2. A __________ implementation of software in the Systems Development Life Cycle will involve employees utilizing one part at a time.
A. parallel
B. direct
C. phased
D. pilot

3. Adding new features is typically performed during the __________ phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle.
A. implementation
B. needs analysis
C. development
D. maintenance

4. High intensity and level of commitment required in the first __________ phases of Rapid Application Development are expected to shorten the entire development process.
A. two
B. three
C. five
D. six

5. Senior managers but not end users participate during the __________ sessions for Rapid Application Development.
A. needs analysis
B. joint requirements planning
C. joint applications design
D. object oriented system analysis

6. An analysis of the current system is performed during the __________ phase of Systems Development Life Cycle.
A. development
B. systems design
C. implementation
D. needs analysis

7. In __________, team members start with the big picture and move to the details.
A. top-down design
B. bottom-up design
C. object oriented system analysis
D. rapid application design

8. Many teams use working models called __________ to explore the look and feel of screens with users.
A. demos
B. prototypes
C. objects
D. designs

9. In the needs analysis section of the Systems Development Life Cycle, the __________ typically defines a need for a new system.
A. IT manager
B. system analyst
C. user
D. technical writer

10. What phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle may involve a small group of testers?
A. maintenance
B. needs analysis
C. implementation
D. development

11. During the development phase of Systems Development Life Cycle, __________________________.
A. the project team decides how the solution will work
B. the hardware and software are installed in the user environment
C. programmers create or customize software for the system
D. IS professionals provide ongoing training and support to the system’s users

12. By using ____________, developers can visually describe the events and actions that can occur in an information system.
A. structured English
B. data flow diagrams
C. prototypes
D. decision trees

13. Which of the following is computer software used to develop other computer software quickly and reliably?
A. decision trees
B. prototyping
C. data flow diagrams
D. computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools

14. During the maintenance phase of Systems Development Life Cycle, __________________________.
A. the project team decides how the solution will work
B. the hardware and software are installed in the user environment
C. programmers create or customize software for the system
D. IS professionals provide ongoing training and support to the system’s users

15. Joint requirements planning and joint applications design both use highly structured ________________for Rapid Application Development.
A. programming
B. objects
C. workshops
D. rules

16. Rapid Application Development (RAD) is unique from the Systems Development Life Cycle during the requirements planning phase because in RAD, an organization may use ___________ to identify high-level, strategic management requirements.
A. joint application design (JAD)
B. rapid construction
C. object-oriented systems analysis OOSA
D. joint requirements planning (JRP)

17. Why is the Rapid Application Development user design phase generally completed faster than the Systems Development Life Cycle systems design phase?
A. JLP workshops require senior management to make decisions about design.
B. JAD workshops allow users and developers to work together in the design phase.
C. SDLC systems design requires the use of CASE tools.
D. RAD user design phase has to be completed in less than a week.

18. When users have specific requirements for output that must contain certain pieces of information, the development team will likely use a ______________.
A. bottom-up design
B. top-down design
C. conversion
D. pilot

19. The Rapid Application Development transition phase is similar to the Systems Development Life Cycle ______________ phase.
A. maintenance
B. systems design
C. development
D. implementation

20. The process of moving from an old system to a new system is called _____________.
A. implementation
B. acquisition
C. conversion
D. systems design

21. Joint application design (JAD) was originally created for use in the development of ______

Jesus,kid! Do your own goddamned homework!

Site clearing -
Removal of trees-
General excavation-
Grading general area-
Foundation construction-
Excavation for utility trenches-
Placing formwork and reinforcement for concrete-
Installing sewer lines-
Installing other utilities-
Pouring concrete-
Excavate trench-
Place formwork-
Place reinforcing-

Ok, First of all, some of the tasks are categories and some are sub categories…

1) Site Clearing includes tree removal, general excavation (and fill if necessary), trenching, and general Grading, possibly basic excavation for utilities. Count on at least 4 days in summer and good weather… Allow two days for rain… Most of these tasks will run concurrently, not consecutively…

2) Foundation construction will include the rest of the list… Depending on the size of the structure, count on 3 days for a typical house and pour concrete on the fourth day…
Again most of the tasks will run concurrently…

This comes from my experience with several Cement finishers… A good team will be cleaning up the area on the fourth evening… They will usually return about a week later to break out the forms…

Final utility installation will be last… That is installing a service pole and turning on the elec for the framing crews… Water/sewer will be at the very end of the job… usually just before landscaping…

But for the sake of each individual task here is what I would estimate;
Site clearing – 2 days with heavy equipment
Removal of trees- dependent on how many and size of the trees 2 days
General excavation- 2 days
Grading general area- 1 day
Foundation construction- 4 days
Excavation for utility trenches- 1 day
Placing formwork and reinforcement for concrete- 2 days
Installing sewer lines- 1 day
Installing other utilities- 1 day
Pouring concrete- Must be done in start to finish in one day, because once pouring starts it can’t be stopped and restarted
Excavate trench- 1 day
Place formwork- 2 days
Place reinforcing- 1 day (usually a good team of rod busters will have the reinforcement complete by just after lunch… on the 3rd day… They may have the Rebar and mesh ready before the forms are completed, if so then they will want to start placing them as soon as the formsetters are out of the way…

This applies to a typical house foundation, and you should allow a little more time for a larger structure… But typically a larger building project would just have more workers…

Hope this helps

My degree is more in software area and a little on hardware area, which included project management, Software/Application development, Web and Database Programming, Information System Engineering, Distributed Information System, IT Project and Quality Management, and etc.

Please advice.
Thanks

Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer
Systems Analyst
Senior Systems Analyst
Manager
Senior Manager
CIO

The options I have are: accounting, marketing, management, project management, human resource management, and web design.

Thanks =)

I have my own company in IT consulting and if you want to get into IT and make tons of money, then you should major in minor in accounting.

Accounting in school is the only thing on that list that you can’t teach yourself. There is NO reason you should major in web design if you’re a CS major. Web design classes will bore you and provide no challenge. I’m sure HTML, .NET and java are things you could easily teach yourself.

Make sure you’re not doing extra schooling for this minor. Graduate on time and get WORK EXPERIENCE.

Also the best paying IT applications are in financial systems. If you had an accounting degree, that would be amazing…

Management and project management will not be taken seriously by companies because you won’t have experience in this. Wait until you get experience and then get a PMP if you really like it.

I need a project management Software which must have the following features.

1. Work Distribution
2. Workers List
3. Clients List
4. Project Assigned by
5. Project Assigned to
6. Payments Management
7. Communication with the workers (via email and SMS)
8. Weekly and Monthly Work Graphs
9. Network/Web Based
10. Work flow/Capacity
11. Deadline
12. Clients Graph
13. Each Service Graph
14. Monthly Graph
15. Work Summary Daily and Monthly Each Worker
16. Time Management
17. Tasks Management

Can anyone tell me what’s the best project management software which support all the above features.

Regards
KR

I recommend 37Signals’ Backpack/Basecamp/Highrise package which is Web-Based Software

First, what is web-based software anyway?

Web-Based Software is software you use over the internet with a web browser. You don’t have to install any CDs, download any software, or worry about upgrades. If you use an online bank or web-based email program like Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo Mail then you’ve already used web-based software before.

And why is it better for my business?

When you use web-based software you don’t have to worry about anything technical — you can just do your work. They handle all the security and uptime and backups and upgrades and “IT guy” stuff. You can stay focused on what you’re good at and they’ll handle the rest.

Web-based software is safer. With traditional software, employees save data on their laptops, USB drives, or portable hard drives. It’s not as safe as it sounds. Laptops are stolen, computers are rarely backed up properly, and it’s unlikely everyone’s machines are up to date with the latest security patches and updates. When you use our web-based software, your data is stored on secure, always-updated, backed-up daily enterprise-class servers in a state-of-the-art, highly-secure data center.

They walk the walk with you. They use their products every day. They store all their sensitive, confidential data on the same servers that their customers use. They trust their entire business to their products and security policies. You can feel comfortable that they’re walking the walk with you.

Everything together in one place. A key advantage to web-based software is that all your data is centralized and accessible over the web from any computer at any time. You can’t leave something on the wrong computer since everything is stored in one place on the web. You can get to it from anywhere. Safe, secure, and password protected, of course.

Your data is automatically backed up daily. Your data is backed up every day. Their backups are stored in multiple locations for additional redundancy. You could say their backups have backups. They’ve never lost anyone’s data and they won’t lose yours.

Your data is safe and secure. Their state-of-the-art servers are protected by biometric locks and 24-hour surveillance. Their software and infrastructure is updated regularly with the latest security patches. The traffic on their network flows behind an enterprise-class firewall to keep your data safe.

You’re always using the latest and greatest. Unlike traditional software that requires you to download and install updates yourself, their products are updated automatically. Whenever you use their products you’re always using the latest and greatest version.

There’s nothing to install, ever. With their software there’s nothing to download or install. Just log in with the web-browser you already have (Internet Explorer 7, Safari, or Firefox). It’s just like your online bank or web-based email program.

You’ll never have to ask “Is it compatible?” Software used to only be available for certain platforms. There was Windows software, Mac software, etc. Their software works on any platform with a web browser and internet connection. Mac, Windows, Linux are all supported.

Everyone you trust has access to the data. Since everyone you work with logs into the same centralized account, you have a single database with everything in one place. No more worrying about who has the latest information: Everyone has it.

You can work from home, work, or on the road. When you use web-based software your office is everywhere. At work, at home, a hotel, at a client’s office, even on your mobile phone. You data is accessible anywhere with internet access.

PRINCE stands for PRojects IN a Controlled Environment and there are two levels of certification. The beginning level is called ‘foundation’ which is suitable for project administrators, those working in a project environment, and managers of small projects. Second type of certification is the ‘practitioner’ and this is well suited for project managers who are running medium to large size projects. However there are no strict requirements about experience, education, or size of project that determines what type of certification is suited to you. This means the decision is entirely up to based on what you feel you need.

Basically, the way testing for PRINCE 2 testing is done, you first have to pass the foundation test which is a multiple choice test and must pass it before you can sit the practitioner exam. Practitioner exam, is a scenario based exam in which you write a response. Both exams are based on the "textbook" which is published by the OGC documenting Prince2. Rules regarding how long you have to wait after taking your foundation before taking the practitioner test does not exist. I have seen authorized testing centers and authorized training providers that allow you to take both tests on the same day. Should you pass the exam the question becomes how long each certificate is valid? I believe the foundation certificate in valid indefinitely and the practitioner I believe is only valid for five year.

With that said, I know in the UK you can self-study for the practitioner exam and the foundation exam. Self-studying means you can study on your own and take the test from an authorized testing center. The cost of self-study is a fraction of what it would cost if you went to a class. Finally in answer to your question, I feel the foundation certificate would be worth your time and then once you gain some more experience then taking the practitioner exam would be worth it.

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Air con
Tig Welding
MMA welding
Oxy Fuel cutting
materials
secondary machining
engineering assembly
marking out
Business systems
engineering project
health & safety
cad
primary forming
secondary/ finishing techniques
cnc
planning
setting & proving machinery
six sigma
hydraulics
pneumatics
Electricity
process design
managing demand
Quality management
productivity methods
scheduling
time base operations

what type of engineer would you say i was and what type of sectors could i get into

thanks in advance

Manufacturing Engineer