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System Analysis and Design MCQ

In a use case, the _____ is shown as a stick figure with a label that identifies its role.

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Correct Answer: Actor

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In a source document, if totals are included on a form, they appear in the ____ zone.

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Correct Answer: Totals

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In a ____, the commands tend to resemble natural statements that people use.

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Correct Answer: 4GL

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Dfd symbols are referenced by using all ____ letters for the symbol name.

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Correct Answer: Capital

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_____ relies on collective data paths to increase bandwidth and range.

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Correct Answer: Multiple input/multiple output (MIMO) technology

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During a fact-finding interview, an important guideline is ____.

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Correct Answer: ​to probe to get sufficient details

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In a dfd, the gane and sarson symbol for an entity is a ____.

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Correct Answer: Rectangle, which may be shaded to make it look three-dimensional

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If a use case becomes too complex, it should be _____.

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Correct Answer: Decomposed into a set of use cases

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Greater user involvement in the system development process usually results in ____.

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Correct Answer: More satisfied users

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Asking many detailed, probing questions during an initial interview usually _______.

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Correct Answer: Is necessary to understand the business process

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An attribute whose value uniquely identifies an object is called a(n) _______.

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Correct Answer: Key attribute

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Acceptance criteria are usually associated with __________.

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Correct Answer: ​user stories

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_______ requirements are most often documented in graphical and textual models.

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Correct Answer: Functional

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A _____ locates all or most of the processing logic on the server.

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Correct Answer: ​thin client

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A scenario is the same as a(n) _____.

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Correct Answer: Path through a use case

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When a url of a web resource is embedded within a web page, it is called a(n) ________.

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Correct Answer: Hyperlink

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A car performs a(n) _____ called operate wipers when it is sent a message with the wiper control.

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Correct Answer: ​method

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A large concentration of servers working together is called a _____.

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Correct Answer: Server farm

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A _____ represents the work that one person can complete in one day.

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Correct Answer: Person-day

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A _____ is a visual summary of several related use cases within a system or subsystem.

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Correct Answer: ​use case diagram

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_____ lists each risk and assesses the likelihood that it could affect a project.

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Correct Answer: Risk identification

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_____ involves running a complete new system for one group of users rather than all users.

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Correct Answer: Pilot Start-up

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The strength of closed-ended questions is that they ____.

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Correct Answer: Limit answers to a set of choices

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The themes button can be found in the document formatting group on the ____ tab.

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Correct Answer: DESIGN

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To avoid the problem of project creep, ____.

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Correct Answer: Define project scope as clearly as possible

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The user goal technique normally begins by identifying, listing, and classifying _______ .

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Correct Answer: ​the system users

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The uml notation for the includes relationship is a(n) _______.

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Correct Answer: A dashed arrow

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A(n) _____ shows the timing of interactions between objects as they occur.

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Correct Answer: ​sequence diagram

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A(n) _____ is a formal way of representing how a business system interacts with its environment.

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Correct Answer: Use case

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A survey is ____, generally takes less time, and can involve a broad cross-section of people.

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Correct Answer: Not as flexible as a series of interviews, but it is less expensive

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A one sentence description of a use case is called a(n) _______.

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Correct Answer: Brief use case description

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A new _____ is a major program change, typically encompassing many new features.

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Correct Answer: Version

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The audience for pseudocode is the _____.

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Correct Answer: Programmer

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_____ is a widely used method of visualizing and documenting an information system.

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Correct Answer: Unified Modeling Language (UML)

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In the traditional approach to system development, the system stores information about ____.

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Correct Answer: Data entities

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An objects ____ are the tasks or functions the object performs.

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Correct Answer: Points

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A data ____ is a central storehouse of information about a systems data.

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Correct Answer: Repository

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In the accompanying figure, the sequence structure is the completion of _____.

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Correct Answer: ​steps in a chronological order, one after another

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Rapid application development (rad) relies heavily on _____.

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Correct Answer: Prototyping

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The primary advantage of rapid application development (rad) is that _____.

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Correct Answer: Systems can be developed more quickly with significant cost savings

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The _____ is the most pessimistic outcome of a task.

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Correct Answer: Worst-case estimate (W)

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_____, a human resource issue, is a possible cause of cost overruns in an organization.

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Correct Answer: Inadequate training

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A ____ might involve maximums for one or more resources.

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Correct Answer: Successor task

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In a typical company organizational model, middle managers _____.

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Correct Answer: Provide direction, necessary resources, and performance feedback to supervisors and team leaders

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The traditional sdlc is divided into ____ phases.

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Correct Answer: Five

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Phased and agile development are examples of the ____ sdlc methodology

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Correct Answer: Rapid

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The ____ is a widely used method of visualizing and documenting software systems design.

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Correct Answer: UML

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In modular design, _____ also is called looping.

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Correct Answer: ​iteration

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Workflows can be documented using _______.

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Correct Answer: Activity diagrams

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An approach to the sdlc where the phases overlap is often referred to as the _______ approach.

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Correct Answer: Modified waterfall

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In uml terminology in a sequence diagram, a message refers to a(n) _______.

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Correct Answer: Action

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Systems development typically starts with a _____.

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Correct Answer: Systems request

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In addition to the gane and sarson symbol set, another popular symbol set is _____.

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Correct Answer: Yourdon

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Two or more _____ depend on a predecessor task.

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Correct Answer: Concurrent tasks

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The three legs of a project triangle are _____, scope, and time.

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Correct Answer: Cost

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The objective of _____ is to gather data about project usability, costs, benefits, and schedules.

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Correct Answer: Fact-finding

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Projects where management has no choice in implementing them are called _____ projects.

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Correct Answer: Nondiscretionary

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Microsofts risk management model includes _____, which specifies the risk type.

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Correct Answer: Probability

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A class named saleitem which has methods to calculate its own price is said to have good ______.

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Correct Answer: Object responsibility

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A(n) _____ is a recognizable reference point that can be used to monitor progress.

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Correct Answer: Event

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The _____ method of developing systems produces code that is modular and reusable.

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Correct Answer: ​object-oriented analysis

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A(n) _____ is a condition, restriction, or requirement that the system must satisfy.

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Correct Answer: Constraint

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Many companies implement _____ systems that integrate all customer-related events and transactions.

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Correct Answer: CRM (Customer relationship management)

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A(n) ____ chart displays complex task patterns and relationships.

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Correct Answer: Index

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A synonym for cardinality (used with uml class diagrams) is _______.

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Correct Answer: Multiplicity

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