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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Flow Chart: comment






2. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process






3. 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






4. Testing of two or more programs that depend on each other.






5. ____________ 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.






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






7. Process of tracking system releases - or versions






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






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






10. When all non-critical changes are held until they can be implemented at the same time.






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






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






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






14. _________ are the most reliable means of obtaining information about an existing system






15. 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






16. System testing is performed by ____________






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






18. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing






19. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan






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






21. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing






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






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






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






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






26. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics






27. A flowchart represents an _____________ or process.






28. Flow Chart: Always has one flow line in and one flow line out - _________ symbol






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






30. The process for controlling changes in system requirements during software development.






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






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






33. testing attempts to make a system ____________






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






35. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. The analyst may solicit hardware and software proposals from vendors. The analyst will prepare a(n) _________






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






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






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






46. ________________ is an output of the systems audit






47. Program testing is carried out by computer _________






48. A type of questionnaire which uses very explicit questions and require a short written response is called a(n) _________ _________ questionnaire






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






50. Which analysis and design tool used by the computer system analyst shows the levels and subdivisions of a computer system? _________ _________