answer

A)  project milestones
B)  project objectives
C)  project assumptions
D)  project deliverableE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Which gate ensures that all stakeholders have a shared understanding of the proposed system and what it will do?

Accepted Answer

A)  gate one
B)  gate two
C)  gate three
D)  gate fourE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Which phase of the SDLC gathers business requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)  plan
B)  analysis
C)  test
D)  designE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

What measures the cost-effectiveness of a project?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic feasibility
B)  operational feasibility
C)  schedule feasibility
D)  technical feasibilityE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

User acceptance testing tests individual units or pieces of code for a system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What defines the specifications for product/output of the project and is key for managing expectations, controlling scope, and completing other planning efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  project milestones
B)  project objectives
C)  project requirements document
D)  project deliverableE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is the primary reason why companies outsource?

Accepted Answer

A)  tap outside sources of expertise for a low cost
B)  concentrate resources on core business
C)  reduce headcount and related expenses
D)  better manage the costs of internal processesE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

What modifies software to meet specific user or business requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)  software customization
B)  conversion
C)  business requirements
D)  sign-offE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

What is project scope?

Accepted Answer

A)  quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success
B)  products, services, or processes that are not specifically a part of the project
C)  any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project
D)  defines the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the specified features and functionsE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Discovery prototyping builds a small-scale representation or working model of the system to ensure that it meets the user and business requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The testing phase takes all the detailed design documents from the design phase and transforms them into the actual system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Internal reports present data that is distributed inside the organization and is intended for employees within an organization.Internal reports typically support day-to-day operations monitoring that supports managerial decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Systems Development and Project Management: Corporateresponsibility

User acceptance testing tests individual units or pieces of code for a system.

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Internal reports present data that is distributed inside the organization and is intended for employees within an organization.Internal reports typically support day-to-day operations monitoring that supports managerial decision making.

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Which of the following is the primary reason why companies outsource?

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The project scope statement links the project to the organization's overall business goals.It describes the business need (the problem the project will solve) and the justification, requirements, and current boundaries for the project.

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What is any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project?

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Which phase of the SDLC gathers business requirements?

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Corrective maintenance makes system changes to repair design flaws, coding errors, or implementation issues.

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An organization must identify what it wants to do and how it is going to do it.What does the "how" part of this question focus on?

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Which gate ensures that all stakeholders have a shared understanding of the proposed system and what it will do?

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The testing phase takes all the detailed design documents from the design phase and transforms them into the actual system.

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What modifies software to meet specific user or business requirements?

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Discovery prototyping builds a small-scale representation or working model of the system to ensure that it meets the user and business requirements.

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What measures the cost-effectiveness of a project?

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Which implementation discards the legacy system and immediately migrates all users to the new system?

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What defines the specifications for product/output of the project and is key for managing expectations, controlling scope, and completing other planning efforts?

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What is project scope?

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A Gantt chart is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between them.

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Which of the following is a benefit an organization can receive from outsourcing?

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What measures how well a solution can be implemented within existing legal and contractual obligations?

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Outsourcing is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organization to develop and maintain the organization's information technology systems.

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