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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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1. The most common reason for the failure of an information system is _________ _________ _________
communication
program
Functional Baseline
faulty problem identification
2. Describes the system at the beginning of system operation.
analysts
algorithm process
Product Baseline
diamond
3. Testing of an individual program module.
pilot
Unit Testing
Activity Diagram
HIPO
4. A complete computer system will consist of people - _________ - hardware - software and data.
procedures
communication
Coupling
acceptance notice
5. Data flow diagram shape: open ended (right) rectangle
data storage
procedures
phased implementation
Turnaround Time
6. In a program flowchart - a _________ ________ serves to fetch initial data item for processing
integration
priming read
parallel
system documentation
7. 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
circle
Coupling
priming read
decision table
8. Process of tracking system releases - or versions
2-3 years
link
circle
Version Control
9. The environment that analysts and programmers use to develop and maintain programs
diamond
Test Environment
programmers
outflows
10. Flow Chart: A _________ must have two flow line coming out of it
programmers
collect data
decision
Pseudocode
11. Contains all the information needed for processing and distributing online and printed output
Operations Documentation
hierarchy chart
rectangle
systems development
12. Describes the inputs - outputs - and processing logic for all program modules.
statement of objectives
Program Documentation
faulty problem identification
Hierarchy Chart
13. The most significant output of the systems analysis phase of the entire analysis and design process is the _________ _________ _________
Release Methodology
system requirements plan
Cohesion
users
14. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan
Pseudocode
unit testing
unit
systems development
15. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics
users
unit
circle
Cohesion
16. Flow Chart: data - input - output
Pseudocode
parallelogram
statement of objectives
implementation
17. Data Flow Diagram: Circles will have data inflows and data ________________
Configuration Management
outflows
freeze point
Hierarchy Chart
18. Flow Chart: Decision/Conditional - a question or branch in the process
Cohesion
diamond
RFP
fail
19. A type of questionnaire which uses very explicit questions and require a short written response is called a(n) _________ _________ questionnaire
Product Baseline
Coupling
analysts
direct response
20. Used answer questions about specific scenarios that could potentially appear in a situation during capacity planning
pentagon
parallel
cost benefit analysis
What-If Analysis
21. _________ makes the final decision whether or not a system will be implemented
Release Methodology
management
users
Test Environment
22. The first step in solving a problem with a computer
diamond
Configuration Management
Turnaround Time
problem analysis
23. Which analysis and design tool used by the computer system analyst shows the levels and subdivisions of a computer system? _________ _________
hierarchy chart
interviews
Integration Testing
link
24. ____________ 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
link
system
day one
system documentation
25. The most important skill or requirement of the analyst is good_________ skills
Program Documentation
communication
Capacity Planning
parallelogram
26. This happens after completing integration testing - it involves the testing of the entire information.
System Documentation
System Testing
program
direct
27. The longest phase in the systems analysis and design process is the _______________ phase
systems development
output
disadvantages
RFP
28. ________________ - a document created by the systems project team that takes into account the organizational constraints and the personnel involved in using a new system.
Response Time
statement of objectives
Turnaround Time
2-3 years
29. _________ Chart advantages: designs programs in testable models - creation of hierarchy of detail as design progresses - clear indication of necessary inputs and outputs
HIPO
implementation
desk checking
Functional Baseline
30. ____________ 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.
open ended rectangle
Coupling
integration
parallel
31. Documents the system at the end of the design phase and identifies any changes since the functional baseline.
programmers
Allocated Baseline
number
users
32. Integration testing is performed by ____________
analysts
procedures
system
systems development
33. Flow Chart: comment
parallel
personal interviews
open ended rectangle
general journal
34. Flow Chart: Preparation: any process step that is a preparation such as a setup operation
fail
hexagon
unit
Operations Documentation
35. System testing is performed by ____________
link
pilot
RFP
users
36. ________________ is an output of the systems audit
parallel
acceptance notice
Modular Design
cost benefit analysis
37. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing
parallel
statement of objectives
Program Documentation
link
38. Flow Chart: Off-Page-Connector - continues a chart to another page
Allocated Baseline
parallel
pentagon
rectangle
39. Graphical representations of workflows of stepwise activities and actions with support for choice - iteration and concurrency. Extension of flowchart.
acceptance notice
outflows
hexagon
Activity Diagram
40. Data Flow Diagram: Circles will have numbers and ____________
names
system
open ended rectangle
direct
41. OLD: The total time required for an entire systems analysis and design process to be completed will most likely be _________ _________.
disadvantages
Capacity Planning
circle
2-3 years
42. _________ accounts for the greatest expenditure involved in the cost of creating and maintaining a system.
data flow diagram
implementation
programmers
Version Control
43. In most cases - a request for computer services should originate from the _________ of the requested system
priming read
parallel
HIPO
users
44. The analyst may solicit hardware and software proposals from vendors. The analyst will prepare a(n) _________
freeze point
RFP
system documentation
system
45. Data flow diagram shape: process that transforms the data in some way
acceptance notice
circle
program
Test Environment
46. Data Flow Diagram: each circle is identified by a ___________
number
Coupling
program
pilot
47. Flow Chart: Connector - continues a chart to another point on the same page
data storage
Product Baseline
program
circle
48. When all non-critical changes are held until they can be implemented at the same time.
Program Documentation
Top-Down Approach
Partitioning
Release Methodology
49. __________ - analyst compares the expenses against the advantages of a system
priming read
interviews
programmers
cost benefit analysis
50. The overall time between a request for system activity and the delivery of the response
number
Coupling
Response Time
Configuration Management