System Types
This term describes software and data environments existing online and supported by supercomputer technology.
What is Cloud Computing?
This approach to system development focuses on iterative and incremental progress.
What is Agile/Iterative Methods?
When evaluating a system, this type of feasibility looks at whether benefits outweigh costs.
What is Economic Feasibility?
This model of software acquisition is when another company hosts the application needs for you.
What is Software as a Service?
This term describes the strategy of deciding whether to create software in-house or acquire it externally.
What is make or buy?
This term describes additional layers facilitating communication between web-based software and legacy systems.
What is middleware?
This development method emphasizes processes transforming data into useful information.
What is process-centered?
According to the material, systems requests are prioritized based on this criterion.
What is greatest benefit, at the lowest cost, in the shortest period of time?
This term describes the defined limits and deliverables of a project.
What is scope?
This law states that the processing power of silicon chips would double every 18 months.
What is Moore's Law?
This acronym stands for a method of evaluating a system's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
What is SWOT?
This type of question is designed to elicit a specific, limited response in an interview setting.
What is a closed question?
This type of feasibility assesses whether a proposed system can be implemented given the current technical capabilities.
What is technical?
This is the initial investigation conducted by a systems analyst to evaluate a systems request
What is preliminary?
This term describes the practice of hiring an external firm to handle information systems development.
What is outsourcing?
Term for systems that are outdated but still in use and required to run alongside and part of new systems.
What is a legacy system?
Term used to descibe projects that management can choose to implement based on preference (not need).
What is a discretionary project?
Term used to refer to a standard used for measuring the performance system in performance of a system in processing transactions.
What is a benchmark?
This term describes the role of evaluating and analyzing a company's information systems.
Who is a systems analyst?
The process of planning, analysis, design, and implementation of a solution in systems development.
What is the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)?
Inventory system characterized by its reliance on comptuer-to-computer data exchange to reduce excess inventory.
What is JIT (Just-in-time)?
A UML technique that visually represents the interaction between users and an information system.
A requirement that a system must meet or an outcome it must achieve.
The practice of hiring an external firm to handle information systems development.
What is Outsourcing?
The acronym for the method companies use to request price quotes for specific products or services.
What is a RFP (Request for proposal)?