ICT2621 SUMMARYTHE PROCESS OF UNDERSTANDING AND SPECIFYING IN DETAIL WHAT THE INFORMATION
SYSTEM SHOULD ACCOMPLISH IS CALLED SYSTEMS ______________.
o
... [Show More] Design
o Initial study
o Analysis
o Administration
WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO A SYSTEM THAT IS PART OF A LARGER SYSTEM?
o Supersystem
o Information system
o Subsystem
o Minifunction
AN AUTOMATION BOUNDARY IS BEST DESCRIBED AS THE SEPERATION BETWEEN THE
___________
o System and its environment
o Automated part of a system and the manual part of a system
o Manual part of a system and its environment
o Automated part of a system and its environment
CHANGES IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, AND BUSINESS PRACTICES HAVE
CREATED MANY NEW CAREER OPPORTUNITIES OF ANALYST, INCLUDING THREE OF THE
FOLLOWING. WHICH ONE IS NOT ONE OF THE THREE?
o Sales and support of ERP software
o Auditing, compliance and security
o Web development
o Hardware electronic assembly
DURING WHICH PROCESS DO EXECUTIVES TRY TO ANSWER KEY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
COMPANY?
o Business process reengineering
o Strategic planning
o Information systems strategic planning
o Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
A DESCRIPTION OF THE HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS REQUIRED
TO IMPLEMENT PLANNED INFORMATION SYSTEMS IS CALLED
o Information systems plan
o Applications architecture planning
o A technology architecture plan
o Enterprise technology planning
WHAT IS THE LAST STEP OF THE ANALYST’S APPROACH TO PROBLEM SOLVING?
o Monitor to make sure that you obtain the desired results
o Decide which solution is best, and make a recommendation
o Verify that the benefits of solving the problem outweighs the costs
o Implement the solution
THE TWO SYSTEMS THAT ARE EXTERNALLY ORIENTED, I E THEY FOCUS ON ENTITIES OUTSIDE
OF THE ORGANISATION ARE ___________
o Collaboration support and knowledge management systems
o Manufacturing and supply chain management systems
o Accounting/financial and human resource management systems
WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES IMPROVES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE
COMPANY? SELECT THE MOST APPROPRIATE OPTION:
o Business process reengineering
o Strategic planning
o Technology impact planning
o Enterprise resource planning
THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE ANALYSIS PHASE IS TO_____________
o Analyse the capabilities and structure of the previous system
o Prioritise the alternatives for a system
o Determine the basic structure and approach for the new system
o Understand and document the user’s needs and requirements
WHAT IS THE FIRST OFFICIAL ACTIVITY OF THE PROJECT TEAM AS IT INITIATES THE PROJECT
PLANNING PHASE?
o Define the business problem [Show Less]