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System Analysis And Design
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ____________ 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
day one
users
unit
Allocated Baseline
2. Flow Chart: Always has one flow line in and one flow line out - _________ symbol
Data Flow Diagram
Version Control
diamond
process
3. _________is the most commonly used tool by analysts to graphically illustrate the flow of data through a system
cost benefit analysis
data flow diagram
Program Documentation
analysts
4. 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
interviews
acceptance notice
parallel
Operations Documentation
5. When initially collecting data for a systems project - it should be collected via ________________
Modular Design
personal interviews
System Testing
What-If Analysis
6. Used answer questions about specific scenarios that could potentially appear in a situation during capacity planning
What-If Analysis
users
statement of objectives
communication
7. Graphical representations of workflows of stepwise activities and actions with support for choice - iteration and concurrency. Extension of flowchart.
Activity Diagram
fail
Capacity Planning
Operations Documentation
8. The first step in solving a problem with a computer
pentagon
desk checking
parallelogram
problem analysis
9. A chronological listing of financial transactions is called a _________ _________
System Testing
pilot
general journal
Response Time
10. ________________ - a document created by the systems project team that takes into account the organizational constraints and the personnel involved in using a new system.
direct
Turnaround Time
output
statement of objectives
11. The longest phase in the systems analysis and design process is the _______________ phase
Product Baseline
problem analysis
systems development
desk checking
12. In a program flowchart - a _________ ________ serves to fetch initial data item for processing
disadvantages
Operations Documentation
priming read
System Documentation
13. Flow Chart: data - input - output
RFP
Integration Testing
parallelogram
interviews
14. Integration testing is performed by ____________
analysts
programmers
HIPO
unit
15. ____________ Testing: the testing of a collection of units that have a logical relationship or flow from the user's perspective.
data flow diagram
string
direct
Release Methodology
16. The most important skill or requirement of the analyst is good_________ skills
communication
direct
diamond
Test Environment
17. Flow Chart: A _________ must have two flow line coming out of it
problem analysis
circle
decision
parallel
18. The most common reason for the failure of an information system is _________ _________ _________
system requirements plan
phased implementation
cost benefit analysis
faulty problem identification
19. The analyst may solicit hardware and software proposals from vendors. The analyst will prepare a(n) _________
disadvantages
Top-Down Approach
day one
RFP
20. _________ Chart advantages: designs programs in testable models - creation of hierarchy of detail as design progresses - clear indication of necessary inputs and outputs
HIPO
Version Control
unit
outflows
21. Documents the system at the end of the design phase and identifies any changes since the functional baseline.
desk checking
Allocated Baseline
hierarchy chart
statement of objectives
22. The most significant output of the systems analysis phase of the entire analysis and design process is the _________ _________ _________
system requirements plan
data storage
analysts
interviews
23. Contains all the information needed for processing and distributing online and printed output
Top-Down Approach
Operations Documentation
output
parallel
24. Data flow diagram shape: process that transforms the data in some way
parallel
Data Flow Diagram
Hierarchy Chart
circle
25. Data Flow Diagram: in reviewing each circle - the analyst will find it yields a _______________
link
direct
day one
program
26. This happens after completing integration testing - it involves the testing of the entire information.
link
Cohesion
System Testing
2-3 years
27. The overall time between a request for system activity and the delivery of the response
problem analysis
Response Time
system
parallelogram
28. _________ accounts for the greatest expenditure involved in the cost of creating and maintaining a system.
implementation
Activity Diagram
parallel
Coupling
29. _________ makes the final decision whether or not a system will be implemented
process
What-If Analysis
management
Coupling
30. 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
Allocated Baseline
users
decision table
Release Methodology
31. Flow Chart: Connector - continues a chart to another point on the same page
direct
circle
Hierarchy Chart
users
32. ________________ is an output of the systems audit
Turnaround Time
acceptance notice
hierarchy chart
parallel
33. Describes the system at the beginning of system operation.
management
data storage
Product Baseline
Capacity Planning
34. Describes the inputs - outputs - and processing logic for all program modules.
Program Documentation
problem analysis
phased implementation
hierarchy chart
35. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process
algorithm process
Test Environment
system documentation
Product Baseline
36. A _________ systems conversion takes place when the old system is switched off and the new one is started up.
string
number
direct
collect data
37. Data Flow Diagram: Circles will have numbers and ____________
link
systems development
open ended rectangle
names
38. 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
unit
Turnaround Time
Allocated Baseline
Hierarchy Chart
39. The process of examining a program design and reviewing the logic of a program with test data
priming read
desk checking
number
Unit Testing
40. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics
rectangle
system
Cohesion
Version Control
41. When all non-critical changes are held until they can be implemented at the same time.
Release Methodology
diamond
interviews
Capacity Planning
42. Flow Chart: Processing steps - "process blocks" - an operation or action step
collect data
users
rectangle
names
43. Point where no changes can be made without impacting the schedule _________ _________
implementation
freeze point
Modular Design
unit
44. Data flow diagram shape: open ended (right) rectangle
open ended rectangle
What-If Analysis
priming read
data storage
45. A flowchart represents an _____________ or process.
hexagon
Activity Diagram
algorithm process
acceptance notice
46. A method used by the analyst to document the scheduling of the completion of the project is a(n) _________ Chart
statement of objectives
GANTT
disadvantages
users
47. Type of system implementation that is used in its entirety only in one locality or area
number
users
Version Control
pilot
48. HIPO Chart __________: extensive training/experience needed - uses top-down programming techniques - extra documentation requirements
Version Control
2-3 years
disadvantages
hierarchy chart
49. _________ are the most reliable means of obtaining information about an existing system
direct response
interviews
Data Flow Diagram
data flow diagram
50. 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.
string
Allocated Baseline
Modular Design
direct
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