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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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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. The configuration of the system document features and performance during the systems development process.
parallel
2-3 years
process
Functional Baseline
2. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing
link
Version Control
What-If Analysis
communication
3. The longest phase in the systems analysis and design process is the _______________ phase
link
data storage
systems development
Activity Diagram
4. Flow Chart: a loop must begin with a _________
decision
direct
Integration Testing
process
5. Documents the system at the end of the design phase and identifies any changes since the functional baseline.
parallel
pentagon
Partitioning
Allocated Baseline
6. The most important skill or requirement of the analyst is good_________ skills
analysts
communication
hexagon
unit
7. Of input - output - processing - storage methods - and procedures - the one designed first by the analyst is _________
Turnaround Time
phased implementation
output
data storage
8. A type of questionnaire which uses very explicit questions and require a short written response is called a(n) _________ _________ questionnaire
direct response
HIPO
faulty problem identification
number
9. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________
system requirements plan
Data Flow Diagram
parallel
programmers
10. _________is the most commonly used tool by analysts to graphically illustrate the flow of data through a system
Turnaround Time
Cohesion
data flow diagram
RFP
11. Flow Chart: A _________ must have two flow line coming out of it
pentagon
decision
data storage
Functional Baseline
12. A complete computer system will consist of people - _________ - hardware - software and data.
string
procedures
process
interviews
13. _________ Type of systems conversion where various capabilities are added to the system over a number of years
parallel
phased implementation
link
Modular Design
14. Point where no changes can be made without impacting the schedule _________ _________
freeze point
parallel
acceptance notice
parallel
15. Describes the inputs - outputs - and processing logic for all program modules.
parallel
Allocated Baseline
system
Program Documentation
16. Data flow diagram shape: process that transforms the data in some way
circle
RFP
systems development
Coupling
17. A method used by the analyst to document the scheduling of the completion of the project is a(n) _________ Chart
GANTT
phased implementation
Partitioning
RFP
18. This happens after completing integration testing - it involves the testing of the entire information.
Partitioning
System Testing
direct
RFP
19. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing
What-If Analysis
Operations Documentation
link
rectangle
20. A chronological listing of financial transactions is called a _________ _________
link
general journal
parallel
direct
21. 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
day one
Allocated Baseline
data flow diagram
22. Program testing is carried out by computer _________
statement of objectives
Data Flow Diagram
priming read
programmers
23. __________ - analyst compares the expenses against the advantages of a system
cost benefit analysis
pilot
implementation
Product Baseline
24. ____________ 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
terminator
integration
unit
Test Environment
25. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process
What-If Analysis
link
Activity Diagram
system documentation
26. Describes the system's functions and how they are implemented
System Documentation
interviews
Turnaround Time
Unit Testing
27. The process for controlling changes in system requirements during software development.
phased implementation
RFP
freeze point
Configuration Management
28. Data Flow Diagram: Circles will have data inflows and data ________________
parallelogram
outflows
users
parallel
29. A technique for representing program logic that a systems analyst can use to describe program actions.
GANTT
Allocated Baseline
Pseudocode
pentagon
30. the process that monitors current activity and performance levels - anticipates future activity - and forecasts the resources needed to provide desired levels of service.
Capacity Planning
direct
Version Control
names
31. A flowchart represents an _____________ or process.
System Testing
algorithm process
Integration Testing
Product Baseline
32. The environment that analysts and programmers use to develop and maintain programs
Operations Documentation
collect data
fail
Test Environment
33. Process of tracking system releases - or versions
Version Control
Pseudocode
output
data flow diagram
34. The analyst may solicit hardware and software proposals from vendors. The analyst will prepare a(n) _________
unit
RFP
systems development
GANTT
35. Describes the system at the beginning of system operation.
Product Baseline
general journal
Allocated Baseline
diamond
36. _________ Chart advantages: designs programs in testable models - creation of hierarchy of detail as design progresses - clear indication of necessary inputs and outputs
Configuration Management
HIPO
diamond
direct response
37. testing attempts to make a system ____________
fail
circle
rectangle
open ended rectangle
38. Which analysis and design tool used by the computer system analyst shows the levels and subdivisions of a computer system? _________ _________
unit
HIPO
hierarchy chart
outflows
39. Testing of an individual program module.
system
parallelogram
Unit Testing
users
40. ____________ - 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
communication
link
Version Control
41. Process that divides the overall objectives into subsystems and modules
Partitioning
data flow diagram
unit
Unit Testing
42. Flow Chart: Decision/Conditional - a question or branch in the process
diamond
procedures
statement of objectives
system
43. When initially collecting data for a systems project - it should be collected via ________________
Product Baseline
direct response
general journal
personal interviews
44. Flow Chart: Always has one flow line in and one flow line out - _________ symbol
Version Control
process
Top-Down Approach
system requirements plan
45. 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
parallel
Integration Testing
unit
desk checking
46. During the design of input - the analyst establishes how to _________ _________
collect data
Unit Testing
direct
System Documentation
47. Type of system implementation that is used in its entirety only in one locality or area
pilot
desk checking
What-If Analysis
parallel
48. The process of examining a program design and reviewing the logic of a program with test data
system
disadvantages
freeze point
desk checking
49. A _________ systems conversion takes place when the old system is switched off and the new one is started up.
data flow diagram
direct
hierarchy chart
day one
50. System testing is performed by ____________
open ended rectangle
fail
Cohesion
users