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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. __________ - analyst compares the expenses against the advantages of a system






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






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






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






5. Program testing is carried out by computer _________






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






7. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process






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






9. Describes the degree of interdependence among modules. (loosely coupled modules are desirable as they are more independent)






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. System testing is performed by ____________






18. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics






19. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing






20. ____________ - 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






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






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






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






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






25. ____________ 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






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






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






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






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






30. testing attempts to make a system ____________






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing






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






39. The first step in solving a problem with a computer






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






41. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan






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






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






44. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion






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






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






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






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






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






50. Flow Chart: comment