System Analysis

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True

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T or F
role in the system analysis and design Life cycle, that might be filled by a group called the steering committee

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F - ethics have to be most important

Back 2

T or F
Getting projects finished on time is more importanat to the young system analysit than ethical considerations

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T -called CASE Tools

Back 3

T or F
MS project si a handy software product from Microsoft to do project management

Front 4

False - system analysis is more person oriented

Back 4

T or F
programming work is generally more people oriented than system analysis work

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Fa lse - Business make decision management

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T or F
At each key point in the system life-cycle, the head system analyst must make the go/no-go decision

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True

Back 6

T or F
Sometimes project fail because their scope gets too big or out-of-control

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False
cost, time quality

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T or F
The idea of the expctations management matrix is that all of the measures of project success (cost, schedule, quality)

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True

Back 8

T or F
sometimes projects fail because their scope gets too big or out-of-control

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True

Back 9

T or F
Good data about a system can provide information, which, hopefully over time, can produce knowlegde

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False

The keep making the same mistakes

Back 10

T or F
the costly problems in system development as a result of:
1. failure to top management and systems developers to communicate
2. ignoring system analyst and design fundamentals are no longer in evidence today

Front 11

T or F
System analysts can work in a variety of places in an organizaiton: in a separate systems department, as one part of another department, as a consultant, or elsewhere

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True

Front 12

T or F
It would be basically correct to describe a system analyst as an organizational problem solver

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True

Front 13

After careful study, management decides to buy a new system, rather than design one "in house"

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decision analysis

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programs written (actually coded)

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construction/test

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interview clerks to gather info on present/old system and needs

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study/problem analysis

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longest phase

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operation/support

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program specifications written

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design

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analysts get initial "request for services"

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survey/ scope definition

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New PC's for the new system are ordered

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Procurement

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train users to use the new system

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all steps

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managemt should be involved in all steps, but tehr are two steps wher they are required to make decisions

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survey / scope & Decision analysis

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steps in system analysis

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survey / scope
study / problem analysis
requirements analysis
decision analysis

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building your determination to finish a project over time, not all at once at the start

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commitment creep

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software used to do most/all the steps in the system cycle

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H1-B Visa

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shows who supposedly works for whom in an organizaiton

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organization chart

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cartoon character created and drawn by former system analyst

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Dilbert

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using another firm for some of an organization's work, like janitorial work or rogramming

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outsoursourcing

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summarized information for managerial use

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MIS Report/ system

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central storage for all system definitions and documentation

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reposotory

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uses artificial intelligence techniques

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expert report/system

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supposedly used to train US workers

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H1-B Visa Fee that companies pay

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a movement by a small group to computer professionals that is unlikely to catch on

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certification of all system analysts

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defining a system in terms of data in, out, and processed

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IPO

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used to permit foreign technical workers to work in the US

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H1-B Visa

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extra time you have to do your work because you are not on the critical path

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slack

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longest path in a Pert chart

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critical path

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special intrest group

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SIG

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association for computer manipulation

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ACM

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Largest research oriented/publishing professional computer group in US

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IBM

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management group for system development supervision

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steering management

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provides enough details to do day to day organizational work

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tranasaction report / system

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one particular method to finish the life cycle steps

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methodology

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to produce at least 50business graduates each year

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objective

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every graduate is required to take a comprehensive exam

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goal

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to create and maintain an environment conducive to learning and growth for all people

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mission or purpose

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to assist students to think logically and clearly

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goal

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to acquaint students with the full breath of career options available to them

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goal

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to have at least half of the entering freshment from the top 1/4 of their high school class

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objective

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all students must pay a 10.00 application fee

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just a policy or procedure

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4 components of system

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prodedures - what you do
people- users
data - IPO how data comes in - how data goes out
technology - Hardware and Software

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two ood characteristics or skills you would want to have in a system analyst you hire?

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technical knowledge
communication
working good with people

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what is a business trend or driver that you wold have to consider/include in a business system designed in 2009

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outsourcing
mobil computing
small machines
social media