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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _________is the most commonly used tool by analysts to graphically illustrate the flow of data through a system






2. Testing of two or more programs that depend on each other.






3. Type of system implementation that is used in its entirety only in one locality or area






4. _________ accounts for the greatest expenditure involved in the cost of creating and maintaining a system.






5. During the design of input - the analyst establishes how to _________ _________






6. This happens after completing integration testing - it involves the testing of the entire information.






7. Type of Chart: uses flow lines and process blocks






8. The analyst may solicit hardware and software proposals from vendors. The analyst will prepare a(n) _________






9. _________ Chart advantages: designs programs in testable models - creation of hierarchy of detail as design progresses - clear indication of necessary inputs and outputs






10. ____________ Testing: the testing of a collection of units that have a logical relationship or flow from the user's perspective.






11. Describes the system at the beginning of system operation.






12. The process for controlling changes in system requirements during software development.






13. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________






14. A type of questionnaire which uses very explicit questions and require a short written response is called a(n) _________ _________ questionnaire






15. ________________ is an output of the systems audit






16. ____________ Testing - (sometimes called Integration and Testing - abbreviated "I&T") is the phase in software testing in which individual software modules are combined and tested as a group. It occurs after unit testing and before system testing.






17. the process that monitors current activity and performance levels - anticipates future activity - and forecasts the resources needed to provide desired levels of service.






18. Describes the degree of interdependence among modules. (loosely coupled modules are desirable as they are more independent)






19. A technique for representing program logic that a systems analyst can use to describe program actions.






20. OLD: The total time required for an entire systems analysis and design process to be completed will most likely be _________ _________.






21. ________________ - a document created by the systems project team that takes into account the organizational constraints and the personnel involved in using a new system.






22. Applies to centralized batch processing operations - such as customer billing or credit card statement processing. It measures the time between submitting a request for information and the fulfillment of the request






23. Documents the system at the end of the design phase and identifies any changes since the functional baseline.






24. Flow Chart: Decision/Conditional - a question or branch in the process






25. _________ Type of systems conversion where various capabilities are added to the system over a number of years






26. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics






27. Describes the system's functions and how they are implemented






28. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process






29. Describes the inputs - outputs - and processing logic for all program modules.






30. A flowchart represents an _____________ or process.






31. Testing of an individual program module.






32. Flow Chart: Connector - continues a chart to another point on the same page






33. The overall time between a request for system activity and the delivery of the response






34. Flow Chart: Off-Page-Connector - continues a chart to another page






35. Program testing is carried out by computer _________






36. ____________ - a method for converting a manual system to an automated system whereby both systems are run simultaneously - whereupon the results are compared and the new system is phased in is called parallel conversion






37. Which analysis and design tool used by the computer system analyst shows the levels and subdivisions of a computer system? _________ _________






38. Flow Chart: Always has one flow line in and one flow line out - _________ symbol






39. The configuration of the system document features and performance during the systems development process.






40. Of input - output - processing - storage methods - and procedures - the one designed first by the analyst is _________






41. When it is too expensive to convert a system's old files and applications - a _______________ systems conversion is commonly used.






42. A design that can be broken down into logical blocks - also known as partitioning - or top-down design. This approach is similar to constructing a leveled set of DFDs.






43. _________ are the most reliable means of obtaining information about an existing system






44. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing






45. The most common reason for the failure of an information system is _________ _________ _________






46. The process of examining a program design and reviewing the logic of a program with test data






47. Integration testing is performed by ____________






48. Flow Chart: comment






49. Contains all the information needed for processing and distributing online and printed output






50. ____________ Testing - The first procedure in a system test plan - a software verification and validation method in which a programmer tests if individual units of source code are fit for use. A unit is the smallest testable part of an application. I