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Quiz
Wenjun Herminado
BSA III
1.B 11.A
2.D 12.B
3.A 13.D
4.D 14.B
5.A 15.A
6.D 16.A
7.C 17.C
8.A 18.D
9.D 19.E
10.E 20.A
3. What are the three problems that account for most system
failures?
1. Poorly defined specifications for programs
2. Inadequate strategies for development.
3. Lack of user interest in the development of programs.
5. Who should sit on the systems steering committee? What are its
typical responsibilities?
The composition of the steering committee may include the
following: the chief executive officer, the chief financial
officer, the chief information officer, senior management from
user areas, the internal auditor, senior management from computer
services, external consultants, and external auditors.
The typical responsibilities of the steering committee include:
a. resolving conflicts that arise from the new system.
b. reviewing projects and assigning priorities.
c. budgeting funds for systems development.
d. reviewing the status of individual projects under development.
e. determining at various checkpoints throughout the SDLC whether
to continue the projector terminate it.
13. Distinguish among data sources, data stores, and data flows.
Two categories of organizations are included in data sources: (a)
external, such as customers or suppliers, and (b) internal, other
organizational units. The files, databases, accounts, and source
documents used in the system are data stores. Data flows reflect
the transfer between data sources, data warehouses, processing
activities and consumers with documentation or reports.
15. What is the purpose of a systems analysis, and what type of
information should be included in the systems analysis report?
The aim of the study of processes is to consider both the real
and the ideal states. The system review report should include the
issues found with the existing system, the needs of the customer,
and the proposed system specifications.
27. Why should test data be saved after it has been used?
The saved data is considered a base case which documents how at
one point in time the machine worked. The base case should yield
the same outcomes at some point in the future. In order to allow
future testing, it is also preserved.
18. Discuss the independence issue when audit firms also provide
consulting input into the development and selection of new
systems.
This is a misuse of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Getting a system
audited by the consulting company that originally proposed it may
establish a bias on the part of the consulting company to view
the system in a favorable light.