13 Jan Question 6. 6. (TCO 6) Judge and

Week 1 discussion

Systems Development Process

Why should an organization consider utilizing a systems analysis and design methodology when building a new system instead of building a system in any which way that seems to be fast and simple? What value is provided by using an engineering approach?

Week 2 discussion

Project Feasibility

Why is the process of assessing project feasibility so important? What are the various methods for assessing project feasibility? Which factor is the most important? Why? Can there be a situation when one assessment factor is more important than another factor?

Week 3 discussion

Determining System Requirements

Data collection takes a lot of time. Therefore, it is not worth the time and trouble. What do you think? What are some faster ways to accomplish data collection?

Week 4 discussion

Selecting the Best Alternative

What processes are needed in order to shape alternative design strategies for a system?

Week 5 discussion

The User Interface

What are the different types of errors, and what are some of the ways we can design our system to provide clear error messages and feedback to the user? What happens if the feedback is unclear?

Week 6 discussion

Implementation Method and Experiences

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the installation methods our book describes?

Direct Installation “Cold Turkey”

Parallel Installation (Old system runs with the new)

Single Location “Pilot Approach”

Phases Installation “Staged Incremental”

Share examples of when each of these methods should be used. Defend your selection. Also, if you have any implementation experience, please share your own experiences.

Week 7 discussion

When to Use Agile Methods

What types of projects would you use Agile Methodologies and engineering-based approaches to system development?

Week 1 quiz

1. (TCO 1) Software designed to support the payroll function would best be classified as

application software.

system software.

design software.

analysis software.

a decision support system.

Question 2. (TCO 1) The process of breaking the description of a system down into its smaller components best defines

coupling.

cohesion.

decomposition.

modularity.

scaling.

Question 3. (TCO 1) Analytical skills

help you work with end users as well as other analysts and programmers.

help you understand the potential and the limitations of information technology.

help you manage projects, resources, risk, and change.

enable you to understand the organization and its functions to identify opportunities and problems and to analyze and solve problems.

promote an understanding of the different types of information systems.

Question 4. (TCO 1) A centralized database that contains all diagrams, forms, and report definitions, data structure, data definitions, process flows and logic, and definitions of other organizational and system components best describes

information safe.

code generator.

repository.

data generator.

project database.

Question 5. (TCO 3) A description of the alternative solution recommended by the analysis team is provided during the

systems planning and selection phase.

systems design phase.

systems analysis phase.

systems implementation and operation phase.

systems alternative selection phase.

Question 6. (TCO 3) In which SDLC phase is the information system coded, tested, and installed in the organization?

Systems planning and selection

Systems replacement

Systems analysis

Systems design

Systems implementation and operation

Question 7. (TCO 3) Building a scaled-down version of the desired system best describes

prototyping.

agile methodologies.

joint application design.

reengineering analysis.

rapid application development.

Question 8. (TCO 3) The practice of turning over responsibility of some or all of an organization’s information systems applications and operations to an outside firm is referred to as

realignment.

downsizing.

outsourcing.

time sharing.

system reassignment and deployment.

Question 9. (TCO 3) Which of the following are common criteria to consider when selecting off-the-shelf software?

Flexibility

Vendor viability

Functionality

Cost

All of the above

Question 10. (TCO 3) The document sent to vendors asking them to propose hardware and software that will meet the requirements of your new system is called a

requirements statement.

request for proposal (RFP).

baseline project plan.

business case.

systems service request.

Week 2 quiz

Question 1. (TCO 2) Which of the following project management activities is associated with project initiation?

Estimating resources and creating a detailed resource plan

Describing project scope, alternatives, and feasibility

Establishing a relationship with the customer

Identifying and assessing risks

Closing down the project

Question 2. (TCO 2) Developing an understanding of the content and complexity of the project is the purpose of

developing a project charter activity of the project planning phase.

setting a Baseline Project Plan activity of the project planning phase.

determining project standards and procedures activity of the project planning phase.

describing the project scope, alternatives, and feasibility activity of the project planning phase.

closing down the project activity of the project planning phase.

Question 3. (TCO 2) The process of dividing the project into manageable tasks and logically ordering them to ensure a smooth evolution between tasks defines

task division.

work breakdown structure.

work structuring.

project division.

critical path scheduling.

Question 4. (TCO 2) The third phase of the project management process in which the plans created in the prior phases are put into action is

project planning.

project development.

project initiation.

project execution.

project close down.

Question 5. (TCO 2) Ensuring that all contractual terms of the project have been met is done during

conductingpostproject reviews.

closing the customer contract.

setting a baseline project plan.

communicating the project status.

project implementation.

Question 6. (TCO 2) A scheduling technique where the order and duration of the sequence of activities directly affect the completion date of a project refers to

sequencing strategy.

Gantt scheduling.

critical path scheduling.

activity scheduling.

task management.

Question 7. (TCO 2) Automated tools available to help you manage a development project are referred to as

diagram generators.

project management software.

systems development software.

desktop publishing software.

utility software.

Question 8. (TCO 2) Which of the following is one of the three primary activities associated with identifying and selecting IS development projects?

Preliminary investigation of the system problem or opportunity

Identification of potential development projects

Requirements determination

Generate alternative initial designs

Requirements structuring

Question 9. (TCO 2) The analysis technique that finds the amount of time required for the cumulative cash flow from a project to equal its initial and ongoing investment is referred to as

return on investment (ROI).

break-even analysis (BEA).

net present value (NPV).

future value (FV).

currency rate analysis (CRA).

Question 10. (TCO 2) A benefit derived from the creation of an information system that can be measured in dollars and with certainty is a(n)

intangible benefit.

qualitative benefit.

tangible benefit.

operational benefit.

profitable benefit.

Week 3 quiz

Question 1. (TCO 3) Questioning everything best describes

the impertinence characteristic a systems analyst needs during requirements determination.

the impartiality characteristic a systems analyst needs during requirements determination.

the relaxing of constraints characteristic a systems analyst needs during requirements determination.

the attention to details characteristic a systems analyst needs during requirements determination.

the reframing characteristic a systems analyst needs during requirements determination.

Question 2. (TCO 3) Which of the following is a traditional method of collecting systems requirements?

Business process reengineering

Observations

Joint application design

Rapid application development

Prototyping

Question 3. (TCO 3) Questions in interviews and on questionnaires that have no prespecified answers are

nonspecific questions.

closed-ended questions.

open-ended questions.

investigative questions.

exploratory questions.

Question 4. (TCO 3) Good interview guidelines consist of

phrasing the question to illicit the response.

typing your notes within two weeks of the interview.

establishing expectation levels about the new system.

seeking a variety of perspectives from the interviews.

using as much time as you need.

Question 5. (TCO 3) The typical participants in a JAD include

a session leader.

a scribe.

a sponsor.

systems analysts.

All of the above

Question 6. (TCO 4) Because data-flow diagrams concentrate on the movement of data between processes, these diagrams are often referred to as

process models.

data models.

flow models.

flow charts.

logic models.

Question 7. (TCO 4) Data in motion, moving from one place in a system to another, best describes a

data store.

process.

source.

data flow.

relationship.

Question 8. (TCO 4) Which of the following would be considered when diagramming?

The interactions occurring between sources and sinks

How to provide sources and sinks direct access to stored data

How to control or redesign a source or sink

What a source or sink does with information or how it operates

None of the above

Question 9. (TCO 4) The origin and destination of data, sometimes referred to as external entities, defines

source.

data store.

data flow.

process.

predecessor.

Question 10. (TCO 4) On a data-flow diagram, a rectangle with rounded corners represents a(n)

data store.

process.

action stub.

data flow.

source.

Week 4 quiz

1.Question :(TCO 5) Which of the following is a true statement?

Data characteristics are dynamic.

A data model explains the transient form of an organization.

An information system design based on a data orientation, rather than a process or logic orientation, should have a longer, useful life.

Data flow paths are permanent.

A data model graphically represents the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute data between a system and its environment and among components within a system.

Question 2. (TCO 5) A detailed, logical, and graphical representation of the entities, associations, and data elements for an organization or business area best describes a(n)

logic model.

data-flow diagram.

entity-relationship diagram or E-R diagram.

structure chart.

data tree.

Question 3. (TCO 5) A collection of entities that share common properties or characteristics best defines

entity type.

entity instance.

entity occurrence.

entity collection.

data set.

Question 4. (TCO 5) An association between the instances of one or more entity types that is of interest to the organization best defines

an occurrence.

a relationship.

a natural connection.

a cardinality.

an entity link.

Question 5. (TCO 5) The number of entity types that participate in a relationship refers to

cardinality.

an association.

a count.

a degree.

normalization.

Question 6.(TCO 5) A relationship between instances of two entity types is a

unary relationship.

binary relationship.

ternary relationship.

multiple occurrence.

partnership occurrence.

Question 7. (TCO 5) If entity B is a mandatory participant, then

the minimum cardinality of the relationship is two.

the minimum cardinality of the relationship cannot be defined.

the minimum cardinality of the relationship is one.

the minimum cardinality of the relationship is optional.

the join level is not null.

Question 8. (TCO 6) During which of the following steps will you bring the current phase to a close, prepare a report and presentation to management concerning continuation of the project, and get ready to move the project into design?

Designing the human interface

Requirements determination

Project initiation and planning

Alternative generation and selection

Requirements structuring

Question 9. (TCO 6) Which of the following is a true statement regarding midrange alternatives?

Midrange alternative design strategies often do not involve computer technology; instead they focus on making paper flows more efficient or reducing redundancies in current processes.

Midrange alternative design strategies represent compromise solutions.

Functionality is the primary focus of midrange alternative design strategies.

Midrange alternative design strategies provide all the required functionality users demand with a system that is minimally different from the current system.

Midrange alternative design strategies provide all the desired features using advanced technologies that often allow the system to expand to meet future requirements.

Question 10. (TCO 6) The most conservative solutions in terms of the effort, cost, and technology involved in developing a new system are the

low-end solutions.

high-end solutions.

midrange solutions.

constraint-dependent solutions.

requirements-dependent solutions.

Week 5 quiz

1. Question :(TCO 7) Which of the following is an example of a form?

Invoice

Pie chart

Mailing labels

An electronic spreadsheet

Weekly sales summaries by region and salesperson

Question 2. (TCO 7) Which of the following best describes a business document that contains only predefined data?

Electronic spreadsheet

Turn-around document

Form

Report

Coupon

Question 3. (TCO 7) The major deliverables associated with the human interface design stage are

process models.

the baseline project plan and structure charts.

logic models.

design specifications.

program specifications.

Question 4. (TCO 7) Providing a current date that identifies when the form or report was generated corresponds to the form and report guideline of

balance the layout.

IN design an easy navigation system.

include meaningful information.

use meaningful titles.

None of the above

Question 5. (TCO 7) Which of the following is a guideline for displaying text?

Use double spacing if space permits.

Do not hyphenate words between lines.

Left-justify text and leave a ragged right margin.

Display text in mixed upper and lowercase, and use conventional punctuation.

All of the above

Question 6. (TCO 7) Entering invalid data into a field describes

transposing.

transcripting.

appending.

truncating.

hashing.

Question 7. (TCO 7) If you would like the user to be able to trace back to where they once started, it would be necessary to utilize

cookie crumbs.

site markers.

network page markers.

object-oriented language design.

Hansel and Grettel design.

Question 8. (TCO 5) A data model that represents data in the form of tables or relations is called a(n)

hierarchical database model.

network database model.

relational database model.

hybrid database model.

object-oriented database model.

Question 9. (TCO 5) An attribute that appears as a nonkey attribute in one relation and as a primary key attribute (or part of a primary key) in another relation is a

foreign key.

candidate key.

pointer.

relationship key.

marker.

Question 10. (TCO 5) All of the following are types of file organizations except

indexed.

sequential.

hashed.

logical.

None of the above

Week 6 quiz

1.Question :(TCO 9) This plan lays out a strategy for moving from the old system to the new.

Systems service request

Installation plan

Training plan

Testing plan

Conversion guide

Question 2. (TCO 9) Testing each module alone in an attempt to discover any errors that may exist in the module’s code is referred to as

unit testing.

system testing.

stub testing.

singular testing.

a walkthrough.

Question 3. (TCO 9) The purpose of acceptance testing is to

determine if new requirements must be added to the newly completed system.

determine if the system meets user requirements.

determine if the system meets its objectives.

test a completed information system using simulated data.

test a completed information system using real data.

Question 4. (TCO 9) Changing over from the old information system to a new one by turning off the old system as the new one is turned on best describes

phased installation.

single location installation.

parallel installation.

direct installation.

rotation installation.

Question 5. (TCO 9) Which of the following is a type of system documentation?

Data-flow diagrams

Quick reference guide

Release description

System administrator’s guide

Acceptance sign-off

Question 6. (TCO 9) A component of a software package or application in which training and educational information is embedded best defines

resident expert.

computer-aided instruction.

electronic tutorial.

electronic performance support system.

electronicencyclopedia.

Question 7. (TCO 9) Changes made to a system to evolve its functionality to changing business needs or technologies is referred to as

ive maintenance.

adaptive maintenance.

preventive maintenance.

perfective maintenance.

environmental maintenance.

Question 8. (TCO 9) Which of the following influences most of the costs associated with maintaining a system?

Maintenance personnel

Documentation quality

Number of latent defects

Number of customers

Tools

Question 9. (TCO 9) A measurement of error occurrences that can be tracked over time to indicate the quality of a system best defines

consistency ratio.

mean time between failures.

error tracking.

regression analysis.

software metrics.

Question 10. (TCO 9) Tests performed during alpha testing that are designed to try to break the system are

stress tests.

performance tests.

recovery tests.

security tests.

stub tests.

Week 7 quiz

Question 1. (TCO 8) The object-oriented development life cycle consists of

analysis, design, and implementation phases.

identification, planning, design, and implementation phases.

selection, analysis, design, and implementation phases.

identification, design, and implementation phases.

design and implementation phases.

Question 2. (TCO 8) Referencing use-case modeling, an external entity that interacts with the system best defines

player.

actor.

source.

target.

event.

Question 3. (TCO 8) A type of use-case relationship that adds new behaviors or actions is a(n)

generalized relationship.

extends relationship.

recursive relationship.

abstract relationship.

complex relationship.

Question 4. (TCO 8) An entity that has a well-defined role in the application domain and has state, behavior, and identity defines

object.

attribute.

actor.

class.

component.

Question 5. (TCO 8) A type of message in which the caller has to wait for the receiving object to finish executing the called operation before it can resume execution itself is a(n)

synchronous message.

simple message.

asynchronous message.

half-duplex message.

packet.

Question 6. (TCO 8) Which of the following is a true statement?

The developer-as-artist systems development era was marked by a lack of documentation and development tools and by a high degree of dependence on the developer for the continued ongoing operation of the system he or she had created.

During the developer-as-engineer systems development era, principles from engineering were applied to development.

The agile methodologies era favors close cooperation between developers and clients.

All of the above

Question 7. (TCO 8) According to the agile software development manifesto, the 17 anarchists came to value

individuals and interactions over processes and tools.

working software over comprehensive documentation.

customer collaboration over contract negotiation.

responding to change over following a plan.

All of the above

Question 8. (TCO 8) An agile process is recommended when your project involves

unpredictable or dynamic requirements.

responsible and motivated developers.

customers who understand the process and will get involved.

All of the above

None of the above

Question 9. (TCO 8) An agile methodology is recommended for each of the following except

unpredictable or dynamic requirements.

responsible and motivated developers.

customers who understand and will get involved.

a large development team, exceeding 100 or more people.

small development projects.

Question 10. (TCO 8) Which of the following is an eXtreme Programming advantage?

More communication among developers

Higher levels of productivity

Higher-quality code

Reinforcement of the other practices in eXtreme Programming

All of the above

Week 1 Course Project Tasks

Read the Petrie’s Electronic Case at the end of Chapter 2.

Using Microsoft Word, complete the case questions below. (Note: Answer these questions to the case study completely.)

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 2, Questions 2-16, 2-17, and 2-19. (Note: Answer these questions to the case study completely.)

Review the Course Project area under Course Home, and complete the following assignments.

Course Project Deliverables Points

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 2, Questions 2-16, 2-17, and 2-19 15

Company Overview Package Total 15

Week 2 Course Project Tasks

Read the Petrie’s Electronic Case at the end of Chapters 3 and 4.

Using Microsoft Word, complete the case questions below. (Note: Answer these questions to the case study completely.)

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 3, Questions 3-40, 3-41, and 3-42

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 4, Questions 4-36, 4-37, and 4-38

Complete the cost benefit analysis spreadsheet for Alternative C. You will need to download and use the following files:

Alternative C Analysis Data

Cost Benefit Analysis Alternative C Worksheet

Note: Cost benefit analysis spreadsheet for Alternatives A and B have been completed for your review, which can help you understand how to complete the analysis for Alternative C:

Alternative A Analysis Data and Cost Benefit Analysis Alternative A Worksheet

Alternative B Analysis Data and Cost Benefit Analysis Alternative B Worksheet

Review the Course Project area under Course Home, and complete the following assignments.

Course Project Deliverables Points

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 3, Questions 3-40, 3-41, and 3-42 15

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 4, Questions 4-36, 4-37, and 4-38 15

Cost Benefit Analysis Spreadsheets for Alternative C 10

Planning and Selection SDLC Phase 1 Package Total

Week 3 Course Project Tasks

Read the Petrie’s Electronic Case at the end of Chapters 5 and 6.

Using Microsoft Word, complete the case questions below. (Note: Answer these questions to the case study completely.)

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 5, Questions 5-28, 5-30, and 5-32

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 6, Questions 6-37 and 6-41

Complete the data flow diagram (DFD), Level 1 data flow diagram ( DFD), using the Level 0 diagram, PE Figure 6-2 on page 193. You will need to only create a Level 1 diagram for the record activity process.

Please note the textbook has an error, PE Figure 6-2. The diagram is labeled as Level 1 DFD, but it is actually the Level 0 diagram decomposed from the context diagram, PE Figure 6-1.

You can use MS Visio 2013 or any other MS Office Application (most students use Visio or Word).

Note: There are four processes on the Level 0 diagram. Three of four Level 1 diagrams have already been created for you, and you can download them (see below) to see how these three processes were completed. Review them to ensure consistency.

Send Promotions Level 1 Diagram

Generate Point Redemption Coupons Level 1 Diagram

Generate Customer Reports Level 1 Diagram

How to Create a Data Flow Diagram Using Microsoft Visio 2013

Start Visio.

Select template software.

Select data flow model diagram.

Now have gourGane and Sarson shapes.

Left click and drag shape you want to design layout.

Review the Course Project area under Course Home, and complete the following assignments.

Category

Points

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 5, Questions 5-28, 5-30, and 5-32

15

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 6, Questions 6-37 and 6-41

10

Data Flow Diagrams-One Level 1 Diagram

15

Systems Analysis SDLC Phase 2 Package—Part 1 Total

40

Week 4 Course Project Tasks

Read the Petrie’s Electronic Case at the end of Chapter 7.

Using Microsoft Word, complete the case questions below. (Note: Answer these questions to the case study completely.)

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 7, Questions 7-49, 7-50, and 7-51

Review the Course Project area under Course Home, and complete the following assignments.

Note: If you need to learn more about Visio 2013 and ERD preparation, click here to see a Microsoft Tutorial, which shows how to use the Visio product and also click here to see Microsoft Steps on How to Create an ERD.

Course Project Deliverables Points

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 7, 7-49, 7-50, and 7-51 15

Systems Analysis SDLC Phase 2 Package—Part 2 Total 15

Week 5 Course Project Tasks

Read the Petrie’s Electronic Case at the end of Chapter 8. These include reviewing the customer accounts area and creating the order history page.

Using Microsoft Word, complete the case questions below. (Note: Answer these questions to the case study completely.)

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 8, Questions 8-36 through 8-40 (five questions). You will need to update the customer account area page and create the order history page using Visio or any MS Office product.

Read the Petrie’s Electronic Case at the end of Chapter 9 (No case questions are assigned).

Course Project Deliverables Points

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 8, Questions 8-36 through 8-40 25

Systems Design SDLC Phase 3 Package Total 25

Week 6 Course Project Tasks

Read the Petrie’s Electronic Case at the end of Chapter 10.

Using Microsoft Word, complete the case questions below. (Note: Answer these questions to the case study completely.)

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 10, Questions 10-38 through 10-41 (four questions). You will need to update the customer account area page and create the order history page using Visio or any MS Office product.

Complete a project closeout report in APA format (please see the rubric below for what is expected in this report).

Course Project Deliverables Points

Petrie’s Electronics Case, Chapter 10, Questions 10-38 through 10-41 25

Project Closeout Report 15

System Implementation and Operation SDLC Phase 4 Package-Part 1 40

Week 7 Course Project Tasks

Create a use case for the CRM system. Visio is suggested, but you can use any Microsoft 2013 application. In order to use Visio 2013, select software on the template page and then click UML use case. Then click create. You will be able to complete the use case diagram.

You will need to include the four processes of record customer activities, send promotions, generate point redemption coupons, and generate customer reports processes.

You will need to include all four actors.

The customer is a source and a sink and should be shown as one actor on our use case.

The three data stores will be the other actors.

Customer activity records

Marketing database

Product database

Course Project Deliverables Points

Use Case Diagram 15

System Implementation and Operation SDLC Phase 4 Package-Part 2 15

Week 1 Reflective Essay

The following topics are covered in the reflective essay assignment.

Systems Development Environment

Sources of Software

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Week 2 Reflective Essay

Reflective Essay

The following topic is covered in the reflective essay assignment.

Information Systems Project Management

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Week 3 Reflective Essay

Reflective Essay

The following topic is covered in the reflective essay assignment.

Process Modeling

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Week 4 Reflective Essay

Reflective Essay

The following topic is covered in the Reflective Essay assignment.

Conceptual Data Modeling

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Week 5 Reflective Essay

Reflective Essay

The following topic is covered in the reflective essay assignment.

Database Design

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Week 6 Reflective Essay

The following topics are covered in the Reflective Essay Assignment.

Implementation

Training and documentation

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Week 7 Reflective Essay

Reflective Essay

The following topic is covered in the Reflective Essay Assignment.

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

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Week 8 final exam

Question 1.1. (TCO 1) The process of developing and maintaining an information system best describes (Points : 5)

joint application design.

prototyping.

information systems analysis and design.

information technology infrastructure development.

systems implementation.

Question 2.2. (TCO 1) When developing information systems, an organization could use (Points : 5)

an information technology services firm.

open-source software.

cloud computing.

in-house development.

All of the above

Question 3.3. (TCO 2) A planned undertaking of related activities to reach an objective that has a beginning and an end best defines (Points : 5)

task development.

activity plan.

project.

task schedule.

project mission.

Question 4.4. (TCO 2) The process of dividing the project into manageable tasks and logically ordering them to ensure a smooth evolution between tasks defines (Points : 5)

task division.

work breakdown structure.

work structuring.

project division.

critical path scheduling.

Question 5.5. (TCO 2) The first phase of the systems development life cycle is (Points : 5)

systems planning and selection.

systems study.

systems analysis.

systems design.

systems implementation and operation.

Question 6.6. (TCO 2) Which of the following would be classified as an intangible cost? (Points : 5)

Hardware costs

Labor costs

Employee morale

Operational costs

Internet service setup fee

Question 7.7. (TCO 3) Which of the following is a traditional method of collecting systems requirements? (Points : 5)

Business process reengineering

Observations

Joint application design

Rapid application development

Prototyping

Question 8.8. (TCO 3) Which of the following is a modern method for collecting system requirements? (Points : 5)

Interviewing

Questionnaires

Observations

Joint application design

Document analysis

Question 9.9. (TCO 3) Which of the following is an advantage of closed-ended questions? (Points : 5)

Interviews based on closed-ended questions do not necessarily require a large time commitment, so more topics can be covered.

Closed-ended questions enable the analysts to explore information that does not quite fit defined answers.

The analyst can obtain previously unknown information.

Closed-ended questions often put the interviewee at ease.

The interviewee has a sense of involvement and control in the interview.

Question 10.10. (TCO 3) The reframing characteristic of a good systems analyst is represented by which of the following statements? (Points : 5)

You must challenge yourself to look at the organization in new ways.

Every fact must fit with every other fact.

Assume anything is possible, and eliminate the infeasible.

You should question everything.

Your role is to find the best solution to a business problem.

Question 11.11. (TCO 4) Data-flow diagrams allow you to (Points : 5)

show the timing of data flows.

model how data flow through an information system.

demonstrate the sequencing of activities.

show the relationship among entities.

represent the internal structure and functionality of processes.

Question 12.12. (TCO 5) Vehicle identification number, color, weight, and horsepower best exemplify (Points : 5)

entities.

entity types.

data markers.

identifiers.

attributes.

Question 13.13. (TCO 6) Shaping alternative system design strategies involves (Points : 5)

enumerating different potential implementation environments.

proposing different ways to source or acquire the various sets of capabilities for the different implementation environments.

dividing requirements into different sets of capabilities.

All of the above

Question 14.14. (TCO 7) Which of the following best describes a business document that contains only predefined data? (Points : 5)

Electronic spreadsheet.

Turn-around document.

Form.

Report.

Coupon.

Question 15.15. (TCO 7) Reversing the sequence of one or more characters in a field is called (Points : 5)

transposing.

transcripting.

appending.

truncating.

hashing.

Question 16.16. (TCO 5) The primary deliverable from logical database design is (Points : 5)

normalized relations.

design specifications.

an updated baseline project plan.

a list of alternatives design strategies.

a production system.

Question 17.17. (TCO 8) A notation that allows the modeler to specify, visualize, and construct the artifacts of software systems, as well as business models, best defines (Points : 5)

unifiedmodeling language.

structuredenglish.

pseudocode.

logicmodeling.

structured design.

Question 18.18. (TCO 8) An agile methodology is recommended for each of the following except (Points : 5)

unpredictable or dynamic requirements.

responsible and motivated developers.

customers who understand and will get involved.

a large development team, exceeding 100 or more people.

small development projects.

Question 19.19. (TCO 9) The process of bringing together all of the modules that comprise a program for testing purposes is referred to as (Points : 5)

unity testing.

integration testing.

system testing.

implementation.

stub testing.

Question 20.20. (TCO 9) System documentation that is part of the program source code or is generated at compile time best defines (Points : 5)

system documentation.

user documentation.

internal documentation.

external documentation.

embedded documentation.

Question 1. 1. (TCO 1) Discuss the types of skills needed in order to succeed as a systems analyst. (Points : 15)

Question 2. 2. (TCO 2) Discuss the six major categories of feasibility. (Points : 15)

Question 3. 3. (TCO 3) Identify and describe several characteristics for a good systems analyst to have during requirements determination. (Points : 15)

Question 4. 4. (TCO 4) What is meant by DFD completeness? What is meant by DFD consistency? (Points : 15)

Question 5. 5. (TCO 5) Discuss unary, binary, and ternary relationships. (Points : 15)

Question 6. 6. (TCO 6) Judge and select the best source of software for the following scenario. The owner of two pizza parlors located in adjacent towns wants to computerize and integrate sales transactions and inventory management within and between both stores. The point-of-sale component must be very easy to use and flexible enough to accommodate a variety of pricing strategies and coupons. The inventory management, which will be linked to the point-of-sale component, must also be easy to use and fast. The systems at each store need to be linked so that sales and inventory levels can be determined instantly for each store and for both stores combined. The owner can allocate $40,000 for hardware and $20,000 for software and must have the new system operational in three months. Training must be very short and easy. (Points : 15)

Question 7. 7. (TCO 7) Identify and describe four sources of data errors. (Points : 15)

Question 8. 8. (TCO 8) Describe four benefits of the object-oriented modeling approach. (Points : 15)

Question 9. 9. (TCO 9) Define system documentation, user documentation, internal documentation, and external documentation. (Points : 15)

Question 10. 10. (TCO 9) What can a systems analyst do to reduce the frequency of corrective maintenance, the most common form of maintenance? (Points : 15)