Organizational Needs and Systems Design

Question 1

Systems Analyst

Answer 1

provides applications specifications to the Applications Programmer

Question 2

Applications Programmer

Answer 2

is responsible for writing testing and debugging applications software

Question 3

what is a tool or diagram used by the Applications Programmer to document program logic

Answer 3

program flowchart

Question 4

Librarian is responsible for

Answer 4

the custody of the removable media (e.g. magnetic tape, disks) and for the maintenance of program and systems documentation

Most of these functions are automated

Question 5

data warehouse

Answer 5

integrated collection of data used for reporting and analysis to support management decisions

Question 6

Data is periodically downloaded from

Answer 6

databases into a data warehouse

Question 7

data mart

Answer 7

is a limited version of a data warehouse

Question 8

Data mining

Answer 8

1) Uses Artificial Intelligence
2) accesses data warehouses and data marts
3) useful by everyone in analyzing situations and potential problems

• uses complicated statistical and graphical processes and structured approaches to manipulate data

Question 9

Webmaster is responsible for

Answer 9

providing expertise and leadership in the development of a website,

including architecture, design, analysis, security, maintenance, content development, and updates.

Question 10

Decentralized processing

Answer 10

is often combined with centralized or distributed processing

Question 11

End Users utilizing PCs

Answer 11

is a form of decentralized computing