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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _________ are the most reliable means of obtaining information about an existing system






2. Data Flow Diagram Shape: open ended (right) rectangle






3. A complete computer system will consist of people - _________ - hardware - software and data.






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






5. System testing is performed by ____________






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






7. _________ accounts for the greatest expenditure involved in the cost of creating and maintaining a system.






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






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






10. Testing of an individual program module.






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






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






13. ____________ 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






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






15. The longest phase in the systems analysis and design process is the _______________ phase






16. _________is the most commonly used tool by analysts to graphically illustrate the flow of data through a system






17. When it is too expensive to convert a system's old files and applications - a _______________ systems conversion is commonly used.






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________






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






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






25. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process






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






27. testing attempts to make a system ____________






28. _________ Chart advantages: designs programs in testable models - creation of hierarchy of detail as design progresses - clear indication of necessary inputs and outputs






29. ________________ is an output of the systems audit






30. Flow Chart: Off-Page-Connector - continues a chart to another page






31. A design approach where the system's analyst defines the overall objectives of the system - and then breaks them down into subsystems and modules.






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






33. 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






34. The configuration of the system document features and performance during the systems development process.






35. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing






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






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






38. Data Flow Diagram: Circles will have data inflows and data ________________






39. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing






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






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






42. Program testing is carried out by computer _________






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






44. Integration testing is performed by ____________






45. ________________ - a document created by the systems project team that takes into account the organizational constraints and the personnel involved in using a new system.






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. Process of tracking system releases - or versions