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FLASHCARDS Chapter 1: Systems, Roles, and Development Methodologies
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- 1Agile Approach / Agile ModelingA systems development approach that has values, principles, and practices useful for systems analysts who desire a flexible, interactive, and participative approach.
- 2AJAXA method using JavaScript and XML to dynamically change Web pages without displaying a new page by obtaining small amounts of data from the server.
- 3Bespoke softwareAnother term for custom software, it is the opposite of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software. It is software developed to serve a particular function, or to support a unique organizational feature.
- 4COMPUTER-AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (CASE) CASE tools.Computer-aided software engineering tools that include computer-based automated diagramming, analyzing, and modeling capabilities.
- 5Exploration PhaseThe beginning phase of agile development, where an analyst asserts his or her conviction that the agile approach is the correct one and then assembles a development team and assesses their skills. This phase can last for a few weeks or up to a few months.
- 6HUMAN–COMPUTER INTERACTION (HCI)The aspect of a computer that enables communications and interactions between humans and the computer; the layer of the computer between humans and the computer.
- 7OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE (OSS)A development model and philosophy of liberating software from certain licensing restrictions and publishing its source code, which can then be studied, shared, and modified by users and programmers, sometimes in proprietary ways for profit. The Linux operating system is an example.
- 8Planning GameA game used in agile development that spells out rules that can help formulate an agile development team’s relationship with its business customers.
- 9Productionizing PhaseThe phase in agile development when the software is released and feedback to improve the software product is received. Product releases can happen as often as every week.
- 10PrototypingA rapid, interactive process between users and analysts to create and refine portions of a new system; it can be used as part of the SDLC for requirements determination or as an alternative to the SDLC.
- 11System AnalystA person who systematically assesses how businesses function by examining the inputting and processing of data and the outputting of information with the intent of improving organizational processes and the quality of work life for users.
- 12SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE (SDLC)A seven-phase approach to systems analysis and design that holds that systems are best developed through the use of a specific cycle of analyst and user activities.
- 13UNIFIED MODELING LANGUAGE (UML)A language that provides a standardized set of tools to document the object-oriented analysis and design of a software system.
- 14Agent of ChangeA person who serves as a catalyst for change, develops a plan for change, and works with others in facilitating that change.
- 15Systems Analysis and Designis used to analyze, design, and implement improvements in the support of users and the functioning of businesses that can be accomplished through the use of computerized information systems.
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