Test Bank For Modern Systems Analysis And Design 6th Edition By Jeffry E.Hoofer

Modern Systems Analysis and Design, 6e (Hoffer, et al.)

Chapter 1 The Systems Development Environment

1) The analysis and design of information systems is driven from a technical perspective.

Answer: FALSE

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2) Information systems analysis and design is an organizational improvement process.

Answer: TRUE

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3) An important result of systems analysis and design is application software.

Answer: TRUE

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4) A methodology adopted by an organization will be consistent with its general management style.

Answer: TRUE

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5) Techniques are comprehensive, multiple-step approaches to systems development that guide an analyst’s work and influence the quality of the final product.

Answer: FALSE

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6) A knowledge engineer is the organizational role most responsible for the analysis and design of information systems.

Answer: FALSE

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7) The systems development environment in the late 1990s focused on systems integration.

Answer: TRUE

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8) In many cases, organizations do not run applications in-house, choosing instead to use an application on a per-use basis by accessing through an application service provider.

Answer: TRUE

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9) A systems development methodology is a standard process followed in an organization to conduct all the steps necessary to analyze, design, implement, and maintain information systems.

Answer: TRUE

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10) The systems development life cycle is the traditional methodology used to develop, maintain, and replace information systems.

Answer: TRUE

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