Question 1)

Accountants donothave to worry much about systems studiesthey are rarely affected by them.

Question 1 options:

TrueFalse

Question 2

The first stage in the systems development life cycle is planning the systems study itself.

Question 2 options:

TrueFalse

Question 3

The members of a systems study team should be from the same discipline or area so that they can work together well.

Question 3 options:

TrueFalse

Question 4

The first stage in the systems development life cycle is analyzing the company's current system.

Question 4 options:

TrueFalse

Question 5

A disadvantage of outsourcing is that a company can lose control of its IT systems and data processing.

Question 5 options:

TrueFalse

Question 6

Top management involvement is critical to the success of a systems study.

Question 6 options:

TrueFalse

Question 7

Which of these statements is true?

Question 7 options:

Accountants do not need to bother with systems studiesthey are mostly performed by IT specialists

System studies enable bright accountants to express ideas for improving a system

Systems studies rarely involve accounting information systems

all of these are true

Question 8

Systems design usually comes after:

Question 8 options:

Systems implementation

Systems analysis

Systems funding

Systems deletion

Question 9

A poorly-planned information system can result in:

Question 9 options:

Employee resistance and even sabotage

Inflexible systems which are hard to maintain or modify

Systems that solve the wrong problems

all of these are true

Question 10

All of these are examples of typical benefits that a company might enjoy when switching to a new computer systemexcept:

Question 10 options:

Enhanced sales

Better customer service

Reduced clerical costs

Lower hardware and software costs

Question 11

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

Question 11 options:

Planning

Analysis

Implementation

Control

Question 12

The four phases of the systems development life cycle end with this phase:

Question 12 options:

Implementation, follow-up, and maintenance

Analysis

Development

Design