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ITM 311 Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025 System environment - ANSWERSsomething external that interacts with the system system - ANSWERSa group of interrelated procedures used for a business function, with an identifiable boundary working together form some purpose system component - ANSWERSan irreducible part or aggregation of parts that make up a system system interface - ANSWERSpoint of contact where a system meets itse nvironment or where subsystems mee teach other system...

Outsourcing - ANSWER The practice of turning over responsibility of some or all of an organizations info systems application and operations to an outside firm. System - ANSWER A group of interrelated procedures used for a business functions, with an identifiable boundary working together for some purpose. System environment - ANSWER Something external to a system that interacts with the system. System Component - ANSWER An irreducible part or aggregation of parts that makes up a system ...

Report - ANSWER A business document that contains only predefined data; it is a passive document used only for reading and viewing; typically contain data from many unrelated records or transactions. Form - ANSWER A business document that contain some predefine data and may include some areas where additional data are to be filled in; typically based on one database record. Compare and Contrast Forms and Reports, explain at least 3 differences. - ANSWER Form -Business document -About one...

A variable can hold more than one value at a time. (a) True (b) False - ANSWER False Multiplication, division and remainder always take place after addition or subtraction in an expression. (a) True (b) False - ANSWER False The term parse means to break into component parts. (a) True (b) False - ANSWER True Once a variable has been declared and initialized, new values may not be assigned to the variable. (a) True (b) False - ANSWER False The expression boolean isTenLa...

steps to schedule creation - ANSWER 1. activity identification 2. activity sequencing 3. activity resource estimating 4. activity duration estimating 5. schedule Activity Identification - ANSWER list all tasks needed for the project, organize/group similar tasks, decompose all tasks, insert summary task, indent under summary task activity sequencing - ANSWER identify predecessors activity resource estimating - ANSWER resources needed for estimates, can be by name or positions activit...

Adaptive Maintenance - ANSWER Changes to evolve its functionality to meet business needs. Urgency - depends, Initial Activity - little, Value-adding- much Corrective Maintenance - ANSWER Repairing defects. Urgency - very high, initial activity - pervasive, value-adding - little Perfective Maintenance - ANSWER Performance or usability tuning. Urgency - low, initial activity - some, value-adding - cost savings Preventive Maintenance - ANSWER Changes to reduce future failures. Urgency - l...

A variable can hold more than one value at a time - ANSWER False Multiplication, division and remainder always take place after addition or subtraction in an expression - ANSWER False The term parse means to break into component parts - ANSWER True Once a variable has been declared and initialized, new values may not be assigned to the variable - ANSWER False

System - ANSWER A group of interrelated procedures used for a business function, with an identifiable boundary, working together for some purpose Outsourcing - ANSWER The practice of turning over responsibility of some or all of an organization info system applications and operations to an outside firm System Environment - ANSWER Something external to a system that interacts with the system System Components - ANSWER An irreducible part or aggregation of parts that makes up a system, (s...

Decision Tables - ANSWER Matrix with condition and actions (rows), and business rules (columns); good at portraying complex logic, compact, easy to manipulate Steps for a Decision Table - ANSWER 1. Identify actions 2. Identify conditions and value 3. Compute maximum number of rules (condition 1 values x condition 2 values) 4. Construct table 5. Verify 6. Simplify; eliminate impossible rules, collapse indifferent conditions or override conditions DFD's... - ANSWER ...provide a key, co...