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






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






7. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing






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






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






10. The environment that analysts and programmers use to develop and maintain programs






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






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






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






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






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






16. ____________ 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.






17. Data Flow Diagram: each circle is identified by a ___________






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






19. Flow Chart: comment






20. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics






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






22. ________________ is an output of the systems audit






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






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






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






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






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






28. Program testing is carried out by computer _________






29. Testing of an individual program module.






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






31. 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






32. HIPO Chart __________: extensive training/experience needed - uses top-down programming techniques - extra documentation requirements






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






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






35. The most important skill or requirement of the analyst is good_________ skills






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






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






38. 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






39. A design approach where the system's analyst defines the overall objectives of the system - and then breaks them down into subsystems and modules.






40. Process of tracking system releases - or versions






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






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






43. Describes the inputs - outputs - and processing logic for all program modules.






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






45. ____________ 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






46. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan






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






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






49. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________






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