System Analysis & Design Objectives Set 1

1. ……………….. includes review of the existing procedures and information flow.

A) Feasibility Study

B) Feasibility report

C) System Design

D) System analysis

 

2. A rectangle in a DFD represents

A) a process

B) a data store

C) an external entity

D) an input unit

 

3. …………….. refers to the collection of information pertinent to systems Project.

A) Data transfer

B) Data gathering

C) Data Embedding

D) Data Request

 

4. ………………….. means coordinated effort, to communicate the information of the system written form.

A) System documentation

B) Resource required

C) Development schedule

D) User Document

 

5. MDP stands for

A) Master Development Plan

B) Master Design Program

C) Mandatory Database Program

D) Master Database Plan

 

6. External Entities may be a

A) Source of input data only

B) Source of input data or destination of results

C) Destination of results only

D) Repository of data

 

7. …………………. is a group of interested components working together towards a common goal by accepting inputs and producing outputs in an organized transformation process.

A) System

B) Network

C) Team

D) System Unit

 

8. To create vehicle of information to provide evidence in the development process and to monitor the process. This is one of the objectives of

A) Analysis

B) Design

C) Development

D) Documentation

 

9. A …………. System is no more than idea

A) Conceptual

B) Logical

C) Physical

D) All of the above

 

10. By an external entity we mean a

A) Unit outside the system being designed which can be controlled by an analyst.

B) Unit outside the system whose behavior is independent of the system being designed

C) A unit external to the system being designed

D) A unit which is not part of a DFD

 

11. …………………………. is an important factor of management information system.

A) System

B) Data

C) Process

D) All

 

12. Which are the following is / are the level(s) of documentation?

A) Documentation for management

B) Documentation for user

C) Documentation for data processing department

D) All of the above

 

13. ………………………….. Level supply information to strategic tier for the use of top Management.

A) Operational

B) Environmental

C) Competitive

D) Tactical

 

14. In a DFD external entities are represented by a

A) Rectangle

B) Ellipse

C) Diamond shaped box

D) Circle

 

15. …………… can be defined as data that has been processed into a form that is meaningful to the recipient and is of real or perceive value in current or prospective decisions.

A) System

B) Information

C) Technology

D) Service

 

16. Use the new system as the same time as the old system to compare the results. This is known as ……

A) Procedure Writing

B) Simultaneous processing

C) Parallel Operation

D) File Conversion

 

17. Decision making model was proposed by ………………….

A) Harry Goode

B) Herbert A Simon

C) Recon Michal

D) None of this

 

18. A data flow can

A) Only emanate from an external entity

B) Only terminate in an external entity

C) May emanate and terminate in an external entity

D) May either emanate or terminate in an external entity but not both

 

19. …………… can be defined as most recent and perhaps the most comprehensive technique for solving computer problems.

A) System Analysis

B) System Data

C) System Procedure

D) System Record

 

20. SDLC stands for

A) System Development Life Cycle

B) Structure Design Life Cycle

C) System Design Life Cycle

D) Structure development Life Cycle

 

21. ………… is a sort of blueprint of the system Development Effort.

A) MDP

B) DMP

C) MPD

D) DPM

 

22. Data store in a DFD represents.

A) A sequential file

B) A disk store

C) A repository of data

D) A random access memory

 

23. …………… system consists of programs, data files and documentation

A) Conceptual

B) Logical

C) Physical

D) None of the above

 

24. …………… is a good example of deterministic system.

A) Life cycle

B) Computer Program

C) Software Program

D) None of the above

 

25. The main ingredient of the report documenting the ……………… is the cost benefit analysis.

A) System Analysis

B) Feasibility Study

C) System Analyst

D) System Design

 

26. A data flow can

A) Only a data store

B) Only leave a data store

C) Enter or leave a data Store

D) Either enter or leave a data store but not both

 

27. Changing the relationship with and services provided to customers in such a way that they will not think of changing suppliers is called ………….

A) Lock in Customers

B) Lock out customers

C) Lock in competitors

D) Lock out competitors

 

28. …………… can be defined as data that has been processed into a form that is meaningful to the recipient and is of real or perceived value in current or prospective decisions.

A) Information

B) Data collection

C) Internal data

D) Sample data

 

29. Increased volume of sales is an example of ………….…. Benefit. Reduction of bad debts is an example of ………..

A) Tangible, Intangible

B) Tangible, Tangible

C) Intangible, Tangible

D) Intangible, Intangible

 

30. A data cannot flow between a store and

i) a store ii) a process iii) an external entity

A) i and iii

B) i and ii

C) ii and iii

D) ii

 

31. A ……………… system in no more than idea.

A) Conceptual

B) Logical

C) Physical

D) None

 

32. Design Phase consists of …………………….

1. Identity the functions to be performed
2. Design the input/output and file design
3. Defining basic parameters for system design

A) 1 & 2

B) 2 & 3

C) 1 & 3

D) 1, 2 & 3

 

33. A context diagram

A) Describes the context of a system

B) is a DFD which gives an overview of the system

C) is a detailed description of a system

D) is not used in drawing a detailed DFD

 

34. HIPO stand for

A) Hierarchy input process output

B) Hierarchy input plus output

C) Hierarchy plus input process output

D) Hierarchy input output Process

 

35. Statement of scope and objectives, opportunities and performance criteria ………….

A) Problem definition

B) System analysis

C) System Design

D) Documentation

 

36. Information can be categorized into …………….

1. Environmental information
2. Competitive information
3. Government information
4. Internal information

A) 1, 2 & 3

B) 1, 2 & 4

C) 2, 3 & 4

D) 1, 3 & 4

 

37. System Development process is also called as ……………..

A) System Development Life Cycle

B) System Life Cycle

C) Both A and B

D) System Process Cycle

 

38. The output of problem definition stage is ……………..

A) Master Development Plan

B) Terms of reference

C) Feasibility report

D) Final product

 

39. Advantages of system flowcharts ………………….

A) Effective communication

B) Effective analysis

C) Queasier group or relationships

D) All A, B, C

 

40. Based on the identification of objectives, input, output and file content, the vital document is called….…

A) System Definition

B) System Document

C) System Requirement Document

D) System Subject