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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A method used by the analyst to document the scheduling of the completion of the project is a(n) _________ Chart






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






3. System testing is performed by ____________






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






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






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






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






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






9. Which analysis and design tool used by the computer system analyst shows the levels and subdivisions of a computer system? _________ _________






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






11. testing attempts to make a system ____________






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






13. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process






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






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






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






17. The process for controlling changes in system requirements during software development.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Testing of an individual program module.






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






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






32. Process of tracking system releases - or versions






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing