1. In a parallel conversion strategy, the new system:

2. System design specifications that address input issues will include specifications for:

3. In a direct cutover conversion strategy, the new system:

4. System design specifications that address database issues will include specifications for:

5. Fourth-generation tools cannot replace conventional development tools because they:

6. This type of systems development is characterized by significantly speeding up the design phase and the generation of information requirements and involving users at an intense level.

7. An entire information system is broken down into its main subsystems by using:

8. The worth of systems from a financial perspective essentially revolves around the question of:

9. Systems design:

10. You are an IT project manager for an advertising firm. The firm wishes to create an online survey tool that will be used to survey focus group reactions to products in development. The most important consideration for the firm is being able to offer the tool as soon as possible as a new corporate service. However, you know that many of the senior managers that are business owners of this project have difficulty in understanding technical or software development issues, and are likely to change their requirements during the course of development. What development method would be most successful for this project?

11. Unit testing:

12. Groups of objects are assembled into software components for common functions, which can be combined into large-scale business applications, in which type of software development?

13. A ________ shows each task as a horizontal bar whose length is proportional to the time required to complete it.

14. Acceptance testing:

15. The primary tool for representing a system's component processes and the flow of data between them is the:

16. When systems are created rapidly, without a formal development methodology:

17. As a technical project manager you have decided to propose implementing a prototyping methodology for a small Web-based design project. What is the order of steps you will follow in this project?

18. In the traditional systems development lifecycle, end users:

19. What was the primary problem facing the Girl Scouts regarding their supply chain problems?

20. Changes in hardware, software, documentation, or production to a production system to correct errors, meet new requirements, or improve processing efficiencies are termed:

21. ________ are tangible benefits of information systems.

22. Which process develops a detailed description of the functions that a new information system must perform?

23. ________ provides software tools to automate development methodologies and reduce the amount of repetitive work in systems development.

24. ________ refers to the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to achieve specific targets within specified budget and time constraints.

25. Order the following steps in the systems development process in the correct sequence.