76. The totality of computer systems in a firm is called its:

a) Applications portfolio

b) Systems burden

c) BPR collection

d) IT department

77. Which of these should come first when performing a systems study?

a) Systems analysis

b) Systems design

c) Preliminary investigation

d) Systems audit

78. Which of these acronyms is not normally associated with the systems studies?

a) SDLC

b) RFP

c) PERT

d) SOX

79. Which of these individuals is least likely to participate in a systems study?

a) Internal auditor

b) External auditor

c) Top manager d) Member of the IT department

80. 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

81. Which of these is not a phase in the life cycle of an information system?

a) Planning

b) Analysis

c) Control

d) Implementation

82. 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

83. 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 possibleit depends upon the system under study

84. 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

85. 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

86. Which of these statements is true?

a) Accountants need not bother with systems studiesthey 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