System Analysis & Design Objectives Set 2

41. A context diagram is used

A) As the first step in developing a detailed DFD of a system

B) In systems analysis of very complex systems

C) As an aid to system design

D) As an aid to programmer

 

42. Which of the following is/are the sources for project requests?

A) Request from Department managers

B) Request from senior executives

C) Request from system Analyst

D) All of the above

 

43. DDS stands for …………………

A) Data Data Systems

B) Data Digital System

C) Data Dictionary Systems

D) Digital Data Service

 

44. ………….. Phase is a time consuming phase and yet a very crucial phase

A) Feasibility Study

B) Requirement Phase

C) Analysis Phase

D) Testing Phase

 

45. A DFD is normally leveled as

A) It is a good idea in design

B) It is recommended by many experts

C) it is easy to do it

D) It is easier to read and understand a number of smaller DFDs than one large DFD

 

46. ………………. is responsible for all aspects of data processing, operation research, organization and method, system analysis and design investments.

A) Management Services Director

B) Data Processing Manager

C) Computer Manager

D) Both B and C

 

47. ……………… is a tabular method for describing the logic of the decisions to be taken.

A) Decision tables

B) Decision tree

C) Decision Method

D) Decision Data

 

48. In ……………… system the interaction between various subsystems cannot be defined with certainty

A) Open System

B) Closed System

C) Deterministic System

D) Probabilistic System

 

49. State True or False.

• Term of reference is the final output of Feasibility Study
• Design specification report is the final output of System Analysis

A) 1-true, 2-true

B) 1-false, 2-true

C) 1-true, 2-false

D) 1-false, 2-false

 

50. The key considerations involved in the feasibility analysis is include

i) Economical ii) Technical iii) Behavioral iv) Personal

A) i, ii, iv

B) i, ii, iii

C) ii, iii, iv

D) All of the above

 

51. ……………………. refers to the collection of information pertinent to systems project.

A) Data gathering

B) Data Exporting

C) Data Embedding

D) Data importing

 

52. A physical DFD

A) Has no means of showing material flow

B) Does not concern itself with material flow

C) Can show only stored material

D) Can show the flow of material

 

53. Development costs for a computer based information system includes……………………

A) Salaries of the system analysis

B) Cost of converting and preparing data

C) Cost of testing and documenting

D) All A, B, C

 

54. Before developing a logical DFD it is a good idea to

A) Develop a physical DFD

B) Develop a system flow chart

C) Determine the contents of all data stores

D) Find out user’s preferences

 

55. A data store in a DFD represents

A) A sequential file

B) A disk store

C) A repository of data

D) A random access memory

 

55. Which of the following is/are major step/s of system design?

A) Specification of system output

B) Development of system flowchart

C) Development of program specifications

D) All A, B, C

 

57. A data flow can

A) Only enter a data store

B) Only leave a data store

C) Enter or leave data store

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

 

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

A) System Documentation

B) System Storage

C) System Record

D) System Share

 

59. Some of the tools which are available with the system analysis are………………..

A) Review of Documentation & Observation of the situation

B) Conducting Interviews & Questionnaire Administration

C) Both A & B

D) Review of Procedure & Conducting Interviews

 

60. Data cannot flow between two data stores because

A) It is not allowed in DFD

B) A data store is a passive repository of data

C) Data can get corrupted

D) They will get merged

 

61. Which of the following is not the characteristics of a system?

(A) Organization

(B) Interaction

(C) Interdependence

(D) Feedback

Answer: D

 

62. Which of the following determines whether the project should go forward?

(A) Feasibility Assessment

(B) Opportunity Identification

(C) System Evaluation

(D) Program Specification

Answer: A

 

63. Which of the following is not a type of system tests?

(A) Program Testing

(B) System Testing

(C) System Documentation

(D) Evaluation Process

Answer: D

 

64. Which of the following is not a fact-finding technique?

(A) Third party enquiry

(B) Interview

(C) Questionnaire

(D) Record reviews

Answer: A

 

65. Cost-Benefit Analysis is performed during.

(A) Analysis phase

(B) Design phase

(C) Feasibility study phase

(D) Implementation phase

Answer: C

 

66. Which of the following is not considered a tool at the system Design phase?

(A) Data-Flow Diagram

(B) Decision Table

(C) Pie chart

(D) System Flowchart

Answer: C

 

67. Which phase of the SDLC are information needs identified?

(A) Preliminary investigation

(B) Systems analysis

(C) Systems design

(D) Systems development

Answer: A

 

68. The first step in preliminary analysis is to

(A) Purchase supplies

(B) Hire consultants

(C) Define the problem

(D) Propose changes

Answer: C

 

99. The first step of the systems analysis phase of the SDLC is to

(A) Propose changes

(B) Analyze data

(C) Gather data

(D) Write system analysis report

Answer: C

 

70. The final step of the systems analysis phase in the SDLC is to

(A) Gather data

(B) write system analysis report

(C) Propose changes

(D) analyze data

Answer: B

 

71. A feasibility study is used to determine the proposed systems.

(A) Resource requirements

(B) Costs and benefits

(C) Availability of hardware and software

(D) All of the above

Answer: D

 

72. Which of the following phases of the SDLC is considered as the “ongoing process”?

(A) Systems development

(B) Systems analysis

(C) Systems design

(D) Systems maintenance

Answer: D

 

73. During a systems audit, the system performance is compared to

(A) Similar systems

(B) Newer systems

(C) The design specifications

(D) Competing systems

Answer: C

 

74. A graphic representation of an information system is called

(A) Flow Chart

(B) Pictogram

(C) Data flow diagram

(D) Histogram

Answer: Data Flow Diagram

 

75. A system is a collection of interrelated components that function together to achieve some outcome

(A) True

(B) False

(C) Can’t Say

(D) None

Answer: True

 

76. Design Phase is followed by

(A) Initial investigation

(B) Feasibility study

(C) Analysis

(D) Implementation

Answer: D

 

77. A system that is part of a larger system is called a

(A) Subsystem

(B) System unit

(C) System element

(D) None of these

Answer: A

 

78. ……………….. Includes review of the existing procedures and information flow.

(A) Feasibility Study

(B) Feasibility report

C) System Design

(D) System analysis

Answer: A

 

79. CBA stands for

(A) Cost Base Analysis

(B) Cost Basic Analysis

(C) Cost Benefit Analysis

(D) None of these

Answer: C

 

80. The primary activity of a system developer is programming

(A) True

(B) False

(C) Can’t Say

(D) None of these

Answer: B