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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. OLD: The total time required for an entire systems analysis and design process to be completed will most likely be _________ _________.






2. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process






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






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






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






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






7. ________________ is an output of the systems audit






8. testing attempts to make a system ____________






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. A flowchart represents an _____________ or process.






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






17. Process of tracking system releases - or versions






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






19. HIPO Chart __________: extensive training/experience needed - uses top-down programming techniques - extra documentation requirements






20. Flow Chart: data - input - output






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






22. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Testing of an individual program module.






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






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






33. ____________ 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.






34. ____________ 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






35. Flow Chart: Connector - continues a chart to another point on the same page






36. 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






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






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






39. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics






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






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