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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In most cases - a request for computer services should originate from the _________ of the requested system






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






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






4. Flow Chart: comment






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






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






7. ____________ 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.






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






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






10. Process of tracking system releases - or versions






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. ____________ 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






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






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






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






24. Testing of an individual program module.






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






26. testing attempts to make a system ____________






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






28. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. ____________ - 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






40. 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






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






42. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing






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






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






45. Flow Chart: Processing steps - "process blocks" - an operation or action step






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






47. Program testing is carried out by computer _________






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






49. System testing is performed by ____________






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