True/False.

____ 1. Analysts are responsible for confirming to management that the benefits of solving a problem outweigh the costs.

____ 2. A project team typically works on a single subset of the system requirements at a time.

____ 3. Detailed specifications are not required for programmers to get a system up and running.

____ 4. Managers do not need to have expertise in systems analysis and design to be effective in their jobs.

____ 5. Any system can have subsystems.

____ 6. Decision support systems were among the first information systems to be automated by computers.

____ 7. B2C and B2B e-commerce systems are the latest challenges in transaction processing.

____ 8. Information for an EIS cannot come from external sources.

____ 9. The most recent approach to building systems has been to use object-oriented technologies.

____ 10. CIS and MIS majors are often included in the college of business.

____ 11. All businesses today function primarily with desktop systems.

____ 12. If a large-scale system fails for even an hour, the company can lose millions of dollars in sales.

____ 13. Analysis and design work should not be delegated to end users.

____ 14. Beginning programmers or recent graduates should not get involved in analysis and design work within a company.

____ 15. People who do system and analysis work are not needed for small business organizations.

____ 16. In the information systems field, you need to be prepared to constantly upgrade your knowledge and skills.

____ 17. The size of an organization corresponds to the size of the systems the analyst works on.

____ 18. Business process reengineering aims for incremental improvement in a business function.

____ 19. A typical strategic planning process can take months or even years.