Devry MIS581 2019 JULY Week 4 Quiz Latest

MIS581 Systems Analysis, Planning, and Control

Week 4 Quiz

Question 1 (TCO A) The _____ is based on values, principles, and core practices.

fragile approach

open source approach

closed source approach

agile approach

Question 2 (TCO A) An organization with many employees and many cubicles with each employee having a unique phone extension is said to be a _____ relationship.

1:1

1:M

M:1

M:N

Question 3 (TCO B) All of the following indicate that an effort is a project instead of day-to-day work except

the effort does not have a definite beginning and end.

the effort creates a unique product, capability, or result.

the effort deliverable is defined and developed in incremental steps.

the effort has constraints in time, cost, scope, quality, resources, or risks.

Question 4 (TCO B) One way to pinpoint systems challenges and opportunities is by listening to feedback from external sources like customers, vendors and service providers, and suppliers. Using this method, which of the following is not

a sign of a problem in an organization?

Complaints

Suggestions for improvement

Loss of sales

High online review rate

Question 5 (TCO C) Which of these steps in interview preparation is most helpful in allowing the interviewer to build a vocabulary common to the interviewee?

Reading blog materials

Deciding whom to interview

Establishing interview objectives

Preparing the interviewee

Reading background material

Question 6 (TCO C) Which of the following is not an advantage of using joint application design (JAD)?

JAD works independent of organizational values.

The time to develop the system is reduced.

JAD works independent of organizational culture.

JAD helps to generate new ideas.

Describe the agile approach to a systems development.

One of the difficult decisions a systems analyst has to make when it comes to software is whether to recommend making, buying, or outsourcing software for information systems projects. What are the advantages of purchasing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software? What are the disadvantages of this approach?