As a systems analyst, what would your role be in helping Sandy Shores develop a new system? Would the acquisition strategy affect your role? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary but the decision to outsource or choose a commercial package would require less work on the part of a systems analyst than developing software in-house. When selecting hardware and software, systems analysts often work as an evaluation and selection team. A team approach ensures that critical factors are not overlooked and that a sound choice is made.

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The subscript of an array must be an integer or an integer expression. 2. The first character of a string called name is name[0]. 3. If a function has the following prototype, changes to the array parameter of the function will not change the actual array argument in the call: void doSomething(int [ ]); 4. The formal array parameter in a function represents the address of the first element in the actual array argument. 5. An array is always passed by reference.

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A dataflow diagram

a. shows all of the steps of the algorithm. b. shows where data is entered and is stored in an information system. c. includes the data, people, and hardware needed to help in decision making. d. includes design, development, and testing details.

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Illustrations are limited to 18 shapes and SmartArt in the PowerPoint Web App

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The ________ attribute of the img element tells the browser where to find the coordinates for an image map

A) shapemap B) usemap C) coordmap D) findmap

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