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Management Information Systems: Solving Business Problems with Information Technology, 3/e
Gerald V. Post, University of the Pacific
David L. Anderson, DePaul U/McGowan Center

Systems Development

Chapter 12 Review Questions


1. What fundamental methods are available to build information systems?

2. What is the primary purpose of the systems development life cycle methodology?

3. What are the main steps in the systems development life cycle methodology?

4. What drawbacks are created with the systems development life cycle methodology?

5. What alternative methods are being used to develop information systems?

6. What is the role of a data flow diagram in analyzing systems?

7. What are the main components of a data flow diagram?

8. What is the role of object-oriented design, particularly class diagrams, in analyzing systems?

9. How do data flow diagrams and object-object oriented techniques differ in the way in which they divide systems?




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