EXAM 1 Flashcards
What groups of people do Info Systems connect?
Tech Pros & Business People
The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is an approach for designing and developing systems. The five stages in order are:
analysis, requirements, design, development, and
implementation.
What is Analysis?
Review current plans and blueprints.
Check Market Segments
What is “Requirements” in SDLC?
EX. Find out what the client wants. What features? Check Market Segments
What is “Design” in SDLC?
EX. Develop sketches and add ons for the client
What is “Development” in SDLC?
The building of the product for the client. The actual creation. NEW SYSTEM IS CHECKED AGAINST OLD SYSTEM
What is “Implementation” in SDLC?
Put it all together and prepare the product for the reveal to the client
What are some things information systems should be designed with in mind?
usability, graphic design and analytical design principles
What are “Wire Frames”?
The very rough sketch up of the product for the client
What are “Mock Ups”?
The more refined blueprint of the product for the client
What is a “As-Is” Diagram show?
“As-Is” diagrams show the way the business process is currently desgined. Done in the analysis state of SDLC
What is a “To-Be” Diagram show?
A “To-Be” Diagram shows how the new business process will work. Done in the Requirements of SDLC
What is business process?
A set of goal directed activities
What is a Business process diagram?
Business processes may be
represented by process diagrams containing actors in swimlanes and actions connected by arrows. Decision points in a business process are represented by diamonds
What is a “Swim Lane”?
A vertical portion of a business process diagram. Each represents an actor
What is an “Actor”?
A person or computer who takes actions or makes
decisions in a business process
What is a “Cloud System”?
A term used to describe computing services
that live on the Internet rather than on a
user’s workstation. Cloud services may be
accessed from any internet enabled device.
Gmail and Dropbox are services that live in the
“cloud.” These services may be accessed by
web browsers or even smartphones.
What does “C.R.A.P” stand for?
Contrast Repetition Alignment Proximity
What is “Contrast”?
Draws attention; creates visual interest
What is “Repetition”?
Unifying the theme with a coherent whole
Ways to achieve “Contrast”?
visual weights, differing print type, San Serif for title and Serif for content, and use fill and outlines
Ways to achieve and use “Repetition”?
Color repetition and using common interface design
What does “Alignment” do?
It creates strength and organization