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System Analysis And Design
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Subject
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it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics
desk checking
personal interviews
Cohesion
outflows
2. A method used by the analyst to document the scheduling of the completion of the project is a(n) _________ Chart
phased implementation
implementation
interviews
GANTT
3. A technique for representing program logic that a systems analyst can use to describe program actions.
Modular Design
Allocated Baseline
Operations Documentation
Pseudocode
4. A design approach where the system's analyst defines the overall objectives of the system - and then breaks them down into subsystems and modules.
2-3 years
Unit Testing
general journal
Top-Down Approach
5. Integration testing is performed by ____________
analysts
data storage
Activity Diagram
data flow diagram
6. Testing of two or more programs that depend on each other.
Integration Testing
data storage
systems development
Modular Design
7. The longest phase in the systems analysis and design process is the _______________ phase
procedures
process
systems development
system
8. Process of tracking system releases - or versions
Version Control
users
unit
general journal
9. _________ Type of systems conversion where various capabilities are added to the system over a number of years
System Testing
phased implementation
freeze point
collect data
10. Describes the degree of interdependence among modules. (loosely coupled modules are desirable as they are more independent)
statement of objectives
Modular Design
Coupling
diamond
11. The overall time between a request for system activity and the delivery of the response
communication
procedures
system documentation
Response Time
12. ________________ - a document created by the systems project team that takes into account the organizational constraints and the personnel involved in using a new system.
circle
cost benefit analysis
statement of objectives
Version Control
13. Flow Chart: Processing steps - "process blocks" - an operation or action step
rectangle
Program Documentation
general journal
Top-Down Approach
14. Flow Chart: Always has one flow line in and one flow line out - _________ symbol
hexagon
data storage
process
Version Control
15. ____________ 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
general journal
system
diamond
output
16. The analyst may solicit hardware and software proposals from vendors. The analyst will prepare a(n) _________
unit
data storage
GANTT
RFP
17. ____________ Testing: the testing of a collection of units that have a logical relationship or flow from the user's perspective.
string
problem analysis
unit
pilot
18. The environment that analysts and programmers use to develop and maintain programs
procedures
users
Turnaround Time
Test Environment
19. In most cases - a request for computer services should originate from the _________ of the requested system
users
management
system requirements plan
Unit Testing
20. Describes the inputs - outputs - and processing logic for all program modules.
system requirements plan
parallelogram
Program Documentation
rectangle
21. ____________ 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
Partitioning
collect data
2-3 years
22. _________ Chart advantages: designs programs in testable models - creation of hierarchy of detail as design progresses - clear indication of necessary inputs and outputs
number
HIPO
link
Partitioning
23. This happens after completing integration testing - it involves the testing of the entire information.
Pseudocode
users
System Documentation
System Testing
24. Data Flow Diagram Shape: open ended (right) rectangle
acceptance notice
Pseudocode
data storage
problem analysis
25. _________ are the most reliable means of obtaining information about an existing system
Coupling
interviews
Operations Documentation
priming read
26. 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
decision table
terminator
decision
Cohesion
27. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan
diamond
personal interviews
programmers
unit testing
28. Flow Chart: Represents start or stop/end. Pill shape (sometimes circle - oval - cigar or rounded rectangle)
terminator
unit testing
Coupling
pilot
29. Type of system implementation that is used in its entirety only in one locality or area
decision
implementation
pilot
Operations Documentation
30. ____________ - 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
freeze point
Release Methodology
parallel
pilot
31. In a program flowchart - a _________ ________ serves to fetch initial data item for processing
priming read
What-If Analysis
2-3 years
procedures
32. Describes the system at the beginning of system operation.
priming read
Unit Testing
Product Baseline
outflows
33. The process of examining a program design and reviewing the logic of a program with test data
string
interviews
desk checking
HIPO
34. Describes the system's functions and how they are implemented
System Documentation
What-If Analysis
2-3 years
System Testing
35. Point where no changes can be made without impacting the schedule _________ _________
Partitioning
system
freeze point
personal interviews
36. When it is too expensive to convert a system's old files and applications - a _______________ systems conversion is commonly used.
integration
terminator
parallelogram
day one
37. 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
Version Control
2-3 years
data flow diagram
38. System testing is performed by ____________
direct
users
direct response
analysts
39. __________ - analyst compares the expenses against the advantages of a system
unit
cost benefit analysis
acceptance notice
problem analysis
40. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing
link
parallel
Top-Down Approach
direct
41. Contains all the information needed for processing and distributing online and printed output
HIPO
system requirements plan
communication
Operations Documentation
42. Data flow diagram shape: process that transforms the data in some way
2-3 years
circle
rectangle
GANTT
43. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________
Operations Documentation
Data Flow Diagram
What-If Analysis
parallel
44. OLD: The total time required for an entire systems analysis and design process to be completed will most likely be _________ _________.
users
2-3 years
data flow diagram
parallelogram
45. Flow Chart: A _________ must have two flow line coming out of it
phased implementation
Modular Design
unit
decision
46. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing
implementation
priming read
link
collect data
47. Data Flow Diagram: Circles will have data inflows and data ________________
HIPO
outflows
direct response
data storage
48. Data Flow Diagram: in reviewing each circle - the analyst will find it yields a _______________
link
circle
personal interviews
program
49. Used answer questions about specific scenarios that could potentially appear in a situation during capacity planning
decision
data flow diagram
What-If Analysis
priming read
50. _________is the most commonly used tool by analysts to graphically illustrate the flow of data through a system
freeze point
Partitioning
collect data
data flow diagram