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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ________________ is an output of the systems audit






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






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






4. Flow Chart: data - input - output






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






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






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






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






9. Flow Chart: comment






10. In most cases - a request for computer services should originate from the _________ of the requested system






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






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






13. ____________ 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.






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






15. System testing is performed by ____________






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






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






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






19. Process that divides the overall objectives into subsystems and modules






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion






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






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






27. testing attempts to make a system ____________






28. 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






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






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






31. A flowchart represents an _____________ or process.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________






42. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing






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






44. Testing of an individual program module.






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






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






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






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






49. Process of tracking system releases - or versions






50. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics