IS MC4

1.

1 point

The heart of a fourth-generation language is:

a library of macros

a database management system

structured programming

its graphical user interface

2.

1 point

________ can dramatically improve the application development process.

Application life cycle management

Structured systems development

Prototyping

All of the above

3.

1 point

Which of the following is a distributed system classification?

host-based hierarchy

peer-to-peer based LAN systems

hybrid enterprise-wide systems

All of the above

4.

1 point

E-business outsourcing and IT outsourcing are combining into a new form of managed services outsourcing that is being referred

utility computing

on-demand computing

virtual data centres

grid computing

All of the above

5.

1 point

Which of the following are the responsibility of the IT and business project manager?

managing the project finances

soliciting independent reviews

setting the project schedule

All of the above

6.

1 point

IT Project Management is:

10 percent technical and 90 percent common sense

90 percent technical and 10 percent common sense

10 good business practice and 90 percent technical

10 good business practice and 90 percent common sense

7.

1 point

Code packaging that combines data and methods that act upon the data is:

CASE development

prototype development

object-oriented development

None of the above

8.

1 point

Which of the following is a reason that companies outsource IS functions?

to focus on core competencies

to utilise lower labour costs

to increase value to the organisation

All of the above

9.

1 point

A ________ is a collection of related tasks and activities undertaken to achieve a specific goal.

project

scope document

cost benefit analysis

non of the above

10.

1 point

Enterprise Application Integration products are:

Java Beans

object relational databases

middleware

None of the above

11.

1 point

Project based outsourcing is also referred to as:

best-of-breed outsourcing

transitional outsourcing

business process outsourcing

re-engineering process outsourcing

12.

1 point

If a legacy system is basically doing its job but is inefficient and difficult to maintain, it may be best to ________ the system.

restructure

rejuvenate

rewrite

refurbish

13.

1 point

The ________ type of client-server system puts all presentation software on the client machine, all data on the server, and splits the application software between the client and the server.

Distributed presentation

Remote presentation

Distributed function

Distributed database

14.

1 point

The ________ type of client-server system puts all presentation and application software and some data on the client machine and the remaining data on the server.

Distributed presentation

Remote presentation

Remote data management

Distributed database

15.

1 point

The first distributed system structure was known as:

host-based hierarchy

client/server

Peer-to-peer

decentralized stand-alone systems

16.

1 point

Which of the following would be considered business risk of an IT project?

Communication network requiring upgrading in order for system to work effectively

The system will require more expertise to implement than planned

System scope creep

Lack of training on system usage

17.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a Web Services standard?

XML

UDDI

WDML

TCP/IP

18.

1 point

When the business requirements have been extracted from the application programs, files, and database descriptions, the system has been:

restructured

rejuvenated

rewritten

reverse engineered

19.

1 point

When a system is so obsolete that it does not exist in many places then it is best to ________ it

rejuvenated

replace

reverse engineer

all of the above

20.

1 point

If enough new functions are added to a legacy system so that its value is significantly increased, the system has been:

restructured

rejuvenated

rewritten

reverse engineered

21.

1 point

Outsourcing in order to utilise the specialities of other organisations is referred to as:

e-business outsourcing

business process outsourcing

best-of-breed outsourcing

transitional outsourcing

22.

1 point

Which of the following would be considered technical risk of an IT project?

End-users' attitudes are not receptive to change caused by the system

The system will require more CPU processing capacity than planned

The project benefits are not quantifiable

All of the above

23.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a feature of small projects?

Simple and well defined

Covers a single discipline

Failure would mean ‘major disaster’

Short term

24.

1 point

Middleware is:

hardware used to connect applications together

software used to connect applications together

objects designed to improve database performance

All of the above

25.

1 point

________ percent of IT projects fail,

10 to 20

20 to 50

30 to 70

None of the above

26.

1 point

________ programming languages consisted mostly of step-by-step instructions and data that tell how the computer’s central processing unit to execute.

1st generation

2nd generation

3rd generation

4th generation

27.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT part of Risk Management?

Risk Assessment

Risk Evaluation

Risk Mitigation

Risk Elimination

28.

1 point

In the early days of outsourcing, the organizational goal of outsourcing contracts was:

strategic

financial

operational

all of the above

29.

1 point

When one company becomes the prime contractor for IS operations but utilizes other ESPs for some work this is referred to as:

transitional outsourcing

best-of-breed outsourcing

collaborative outsourcing

collaborative outsourcing business process outsourcing

30.

1 point

________ programming languages include a comprehensive programming environment.

1st generation

2nd generation

3rd generation

4th generation

31.

1 point

In a three-tiered architecture, middleware is housed in:

Tier 0

Tier 1

Tier 2

Tier 3

32.

1 point

In a three-tiered architecture, the superserver is in:

Tier 0

Tier 1

Tier 2

Tier 3

33.

1 point

The degree to which a system is distributed is dependent on:

Interconnectivity of processors and other devices

Availability of rules or standards

Location of processing

All of the above

34.

1 point

The foundations of governing an outsourcing relationship are laid out in the:

contract

relationship

project specifications

all of the above

35.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a phase of the Waterfall development methodology?

Cost Benefit Analysis

Coding and Debugging

Operations and Maintenance

All of the above are phases of the Waterfall development methodology

36.

1 point

An important attribute of a good SLA is:

metrics

completeness

cost

All of the above

37.

1 point

The ________ type of client-server system puts all presentation software on the client machine and all data and application software on the server.

Distributed presentation

Remote presentation

Distributed function

Distributed database

38.

1 point

Outsourcing all or most of a reengineered process is referred to as:

reengineering process outsourcing

business process outsourcing

best-of-breed outsourcing

transitional outsourcing

39.

1 point

Which of the following is a goal of structured development methodologies?

establish documentation standards

higher reliability

more efficient use of system resources

All of the above

40.

1 point

4. Which of the following is NOT incorporated into a CASE tool?

graphical tools

forecasting tools

an information repository

code-generating tools

41.

1 point

Which of the following is a benefit of client-server computing?

Client-server computing enables access to centralised databases

Client-server computing has shifted the focus of computing to using information to fulfil strategic objectives

Client-server systems help streamline workflows

All of the above

42.

1 point

The process of assisting people to make major changes in their working environment is called:

risk management

project management

change management

customer relationship management

43.

1 point

Which of the following is a reason why companies off-shore IT support?

to tap into cheaper labour markets

to take advantage of a larger labour supply

to take advantage of high-quality labour

All of the above

44.

1 point

Every project encounters the following:

risk management

project management

change management

customer relationship management