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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ________________ is an output of the systems audit






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. ____________ 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






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






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






15. System testing is performed by ____________






16. Testing of an individual program module.






17. Flow Chart: data - input - output






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






19. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process






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






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






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






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






25. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics






26. Program testing is carried out by computer _________






27. 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






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






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






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






31. ____________ - 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






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






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






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






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






36. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing






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






38. Data Flow Diagram: Circles will have data inflows and data ________________






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






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






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






42. When it is too expensive to convert a system's old files and applications - a _______________ systems conversion is commonly used.






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






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






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






46. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan






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






48. ____________ 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.






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






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