Accounting Information Systems: The Processes and Controls, 2nd Edition

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CONCEPT CHECK

1. 1. IT governance includes all but which of the following responsibilities?
   1. Aligning IT strategy with the business strategy
   2. Writing programming code for IT systems
   3. Insisting that an IT control framework be adopted and implemented
   4. Measuring IT's performance
2. 2. Which phase of the system development life cycle includes determining user needs of the IT system?
   1. Systems planning
   2. Systems analysis
   3. Systems design
   4. Systems implementation
3. 3. Which of the following is not part of the system design phase of the SDLC?
   1. Conceptual design
   2. Evaluation and selection
   3. Parallel operation
   4. Detailed design
4. 4. Which of the following feasibility aspects is an evaluation of whether the technology exists to meet the needs identified in the proposed change to the IT system?
   1. Technical feasibility
   2. Operational feasibility
   3. Economic feasibility
   4. Schedule feasibility
5. 5. The purpose of the feasibility study is to assist in
   1. selecting software
   2. designing internal controls
   3. designing reports for the IT system
   4. prioritizing IT requested changes
6. 6. Within the systems analysis phase of the SDLC, which of the following data collection methods does not involve any feedback from users of the IT system?
   1. Documentation review
   2. Interviews using structured questions
   3. Interviews using unstructured questions
   4. Questionnaires
7. 7. A request for proposal (RFP) is used during the
   1. phase-in ...