Question 1

A service is a business task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is a group of people who respond to user's questions?

Accepted Answer

A)   Online training
B)   Workshop training
C)   Help desk
D)   Corrective maintenanceE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

What is a status report?

Accepted Answer

A)   Difficult to quantify or measure
B)   Easy to quantify and typically measured to determine the success or failure of a project
C)   The measure of the tangible and intangible benefits of an information system
D)   A periodic review of actual performance versus expected performanceE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Offshore outsourcing occurs when using organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems.In offshore outsourcing,the country is geographically far away.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following does a project manager perform?

Accepted Answer

A)   Defines and develops the project plan
B)   Tracks the plan to ensure all key project milestones are completed on time
C)   Expert in project planning and management
D)   All of these choicesE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

What represents key dates when a certain group of activities must be performed?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Interoperability is the capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources,even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is technical feasibility?

Accepted Answer

A)   Measures the cost-effectiveness of a project
B)   Measures how well a solution meets the identified system requirements to solve the problems and take advantage of opportunities
C)   Measures the project time frame to ensure that it can be completed on time
D)   Measures the practicality of a technical solution and the availability of technical resources and expertiseE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

The rational unified process (RUP)methodology,owned by IBM,provides a framework for breaking down the development of software into four gates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is process modeling?

Accepted Answer

A)   Illustrates the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system
B)   Software suites that automate systems analysis,design,and development
C)   A formal,approved document that manages and controls the entire project
D)   Involves graphically representing the processes that capture,manipulate,store,and distribute information between a system and its environmentE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

What are the three primary variables (or triple constraints) in any project?

Accepted Answer

A)   Time,cost,expense
B)   Time,expense,requirements
C)   Time,cost,scope
D)   Time,cost,qualityE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

What illustrates the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system?

Accepted Answer

A)   Data flow diagram
B)   Computer-aided software engineering (CAS
E)  tools
C)   Systems development life cycle
D)   Process modelingE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Which methodology aims for customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery of useful software components developed by an iterative process with a design point that uses the bare minimum requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)   RAD methodology
B)   Agile methodology
C)   Waterfall methodology
D)   Extreme programmingE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following includes a common reason why change occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)   A misunderstanding of the initial scope
B)   Shifts in planned technology that force unexpected and significant changes to the business
C)   An omission in defining initial scope
D)   All of these choicesE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 15

The planning phase establishes a high-level plan of the intended project and determines project goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is not a technique for choosing strategic projects?

Accepted Answer

A)   Categorize projects
B)   Perform a financial analysis
C)   Focus on organizational goals
D)   Develop a project planE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following represents the phases in the SDLC?

Accepted Answer

A)   Plan,analysis,design,test,maintain,develop,implement
B)   Analysis,plan,design,test,develop,maintain,implement
C)   Plan,analysis,design,develop,test,implement,maintain
D)   Analysis,plan,develop,design,test,implement,maintainE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

What is a project plan?

Accepted Answer

A)   Illustrates the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system
B)   Software suites that automate systems analysis,design,and development
C)   A formal,approved document that manages and controls the entire project
D)   Involves graphically representing the processes that capture,manipulate,store,and distribute information between a system and its environmentE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Which gate in the RUP methodology expands on the agreed-upon details of the system,including the ability to provide an architecture to support and build it?

Accepted Answer

A)   Inception
B)   Elaboration
C)   Construction
D)   TransitionE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful project?

Accepted Answer

A)   Delivered on time
B)   Delivered within budget
C)   Meets the business's requirements
D)   All of these choicesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 9: Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Which of the following does a project manager perform?

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What is a group of people who respond to user's questions?

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What are the three primary variables (or triple constraints) in any project?

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What illustrates the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system?

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Which of the following is not a technique for choosing strategic projects?

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What represents key dates when a certain group of activities must be performed?

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Interoperability is the capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources,even though they are made by different manufacturers.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful project?

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A service is a business task.

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What is technical feasibility?

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The rational unified process (RUP)methodology,owned by IBM,provides a framework for breaking down the development of software into four gates.

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What is a project plan?

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What is process modeling?

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Offshore outsourcing occurs when using organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems.In offshore outsourcing,the country is geographically far away.

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What is a status report?

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Which methodology aims for customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery of useful software components developed by an iterative process with a design point that uses the bare minimum requirements?

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The planning phase establishes a high-level plan of the intended project and determines project goals.

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Which of the following includes a common reason why change occurs?

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Which gate in the RUP methodology expands on the agreed-upon details of the system,including the ability to provide an architecture to support and build it?

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Which of the following represents the phases in the SDLC?

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