The System Life Cycle
Computer-based information systems are developed in a sequence of steps. This sequence is known as the system life cycle or the problem-solving cycle. The system life cycle is used for several reasons:
1. It is used to organize the large number of activities needed to build the system.
2. It helps the analysts, and designers, to solve problems that are faced during the system development.
3. It assists management by producing reports on project status and keeping track of resource needs.