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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. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing






2. System testing is performed by ____________






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. testing attempts to make a system ____________






12. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan






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






14. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing






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






16. ____________ 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






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






18. 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






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






20. ____________ 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






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






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






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






24. Flow Chart: comment






25. Flow Chart: data - input - output






26. 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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. ____________ 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.






35. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________






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






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






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






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






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






41. Flow chart: ____________ represents an event which occurs automatically. Such an event will trigger a subsequent action - for example 'receive telephone call' - or describe a new state of affairs






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






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






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






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






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






47. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics






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






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






50. Testing of an individual program module.