Management Information Systems

371. The general transformation cycle for information is:

  1. information to data to knowledge.
  2. knowledge to data to information.
  3. data to knowledge to information.
  4. data to information to knowledge.
  5. none of the above.
Correct answer: (D)
data to information to knowledge.

372. A web blueprint depicts:

  1. the layout of an individual web page
  2. the layout of the home page
  3. the layout of an index page
  4. the layout of a website
  5. the layout of a sitemap
Correct answer: (D)
the layout of a website

373. Use-case analysis focuses upon:

  1. data
  2. Objects
  3. Entities
  4. Actors
Correct answer: (D)
Actors

374. Language-based, machine-readable representations of what a software process is supposed to do, or how a software process is supposed to accomplish its task is known as:

  1. prototyping
  2. software specifications
  3. application programs
  4. human engineering
  5. none of the above
Correct answer: (C)
application programs

375. The deliverable of the problem analysis phase is

  1. system improvement objectives
  2. problem statement
  3. statement of constraints
  4. statement of work
  5. none of the above
Correct answer: (A)
system improvement objectives

376. Rapid Application Development (RAD) strategy includes all of the following, except

  1. actively involves system users in the analysis, design, and construction activities
  2. uses waterfall development approach to evolve system concept
  3. organizes systems development into a series of focused, intense workshops
  4. reduces the amount of time that passes before the users begin to see a working system
  5. accelerates the requirements analysis and design phases
Correct answer: (B)
uses waterfall development approach to evolve system concept

377. Which of the following phases identifies and expresses requirements, prioritizes requirements, updates project plan, and communications the requirements statement?

  1. logical design phase
  2. decisions analysis phase
  3. problem analysis phase
  4. systems analysis phase
  5. none of the above
Correct answer: (E)
none of the above

378. A property or quality the system must have is called a:

  1. scope
  2. functional requirement
  3. preliminary requirement
  4. nonfunctional requirement
  5. none of the above
Correct answer: (D)
nonfunctional requirement

379. The person generally responsible for the program design strategy, standards, and construction is called a(n):

  1. program librarian
  2. backup chief programmer
  3. network designer
  4. chief programmer
  5. systems analyst
Correct answer: (D)
chief programmer

380. Which of the following is(are) the primary inputs into the task of writing and testing new programs?

  1. programming plan
  2. database structure
  3. test data
  4. integration requirements
  5. both (a) and (c)
Correct answer: (E)
both (a) and (c)
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