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System Analysis And Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The overall time between a request for system activity and the delivery of the response






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






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






4. A flowchart represents an _____________ or process.






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






6. Flow Chart shapes are similar to ________






7. Testing of an individual program module.






8. ____________ Testing: Another name for integration testing






9. ____________ 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.






10. __________________: written materials that accompany the system process






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






12. Flow Chart: data - input - output






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






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






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






16. testing attempts to make a system ____________






17. Program testing is carried out by computer _________






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Measures a module's scope and processing characteristics






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






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






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






50. 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.