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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________






2. System testing is performed by ____________






3. HIPO Chart __________: extensive training/experience needed - uses top-down programming techniques - extra documentation requirements






4. ____________ - 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






5. 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






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






7. Graphical representations of workflows of stepwise activities and actions with support for choice - iteration and concurrency. Extension of flowchart.






8. ________________ is an output of the systems audit






9. _________is the most commonly used tool by analysts to graphically illustrate the flow of data through a system






10. When all non-critical changes are held until they can be implemented at the same time.






11. Testing of an individual program module.






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






13. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process






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






15. Data Flow Diagram: Circles will have numbers and ____________






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






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






18. __________ - analyst compares the expenses against the advantages of a system






19. ____________ 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.






20. Data Flow Diagram: each circle is identified by a ___________






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






22. Flow Chart: A _________ must have two flow line coming out of it






23. Data flow diagram shape: open ended (right) rectangle






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






25. Data Flow Diagram: in reviewing each circle - the analyst will find it yields a _______________






26. A method used by the analyst to document the scheduling of the completion of the project is a(n) _________ Chart






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






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






29. Used answer questions about specific scenarios that could potentially appear in a situation during capacity planning






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






31. 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






32. 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






33. Data flow diagram shape: process that transforms the data in some way






34. A complete computer system will consist of people - _________ - hardware - software and data.






35. Flow Chart: Represents start or stop/end. Pill shape (sometimes circle - oval - cigar or rounded rectangle)






36. Data Flow Diagram: Circles will have data inflows and data ________________






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






38. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing






39. Integration testing is performed by ____________






40. Data Flow Diagram Shape: open ended (right) rectangle






41. When initially collecting data for a systems project - it should be collected via ________________






42. The most important skill or requirement of the analyst is good_________ skills






43. 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






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






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






46. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan






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






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






49. Program testing is carried out by computer _________






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