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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Process that divides the overall objectives into subsystems and modules






2. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process






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






4. In a program flowchart - a _________ ________ serves to fetch initial data item for processing






5. Flow Chart: data - input - output






6. 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






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






8. Contains all the information needed for processing and distributing online and printed output






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






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






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






12. Process of tracking system releases - or versions






13. OLD: The total time required for an entire systems analysis and design process to be completed will most likely be _________ _________.






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






15. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion






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






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






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






19. Data Flow Diagram: in reviewing each circle - the analyst will find it yields a _______________






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






21. testing attempts to make a system ____________






22. System testing is performed by ____________






23. The environment that analysts and programmers use to develop and maintain programs






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






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






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






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. 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






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






30. ____________ Testing: the testing of a collection of units that have a logical relationship or flow from the user's perspective.






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






32. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing






33. 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






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






35. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan






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






37. Point where no changes can be made without impacting the schedule _________ _________






38. Flow Chart: a loop must begin with a _________






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






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






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






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






43. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics






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






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






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






47. ____________ 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.






48. 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.






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






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.