Preview File Edit View Go Tools Window Help Homework 1.pdf 1 page) ghlight Batale Markus Jam Om COMMY DO Homework 1 Chapter 1. Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design 1. What is information technology and why is it important? Suggest three fictitious headlines that might be added to Figure 1-1 (in textbook chapter 1). 2. Why would a systems analyst have to act as a translator? What groups might be involved? 3. Write a business profile for a large business in your town. You can use your imagination to supply details you might not know. 4. What strategies are Wal-Mart and Lowe's using to gain more online customers? 5. Identify the main components of an information system. What is a mission-critical system? 6. Compare enterprise computing systems to transaction processing systems. Provide three examples of each type of system. 7. What are the four organizational levels common to many businesses? Which level typically requires data that supports long-term strategic planning and the overall business enterprise? What level of worker might rely heavily on transaction processing systems? 8. Describe three systems development tools and three development methods. 9. What are the phases of the SDLC waterfall model? Who was Barry Bochm, and what did he have to say about spiral models? 10. Review the IBM history. Describe three distinct phases the company has gone through in reaction to changing mark conditions. Page 1 of 1 211 words LG 22 . 80 188 go DW $ % 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Preview File Edit View Go Tools Window Help Homework 1.pdf 1 page) ghlight Batale Markus Jam Om COMMY DO Homework 1 Chapter 1. Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design 1. What is information technology and why is it important? Suggest three fictitious headlines that might be added to Figure 1-1 (in textbook chapter 1). 2. Why would a systems analyst have to act as a translator? What groups might be involved? 3. Write a business profile for a large business in your town. You can use your imagination to supply details you might not know. 4. What strategies are Wal-Mart and Lowe's using to gain more online customers? 5. Identify the main components of an information system. What is a mission-critical system? 6. Compare enterprise computing systems to transaction processing systems. Provide three examples of each type of system. 7. What are the four organizational levels common to many businesses? Which level typically requires data that supports long-term strategic planning and the overall business enterprise? What level of worker might rely heavily on transaction processing systems? 8. Describe three systems development tools and three development methods. 9. What are the phases of the SDLC waterfall model? Who was Barry Bochm, and what did he have to say about spiral models? 10. Review the IBM history. Describe three distinct phases the company has gone through in reaction to changing mark conditions. Page 1 of 1 211 words LG 22 . 80 188 go DW $ % 2 3 4 5 6 7 8