The process of making something more compact by, or as if by pressing
Compression
100
Step 1 of the systems development life cycle SDLC
What is Planning
100
Type of development that utilizes a sequential, activity-based process in which each phase in the SDLC is performed sequentially from planning through implementation
What is Waterfall Methodology
100
Two primary choices to build IT systems (of great size and complexity)
What are insourcing and outsourcing
200
Involves the identification and removal of redundant and/or unnecessary elements of source data
What is Data Compression
200
This occurs when the scope of the project increases
What is scope creep
200
A smaller-scale, representation, or working model of the user’s requirements or a proposed design for an information system.
What is a Prototype
200
Two of the four forms IT outsourcing for software development can take
What are purchasing existing, pay to have existing modified, pay to modify existing yourself, custom develop
300
JPEG, GIF, TIFF, and PICT are examples of this this type of compressed data
What is image
300
This occurs when developers add extra features that were not part of the initial requirements
What is feature creep
300
This breaks a project into tiny phases and developers cannot continue on to the next phase until the first phase is complete
What is Extreme Programming (XP)
300
The three different forms of outsourcing are:
What are Onshore, Nearshore, and Offshore outsourcing
400
Type of compression when it is essential when the data being compressed cannot be altered in any way
What is Lossless Compression
400
Phase of the SDLC where monitoring and supporting occurs to ensure the new system continues to meet the business goals
What is Maintenance Phase
400
A form of Extreme Programming that aims for customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery of useful software components
What is Agile Methodology/Programming
400
Two of the six advantages of outsourcing
What are Focus on unique core competencies, Exploit the intellect of another organization, Better predict future costs, Acquire leading-edge technology, Reduce costs, Improve performance accountability
500
Type of data compression where strings of repeating characters are replaced with symbols representing the character and the number of repeats
What is RLE (Run Length Encoding)
500
Phase where all of your detailed design documents are taken from the design phase and transformed into an actual system
What is the Development Phase
500
Two of the four implementation methods
What are Parallel, Plunge, Pilot, Phased
500
The four major disadvantages of outsourcing
What are: Reduces technical know-how for future innovation, Reduces degree of control, Increases vulnerability of your strategic, information, Increases dependency on other organizations