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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Data Flow Diagram: each circle is identified by a ___________






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






3. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing






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






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






6. ____________ 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






7. Integration testing is performed by ____________






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






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






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






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






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






13. Flow Chart: Preparation: any process step that is a preparation such as a setup operation






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






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






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






17. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion






18. Flow Chart: data - input - output






19. Process of tracking system releases - or versions






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Program testing is carried out by computer _________






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






27. ____________ 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.






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






29. System testing is performed by ____________






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






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






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






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






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






35. In a program flowchart - a _________ ________ serves to fetch initial data item for processing






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






43. testing attempts to make a system ____________






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






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






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






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






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






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






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