Chapter 11, Problem 42SG

Program Plan Intro

System development:

• It is a collection of activities that is used in order to create an information system.
• The activities that are done during system development are called as phases and the set of phases is known as system development life cycle.
• There are five phases in system development process. They are:
  • Planning – In this phase, all the requirements and information are gathered from the customer.
  • Analysis – This phase is used to break down the deliverables into detailed business requirements.
  • Design – In this step, the requirements gathered are used to develop the application or a product.
  • Implementation – Here, all the components of the application is implemented in this phase.
  • Support and security – This phase is to offer ongoing assistance for the information system.