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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
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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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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.






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






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






13. Flow Chart: data - input - output






14. Integration testing is performed by ____________






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






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






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






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






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






20. _________ Chart advantages: designs programs in testable models - creation of hierarchy of detail as design progresses - clear indication of necessary inputs and outputs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. ________________ is an output of the systems audit






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






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






35. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process






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






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






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






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






40. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics






41. When all non-critical changes are held until they can be implemented at the same time.






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






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






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






45. A flowchart represents an _____________ or process.






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






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






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






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






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.






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