Test your basic knowledge |

System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Data Flow Diagram Shape: open ended (right) rectangle
open ended rectangle
data storage
disadvantages
output

2. System testing is performed by ____________
Program Documentation
users
integration
system requirements plan

3. Describes the inputs - outputs - and processing logic for all program modules.
Version Control
desk checking
diamond
Program Documentation

4. Process of tracking system releases - or versions
Version Control
2-3 years
acceptance notice
direct

5. Flow Chart: Represents start or stop/end. Pill shape (sometimes circle - oval - cigar or rounded rectangle)
terminator
users
priming read
circle

6. A _________ systems conversion takes place when the old system is switched off and the new one is started up.
direct
Top-Down Approach
System Testing
integration

7. Graphical representations of workflows of stepwise activities and actions with support for choice - iteration and concurrency. Extension of flowchart.
cost benefit analysis
data flow diagram
Activity Diagram
Capacity Planning

8. Testing of an individual program module.
Unit Testing
open ended rectangle
management
phased implementation

9. Data Flow Diagram: each circle is identified by a ___________
number
decision
Pseudocode
implementation

10. ____________ 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
systems development
system
users
priming read

11. _________ Chart advantages: designs programs in testable models - creation of hierarchy of detail as design progresses - clear indication of necessary inputs and outputs
HIPO
pentagon
system documentation
direct

12. Describes the system's functions and how they are implemented
System Documentation
Response Time
algorithm process
Top-Down Approach

13. ________________ is an output of the systems audit
acceptance notice
decision table
output
parallel

14. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________
analysts
interviews
Data Flow Diagram
pilot

15. Flow Chart: Connector - continues a chart to another point on the same page
circle
output
pilot
Version Control

16. Data Flow Diagram: Circles will have numbers and ____________
outflows
names
Turnaround Time
number

17. ____________ 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.
integration
Allocated Baseline
Operations Documentation
string

18. A type of questionnaire which uses very explicit questions and require a short written response is called a(n) _________ _________ questionnaire
direct response
systems development
GANTT
programmers

19. Flow Chart: Always has one flow line in and one flow line out - _________ symbol
process
pilot
Hierarchy Chart
pentagon

20. A complete computer system will consist of people - _________ - hardware - software and data.
collect data
procedures
number
desk checking

21. ____________ Testing: the testing of a collection of units that have a logical relationship or flow from the user's perspective.
string
general journal
programmers
System Testing

22. The first step in solving a problem with a computer
management
Integration Testing
problem analysis
statement of objectives

23. Describes the degree of interdependence among modules. (loosely coupled modules are desirable as they are more independent)
decision
hexagon
Coupling
data flow diagram

24. ____________ 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
unit
fail
link
output

25. The process of examining a program design and reviewing the logic of a program with test data
desk checking
interviews
procedures
Data Flow Diagram

26. A design approach where the system's analyst defines the overall objectives of the system - and then breaks them down into subsystems and modules.
System Testing
decision table
Top-Down Approach
terminator

27. 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
Turnaround Time
HIPO
Functional Baseline
Modular Design

28. The analyst may solicit hardware and software proposals from vendors. The analyst will prepare a(n) _________
Cohesion
Program Documentation
RFP
process

29. A flowchart represents an _____________ or process.
decision
circle
number
algorithm process

30. OLD: The total time required for an entire systems analysis and design process to be completed will most likely be _________ _________.
GANTT
2-3 years
freeze point
statement of objectives

31. The configuration of the system document features and performance during the systems development process.
implementation
management
data storage
Functional Baseline

32. The most significant output of the systems analysis phase of the entire analysis and design process is the _________ _________ _________
Data Flow Diagram
parallel
Test Environment
system requirements plan

33. Documents the system at the end of the design phase and identifies any changes since the functional baseline.
Allocated Baseline
Capacity Planning
link
System Testing

34. Data Flow Diagram: in reviewing each circle - the analyst will find it yields a _______________
integration
procedures
program
Capacity Planning

35. 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
Functional Baseline
rectangle
parallel
Unit Testing

36. the process that monitors current activity and performance levels - anticipates future activity - and forecasts the resources needed to provide desired levels of service.
Capacity Planning
RFP
users
cost benefit analysis

37. _________ makes the final decision whether or not a system will be implemented
link
programmers
management
GANTT

38. Point where no changes can be made without impacting the schedule _________ _________
link
cost benefit analysis
output
freeze point

39. Used answer questions about specific scenarios that could potentially appear in a situation during capacity planning
data flow diagram
pentagon
problem analysis
What-If Analysis

40. The most common reason for the failure of an information system is _________ _________ _________
users
Product Baseline
faulty problem identification
link

41. Process that divides the overall objectives into subsystems and modules
faulty problem identification
Partitioning
system requirements plan
Modular Design

42. The most important skill or requirement of the analyst is good_________ skills
Activity Diagram
system requirements plan
circle
communication

43. Data flow diagram shape: open ended (right) rectangle
link
Program Documentation
data storage
output

44. Flow Chart: data - input - output
rectangle
acceptance notice
parallelogram
disadvantages

45. When it is too expensive to convert a system's old files and applications - a _______________ systems conversion is commonly used.
Turnaround Time
System Testing
desk checking
day one

46. A technique for representing program logic that a systems analyst can use to describe program actions.
fail
Pseudocode
phased implementation
system

47. The process for controlling changes in system requirements during software development.
system requirements plan
circle
disadvantages
Configuration Management

48. 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.
Modular Design
process
day one
management

49. Contains all the information needed for processing and distributing online and printed output
program
hexagon
Operations Documentation
Cohesion

50. Data Flow Diagram: Circles will have data inflows and data ________________
GANTT
2-3 years
outflows
program