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






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






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






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






5. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________






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






7. ____________ 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






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






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






10. A type of questionnaire which uses very explicit questions and require a short written response is called a(n) _________ _________ questionnaire






11. Flow Chart: data - input - output






12. 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.






13. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing






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






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






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






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






18. Flow Chart: comment






19. A flowchart represents an _____________ or process.






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






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






22. Testing of an individual program module.






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






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






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






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






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






28. Flow Chart: Represents start or stop/end. Pill shape (sometimes circle - oval - cigar or rounded rectangle)






29. _________ Type of systems conversion where various capabilities are added to the system over a number of years






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






31. Describes the system's functions and how they are implemented






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






33. Program testing is carried out by computer _________






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






35. 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






36. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion






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






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






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






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






41. Process of tracking system releases - or versions






42. The configuration of the system document features and performance during the systems development process.






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






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






45. The process for controlling changes in system requirements during software development.






46. Integration testing is performed by ____________






47. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing






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






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






50. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics