Spring
2008
Exam #1 CSI 214
Due No Later Than 3/8/08
Complete All Short Answer
1. A(n) _________________________ is a set of
related components that produces specific results, such as routing Internet
traffic, manufacturing microchips, and controlling complex events like a NASA
launch.
2. Almost 40 years ago, a concept called
_________________________ accurately predicted that computer processing power
would double about every 24 months.
3. A(n) _________________________ is an overview
that describes a company’s overall functions, processes, organization,
products, services, customers, suppliers, competitors, constraints, and future
direction.
4. The newest category of company is the
_________________________ whose primary business depends on the Internet rather
than a traditional business channel.
5. In addition to middle mangers, every company
has _________________________, which include professional staff members such as
systems analysts, programmers, accountants, researchers, trainers, and human
resource specialists.
6. In object-oriented (O-O) design, built-in
processes called _________________________ can change an object’s properties.
7. At some point in the systems development
process, a(n) _________________________ is presented, which is a summary of the
project request and a specific recommendation.
8. Some common security controls include
passwords, various levels of user access, and _________________________, or
coding of data to keep it safe from unauthorized users.
9. In the accompanying figure showing factors
that affect IT systems projects, the growth of electronic data interchange
(EDI) has made relationships with _________________________ critically
important.
10. Many companies call the group of key managers
and users responsible for evaluating systems requests a(n)
_________________________.
11. The estimated costs of a proposed system
usually are considered the _________________________, which includes ongoing
support and maintenance costs, as well as acquisition costs.
12. _________________________ are advantages that
are difficult to measure in dollars but are important to a company.
13. Projects where management has no choice in
implementing them are called _________________________.
14. Using _________________________, an analyst
starts with an overall view, which is a context diagram with a single process
symbol, and then the analyst creates diagram 0, which shows more detail.
15. In a data dictionary, data elements are
combined into _________________________, which are meaningful combinations of
data elements that are included in data flows or retained in data stores.
16. In a data dictionary, any name other than the
standard data element name is called a(n) _________________________.
17. A data dictionary specifies a data element’s
_________________________, which is the set of values permitted for the data
element.
18. A(n) _________________________ documents the
details of a functional primitive, which represents a specific set of
processing steps and business logic.
19. _________________________ is a subset of
standard English that describes logical processes clearly and accurately.
20. Many analysts follow a(n)
_________________________, which means that they develop a physical model of
the current system, a logical model of the current system, a logical model of
the new system, and a physical model of the new systems