Accounting 11th Edition by Libby
Two techniques to identify things in the problem domain are the noun technique
and the verb technique. - ANSWER: False
When identifying things in the problem domain, an analyst should focus primarily on
tangible things about which information is required. - ANSWER: False
When using the brainstorming technique it is often helpful to think about each use
case and talking to users. - ANSWER: True
The noun technique can be thought of as a variation of the brainstorming technique.
- ANSWER: False
When using the noun technique, the analyst begins by listing all the nouns that the
users mention. - ANSWER: True
The cardinality of a class is a measure of the number of objects in the class. -
ANSWER: False
The ERD crows feet cardinality constraint indicates a mandatory many relationship. -
ANSWER: False
In UML a zero to many multiplicity constraint is shown with a "O" and crows feet on
the line. - ANSWER: False
A class of objects is equivalent to a set of objects. - ANSWER: True
A superclass only exists as part of a generalization/specialization. - ANSWER: True
An abstract class is used to describe a "thing" that is abstract, i.e. not tangible. -
ANSWER: False
A composite object only exist as part of a whole-part relationship. - ANSWER: True
In generalization/specialization the objects in a subclass are always also contained in
the parent class. - ANSWER: True
A semantic net illustrates individual objects within a class diagram. - ANSWER: True
The specific area of the user's business need that is within the scope of the new
system is called the - ANSWER: problem domain
, One technique to find the "things" that need to be included in the new system
begins by starting with a user and the use cases and then try to identify the
necessary informational "things." This technique is called the _______. - ANSWER:
brainstorming technique
One technique for finding "things" that need to be in the new system is done by the
analyst starts making lists of "things." He may do this from information and even
without talking to the users extensively. This technique is called the _______. -
ANSWER: noun technique
When making a list of nouns to determine what are the important "things" for the
new system, there are three question that should be asked about each noun. Which
of the following is one of those questions? - ANSWER: Should it be researched
further?
A piece of information about a particular object is called a(n) _______. - ANSWER:
attribute
An example of an attribute of an object might be _______. - ANSWER: a social
security number
An attribute whose value uniquely identifies an object is called a(n) _______. -
ANSWER: key attribute
A(n) _______ is a naturally occurring association among specific things. - ANSWER:
relationship
The number of associations that occur among specific things in an entity relationship
diagram is called ____. - ANSWER: cardinality
A synonym for cardinality (used with UML class diagrams) is ____. - ANSWER:
multiplicity
____ is used to describe the relationship between two things of the same type, such
as one person being married to another person. - ANSWER: Binary association
A synonym for cardinality (used with UML class diagrams) is _______. - ANSWER:
multiplicity
An attribute that contains a collection of related attributes is called a(n) _______. -
ANSWER: compound attribute
A measure of the number of links between one object and another object in a
relationship is called the _______. - ANSWER: cardinality
In the traditional approach to system development, the system stores information
about ____. - ANSWER: data entities