ICT2621 - Structured Systems Analysis and
Design UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
In launching a new information system, the greatest risk occurs when a company ________ -
CORRECT ANSWER - tries to decide how the system will be implemented before
determining what the system is supposed to do.
For complex operations, analysts apply computer-based modelling tools that use a standard
language called______ - CORRECT ANSWER - business process modelling notation
(BPMN)
Transaction processing (TP) systems ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - process data
generated by day to day business operations.
In a typical company organisational model, top managers - CORRECT ANSWER -
develop long-range plans, called strategic plans, which define the company's overall mission
goals
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Prototyping
The _____ method of developing systems stresses team interaction and reflects a set of
community-based values. - CORRECT ANSWER - agile/adaptive
Because it focuses on processes that transform data into useful information, structured analysis is
called________technique - CORRECT ANSWER - A process-centred
What phase of the system development life cycle (SDLC) is focused on building a logical model
of the new system? - CORRECT ANSWER - Systems and analysis phase
, __________provides vital protection and maintenance services for system software and
hardware, including enterprise computing systems, networks, transaction processing systems and
corporate IT infrasturcture - CORRECT ANSWER - Systems support and security
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 -
CORRECT ANSWER - SWOT
_______ is an example of discretionary project - CORRECT ANSWER - Creating a new
user report
Projects where management has no choice in implementing them are called_____ - CORRECT
ANSWER - discretionary
A survey _____, generally takes less time, and can involve a broad cross-section of people -
CORRECT ANSWER - not as flexible as a series of interviews, but it is less expensive
In ______, team members prepare the lunge at each other to achieve their objectives -
CORRECT ANSWER - a scrum
When studying an information system, examples of actual documents should be collected using a
process called____ - CORRECT ANSWER - sampling
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 - CORRECT ANSWER -
stratified sample
When preparing a representative sample from a list of 200 customers who complained about
errors in their statements, a_____ might select any 20 customers - CORRECT ANSWER -
random sample
Design UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
In launching a new information system, the greatest risk occurs when a company ________ -
CORRECT ANSWER - tries to decide how the system will be implemented before
determining what the system is supposed to do.
For complex operations, analysts apply computer-based modelling tools that use a standard
language called______ - CORRECT ANSWER - business process modelling notation
(BPMN)
Transaction processing (TP) systems ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - process data
generated by day to day business operations.
In a typical company organisational model, top managers - CORRECT ANSWER -
develop long-range plans, called strategic plans, which define the company's overall mission
goals
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Prototyping
The _____ method of developing systems stresses team interaction and reflects a set of
community-based values. - CORRECT ANSWER - agile/adaptive
Because it focuses on processes that transform data into useful information, structured analysis is
called________technique - CORRECT ANSWER - A process-centred
What phase of the system development life cycle (SDLC) is focused on building a logical model
of the new system? - CORRECT ANSWER - Systems and analysis phase
, __________provides vital protection and maintenance services for system software and
hardware, including enterprise computing systems, networks, transaction processing systems and
corporate IT infrasturcture - CORRECT ANSWER - Systems support and security
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 -
CORRECT ANSWER - SWOT
_______ is an example of discretionary project - CORRECT ANSWER - Creating a new
user report
Projects where management has no choice in implementing them are called_____ - CORRECT
ANSWER - discretionary
A survey _____, generally takes less time, and can involve a broad cross-section of people -
CORRECT ANSWER - not as flexible as a series of interviews, but it is less expensive
In ______, team members prepare the lunge at each other to achieve their objectives -
CORRECT ANSWER - a scrum
When studying an information system, examples of actual documents should be collected using a
process called____ - CORRECT ANSWER - sampling
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 - CORRECT ANSWER -
stratified sample
When preparing a representative sample from a list of 200 customers who complained about
errors in their statements, a_____ might select any 20 customers - CORRECT ANSWER -
random sample
