TMA ICT 284 Exam Revision

information system An automation boundary is best described as the separation between the ____. automated part of a system and the manual part of a system Two of the primary benefits of iterative development include (choose two). early deployment of part of the system high risk elements done first The purpose of a use case is to _______. Identify a business event that requires system action Determining the major subsystems and assigning them to an iteration is done in which Core Process? 2. Plan and monitor the project Things such as how to do project planning, or how to do cost/benefit analysis, or how to conduct an interview are called _______. techniques Systems analysis means understanding and specifying in detail what the information system should accomplish. True The process of understanding and specifying in detail what the information system should accomplish is called systems ____. analysis What are the first two models, e.g. diagrams that include the entire system, that are built during the Core Process to "discover and understand details"? Use case diagram Class diagram Which phase of the SDLC is the following task most likely to occur in? The analyst and database administrator make decisions about replicating tables in the database Design When a system is partitioned into pieces, each piece is referred to as a _________________. subsystem SDLC stands for what? Systems Development Life Cycle A person that functions as an architect to plan, capture the vision, and understand the needs for a new system is often called a ____________________. systems analyst A set of comprehensive guidelines for carrying out all of the activities of each core process of the SDLC is called a(n ): methodology Determining team members and assigning responsibilities is done in which Core Process? 2. Plan and monitor the project Programming is included in which Core Process? 5. Build, test and integrate system components Which phase of the SDLC would the following task most likely occur in? The analyst teaches the plant manager how to generate a new predefined report using a new system. Implementation The purpose of a class diagram is to _______. document the information requirements in the new system The core process "Discover and understand details" is equivalent to the Analysis phase of the SDLC. True A ____ combines three components: the problem description, the business benefits, and the system capabilities. System vision document Which two of the following are activities belonging to the first core process? Perform risk and feasibility analysis Quantify project approval factors Which would be the least desirable reason to initiate a new development project? To take advantage of new technology Which two of the following are activities of Core Process 3, Discover and Understand Details? (choose two) Gather detailed information Develop user-interface dialogs As part of the interview process, any unresolved issues should be _______. put on an open-items list Clients play what role in the development of the new system? Fund the project During a fact-finding interview, an important guideline is ____. to probe to get sufficient details ____ is an important part of each interview. Follow-up One important reason for prioritizing requirements is to _______. avoid scope creep Persons who regularly interact with the system as part of their jobs are called _______. operational stakeholders Questionnaires can be useful in information gathering when users _____. are widely distributed geographically _______ requirements are characteristics of the system other than the business procedures it must support. Nonfunctional The P in the FURPS acronym stands for _______. Performance requirements The S in the FURPS acronym stands for _______. Security requirements The term _______ refers to all the people who have an interest in the successful implementation of the system. stakeholders Two benefits of researching vendor solutions include _______ and ______. (Choose two) helping analysts discover state of the art solutions helping users generate new ideas for business functions What are the two primary benefits of reviewing the documentation of existing inputs, outputs, and procedures. (choose 2) Obtain a preliminary understanding Serve as visual aids in interview discussions Which are the major business themes that guide analysts in fact finding activities? (chose 3) What are the business processes? How are the business processes performed? What information is needed? Which of the following describes what the system is required to do? Functional requirements Calculate student grades Functional Update address information Functional Output account balances Functional Capture identification information Non-Functional Not overrun the budget Non-Functional Be user friendly Non-Functional What is the level of analysis that should be used when identifying user goals? elementary business process level In a UML use case diagram, an oval is used to represent what? a use case Two of the main techniques to identify use cases are _______ and _______. (Choose two) user goal technique event decomposition technique Which type of system requirements is Use Case modelling used to identify? Functional requirements The system's reaction to an event is called a(n ) _______ . use case Which question would you ask to determine whether an occurrence is an event or part of the interaction before or after the event? Is the system at rest? "Customer decides he needs a plumbing job done" is an example of what? Activity prior to an event Which type of event occurs outside of the system? external event Which of the following is an example of a temporal event? Month end billing is started In the analysis of the Conference Coordinator Information System, 'manage reviewing' would be an appropriate use case. False A use case is completed when all the steps have been carried out and the system is at rest in a consistent state. True A state event is an event that occurs when something happens outside the system that triggers the need for processing. False In the analysis stage, the analyst should be sure to identify system control events such as the user logging in or out. False Something that occurs at a specific time and place and should be remembered by the system is called a(n ) _______. event The user goal technique normally begins by identifying, listing, and classifying ________. the system users Which of the following is an example of a state event? Stock reaches the reorder point This indicates that events should be included during analysis only if the system would be required to respond under ideal conditions. perfect technology assumption A description of the use case 'View job list' might be 'Plumber looks at her job list for the day'. What is this description called? brief use case description Which type of event occurs by reaching a point in time? temporal A technique that identifies use cases by asking users what they want to achieve