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System Analysis And Design
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The analyst may solicit hardware and software proposals from vendors. The analyst will prepare a(n) _________
RFP
names
Functional Baseline
System Testing
2. ____________ 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
Pseudocode
Response Time
system
RFP
3. Data Flow Diagram: in reviewing each circle - the analyst will find it yields a _______________
program
procedures
communication
Configuration Management
4. Flow Chart: Connector - continues a chart to another point on the same page
circle
names
integration
hierarchy chart
5. Data Flow Diagram Shape: open ended (right) rectangle
data storage
data flow diagram
Operations Documentation
problem analysis
6. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan
programmers
program
Version Control
unit testing
7. A chronological listing of financial transactions is called a _________ _________
data storage
general journal
Integration Testing
Operations Documentation
8. When it is too expensive to convert a system's old files and applications - a _______________ systems conversion is commonly used.
day one
string
link
algorithm process
9. Program testing is carried out by computer _________
pilot
interviews
programmers
program
10. _________ Type of systems conversion where various capabilities are added to the system over a number of years
phased implementation
process
link
Coupling
11. The most important skill or requirement of the analyst is good_________ skills
communication
systems development
analysts
Release Methodology
12. Data Flow Diagram: Circles will have data inflows and data ________________
problem analysis
Integration Testing
outflows
circle
13. Flow Chart: Preparation: any process step that is a preparation such as a setup operation
hexagon
circle
Modular Design
Turnaround Time
14. A _________ systems conversion takes place when the old system is switched off and the new one is started up.
direct
parallel
users
faulty problem identification
15. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing
link
Modular Design
data storage
Response Time
16. 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
Top-Down Approach
link
decision table
freeze point
17. 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
disadvantages
Activity Diagram
parallel
users
18. The environment that analysts and programmers use to develop and maintain programs
programmers
What-If Analysis
decision
Test Environment
19. ____________ - 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
algorithm process
RFP
Pseudocode
20. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion
direct
output
cost benefit analysis
Modular Design
21. A flowchart represents an _____________ or process.
management
algorithm process
system documentation
system
22. Data flow diagram shape: open ended (right) rectangle
HIPO
data storage
circle
decision
23. A type of questionnaire which uses very explicit questions and require a short written response is called a(n) _________ _________ questionnaire
number
phased implementation
system
direct response
24. __________ - analyst compares the expenses against the advantages of a system
System Testing
link
cost benefit analysis
RFP
25. When all non-critical changes are held until they can be implemented at the same time.
Capacity Planning
Top-Down Approach
Release Methodology
Functional Baseline
26. Flow Chart: Decision/Conditional - a question or branch in the process
Cohesion
diamond
phased implementation
communication
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
fail
Turnaround Time
Unit Testing
circle
28. The longest phase in the systems analysis and design process is the _______________ phase
systems development
data storage
priming read
analysts
29. Data Flow Diagram: Circles will have numbers and ____________
personal interviews
Cohesion
names
Coupling
30. In most cases - a request for computer services should originate from the _________ of the requested system
Product Baseline
users
HIPO
system documentation
31. Describes the inputs - outputs - and processing logic for all program modules.
Version Control
Product Baseline
Program Documentation
data flow diagram
32. ________________ - a document created by the systems project team that takes into account the organizational constraints and the personnel involved in using a new system.
Functional Baseline
Version Control
statement of objectives
Unit Testing
33. Testing of two or more programs that depend on each other.
Integration Testing
Configuration Management
Top-Down Approach
link
34. A complete computer system will consist of people - _________ - hardware - software and data.
RFP
procedures
names
users
35. ____________ 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
System Testing
System Documentation
parallel
unit
36. OLD: The total time required for an entire systems analysis and design process to be completed will most likely be _________ _________.
systems development
2-3 years
outflows
data flow diagram
37. _________ accounts for the greatest expenditure involved in the cost of creating and maintaining a system.
data storage
implementation
Version Control
day one
38. The configuration of the system document features and performance during the systems development process.
Functional Baseline
Data Flow Diagram
freeze point
Response Time
39. Of input - output - processing - storage methods - and procedures - the one designed first by the analyst is _________
freeze point
output
decision
Modular Design
40. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing
Integration Testing
link
Hierarchy Chart
users
41. 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.
users
hexagon
Modular Design
general journal
42. Contains all the information needed for processing and distributing online and printed output
Operations Documentation
collect data
System Documentation
outflows
43. Describes the degree of interdependence among modules. (loosely coupled modules are desirable as they are more independent)
Coupling
programmers
direct
unit testing
44. 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
hierarchy chart
Capacity Planning
communication
parallel
45. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process
system documentation
process
output
RFP
46. Graphical representations of workflows of stepwise activities and actions with support for choice - iteration and concurrency. Extension of flowchart.
Data Flow Diagram
Activity Diagram
RFP
parallelogram
47. The process of examining a program design and reviewing the logic of a program with test data
system
desk checking
terminator
pentagon
48. The first step in solving a problem with a computer
data storage
disadvantages
problem analysis
Cohesion
49. Flow Chart: Off-Page-Connector - continues a chart to another page
link
pentagon
Modular Design
data storage
50. A design approach where the system's analyst defines the overall objectives of the system - and then breaks them down into subsystems and modules.
Top-Down Approach
management
acceptance notice
link