ITM 305 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Systems Development Life Cycle, Iterative And Incremental Development, System Analysis

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Information Technology Management
• Course: ITM 305
• Professor: Mahmoud Jahani

Document Summary

Computer application: a commuter software that executes on a computing device to carry out a specific function or set of related functions. Information system: a set of interrelated computer components that collects, process, stores and provides as output the information needed to complete business tasks. System design: consists of those activities that enable a person to describe in detail the system that solves the need. Project: a planned undertaking that has beginning and an end, and that produces some definite results. Agile development: an information systems development process that emphasizes flexibility to anticipate new requirements during development: no one understands the project completely so it must be flexible and agile to allow and anticipate changes and new requirements. Iterative development: an approach to system development in which the system is grown piece by piece through multiple iterations: core components are developed first and then additional components are added.