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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. When initially collecting data for a systems project - it should be collected via ________________
personal interviews
system documentation
GANTT
circle
2. 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
GANTT
direct
personal interviews
decision table
3. testing attempts to make a system ____________
HIPO
Data Flow Diagram
fail
decision
4. Flow Chart: Off-Page-Connector - continues a chart to another page
pentagon
fail
phased implementation
communication
5. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________
Unit Testing
process
Data Flow Diagram
names
6. 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
Test Environment
parallel
Top-Down Approach
users
7. The most significant output of the systems analysis phase of the entire analysis and design process is the _________ _________ _________
day one
fail
pilot
system requirements plan
8. When all non-critical changes are held until they can be implemented at the same time.
management
GANTT
Release Methodology
What-If Analysis
9. Contains all the information needed for processing and distributing online and printed output
problem analysis
Operations Documentation
unit testing
Unit Testing
10. A type of questionnaire which uses very explicit questions and require a short written response is called a(n) _________ _________ questionnaire
output
Integration Testing
direct response
Data Flow Diagram
11. The configuration of the system document features and performance during the systems development process.
system requirements plan
Functional Baseline
priming read
2-3 years
12. Integration testing is also called ____________ testing
diamond
phased implementation
cost benefit analysis
link
13. Testing of an individual program module.
data flow diagram
integration
users
Unit Testing
14. The overall time between a request for system activity and the delivery of the response
Response Time
Test Environment
parallel
programmers
15. When it is too expensive to convert a system's old files and applications - a _______________ systems conversion is commonly used.
systems development
day one
Pseudocode
Activity Diagram
16. Of input - output - processing - storage methods - and procedures - the one designed first by the analyst is _________
direct
link
cost benefit analysis
output
17. _________ Type of systems conversion where various capabilities are added to the system over a number of years
Hierarchy Chart
phased implementation
freeze point
program
18. _________ Chart advantages: designs programs in testable models - creation of hierarchy of detail as design progresses - clear indication of necessary inputs and outputs
names
parallel
HIPO
GANTT
19. Dtypically the riskiest method of systems conversion
direct
management
link
circle
20. A technique for representing program logic that a systems analyst can use to describe program actions.
link
System Testing
Pseudocode
freeze point
21. A design approach where the system's analyst defines the overall objectives of the system - and then breaks them down into subsystems and modules.
Top-Down Approach
system
What-If Analysis
diamond
22. Describes the inputs - outputs - and processing logic for all program modules.
parallelogram
acceptance notice
Program Documentation
procedures
23. Type of Chart: uses flow lines and process blocks
desk checking
unit
Hierarchy Chart
names
24. Type of system implementation that is used in its entirety only in one locality or area
parallel
interviews
pilot
decision
25. Used answer questions about specific scenarios that could potentially appear in a situation during capacity planning
What-If Analysis
program
Cohesion
parallel
26. Which analysis and design tool used by the computer system analyst shows the levels and subdivisions of a computer system? _________ _________
data storage
Coupling
hierarchy chart
decision table
27. 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
Turnaround Time
collect data
direct
personal interviews
28. Data Flow Diagram Shape: open ended (right) rectangle
general journal
pentagon
freeze point
data storage
29. Describes the system's functions and how they are implemented
users
integration
System Documentation
data storage
30. Flow Chart: Decision/Conditional - a question or branch in the process
diamond
systems development
names
cost benefit analysis
31. ____________ 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.
link
Version Control
system requirements plan
integration
32. The analyst may solicit hardware and software proposals from vendors. The analyst will prepare a(n) _________
RFP
Operations Documentation
Cohesion
desk checking
33. __________ - analyst compares the expenses against the advantages of a system
cost benefit analysis
system requirements plan
Top-Down Approach
system documentation
34. The environment that analysts and programmers use to develop and maintain programs
data storage
Test Environment
HIPO
Capacity Planning
35. The most common reason for the failure of an information system is _________ _________ _________
procedures
users
data storage
faulty problem identification
36. _________ are the most reliable means of obtaining information about an existing system
direct
Cohesion
Integration Testing
interviews
37. Flow Chart: Preparation: any process step that is a preparation such as a setup operation
priming read
Coupling
hexagon
implementation
38. Flow Chart: Processing steps - "process blocks" - an operation or action step
Allocated Baseline
System Testing
rectangle
integration
39. _________is the most commonly used tool by analysts to graphically illustrate the flow of data through a system
decision
names
data flow diagram
diamond
40. _________ makes the final decision whether or not a system will be implemented
management
Functional Baseline
system requirements plan
HIPO
41. OLD: The total time required for an entire systems analysis and design process to be completed will most likely be _________ _________.
number
2-3 years
circle
parallel
42. 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.
acceptance notice
Top-Down Approach
Integration Testing
Modular Design
43. The most important skill or requirement of the analyst is good_________ skills
systems development
communication
phased implementation
outflows
44. Describes the system at the beginning of system operation.
Product Baseline
decision
decision
implementation
45. During the design of input - the analyst establishes how to _________ _________
collect data
Modular Design
Operations Documentation
Unit Testing
46. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics
Cohesion
hexagon
string
direct response
47. Process of tracking system releases - or versions
Version Control
hexagon
Program Documentation
parallelogram
48. The first step in solving a problem with a computer
implementation
problem analysis
Response Time
Activity Diagram
49. Integration testing is performed by ____________
analysts
collect data
Test Environment
link
50. ____________ 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
system
Modular Design
collect data
disadvantages