Chapter 9

Question 1

_________ is the process that establishes the need for an information system and its extent.

Answer 1

Systems Analysis

Question 2

The traditional systems development life cycle (SDLC) phases are ______, detailed systems design, implementation, and maintenance.

Answer 2

Planning

Question 3

An initial assessment of the information flow-and-extent requirements must be made during the _______ portion of the SDLC.

Answer 3

Planning

Question 4

After testing is concluded, the ____________ is reviewed and printed and end users are trained.

Answer 4

Final Documentation

Question 5

The advent of very sophisticated application generators and __________ has substantially decreased coding and testing time.

Answer 5

Debugging Tools

Question 6

The system and operational costs are addressed by the ___________ during the planning phase of the SDLC.

Answer 6

Feasibility Study

Question 7

__________ are usually provided by the DBMS to check for access violations.

Answer 7

Audit Trails

Question 8

The ____________ describes the general conditions in which a company operates, its organizational structure, and its mission.

Answer 8

Company Situation

Question 9

The system’s ___________ defines the extent of the design according to operational requirements.

Answer 9

Scope

Question 10

The proposed system is subject to limits known as _________, which are external to the system.

Answer 10

Boundaries

Question 11

Making sure that the final product meets user and system requirements is the most critical ______ phase.

Answer 11

DBLC

Question 12

Programmers use database tools to ________ the applications during coding of the programs.

Answer 12

Prototype

Question 13

_________ allows the assignment of access rights to specific authorized users.

Answer 13

Password Security

Question 14

The ___________ stage uses data modeling to create an abstract database structure that represents real-world objects in the most realistic way possible.

Answer 14

Conceptual Design

Question 15

The first step in _____________ is to discover the data element characteristics.

Answer 15

Conceptual Design

Question 16

A designer must have a thorough understanding of the company’s data types, extent, and uses in order to develop an accurate _________.

Answer 16

Data Model

Question 17

A __________ is a brief and precise narrative of a policy, procedures, or principle within a specific organization’s environment.

Answer 17

Business Rule

Question 18

Because real world database design is generally done by teams, the database design is probably divided into major components known as _______.

Answer 18

Modules

Question 19

A module is an information system component that handles a specific business function, such as inventory, orders, or payroll.

Answer 19

Module