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System Analysis and Design | Set 1

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

Correct : A. System

2. ………………………….. level supply information to strategic tier for the use of top management.

Correct : D. Tactical

3. In a DFD external entities are represented by a

Correct : A. Rectangle

4. …………… 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.

Correct : B. Information

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

Correct : C. Parallel Operation

6. After the design phase the document prepared is known as………………

Correct : C. design specification

7. A data flow can

Correct : C. May emanate and terminate in an external entity

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

Correct : A. System Analysis

9. Which of the following is / are the Characteristics of information?

Correct : D. All A, B & C

10. The data Flow Diagram is the basic component of …………… system

Correct : B. Logical

11. Data cannot flow between two data stores because

Correct : D. they will get merged

12. The characteristics of well designed system are a) Practical b) Effective c) Secure d) Reliable e) Flexible f) Economical

Correct : D. a, b, c, d, e and f

13. …………….. gives defining the flow of the data through and organization or a company or series of tasks that may or may not represent computerized processing.

Correct : B. System flowchart

14. In the Analysis phase, the development of the ____________ occurs, which is a clear statement of the goals and objectives of the project.

Correct : C. program specification

15. Actual programming of software code is done during the ____________ step in the SDLC.

Correct : D. Development and Documentation

16. Enhancements, upgrades, and bug fixes are done during the ____________ step in the SDLC.

Correct : A. Maintenance and Evaluation

17. HIPO stand for

Correct : A. Hierarchy input process output

18. Advantages of system flowcharts ………………….

Correct : D. All A, B, C

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

Correct : A. Decision tables

20. The approach used in top‐down analysis and design is

Correct : C. to identify a top level function an d then create a hierarchy of lower‐level modules and components.

21. Documentation is prepared

Correct : A. at every stage

22. Decision tree uses

Correct : D. All of the above

23. Problem analysis is done during

Correct : B. systems analysis phase

24. A decision table facilitates conditions to be related to

Correct : A. Actions

25. A _____ is an outline of a process that keeps develop successful information systems

Correct : A. System Development Life Cycle

26. An appraisal, of a system's performance after it has been installed, is called system

Correct : B. review

27. An example of a hierarchical data structure is

Correct : C. Tree

28. Which of the following is not a characteristic of good test data

Correct : A. users do not participate at this preliminary stage

29. In the system concepts, term Integration

Correct : D. refers to the holism of system

30. The rule(s) to follow in constructing decision tables is (are):

Correct : D. All of the above

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

Correct : A. System

32. A rectangle in a DFD represents

Correct : C. an external entity

33. External Entities may be a

Correct : B. Source of input data or destination of results

34. The major goal of requirement determination phase of information system development is

Correct : B. determine what information is needed by an organization

35. It is necessary to prioritize information requirements of an organization at the requirements determination phase as

Correct : C. there are constraints on budgets, available time, human resource and requirement

36. Requirement specification is carried out

Correct : A. after requirements are determined

37. The role of a system analyst drawing up a requirements specification is similar to

Correct : A. architect designing a building

38. It is necessary to consult the following while drawing up requirement specification

Correct : D. top, middle and operational managers and also all who will use the system

39. In order to understand the working of an organization for which a computer based system is being designed, an analyst must

Correct : C. interview top, middle, line managers and also clerks who will enter data and use the system

40. A feasibility study is carried out

Correct : C. before the final requirements specifications are drawn up

41. The main objective of feasibility study is

Correct : B. to assess if it is possible to meet the requirements specified subject to constraints of budget, human resource and hardware

42. It is necessary to carry out a feasibility study as

Correct : C. even though top management is in favour of the system, technology may not be mature for implementation

43. Feasibility study is carried out by

Correct : B. system analyst in consultation with managers of the organization

44. Initial requirements specification is

Correct : C. only a rough indication of the requirement

45. Final specifications are drawn up by

Correct : A. system analyst in consultation with the management of the organization

46. The main goal of arriving at a final specification is

Correct : B. to tell the organization’s managers what the proposed system will achieve in a language understood by them

47. The final specifications are arrived at

Correct : A. after feasibility study

48. System approval criteria are specified

Correct : A. when the final specifications are drawn up

49. Hardware study is required

Correct : B. to determine the type of computer system and software tools needed to meet the final system specification

50. Hardware study is carried out

Correct : A. after the final system is specified

51. System design is carried out

Correct : C. after final system specifications are approved by the organization

52. The primary objective of system design is to

Correct : A. design the programs, databases and test plan

53. System evaluation is carried out

Correct : A. after the system has been operational for a reasonable time

54. The main objective of system evaluation is

Correct : B. to improve the system based on operational experience for a period

55. Systems are modified whenever

Correct : A. user’s requirements change

56. The main objective of system modification is

Correct : B. to meet the user’s new/changed needs

57. To easily modify the existing system it is necessary to

Correct : C. design the system which can be changed at low cost

58. .It is necessary to design an information system to easily accommodate change, because

Correct : C. organizations’ requirements change over a period of time

59. Changing an operational information system is

Correct : B. expensive and done selectively

60. System analysts have to interact with i) managers of organizations ii) users in the organization iii) programming team iv) data entry operator

Correct : B. i, ii and iii

61. The primary responsibility of a systems analyst is to

Correct : A. specify an information system which meets the requirements of an organization

62. The most important attribute of a systems analyst is

Correct : C. very good technical management skills

63. . Managers in organizations should not design their own systems as

Correct : B. they do not have the special skills necessary to design systems

64. Systems analyst should use software tools in their work as

Correct : B. they assist in systematic design of systems

65. Which of the following does not occur in phase - 4 of the system development life cycle (SDLC)

Correct : A. conduct interviews

66. The structure chart is

Correct : C. a hierarchical partitioning of the program

67. Programmers use _____ to organize and summarize the results of their problem analysis.

Correct : C. HIPO

68. Changes made periodically to a system, after its implementation, is known as system

Correct : D. maintenance

69. The first step in systems Development Life Cycle is

Correct : C. preliminary investigation and analysis

70. Graphic representation of the control logic of processing functions or modules representing a system, is known as:

Correct : B. Structured chart

71. An open rectangle

Correct : D. is a data store-data at rest, or a temporary repository of data

72. Difference between Decision - Tables and Decision Trees is (are)

Correct : B. form of representation

73. Coding and testing are done In a

Correct : A. top-down manner

74. The first step in the problem-solving process is to _____.

Correct : B. Analyze the problem

75. All of the following tools are used for process descriptions except:

Correct : D. data dictionaries

76. System design aid should primarily

Correct : A. help analyse both data and activities

77. Mistakes made in the system analysis stage show up in :

Correct : A. implementation

78. HIPO means

Correct : D. All of the above

79. Which of the following activities, does not belong to the Implementation phase of the SDLC?

Correct : B. Program testing

80. During what phase, the requirement analysis is performed?

Correct : C. system analysis phase

81. The requirements report includes

Correct : C. a data flow diagram describing the proposed new system.

82. During the system study, analysts determine manager's information needs by

Correct : B. asking questions

83. A feasibility study

Correct : A. includes a statement of the problems

84. Which of the following is (are) the characteristic(s) of a system?

Correct : D. All of the above

85. A graphic representation of an information system is called

Correct : C. data flow diagram

86. In data-flow diagrams, an originator or receiver of the data is usually designated by

Correct : C. a square box

87. To which phase of SDLC, is file conversion related?

Correct : A. System Implementation

88. Which of the following is not considered as a tool at the system design phase?

Correct : A. piechart

89. Which are the tools not used for System Analysis

Correct : A. System - test data

90. The code used for the validation purpose is known

Correct : A. Self checking code

91. A data dictionary is useful as (i) it is a documentation aid (ii) it assists in designing input form (iii) it contains al data in an application including temporary data used in processes (iv) it is a good idea in system design

Correct : C. (i),(ii) and (iii)

92. By metadata we mean

Correct : B. data about data

93. A data dictionary is usually developed

Correct : C. When DFD is developed

94. A data dictionary has information about

Correct : A. every data element in a data flow

95. A data element in a data dictionary may have

Correct : B. no value

96. A concise code is necessarily

Correct : A. Precise

97. Serial numbers used as codes are (i) concise (ii ) meaningful (iii) expandable (iv) comprehensive

Correct : D. i and iii

98. Block codes are (i)concise (ii )meaningful (iii)expandable (iv)comprehensive

Correct : B. ii and iii

99. Group classification codes are (i)concise (ii)meaningful (iii) expandable (iv)comprehensive

Correct : C. ii, iii and iv

100. Significant codes are (i)concise (ii)meaningful (iii)expandable (iv)comprehensive

Correct : C. ii, iii and iv