Assessment for HNS Level – III Students.

Unit of Competence : Gather Data on Business Requirements

Module Title : Gathering Data on Business Requirements
LG Code : ICT HNS3 TTLM 2221
TTLM Code : ICT HNS3 TTLM01  Time Allowed 1:00Hrs
I. Multiple choice
1. According to your readings, qualitative data can be defined as follows: “Qualitative data
is a record of thoughts, observations, opinions or words.”
a. True b. False
2. Collecting information from only nominated specialists is called:
a. convenience sampling
b. judgement sampling
c. all of the above.
3. What of the following is NOT usually regarded as a step of the interview
process?
a. determine the people to interview
b. develop interview questions
c. close the interview
d. conduct the interview
4. What is NOT true about ‘Quantitative data’?
a. it is subjective
b. it can be measured
c. it can be analysed through mathematical equations
d. all of the above
5. Problem statements usually do NOT include which of the following key words?
a. cannot b. will not c. would like d. all of the above
6. Choose the most appropriate statement. Observations used in research are an example
of

a. A methodological approach c. A quantitative data collection method

b. A qualitative data collection method d. A method of collecting data

7. Which of the following is a key difference between observations used for research and
observations used as part of the professional practice of staff in an early childhood
setting?

a. They are designed to gather data to help answer a research question

b. The observations can form the basis of discussions about practice
 c. They are undertaken by researchers who will share their findings beyond the
setting within which the research has taken place
d. Potentially all of the above

8. Which of the following is not an example of a structured observation?

a. Time sample c. Checklist

b. Naturalistic observation d. Event sample

9. An observer as participant in an early years setting means that

a. The researcher observes activity every 20 minutes, jotting down notes

b. The researcher spends time in the setting and joins in the activities taking place,
observing the activity as it unfolds
c. The researcher is employed as a full member of the team but does not reveal
that they are undertaking research which is conducted covertly
d. The researcher is not involved in the setting in any way and attends for the sole
purpose of conducting observations. The researcher aims to be as unobtrusive
as possible

10. Why are naturalistic observations often the choice of researchers using qualitative
methodology?

a. There is strict control of variables

b. The method is extremely reliable
c. Children are seen behaving as they would usually
d. Researchers need not worry so much about ethical issues as children are
observed as a normal part of their nursery experience

11. Questionnaire is a _____

a. Research method b. Measurement technique
b. Tool for data collection d. Data analysis technique
12. What does the term 'reliability' indicate?
a. We can trust that the research has being carried out to a high standard.
b. That the results are accurate.
c. That the researcher can be trusted.
d. That the tool of data collection can be regarded as measuring accurately and
consistently.
13. Questionnaires can address events and characteristics taking place when?
a. In the past (retrospective questions)
b. In the present (current time questions)
c. In the future (prospective questions)
d. All of the above
14. Which of these is not a method of data collection.
a. Questionnaires b. Interviews
b. Experiments c. Observations
15. Secondary/existing data may include which of the following?
 a. Official documents c. Personal documents
b. Archived research data d. All of the above

16. Researchers use both open-ended and closed-ended questions to collect data. Which
of the following statements is true?
a. Open-ended questions directly provide quantitative data based on the researcher’s
predetermined response categories
b. Closed-ended questions provide quantitative data in the participant’s own words
c. Open-ended questions provide qualitative data in the participant’s own words
d. Closed-ended questions directly provide qualitative data in the participants’ own
words
17. Open-ended questions provide primarily ______ data.
a. Confirmatory data b. Qualitative data
b. Predictive data d. None of the above
18. The type of interview in which the specific topics are decided in advance but the
sequence and wording can be modified during the interview is called:
a. The interview guide approach
b. The informal conversational interview
c. A closed quantitative interview
d. The standardised open-ended interview
19. Which one of the following in not a major method of data collection:
a. Questionnaires b. Interviews
b. Secondary data c. All of the above are methods of data collection
20. A census taker often collects data through which of the following?
a. Standardised tests c. Interviews
b. Secondary data d. Observations
21. Which type of interview allows the questions to emerge from the immediate context or
course of things?
a. Interview guide approach c. Informal conversational interview
b. Closed quantitative interview d. Standardized open-ended interview

22. What is the output from the first stage of analysis?

A. a list of business requirements

B. a list of key stakeholders
C. an opportunity or problem statement
D. a list of technical requirements

23. The business requirements that you CAN achieve and which are described using the
word “must” are called:

a. optional functional requirements

b. desirable functional requirements

c. mandatory functional requirements
d. all of the above
24. What is the purpose of the Requirements Report?
a. to communicate the requirements
b. to confirm the requirements
c. a and b
d. all of the above
25. What is considered a common technique used to describe the system’s
functions?
a. case diagrams
b. data flow diagrams
c. state chart diagrams
d. all of the above
e. none of the above