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System Analysis And Design

Subject : 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 _________ _________ _________






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. ________________ is an output of the systems audit






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






15. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process






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






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






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






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






20. Process of tracking system releases - or versions






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. _________ The first procedure in a system test plan






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






28. Program testing is carried out by computer _________






29. ____________ Testing - The first procedure in a system test plan - a software verification and validation method in which a programmer tests if individual units of source code are fit for use. A unit is the smallest testable part of an application. I






30. Data Flow Diagram: each circle is identified by a ___________






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






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






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






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






35. Integration testing is performed by ____________






36. HIPO Chart __________: extensive training/experience needed - uses top-down programming techniques - extra documentation requirements






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






38. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing






39. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________






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






41. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics






42. Flow Chart: Processing steps - "process blocks" - an operation or action step






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






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






45. A method used by the analyst to document the scheduling of the completion of the project is a(n) _________ Chart






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






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






48. 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






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






50. System testing is performed by ____________