ICT2621 - Structured Systems Analysis
and Design Solutions 2022
1.In launching a new information system, the greatest risk occurs when a company
________ - Answer- tries to decide how the system will be implemented before
determining what the system is supposed to do.
2.For complex operations, analysts apply computer-based modelling tools that use a
standard language called______ - Answer- business process modelling notation
(BPMN)
3.Transaction processing (TP) systems ______ - Answer- process data generated
by day to day business operations.
4.In a typical company organisational model, top managers - Answer- develop long-
range plans, called strategic plans, which define the company's overall mission goals
5.What name is given to a systems development technique that tests systems
concepts and provides an opportunity to examine input, output and user interfaces
before final decisions are made? - Answer- Prototyping
6.The _____ method of developing systems stresses team interaction and reflects a
set of community-based values. - Answer- agile/adaptive
Because it focuses on processes that transform data into useful information,
structured analysis is called________technique - Answer- A process-centred
7.What phase of the system development life cycle (SDLC) is focused on building a
logical model of the new system? - Answer- Systems and analysis phase
8.__________provides vital protection and maintenance services for system
software and hardware, including enterprise computing systems, networks,
transaction processing systems and corporate IT infrasturcture - Answer- Systems
support and security
9.During strategic planning, top managers ask a series of questions that is called a
_______ analysis because it examines a company's strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats - Answer- SWOT
10._______ is an example of discretionary project - Answer- Creating a new user
report
11.Projects where management has no choice in implementing them are
called_____ - Answer- discretionary
12.A survey _____, generally takes less time, and can involve a broad cross-section
of people - Answer- not as flexible as a series of interviews, but it is less expensive
, 13.In ______, team members prepare the lunge at each other to achieve their
objectives - Answer- a scrum
14.When studying an information system, examples of actual documents should be
collected using a process called____ - Answer- sampling
15.When preparing a representative sample from a list of 200 customers who
complained about errors in their statements, a_____ could ensure the samples is
balanced geographically by selecting five customers from each of the four zip codes
- Answer- stratified sample
16.When preparing a representative sample from a list of 200 customers who
complained about errors in their statements, a_____ might select any 20 customers -
Answer- random sample
17.although the traditional model of software acquisition still accounts for more
software acquisition, a new model, called _______, is changing the picture
dramatically - Answer- Software as a services
18.Some industry leaders predict that _____Computing will offer an overall online
software and data environment supported by supercomputer technology - Answer-
cloud
19.A firm that offers outsourcing solutions is called a ________provider - Answer-
service
20.Some firms offer ____, which provide powerful web-based support for
transactions such as order processing, billing, and customer relationship
management. - Answer- IBS
21.Reports that trace the entry of and changes to critical data values are called
______ and are essential in every system. - Answer- audit trails
22.What is the name given to software that controls the flow of data, provides data
security and manages network operations? - Answer- System
23.Systems analysts use a process called _______ to represent company
operations and information needs - Answer- business process modelling
24.An overview that describes a company's overall functions, processes,
organization, products, services, customers, suppliers, competitors, constraints and
future direction is called a business - Answer- profile
25.In a typical company organisational model, middle managers __________ -
Answer- provide direction, necessary resources, and performance feedback to
supervisors and team leaders.
26.What phase of the system development life cycle (SDLC) does the IT staff
maintains, enhances and protect the system? - Answer- Systems support and
security
and Design Solutions 2022
1.In launching a new information system, the greatest risk occurs when a company
________ - Answer- tries to decide how the system will be implemented before
determining what the system is supposed to do.
2.For complex operations, analysts apply computer-based modelling tools that use a
standard language called______ - Answer- business process modelling notation
(BPMN)
3.Transaction processing (TP) systems ______ - Answer- process data generated
by day to day business operations.
4.In a typical company organisational model, top managers - Answer- develop long-
range plans, called strategic plans, which define the company's overall mission goals
5.What name is given to a systems development technique that tests systems
concepts and provides an opportunity to examine input, output and user interfaces
before final decisions are made? - Answer- Prototyping
6.The _____ method of developing systems stresses team interaction and reflects a
set of community-based values. - Answer- agile/adaptive
Because it focuses on processes that transform data into useful information,
structured analysis is called________technique - Answer- A process-centred
7.What phase of the system development life cycle (SDLC) is focused on building a
logical model of the new system? - Answer- Systems and analysis phase
8.__________provides vital protection and maintenance services for system
software and hardware, including enterprise computing systems, networks,
transaction processing systems and corporate IT infrasturcture - Answer- Systems
support and security
9.During strategic planning, top managers ask a series of questions that is called a
_______ analysis because it examines a company's strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats - Answer- SWOT
10._______ is an example of discretionary project - Answer- Creating a new user
report
11.Projects where management has no choice in implementing them are
called_____ - Answer- discretionary
12.A survey _____, generally takes less time, and can involve a broad cross-section
of people - Answer- not as flexible as a series of interviews, but it is less expensive
, 13.In ______, team members prepare the lunge at each other to achieve their
objectives - Answer- a scrum
14.When studying an information system, examples of actual documents should be
collected using a process called____ - Answer- sampling
15.When preparing a representative sample from a list of 200 customers who
complained about errors in their statements, a_____ could ensure the samples is
balanced geographically by selecting five customers from each of the four zip codes
- Answer- stratified sample
16.When preparing a representative sample from a list of 200 customers who
complained about errors in their statements, a_____ might select any 20 customers -
Answer- random sample
17.although the traditional model of software acquisition still accounts for more
software acquisition, a new model, called _______, is changing the picture
dramatically - Answer- Software as a services
18.Some industry leaders predict that _____Computing will offer an overall online
software and data environment supported by supercomputer technology - Answer-
cloud
19.A firm that offers outsourcing solutions is called a ________provider - Answer-
service
20.Some firms offer ____, which provide powerful web-based support for
transactions such as order processing, billing, and customer relationship
management. - Answer- IBS
21.Reports that trace the entry of and changes to critical data values are called
______ and are essential in every system. - Answer- audit trails
22.What is the name given to software that controls the flow of data, provides data
security and manages network operations? - Answer- System
23.Systems analysts use a process called _______ to represent company
operations and information needs - Answer- business process modelling
24.An overview that describes a company's overall functions, processes,
organization, products, services, customers, suppliers, competitors, constraints and
future direction is called a business - Answer- profile
25.In a typical company organisational model, middle managers __________ -
Answer- provide direction, necessary resources, and performance feedback to
supervisors and team leaders.
26.What phase of the system development life cycle (SDLC) does the IT staff
maintains, enhances and protect the system? - Answer- Systems support and
security
