LECTURE 5

1. What is the purpose of the design phase in system analysis and design?
A) To review the analysis phase
B) To connect system components and people with information
C) To design the user interface(s)
D) To prepare the detailed design needs for a new system or make
modifications to an existing one
Answer: D

2. What is the purpose of an elevation drawing in the design phase?

A) To show the ground floor and main gallery of a building
B) To design the application architecture
C) To design the system interface(s)
D) To review the basic information system model
Answer: A

3. What is the purpose of a 3D real-world model in the design phase?

A) To let the client get a feel for how the building will look and provide
feedback
B) To protect data and ensure the system works as it should
C) To design and integrate the database
D) To discuss the idea of the problem domain
Answer: A

4. What is the purpose of the logical design in system analysis and design?
A) To document the real world in terms of corresponding database structures
B) To design the user interface(s)
C) To define how system components and the system can communicate with
other parts of the system or other systems
D) To discuss the value of using modeling techniques in design
Answer: A

5. Why do we use models for design?

A) To show examples of different models
B) To simplify complex systems, aid communication, and identify possible
problems
C) To explain the term 'unified' in the context of the UML
D) To relook at order form information and how this can be broken up into
entities
Answer: B
6. What is the purpose of a use case diagram in the UML?
A) To highlight how different parts of the system interact
B) To represent the interactions between actors and the system
C) To represent potential life histories of an object of a class
D) To show the structure of the system
Answer: B

7. What is the purpose of a state machine diagram in the UML?

A) To document different aspects of the proposed solution
B) To explain the term 'unified' in the context of the UML
C) To represent the potential life histories of an object of a class
D) To show the notations of various UML diagrams
Answer: C

8. What is the purpose of a collaboration diagram in the UML?

A) To represent and document different aspects of the proposed solution
B) To highlight how different parts of the system interact
C) To represent the structure of the system
D) To discuss different areas or activities requiring design
Answer: B

9. What is the purpose of a class diagram in the UML?

A) To represent and document different aspects of the proposed solution
B) To show the structure of the system and model concepts in the application
domain
C) To discuss the value of using modeling techniques in design
D) To represent the potential life histories of an object of a class
Answer: B

10. What are the main activities in the design phase?

A) Create project plans, manage stakeholders, conduct user training
B) Analyze data, create user manuals, perform system testing
C) Gather user requirements, develop test cases, write code
D) Design database, design user interfaces, design system interfaces,
create/evolve prototype, design system controls
Answer: D
11. What is the purpose of modeling in system design?
A) To provide documentation for future maintenance
B) To represent complex phenomena through abstraction
C) Clarify and refine design and Improve communication between
stakeholders
D) All of the above
Answer: D

12. What does UML stand for?

A) Unified Modeling Language
B) Universal Markup Language
C) Unified Methodology Language
D) User Management Language
Answer: A

13. What are some examples of UML diagrams?

A) Bar Chart, Pie Chart, Line Graph
B) Collaboration, Class, Use Case, State Machine, Sequence, Activity,
Package
C) Flowchart, Decision Tree, Gantt Chart
D) Entity-Relationship Diagram, Data Flow Diagram, Structure Chart
Answer: B