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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process for controlling changes in system requirements during software development.






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. Process that divides the overall objectives into subsystems and modules






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






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






10. 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






11. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process






12. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing






13. Flow Chart: data - input - output






14. System testing is performed by ____________






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. ____________ - 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






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






23. ____________ 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.






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






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






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






27. Process of tracking system releases - or versions






28. testing attempts to make a system ____________






29. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. ____________ 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






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






49. ________________ is an output of the systems audit






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