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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. the process that monitors current activity and performance levels - anticipates future activity - and forecasts the resources needed to provide desired levels of service.






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






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






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






5. Flow Chart: comment






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






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






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






9. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing






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






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






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. ____________ 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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The environment that analysts and programmers use to develop and maintain programs






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






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






29. Program testing is carried out by computer _________






30. The process of examining a program design and reviewing the logic of a program with test data






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion






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






39. ________________ is an output of the systems audit






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________