Test Bank For Systems Analysis And Design Methods
7th Edition By Jeffrey L. Whitten & Lonnie D. Bentley |
ISBN 9780073052335 PRACTICE QUESTIONS |ORIGINAL
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,Systems Analysis and Design Fundamentals
1. What is the primary purpose of systems analysis?
A. To purchase computer hardware
B. To understand business requirements and determine how a
system should meet them
C. To write program code
D. To configure a database server
Answer: B. To understand business requirements and determine
how a system should meet them
Systems analysis focuses on understanding business problems,
requirements, processes, data, and system needs before
implementation.
2. What is systems design primarily concerned with?
A. Identifying employees who need training
B. Determining how the proposed system will be constructed
C. Auditing financial statements
D. Marketing the finished system
Answer: B. Determining how the proposed system will be
constructed
Design translates requirements into a detailed blueprint describing
processes, data, interfaces, architecture, and other system
components.
3. Which activity normally occurs before detailed system design?
A. Requirements analysis
B. System retirement
C. Data backup
D. User training
,Answer: A. Requirements analysis
Requirements analysis establishes what the system must accomplish
before designers determine how those requirements will be
implemented.
4. A system can best be described as:
A. A single computer program
B. A collection of interacting components working toward a common
purpose
C. A database table
D. A network cable
Answer: B. A collection of interacting components working toward
a common purpose
A system consists of related components that interact to achieve
defined objectives.
5. Which is an example of an information system?
A. A calculator alone
B. A customer relationship management system
C. A keyboard
D. A monitor
Answer: B. A customer relationship management system
An information system combines people, processes, data, technology,
and related resources to support organizational activities.
6. What is an information system's most important organizational
role?
A. Eliminating every employee
B. Supporting business operations and decision-making
C. Increasing the number of databases
D. Replacing all paper documents
, Answer: B. Supporting business operations and decision-making
Information systems provide information and capabilities that help
organizations conduct operations and make decisions.
7. Which component represents the people who interact with an
information system?
A. Data
B. Procedures
C. People
D. Hardware
Answer: C. People
People include system users, managers, analysts, developers,
administrators, and other stakeholders.
8. Which component includes rules for accomplishing
organizational activities?
A. Procedures
B. Hardware
C. Memory
D. Networks
Answer: A. Procedures
Procedures specify how tasks and business activities should be
performed.
9. What is a stakeholder?
A. Only the system programmer
B. Anyone with an interest in or affected by the system
C. Only the database administrator
D. Only the system owner
Answer: B. Anyone with an interest in or affected by the system
7th Edition By Jeffrey L. Whitten & Lonnie D. Bentley |
ISBN 9780073052335 PRACTICE QUESTIONS |ORIGINAL
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |DETAILED RATIONALES
|HINTED COMPLETE EXAM PREP GRADED A+*INSTANT
DOWNLOAD PDF
,Systems Analysis and Design Fundamentals
1. What is the primary purpose of systems analysis?
A. To purchase computer hardware
B. To understand business requirements and determine how a
system should meet them
C. To write program code
D. To configure a database server
Answer: B. To understand business requirements and determine
how a system should meet them
Systems analysis focuses on understanding business problems,
requirements, processes, data, and system needs before
implementation.
2. What is systems design primarily concerned with?
A. Identifying employees who need training
B. Determining how the proposed system will be constructed
C. Auditing financial statements
D. Marketing the finished system
Answer: B. Determining how the proposed system will be
constructed
Design translates requirements into a detailed blueprint describing
processes, data, interfaces, architecture, and other system
components.
3. Which activity normally occurs before detailed system design?
A. Requirements analysis
B. System retirement
C. Data backup
D. User training
,Answer: A. Requirements analysis
Requirements analysis establishes what the system must accomplish
before designers determine how those requirements will be
implemented.
4. A system can best be described as:
A. A single computer program
B. A collection of interacting components working toward a common
purpose
C. A database table
D. A network cable
Answer: B. A collection of interacting components working toward
a common purpose
A system consists of related components that interact to achieve
defined objectives.
5. Which is an example of an information system?
A. A calculator alone
B. A customer relationship management system
C. A keyboard
D. A monitor
Answer: B. A customer relationship management system
An information system combines people, processes, data, technology,
and related resources to support organizational activities.
6. What is an information system's most important organizational
role?
A. Eliminating every employee
B. Supporting business operations and decision-making
C. Increasing the number of databases
D. Replacing all paper documents
, Answer: B. Supporting business operations and decision-making
Information systems provide information and capabilities that help
organizations conduct operations and make decisions.
7. Which component represents the people who interact with an
information system?
A. Data
B. Procedures
C. People
D. Hardware
Answer: C. People
People include system users, managers, analysts, developers,
administrators, and other stakeholders.
8. Which component includes rules for accomplishing
organizational activities?
A. Procedures
B. Hardware
C. Memory
D. Networks
Answer: A. Procedures
Procedures specify how tasks and business activities should be
performed.
9. What is a stakeholder?
A. Only the system programmer
B. Anyone with an interest in or affected by the system
C. Only the database administrator
D. Only the system owner
Answer: B. Anyone with an interest in or affected by the system
