ISTM 320 EXAM 1| QUESTIONS AND
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1. Which of the following is NOT a source of requirements gathering for the systems
analyst?
o Answer ✔✔: Market conditions
2. Which of the following is NOT a part of the guidelines for effective interviewing?
o Answer ✔✔: Review notes within 96 hours of interview
3. Which of the following is NOT a form of closed-ended questions?
o Answer ✔✔: Essay
4. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a group interview?
o Answer ✔✔: It is a waste of an analyst's time to interview a group
5. Which of the following is NOT a way informal systems develop?
o Answer ✔✔: Top management does not mandate it.
6. Which of the following is a new, faster, and more flexible technique for analysis
gathering requirements?
o Answer ✔✔: The planning game
7. What is the purpose of gathering system records?
o Answer ✔✔: To gain an objective view of what an employee is doing
, 8. ________ current system users is a more direct way of seeing how an existing system
operates.
o Answer ✔✔: Observing
9. An effective way to gather information about the system from users is ________.
o Answer ✔✔: Asking them questions
10. Why are forms important?
o Answer ✔✔: Because they explain what data flows out of a system
11. What is the primary purpose of JAD?
o Answer ✔✔: To gather systems requirements simultaneously
12. Where are JAD sessions normally held?
o Answer ✔✔: Offsite
13. What is the end result of a JAD?
o Answer ✔✔: Detailed documents of the current system
14. Which tool enables you to quickly take basic requirements and create a limited
working system?
o Answer ✔✔: Prototyping
15. According to the DFD conventions, the data flow is always depicted by a(n)
________.
o Answer ✔✔: Arrow
ANSWERS| FREQUENTLY TESTED|
VERIFIED BY EXPERT AND RATED
100% CORRECT| NEWLY UPDATED 2025.
1. Which of the following is NOT a source of requirements gathering for the systems
analyst?
o Answer ✔✔: Market conditions
2. Which of the following is NOT a part of the guidelines for effective interviewing?
o Answer ✔✔: Review notes within 96 hours of interview
3. Which of the following is NOT a form of closed-ended questions?
o Answer ✔✔: Essay
4. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a group interview?
o Answer ✔✔: It is a waste of an analyst's time to interview a group
5. Which of the following is NOT a way informal systems develop?
o Answer ✔✔: Top management does not mandate it.
6. Which of the following is a new, faster, and more flexible technique for analysis
gathering requirements?
o Answer ✔✔: The planning game
7. What is the purpose of gathering system records?
o Answer ✔✔: To gain an objective view of what an employee is doing
, 8. ________ current system users is a more direct way of seeing how an existing system
operates.
o Answer ✔✔: Observing
9. An effective way to gather information about the system from users is ________.
o Answer ✔✔: Asking them questions
10. Why are forms important?
o Answer ✔✔: Because they explain what data flows out of a system
11. What is the primary purpose of JAD?
o Answer ✔✔: To gather systems requirements simultaneously
12. Where are JAD sessions normally held?
o Answer ✔✔: Offsite
13. What is the end result of a JAD?
o Answer ✔✔: Detailed documents of the current system
14. Which tool enables you to quickly take basic requirements and create a limited
working system?
o Answer ✔✔: Prototyping
15. According to the DFD conventions, the data flow is always depicted by a(n)
________.
o Answer ✔✔: Arrow
