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






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






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






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






5. __________ - analyst compares the expenses against the advantages of a system






6. 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






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






8. Data flow diagram shape: process that transforms the data in some way






9. This happens after completing integration testing - it involves the testing of the entire information.






10. ____________ 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






11. ____________ 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






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






13. A flowchart represents an _____________ or process.






14. Flow Chart: data - input - output






15. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics






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






17. Flow Chart: Represents start or stop/end. Pill shape (sometimes circle - oval - cigar or rounded rectangle)






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






19. Flow Chart: comment






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






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






22. Process of tracking system releases - or versions






23. A method used by the analyst to document the scheduling of the completion of the project is a(n) _________ Chart






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






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






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






27. Flow Chart: Decision/Conditional - a question or branch in the process






28. _________ are the most reliable means of obtaining information about an existing system






29. Testing of an individual program module.






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion






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






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






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






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






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






41. testing attempts to make a system ____________






42. ________________ is an output of the systems audit






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






44. A technique for representing program logic that a systems analyst can use to describe program actions.






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






46. Program testing is carried out by computer _________






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






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






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






50. 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