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System Analysis And Design
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Subject
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it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. _________ Chart advantages: designs programs in testable models - creation of hierarchy of detail as design progresses - clear indication of necessary inputs and outputs
Top-Down Approach
program
HIPO
string
2. Flow chart: ____________ represents an event which occurs automatically. Such an event will trigger a subsequent action - for example 'receive telephone call' - or describe a new state of affairs
Coupling
Operations Documentation
hexagon
parallel
3. A _________ systems conversion takes place when the old system is switched off and the new one is started up.
unit testing
decision table
acceptance notice
direct
4. In a program flowchart - a _________ ________ serves to fetch initial data item for processing
terminator
priming read
Hierarchy Chart
parallel
5. Describes the degree of interdependence among modules. (loosely coupled modules are desirable as they are more independent)
System Documentation
Coupling
Cohesion
hexagon
6. Integration testing is performed by ____________
Operations Documentation
analysts
decision
circle
7. __________ - analyst compares the expenses against the advantages of a system
users
freeze point
Integration Testing
cost benefit analysis
8. The first step in solving a problem with a computer
Top-Down Approach
problem analysis
hierarchy chart
fail
9. Data Flow Diagram: in reviewing each circle - the analyst will find it yields a _______________
program
data flow diagram
collect data
cost benefit analysis
10. Documents the system at the end of the design phase and identifies any changes since the functional baseline.
Allocated Baseline
users
RFP
implementation
11. _________ accounts for the greatest expenditure involved in the cost of creating and maintaining a system.
Modular Design
implementation
process
Coupling
12. Flow Chart: Preparation: any process step that is a preparation such as a setup operation
Release Methodology
general journal
algorithm process
hexagon
13. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics
Allocated Baseline
hexagon
Cohesion
Activity Diagram
14. This happens after completing integration testing - it involves the testing of the entire information.
direct response
What-If Analysis
circle
System Testing
15. ____________ Testing: the testing of a collection of units that have a logical relationship or flow from the user's perspective.
direct
Functional Baseline
string
circle
16. ________________ - a document created by the systems project team that takes into account the organizational constraints and the personnel involved in using a new system.
Turnaround Time
Hierarchy Chart
decision table
statement of objectives
17. A design approach where the system's analyst defines the overall objectives of the system - and then breaks them down into subsystems and modules.
parallel
Top-Down Approach
Response Time
unit testing
18. Process that divides the overall objectives into subsystems and modules
Partitioning
unit
link
interviews
19. The most important skill or requirement of the analyst is good_________ skills
GANTT
decision
terminator
communication
20. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion
direct
Unit Testing
link
procedures
21. _________ makes the final decision whether or not a system will be implemented
unit testing
management
data storage
names
22. The overall time between a request for system activity and the delivery of the response
decision
Response Time
Hierarchy Chart
Turnaround Time
23. 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 _________ conversion
Coupling
parallel
link
link
24. Point where no changes can be made without impacting the schedule _________ _________
Configuration Management
freeze point
Unit Testing
analysts
25. Data Flow Diagram Shape: open ended (right) rectangle
Integration Testing
Response Time
data storage
What-If Analysis
26. A complete computer system will consist of people - _________ - hardware - software and data.
Data Flow Diagram
procedures
implementation
Turnaround Time
27. The most significant output of the systems analysis phase of the entire analysis and design process is the _________ _________ _________
System Testing
Top-Down Approach
system requirements plan
Functional Baseline
28. System testing is performed by ____________
users
systems development
diamond
fail
29. When initially collecting data for a systems project - it should be collected via ________________
personal interviews
collect data
program
Response Time
30. The environment that analysts and programmers use to develop and maintain programs
direct
problem analysis
faulty problem identification
Test Environment
31. Which analysis and design tool used by the computer system analyst shows the levels and subdivisions of a computer system? _________ _________
data storage
link
hierarchy chart
direct
32. A chronological listing of financial transactions is called a _________ _________
Turnaround Time
general journal
data storage
Hierarchy Chart
33. A precise yet compact way to model complicated logic. Like if-then-else and switch-case statements - associate conditions with actions to perform. But - unlike the control structures found in traditional programming languages - they can associate man
process
Response Time
decision table
system documentation
34. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing
link
Turnaround Time
Coupling
circle
35. Type of Chart: uses flow lines and process blocks
circle
Hierarchy Chart
Coupling
What-If Analysis
36. A method used by the analyst to document the scheduling of the completion of the project is a(n) _________ Chart
circle
names
GANTT
freeze point
37. ________________ is an output of the systems audit
diamond
Program Documentation
acceptance notice
Test Environment
38. In most cases - a request for computer services should originate from the _________ of the requested system
decision table
GANTT
collect data
users
39. The process of examining a program design and reviewing the logic of a program with test data
Top-Down Approach
Configuration Management
Coupling
desk checking
40. Testing of two or more programs that depend on each other.
unit
hierarchy chart
personal interviews
Integration Testing
41. During the design of input - the analyst establishes how to _________ _________
collect data
Cohesion
link
What-If Analysis
42. ____________ 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.
hexagon
Program Documentation
Functional Baseline
integration
43. Data Flow Diagram: each circle is identified by a ___________
cost benefit analysis
number
day one
Turnaround Time
44. Type of system implementation that is used in its entirety only in one locality or area
GANTT
decision
pilot
Top-Down Approach
45. Flow Chart: Decision/Conditional - a question or branch in the process
pilot
parallel
What-If Analysis
diamond
46. ____________ 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
Hierarchy Chart
unit
priming read
desk checking
47. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan
string
cost benefit analysis
unit testing
parallel
48. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________
Turnaround Time
Data Flow Diagram
procedures
users
49. Process of tracking system releases - or versions
Version Control
Activity Diagram
Modular Design
fail
50. Flow Chart: Processing steps - "process blocks" - an operation or action step
System Testing
data storage
hierarchy chart
rectangle