Information Security - ch11

The water-ski model is a type of SDLC in which each phase of the process flows from the information gained in the previous phase, with multiple opportunities to return to previous phases and make adjustments.

• True

• False

Tasks or action steps that come after the task at hand are called _____.

• derivatives

• successors

• parents

• predecessors

The _____ level of the bull’s-eye model establishes the ground rules for the use of all systems and describes what is appropriate and what is inappropriate; it enables all other information security components to function correctly.

• applications

• policies

• networks

• systems

Which of the following phases is often considered the longest and most expensive phase of the systems development life cycle?

• implementation

• investigation

• logical design

• maintenance and change

Organizations are moving toward more _____-focused development approaches, seeking to improve not only the functionality of the systems they have in place, but consumer confidence in their product.

• accessibility

• availability

• reliability

• security

The work breakdown structure (WBS) can only be prepared with a complex, specialized desktop PC application.

• True

• False

In a _____ when significant deviation occurs, corrective action is taken to bring the deviating task back into compliance with the project plan; otherwise, the project is revised in light of the new information.

• direct changeover

• turnover

• wrap-up

• gap analysis

The date for sending the final RFP to vendors is considered a milestone because it signals that __________.

• all approvals have been obtained

• all RFP preparation work is complete

• the bid by date has passed

• the budget is approved

If the task is to write firewall specifications for the preparation of a(n) _____, the planner would note that the deliverable is a specification document suitable for distribution to vendors.

• CBA

• SDLC

• RFP

• WBS

The physical design is the blueprint for the desired solution.

• True

• False