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System Analysis And Design
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1. Flow Chart: data - input - output
parallel
parallelogram
Pseudocode
analysts
2. Program testing is carried out by computer _________
parallelogram
terminator
personal interviews
programmers
3. A design approach where the system's analyst defines the overall objectives of the system - and then breaks them down into subsystems and modules.
What-If Analysis
Activity Diagram
number
Top-Down Approach
4. Describes the system's functions and how they are implemented
analysts
System Documentation
systems development
open ended rectangle
5. _________ Type of systems conversion where various capabilities are added to the system over a number of years
users
phased implementation
decision
interviews
6. ________________ is an output of the systems audit
Release Methodology
day one
acceptance notice
Top-Down Approach
7. 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
procedures
collect data
2-3 years
8. Describes the system at the beginning of system operation.
Release Methodology
What-If Analysis
decision table
Product Baseline
9. Data Flow Diagram: Circles will have numbers and ____________
names
What-If Analysis
Integration Testing
desk checking
10. System testing is performed by ____________
unit testing
data flow diagram
users
acceptance notice
11. 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
procedures
circle
Activity Diagram
parallel
12. The first step in solving a problem with a computer
Integration Testing
Turnaround Time
direct
problem analysis
13. _________is the most commonly used tool by analysts to graphically illustrate the flow of data through a system
Program Documentation
data storage
data flow diagram
pilot
14. Flow Chart: a loop must begin with a _________
outflows
decision
programmers
system requirements plan
15. The environment that analysts and programmers use to develop and maintain programs
rectangle
unit
decision
Test Environment
16. When all non-critical changes are held until they can be implemented at the same time.
data storage
Release Methodology
collect data
problem analysis
17. Type of system implementation that is used in its entirety only in one locality or area
communication
disadvantages
desk checking
pilot
18. _________ makes the final decision whether or not a system will be implemented
data storage
Program Documentation
program
management
19. ____________ Testing: the testing of a collection of units that have a logical relationship or flow from the user's perspective.
string
decision
number
unit testing
20. Which analysis and design tool used by the computer system analyst shows the levels and subdivisions of a computer system? _________ _________
unit testing
hierarchy chart
decision table
open ended rectangle
21. This happens after completing integration testing - it involves the testing of the entire information.
programmers
users
algorithm process
System Testing
22. Documents the system at the end of the design phase and identifies any changes since the functional baseline.
Data Flow Diagram
systems development
Allocated Baseline
system
23. _________ are the most reliable means of obtaining information about an existing system
hierarchy chart
desk checking
Program Documentation
interviews
24. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan
unit testing
desk checking
pilot
day one
25. ____________ - 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 parallel conversion
parallel
disadvantages
direct response
rectangle
26. Process that divides the overall objectives into subsystems and modules
disadvantages
cost benefit analysis
decision
Partitioning
27. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing
procedures
phased implementation
problem analysis
link
28. When it is too expensive to convert a system's old files and applications - a _______________ systems conversion is commonly used.
pentagon
Unit Testing
day one
unit
29. _________ accounts for the greatest expenditure involved in the cost of creating and maintaining a system.
HIPO
implementation
circle
direct response
30. Flow Chart: Always has one flow line in and one flow line out - _________ symbol
process
direct response
Response Time
Release Methodology
31. Flow Chart: Represents start or stop/end. Pill shape (sometimes circle - oval - cigar or rounded rectangle)
Hierarchy Chart
programmers
systems development
terminator
32. 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
2-3 years
names
decision table
Product Baseline
33. The configuration of the system document features and performance during the systems development process.
terminator
Functional Baseline
freeze point
Top-Down Approach
34. Data Flow Diagram: each circle is identified by a ___________
number
System Testing
output
decision
35. Flow Chart: A _________ must have two flow line coming out of it
acceptance notice
diamond
decision
Pseudocode
36. _________ Chart advantages: designs programs in testable models - creation of hierarchy of detail as design progresses - clear indication of necessary inputs and outputs
Version Control
Response Time
HIPO
decision
37. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process
string
system documentation
circle
cost benefit analysis
38. 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
Product Baseline
parallel
Data Flow Diagram
Pseudocode
39. Process of tracking system releases - or versions
Version Control
Cohesion
Modular Design
What-If Analysis
40. Flow Chart: Off-Page-Connector - continues a chart to another page
pentagon
GANTT
RFP
parallelogram
41. The most significant output of the systems analysis phase of the entire analysis and design process is the _________ _________ _________
system requirements plan
Response Time
Data Flow Diagram
unit testing
42. During the design of input - the analyst establishes how to _________ _________
collect data
Configuration Management
Operations Documentation
system documentation
43. A technique for representing program logic that a systems analyst can use to describe program actions.
Hierarchy Chart
Pseudocode
RFP
Program Documentation
44. Flow Chart: Preparation: any process step that is a preparation such as a setup operation
System Testing
implementation
hexagon
Partitioning
45. __________ - analyst compares the expenses against the advantages of a system
diamond
What-If Analysis
cost benefit analysis
phased implementation
46. Testing of two or more programs that depend on each other.
Integration Testing
system documentation
system requirements plan
Cohesion
47. A method used by the analyst to document the scheduling of the completion of the project is a(n) _________ Chart
GANTT
personal interviews
open ended rectangle
Release Methodology
48. Point where no changes can be made without impacting the schedule _________ _________
Capacity Planning
parallel
freeze point
What-If Analysis
49. the process that monitors current activity and performance levels - anticipates future activity - and forecasts the resources needed to provide desired levels of service.
freeze point
parallel
Capacity Planning
statement of objectives
50. ____________ 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
Cohesion
Response Time
users
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