What Is the Systems Development Life Cycle

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Multiple Choice

What is the systems development life cycle?

• A)the establishment of a high-level plan of the intended project and determining project goals
• B)the analyzation of end-user business requirements and refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system
• C)the description of the desired features and operations of the system
• D)the overall process for developing information systems from planning and analysis through implementation and maintenance

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