1. The totality of computer systems in a firm is called its:
a) Applications portfolio
b) Systems burden
c) BPR collection
d) IT department
2. Which of these should come first when performing a systems study?
a) Systems analysis
b) Systems design
c) Preliminary investigation
d) Systems audit
3. Which of these acronyms is not normally associated with the systems studies?
a) SDLC
b) RFP
c) PERT
d) SOX
4. Which of these individuals is least likely to participate in a system’s study?
a) Internal auditor
b) External auditor
c) Top manager
d) Member of the IT department
5. An intensive investigation of a company's present information system in order to discover systems weaknesses is termed a:
a) Systems study
b) Systems follow up
c) Systems design
d) Systems survey
6. Which of these is not a phase in the life cycle of an information system?
a) Planning
b) Analysis
c) Control
d) Implementation
7. The four phases of the systems development life cycle end with this phase:
a) Analysis
b) Design
c) Implementation, follow-up, and maintenance
d) Development
8. Which of these is most likely to be the first task in a systems study?
a) Systems analysis
b) Systems design
c) Preliminary investigation
d) any of these are possible—it depends upon the system under study
9. According to the chapter, which of these comes closest in meaning to the term “systems approach?”
a) Narrow point of view
b) Broad point of view
c) Focus on achieving those goals important to computerized systems
d) Focus first and foremost on computerization
10. Which of the following is least likely to be a member of a study team?
a) CEO of a company
b) Internal auditor or accountant
c) IT specialist
d) Middle-level manager who uses the system
11. Which of these statements is true?
a) Accountants need not bother with systems studies—they are mostly performed by IT specialists
b) System studies enable bright accountants to express ideas for improving a system
c) Systems studies rarely involve accounting information systems
d) all of these are true