System Analysis Test 2

Front 1

The majority of the time in system analysis (steps 1-4) is spent documenting and brainstorming ideas for the new system

Back 1

False

Front 2

One should extensively interview all of the users and management as the first step in the program difinition phase of the life cycle

Back 2

False

Front 3

The parallel method is probably the safest way to convert

Back 3

True

Front 4

The parallel method would most likely be the most expensive

Back 4

True

Front 5

The higher up in the organization you go, the more detailed the planned reports should be

Back 5

False

Front 6

a group meeting technique where ideas are stated without any judgement about whether they are good or bad

Back 6

Brainstorming

Front 7

computerized tools that help professionals do analysis and design

Back 7

CASE

Front 8

A structured group meeting technique developed by IBM

Back 8

JRP

Front 9

Characteristic of a entity or object

Back 9

Attribute

Front 10

High-Level view of what happens, not how

Back 10

Logical

Front 11

Encapsulated attributes and behavior (both)

Back 11

Object

Front 12

Making a model or system and woking with users to perfect it

Back 12

Prototyping

Front 13

details of how somthing happens, technicalities of how it actually works

Back 13

Physical

Front 14

Permitted constructs in structured english

Back 14

Sequence
Condiitonal ( IF - THEN...)
Iteration (Loop)

Front 15

Activities during suppot phase of the system life cycle

Back 15

system enhancement
maintenance
recovery/rec planing
assisting users

Front 16

all parts of a system are not in the same place; must be connected by network to fully function

Back 16

distributed processing

Front 17

during which step or steps are the users needs important

Back 17

all the steps

Front 18

which step would be the longest step of system analysis

Back 18

problem definition/study

Front 19

4 types of feasibility

Back 19

•Technical Feasibility - does the company have the technological resources to undertake the project? Are the processes and procedures conducive to project success?
•Schedule Feasibility - does the company currently have the time resources to undertake the project? Is the project completable in the available time?
•Economic Feasibility - given the financial resources of the company, is the project something that can be completed? The economic feasibility study is more commonly called the cost/benefit analysis.
Operational Feasibility - this measures how well your company will be able to solve problems and take advantage of opportunities that are presented during the course of the project

Front 20

Physical models show what generally goes on in a system (physical) while logical models have all the details of ow it is actually accomplished (logical steps)

Back 20

False

Front 21

Generally, once a program module is running, testing that module and the whole program/system is a relatively quick pocess

Back 21

False

Front 22

Sampling means that you are sure that everybody in the group studied is included

Back 22

false

Front 23

only after a successful system acceptance test can a project's construction & implementation proceed

Back 23

False

Front 24

an object is/has

Back 24

involves both attributes and actions

Front 25

generally the users can be a distraction during the S/A&D process so it si best to avoid involvement with them

Back 25

can be used to automate the entire S/A&D process, although some tolls might be better in certain parts of the life cycle

Front 26

In information system the data part would be

Back 26

Input
Output
How stored in the system

Front 27

In an information system, the people part would be

Back 27

The people that operate the system
sustomer service people/front office
computer workers/back office
customers

Front 28

In an Inforamtion system the procedure part would be

Back 28

In a written or electronic manual

Front 29

In additon to one's verbal presentation, a speaker presents addiotnal "messages" to his/her audience through body language

Back 29

True

Front 30

One way to think of S/A&D is that Analysis "tears" the old system apart (and finds its problem) and design puts the new system together

Back 30

True

Front 31

Some System Analysts believe that the best way to design a new system is through improved data models; while others believe the best way to proceed is through improved process models

Back 31

True

Front 32

Barry Boehm is famous for relating costs to IS

Back 32

True