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System Analysis And Design
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing
names
cost benefit analysis
What-If Analysis
link
2. Flow Chart: a loop must begin with a _________
rectangle
decision
cost benefit analysis
Data Flow Diagram
3. _________ Type of systems conversion where various capabilities are added to the system over a number of years
integration
phased implementation
circle
hierarchy chart
4. Type of Chart: uses flow lines and process blocks
Functional Baseline
unit testing
diamond
Hierarchy Chart
5. ____________ 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
system
rectangle
users
system requirements plan
6. When initially collecting data for a systems project - it should be collected via ________________
personal interviews
Partitioning
acceptance notice
Unit Testing
7. OLD: The total time required for an entire systems analysis and design process to be completed will most likely be _________ _________.
Product Baseline
Test Environment
users
2-3 years
8. ________________ - a document created by the systems project team that takes into account the organizational constraints and the personnel involved in using a new system.
decision table
statement of objectives
process
GANTT
9. The process for controlling changes in system requirements during software development.
Coupling
users
Configuration Management
Cohesion
10. Process of tracking system releases - or versions
link
data storage
Version Control
pilot
11. Flow Chart: Off-Page-Connector - continues a chart to another page
pentagon
day one
output
link
12. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing
integration
link
Version Control
phased implementation
13. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan
process
unit testing
priming read
general journal
14. _________ Chart advantages: designs programs in testable models - creation of hierarchy of detail as design progresses - clear indication of necessary inputs and outputs
phased implementation
pilot
integration
HIPO
15. During the design of input - the analyst establishes how to _________ _________
collect data
management
Top-Down Approach
Test Environment
16. The overall time between a request for system activity and the delivery of the response
Unit Testing
Response Time
string
integration
17. __________ - analyst compares the expenses against the advantages of a system
diamond
cost benefit analysis
names
parallel
18. In most cases - a request for computer services should originate from the _________ of the requested system
users
link
Unit Testing
interviews
19. ____________ 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
Capacity Planning
unit
HIPO
algorithm process
20. Point where no changes can be made without impacting the schedule _________ _________
outflows
direct
GANTT
freeze point
21. 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
parallel
collect data
system requirements plan
diamond
22. A _________ systems conversion takes place when the old system is switched off and the new one is started up.
users
unit testing
programmers
direct
23. Data Flow Diagram: each circle is identified by a ___________
parallel
number
procedures
integration
24. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion
collect data
desk checking
output
direct
25. Data Flow Diagram Shape: open ended (right) rectangle
parallel
programmers
problem analysis
data storage
26. _________is the most commonly used tool by analysts to graphically illustrate the flow of data through a system
pilot
Partitioning
circle
data flow diagram
27. Contains all the information needed for processing and distributing online and printed output
direct
decision
Operations Documentation
Test Environment
28. A complete computer system will consist of people - _________ - hardware - software and data.
decision table
Pseudocode
Test Environment
procedures
29. ____________ Testing: the testing of a collection of units that have a logical relationship or flow from the user's perspective.
string
general journal
HIPO
collect data
30. ____________ 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.
parallel
integration
Response Time
direct response
31. Testing of two or more programs that depend on each other.
problem analysis
process
What-If Analysis
Integration Testing
32. Which analysis and design tool used by the computer system analyst shows the levels and subdivisions of a computer system? _________ _________
GANTT
hierarchy chart
Top-Down Approach
RFP
33. The first step in solving a problem with a computer
problem analysis
What-If Analysis
Modular Design
Activity Diagram
34. _________ accounts for the greatest expenditure involved in the cost of creating and maintaining a system.
Data Flow Diagram
link
implementation
system documentation
35. The configuration of the system document features and performance during the systems development process.
Functional Baseline
phased implementation
circle
users
36. Of input - output - processing - storage methods - and procedures - the one designed first by the analyst is _________
output
management
RFP
statement of objectives
37. Data flow diagram shape: process that transforms the data in some way
data storage
circle
Coupling
pilot
38. 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.
Modular Design
Response Time
cost benefit analysis
program
39. When all non-critical changes are held until they can be implemented at the same time.
statement of objectives
Release Methodology
outflows
direct
40. A technique for representing program logic that a systems analyst can use to describe program actions.
general journal
Pseudocode
parallel
Release Methodology
41. Flow Chart: Represents start or stop/end. Pill shape (sometimes circle - oval - cigar or rounded rectangle)
decision
terminator
System Documentation
parallel
42. The process of examining a program design and reviewing the logic of a program with test data
desk checking
Test Environment
Release Methodology
Allocated Baseline
43. 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
decision table
communication
Operations Documentation
integration
44. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________
Data Flow Diagram
program
Top-Down Approach
Functional Baseline
45. HIPO Chart __________: extensive training/experience needed - uses top-down programming techniques - extra documentation requirements
system
disadvantages
interviews
general journal
46. Data Flow Diagram: Circles will have data inflows and data ________________
outflows
Coupling
Cohesion
procedures
47. Flow Chart: Connector - continues a chart to another point on the same page
system requirements plan
data flow diagram
circle
string
48. Documents the system at the end of the design phase and identifies any changes since the functional baseline.
Allocated Baseline
problem analysis
System Documentation
HIPO
49. This happens after completing integration testing - it involves the testing of the entire information.
System Testing
interviews
faulty problem identification
outflows
50. Integration testing is performed by ____________
problem analysis
Product Baseline
analysts
procedures