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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _________ Chart advantages: designs programs in testable models - creation of hierarchy of detail as design progresses - clear indication of necessary inputs and outputs






2. 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






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






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






5. Describes the degree of interdependence among modules. (loosely coupled modules are desirable as they are more independent)






6. Integration testing is performed by ____________






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion






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






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






23. 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






24. Point where no changes can be made without impacting the schedule _________ _________






25. Data Flow Diagram Shape: open ended (right) rectangle






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






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






28. System testing is performed by ____________






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






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






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






32. A chronological listing of financial transactions is called a _________ _________






33. 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






34. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing






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






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






37. ________________ is an output of the systems audit






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






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






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






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






42. ____________ 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.






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






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






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






46. ____________ 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






47. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan






48. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________






49. Process of tracking system releases - or versions






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