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Across: 2. What are questions that have a simple, definitive answer? 3. What is an adaptive SDLC approach that cycles over and over again through development activities until a project is complete? 5. What is a system development process in which work activities -analysis, design, implementation- are done once, then again, and yet again on different system components; they are repeated until the system is closer to what is ultimately needed? 6. What is an SDLC approach that assumes the development project can be planned and organized in advance and that the information system can be developed according to the plan? 7. What is a collection of interrelated components that collect, process, store, and provide as output the information needed to complete business tasks? 8. What is the process of understanding and specifying in detail what the information system should accomplish? 11. What is a preliminary working model showing some aspect of a larger system? 14. What is a technique to define requirements or design a system in a single session by having all necessary people participate? 15. What is technique that seeks to alter the nature of the work done in a business function (business process), with the objective of radically improving performance? 16. What is a system requirement that describes an activity or process that the system must perform? 17. What is an object-oriented system development methodology offered by IBM’s Rational Software? 20. What are related system development activities, which are grouped into categories of project planning, analysis, design, implementation, and support? 22. What are support systems that allow a user to explore the impact of available options or decision or to automate routine decision making? 23. What is the sequence of tasks that cannot be delayed without causing the project to be completed late? 24. What is any model that shows how the system with be actually implemented? 25. What is a review of the findings from your investigation and of the models built based on those findings? 26. What is a document –containing problem description, business benefits, and system capabilities- to help define the scope of a new system? 27. What is an information system that captures and records information about the transactions that affect the organization?

Down: 1. What is a type of workflow diagram that describes the user activities and their sequential flow? 4. What are comprehensive guidelines to follow for completing every activity in the systems development life cycle, including specific models, tools, and techniques? 9. What is a system requirement that describes on operational characteristic related to an organization’s environment, hardware and software? 10. What is a business professional who uses analysis and design techniques to solve business problems using information technology? 12. What is the initial phase of the SDLC, whose objective is to identify the scope of the new system and plan the project? 13. What is a very preliminary prototype built to illustrate that a solution to a business need is feasible? 18. What is a collection of guidelines that help an analyst complete a system development activity or task? 19. What is a computer-aided system engineering tool designed to help a systems analyst complete development tasks? 21. What is the phase of the SDLC whose objective is to understand the user needs and develop requirements? 25. What is the hierarchy of phases, activities, and tasks of a project; one method to estimate and schedule the tasks of a project?