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System Analysis And Design
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1. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion
Activity Diagram
analysts
direct
algorithm process
2. Integration testing is performed by ____________
number
Allocated Baseline
Turnaround Time
analysts
3. Flow Chart: comment
open ended rectangle
management
decision
direct
4. Contains all the information needed for processing and distributing online and printed output
Operations Documentation
parallelogram
link
algorithm process
5. 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
interviews
decision table
day one
collect data
6. When all non-critical changes are held until they can be implemented at the same time.
Top-Down Approach
parallel
parallel
Release Methodology
7. Flow Chart: Represents start or stop/end. Pill shape (sometimes circle - oval - cigar or rounded rectangle)
HIPO
System Documentation
terminator
personal interviews
8. This happens after completing integration testing - it involves the testing of the entire information.
communication
hexagon
Coupling
System Testing
9. The first step in solving a problem with a computer
users
parallel
problem analysis
data flow diagram
10. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process
parallel
system documentation
program
circle
11. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan
Integration Testing
unit testing
outflows
desk checking
12. The longest phase in the systems analysis and design process is the _______________ phase
systems development
cost benefit analysis
Top-Down Approach
Integration Testing
13. The environment that analysts and programmers use to develop and maintain programs
acceptance notice
general journal
communication
Test Environment
14. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics
direct
output
Cohesion
HIPO
15. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing
parallelogram
HIPO
statement of objectives
link
16. A flowchart represents an _____________ or process.
Version Control
data storage
System Testing
algorithm process
17. Flow Chart: Decision/Conditional - a question or branch in the process
freeze point
Release Methodology
diamond
data flow diagram
18. ____________ 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
pentagon
decision
Program Documentation
unit
19. Type of Chart: uses flow lines and process blocks
general journal
data flow diagram
communication
Hierarchy Chart
20. A type of questionnaire which uses very explicit questions and require a short written response is called a(n) _________ _________ questionnaire
open ended rectangle
parallelogram
direct response
parallel
21. _________ Type of systems conversion where various capabilities are added to the system over a number of years
phased implementation
hexagon
Product Baseline
problem analysis
22. 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.
names
Modular Design
What-If Analysis
hierarchy chart
23. The analyst may solicit hardware and software proposals from vendors. The analyst will prepare a(n) _________
personal interviews
number
systems development
RFP
24. In a program flowchart - a _________ ________ serves to fetch initial data item for processing
Configuration Management
process
direct
priming read
25. 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
Turnaround Time
Release Methodology
decision table
system requirements plan
26. Used answer questions about specific scenarios that could potentially appear in a situation during capacity planning
What-If Analysis
data storage
pentagon
number
27. _________ Chart advantages: designs programs in testable models - creation of hierarchy of detail as design progresses - clear indication of necessary inputs and outputs
diamond
2-3 years
HIPO
personal interviews
28. Describes the system at the beginning of system operation.
link
direct
Product Baseline
unit
29. Describes the system's functions and how they are implemented
system requirements plan
System Documentation
terminator
hierarchy chart
30. System testing is performed by ____________
parallel
Unit Testing
disadvantages
users
31. Testing of an individual program module.
Unit Testing
disadvantages
process
algorithm process
32. HIPO Chart __________: extensive training/experience needed - uses top-down programming techniques - extra documentation requirements
faulty problem identification
disadvantages
phased implementation
collect data
33. _________is the most commonly used tool by analysts to graphically illustrate the flow of data through a system
data flow diagram
Configuration Management
integration
interviews
34. Flow Chart: A _________ must have two flow line coming out of it
data storage
circle
decision
parallel
35. ____________ 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.
integration
data storage
HIPO
personal interviews
36. Documents the system at the end of the design phase and identifies any changes since the functional baseline.
rectangle
fail
Allocated Baseline
programmers
37. Flow Chart: Preparation: any process step that is a preparation such as a setup operation
Modular Design
direct
What-If Analysis
hexagon
38. Which analysis and design tool used by the computer system analyst shows the levels and subdivisions of a computer system? _________ _________
hierarchy chart
data storage
algorithm process
collect data
39. __________ - analyst compares the expenses against the advantages of a system
Partitioning
cost benefit analysis
pentagon
parallelogram
40. ________________ - a document created by the systems project team that takes into account the organizational constraints and the personnel involved in using a new system.
RFP
statement of objectives
acceptance notice
data flow diagram
41. Program testing is carried out by computer _________
interviews
statement of objectives
general journal
programmers
42. 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
phased implementation
Coupling
pilot
43. Process of tracking system releases - or versions
Version Control
day one
pentagon
decision
44. Type of system implementation that is used in its entirety only in one locality or area
Coupling
Release Methodology
system documentation
pilot
45. _________ are the most reliable means of obtaining information about an existing system
users
direct
data storage
interviews
46. The process of examining a program design and reviewing the logic of a program with test data
2-3 years
desk checking
RFP
What-If Analysis
47. Flow Chart: data - input - output
parallelogram
output
algorithm process
program
48. The configuration of the system document features and performance during the systems development process.
users
collect data
Modular Design
Functional Baseline
49. A complete computer system will consist of people - _________ - hardware - software and data.
procedures
Partitioning
collect data
parallelogram
50. A _________ systems conversion takes place when the old system is switched off and the new one is started up.
faulty problem identification
communication
What-If Analysis
direct
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