The logical design phase refers to how the tasks are accomplished, including how the components work together and what each component does.

Developing new systems in an environmentally sensitive way is becoming less and less an important consideration.

                     Vendor proposals are typically evaluated in a two-phase process that includes a preliminary evaluation and a final evaluation.

The system specifications are documented in a design report, which is the primary result of systems investigation.

                       Programming and software acquisition, user preparation, and site and data preparation are all part of the system design process.

An organization may have to hire and train new IS personnel as part of the effort to implement a new information system.

A parallel start-up involves running the new system for one group of users while the rest of the users still run the old system.

                One advantage of using cloud computing is easier management of information systems because everything is in one place on the Internet.

                        Two advantages of cloud computing are improved security and increased availability of critical applications.

                    Security is not an important consideration of logical design but comes later in the systems development process.

During physical design, the characteristics of the hardware, software, database, telecommunications, personnel, and procedure and control specifications must be detailed.

                    Many organizations are turning to object oriented development because of its increased flexibility.

           Increasingly, organizations are using virtualization to create a cold site that keeps applications and databases available on a virtual computer that can take over if a disaster renders the main information system inoperable.

                When a database fails, failover automatically switches applications and other programs that use the database to a redundant or replicated database so these is no interruption of service.

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that a 10 percent cut in data center electricity usage would be enough to power about a million U.S. homes every year.

                 Leasing of computer hardware has the advantage over purchasing in that there is no initial investment of funds and no risk of equipment obsolescence.

In executing the Request for Proposal process to acquire hardware or software, the number of vendors considered is low during the preliminary evaluation and then increases as more is learned during the final evaluation.

One of the best approaches to evaluate hardware from different vendors is to rely on each vendor’s published benchmark test results.

Most application software for organizations is developed using internal resources than purchased.

An advantage of buying off-the-shelf software is that you have an opportunity to assess how well it meets your needs before purchasing it.

The commercial off-the-shelf development process involves the use of commonly available products from software vendors, combining the software into a finished system.

The Windows Server operating system provides virtualization tools that allow multiple operating systems to run on a single server.

SaaS allows individuals or organizations to access needed software applications over the Internet

           With in-house developed software, the organization has no opportunity to reuse software they developed for another application.

In some cases, organizations decide not to install the latest software because the amount of time and money to train employees is too much.

Data preparation may involve the conversion of old data files into a format that can be used by the new system

Unit testing is the testing of the entire system of programs.

                 During the testing phase, if the system testing is completed successfully, no further testing is needed.

During unit testing, each program is tested with abnormal data to determine how it will handle problems.

The purpose of system design is to answer the question ____.

Environmental design involves systems development efforts that ____.

The first of the systems implementation tasks is ____.

The process of readying managers, decision makers, employees, stakeholders, and others for the new system is called ____.

The process of physically placing the computer equipment on the site and making it operational is called ____.

A disadvantage of the purchasing of computer hardware is that ____.

                     ____ is an evaluation approach that compares systems operating under the same conditions.

A possible benefit of a new system might include ____.

A good contract for new computer equipment should include ____.

From the purchaser’s perspective, a vendor’s standard contract for purchase of new computer hardware or software _____.

A key system design tasks is____.

Virtualization ____.

                    Called “on demand” computing, this approach requires an organization to ____.

                When purchasing computer-related equipment via Internet auction, companies can ____.

In comparing the pros and cons of developing application software with internal resources versus buying off-the-shelf software, an advantage of off-the-shelf is ____.

An advantage of in-house developed software is ____.

User documentation ____.

Site preparation can include ____.

                  Installation of computer equipment typically involves this action ____.

The testing of all related systems together is called ____.

                 ____ testing involves testing an incomplete or early version of the system

The ____ approach is a form of system start-up that involves running the new system for one group of users, rather than all users.

A legacy system ____.

A slipstream upgrade to a system ____.

The design of a new system is broken into two phases, ____________________ design and physical design.

When following the object-oriented design approach, you might want to design the sequence of events for performing some process.  The event sequence is also called a(n) ____________________.

The ____________________ is a document used to communicate an organization’s needs for hardware, software, or database systems to one or more vendors.

____________________ allows businesses to subscribe to Web-delivered application software by paying a monthly service charge or a per-use fee.

When start-up is finished, the system is ____________________.

fully operational

           One system start-up approach, known as ____________________ involves stopping the old system and starting the new system on a given data.

direct conversion

A(n) ____________________ requiring identification numbers, passwords, and other safeguards is available with most systems to improve security and unauthorized use.

sign-on procedure

When users want to know more about a program or feature or what type of response is expected, they can activate the ____________________ of the system.

The process of anticipating and planning for disasters is called ____________________.

A duplicate, operational hardware system that is ready for use is an example of a ____________________.

            Whenever an application is run, an ____________________ is created that contains all changes to all files.

____________________ are rules and procedures to maintain data security.

____________________ is an evaluation approach that involves expressing all the costs and benefits of a new system in monetary terms.

Near the end of the design stage, some organizations prohibit further changes in the design of the system in an approach called ____________________ design specifications.

A technical description that details system outputs, inputs, and user interfaces as well as all hardware, software, databases, telecommunications, personnel, and procedure components is contained in the ____________________ report.

A(n) ____________________ is a company that offers hardware, software, telecommunications systems, databases, IS personnel, or other computer-related resources.

The _______________ decision is whether to obtain the necessary software from internal or external sources.

____________________ allows businesses to subscribe to Web-delivered application software by paying a monthly service charge or per-use fee.

The ____________________ software development technique allows programmers to develop programs that can run on computer systems that have different hardware and operating systems.

A(n) ____________________ combines the tools needed for programming with a programming language into one integrated package.

integrated development environment

____________________ is a set of written details used by computer operators to execute the program and by analysts and programmers to solve problems or modify programmers.

____________________ is the process of readying managers, decision makers, employees, other users, and stakeholders for the new system

The location of the new system needs to be made ready, a process called ____________________.

Acceptance testing involves conducting any additional testing required by the ____________________.

____________________ is a formal agreement the user signs stating that a phase of the installation or the complete system is approved.

User acceptance document