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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The analyst may solicit hardware and software proposals from vendors. The analyst will prepare a(n) _________






2. Flow Chart: a loop must begin with a _________






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






4. testing attempts to make a system ____________






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






6. In most cases - a request for computer services should originate from the _________ of the requested system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Testing of an individual program module.






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






17. Point where no changes can be made without impacting the schedule _________ _________






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






19. ____________ 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






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






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






22. The longest phase in the systems analysis and design process is the _______________ phase






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






24. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing






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






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






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






28. The environment that analysts and programmers use to develop and maintain programs






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






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






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






32. Process of tracking system releases - or versions






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






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






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






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






37. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion






38. A _________ systems conversion takes place when the old system is switched off and the new one is started up.






39. ____________ 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.






40. _________ makes the final decision whether or not a system will be implemented






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






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






43. ____________ Testing - testing conducted on a complete - integrated system to evaluate the system's compliance with its specified requirements. System testing falls within the scope of black box testing - and as such - should require no knowledge of






44. A chronological listing of financial transactions is called a _________ _________






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






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






47. 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






48. Flow Chart: comment






49. The most significant output of the systems analysis phase of the entire analysis and design process is the _________ _________ _________






50. A design approach where the system's analyst defines the overall objectives of the system - and then breaks them down into subsystems and modules.