SSAD Test Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - ANSWERSThe process of understanding how an information system can support business needs, design the system, build it, and deliver it to users is the ______
Systems Analyst - ANSWERSThe person that identifies op...
Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - ANSWERSThe process of understanding how an information
system can support business needs, design the system, build it, and deliver it to users is the ______
Systems Analyst - ANSWERSThe person that identifies opportunities for improvements and designs an
information system to implement them is called a(n)
Create Value for the Organization - ANSWERSPrimary goal of the systems analyst is to _______
Four Phases of the SDLC are - ANSWERSplanning, analysis, design, and implementation
Planning Phase - ANSWERSUnderstanding why an information system should be built and determining
how the project team will build it is part of the ______
Project sponsor - ANSWERSperson or department that requested the system
In which phase of the SDLC is the project plan developed - ANSWERSplanning phase
The project plan is the document that is used to _______ - ANSWERSoutline the tasks to be addressed in
developing the proposed system and develop a time estimate for each task.
True or False Some industry experts question the need for a formal process, as information systems
projects are rarely abandoned - ANSWERSFalse
True or False During requirements gathering, the system's business value to the organization is
identified. - ANSWERSFalse
, True or False The waterfall model encourages frequent change to the system requirements and leaves a
relatively small window of time between system requirement gathering and implementation -
ANSWERSFalse
True or False Prototyping helps to quickly refine real system requirements needed by the users. -
ANSWERSTrue
True or False UML is a two-dimensional systems development process. - ANSWERSTrue
True or False Analysts often have to act ethically, though they rarely deal with confidential information -
ANSWERSFalse
Technical Feasibility Assessment Factors include - ANSWERSFamiliarity with the technology
Project size
Compatibility of the new system with existing technology
Familiarity of the functional area
What adds to the technical risk of a project - ANSWERSlarge project size
Economic Feasibility - ANSWERS___________ is determined by identifying costs and benefits associated
with the system
Tangible - ANSWERS____value can be quantified during the project initiation phase
Operational costs - ANSWERSare tangible costs required to operate the system, such as the salaries for
operations staff, software licensing fees, equipment upgrades, and communications charges
Technical Feasibility: Can we build it? - ANSWERSFamiliarity with functional area: less familiarity
generates more risk
Familiarity with Technology: less familiarity generates more risk
Project size: larger projects have more risk
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