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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. During the design of input - the analyst establishes how to _________ _________






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






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






12. A flowchart represents an _____________ or process.






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






14. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing






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






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






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






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






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






28. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process






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






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






31. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion






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






33. _________is the most commonly used tool by analysts to graphically illustrate the flow of data through a system






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






35. 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






36. 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.






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






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






39. Integration testing is performed by ____________






40. A _________ systems conversion takes place when the old system is switched off and the new one is started up.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Flow Chart: comment






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. testing attempts to make a system ____________