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Systems Analysis & Design (DP243)

Sample exam – solution to multiple choice questions
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• answer to multiple choice question
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1. c (SAD3-1-10) The six categories of information systems that use a computer are operational systems, management information
systems, expert systems, office systems, executive information systems, and __________.
2. c (SAD3-1-16) The systems development life cycle begins with a ___________.
3. d (SAD3-1-23) To be an effective systems analyst you must have __________.
4. b (SAD3-1-23) The person with the job title of __________ investigates, analyzes, designs, develops, installs, evaluates, and
maintains a company's information systems.
5. c (SAD3-2-4) If a company states that its goal is to "supply customers worldwide with a variety of high quality products and
services that meet and exceed their requirements, " in which document would you most likely find this statement?
6. d (SAD3-2-9) All the following are internal sources of systems projects, except __________.
7. c (SAD3-2-9) All the following are external forces that might lead to a systems request, except __________.
8. b (SAD3-2-14) Determining if management supports a project is one facet of __________ feasibility.
9. d (SAD3-2-14) Determining the impact of a new system on current users of the hardware is one facet of __________ feasibility.
10. b (SAD3-2-16) A factor for which it is difficult to assign a dollar value is called a(n) __________ factor.
11. c (SAD3-2-22) During a preliminary investigation, a systems analyst is most likely to interview __________.
12. c (SAD3-3-4) The process of discovering how an original system functioned before it was modified is called __________.
13. d (SAD3-3-6) Patient billing input into the billing system must be sent to the patient's insurance company is an example of a(n)
__________ system requirement.
14. a (SAD3-3-9) How many personal computers do you have in this department? is an example of a(n) __________ question.
15. c (SAD3-3-11) During an interview, a systems analyst's primary responsibility is to __________.
16. d (SAD3-3-17) All of the following are appropriate guidelines for questionnaire design except __________.
17. d (SAD3-4-1) Structured analysis examines a system in terms of its __________ to describe the requirements of the new system.
18. a (SAD3-4-5) An appropriate example of a data store name is __________.
19. c (SAD3-4-9) You do not show __________ symbols in a context diagram.
20. a (SAD3-4-14) __________ is the more common term for exploding the processes in the data flow diagrams.
21. d (SAD3-5-2) __________ is developed by the technical staff in a company's information systems department.
22. c (SAD3-5-15) Possible system solutions are called __________ alternatives.
23. d (SAD3-5-16) The __________ contains the requirements for the new system, describes the alternatives that were considered,
and makes a specific recommendation to management.
24. c (SAD3-5-21) An example of a CASE tool is __________.
25. c (SAD3-5-23) Code generators and testing tools are examples of __________ CASE tools.
26. b (SAD3-6-6) For an information system to be considered maintainable, it must have all the following characteristics, except
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27. a (SAD3-6-10) A code that contains no information other than order of entry into the system is a __________ code.
28. b (SAD3-6-16) The greatest advantage of __________ output is its timeliness.
29. d (SAD3-7-10) All the following are source document zones except __________.
30. b (SAD3-8-5) When one occurrence of the first entity can be related to many occurrences of the second entity, the relationship
between the entities is __________.
31. b (SAD3-8-23) All of the following are strengths of using a database management approach except __________.
32. c (SAD3-10-1) The systems implementation life cycle phase during which the information systems department creates,
documents, and tests new application software programs is __________.
33. b (SAD3-10-1) All the following activities are completed during the systems implementation phase except __________.
34. d (SAD3-10-7) A step-by-step solution to a programming problem is done using __________.
35. a (SAD3-10-12) A program should not move to the __________ test stage unless it has passed completely all its individual tests.
36. d (SAD3-11-7) After a user is familiar with an information system, he would use the __________ section of the training manual
to find an answer to a question or problem quickly.
37. d (SAD3-12-8) During the later operational life of an information system, corrective maintenance activity typically is
__________.
38. d (SAD3-13-28) A project manager also might be called a __________.
39. a (SAD3-13-36) Activities scheduled serially on a PERT/CPM chart are __________.
40. c (SAD3-13-40) The difference between the LCT and the ECT for an event in a PERT/CPM chart is __________.