ISM 3113 EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of object-oriented systems analysis and
design (OOSAD)? - Answers - associated with a phased-development RAD (rapid
application development) based methodology
A(n)____ focuses on the business issues surrounding the (information) system. -
Answers - Business Analyst
Use cases are inherently simple because - Answers - they focus on only one business
process at a time
Which of the following is NOT a recognized criterion for selecting an information
systems development methodology? - Answers - cost of technology
By definition, systems analysts do things and _____ the current way that organizations
work. - Answers - challenge
Which of the following is NOT part of the role of organizational management? - Answers
- Initiating the project
PERT - which stands for program evaluation and review technique - is a network
analysis technique that can be used when the _____ estimates are fairly uncertain. -
Answers - individual task time
Which of the following is NOT a way to estimate the time required to build an
information system? - Answers - Unified Process
Which of the following is the LEAST likely to motivate technical employees in project
teams? - Answers - compensation
The purpose of _____ is to turn the very high-level explanation of the business
requirements stated in the system request into a more precise list of requirments that
can be used as inputs to the rest of the analysis - Answers - requirements determination
____ are associated with agile development approaches and have been shown to be
very useful in gathering requirements in a non-threatening manner that respects the
user's point of view. - Answers - user stories
Which of the following is NOT a good example of a non-functional requirement for an
information system? - Answers - the system should be able to connect to printers
wirelessly
, When creating use-case descriptions, the project team must work closely with the users
to fully document the _____ - Answers - functional requirements
Which of the following is NOT part of a use-case description? - Answers - Alternate or
exceptional (event) flows
Which of the following is FALSE? - Answers - An actor is a specific user
Which of the following is NOT part of a use-case diagram? - Answers - A trigger
There are times when it helps to break up an activity diagram in such a way that it can
be used to assign to objects or individuals who would actually perform the activity. This
is especially useful when when modeling a business workflow and is accomplished
through the use of _____ - Answers - swimlanes
Use-case diagrams provide a _____ view of the basic functionality of the business
processes contained in the evolving system. - Answers - bird's-eye
Put these steps for creating Activity Diagrams into the appropriate sequence, where 1
represents the earliest (first) and 5 the latest (last) step. - Answers -
Creating a structural model is a(n) _____ and ____ process whereby the analyst makes
a 'rough cut' of the model and then refines it over time - Answers - incremental (and)
iterative
One of the primary purposes of the structural model is is to create a(n) _____ that can
be used by the analyst and the users. - Answers - exact mapping between the structural
model and the problem domain
When using textual analysis to identify candidate objects for a structural model,
guidelines propose that a collective noun implies a(n) _____ . - Answers - class of
objects made up of groups of instances of another class
When using textual analysis to identify candidate objects for a structural model,
guidelines propose that a(n) ____ implies a operation. - Answers - doing verb
A(n) _____ association shows that one class (sub-class) inherits from another class
(super-class), meaning that the properties and operations of the super-class are also
valid for objects of the sub-class. - Answers - generalization
A class diagram is a _____ model that shows the classes and relationships among
classes that remain constant in the system over time. - Answers - static
A behavioral models are created, it is not unusual to make changes to the _____ and
_____ . - Answers - functional and structural models
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of object-oriented systems analysis and
design (OOSAD)? - Answers - associated with a phased-development RAD (rapid
application development) based methodology
A(n)____ focuses on the business issues surrounding the (information) system. -
Answers - Business Analyst
Use cases are inherently simple because - Answers - they focus on only one business
process at a time
Which of the following is NOT a recognized criterion for selecting an information
systems development methodology? - Answers - cost of technology
By definition, systems analysts do things and _____ the current way that organizations
work. - Answers - challenge
Which of the following is NOT part of the role of organizational management? - Answers
- Initiating the project
PERT - which stands for program evaluation and review technique - is a network
analysis technique that can be used when the _____ estimates are fairly uncertain. -
Answers - individual task time
Which of the following is NOT a way to estimate the time required to build an
information system? - Answers - Unified Process
Which of the following is the LEAST likely to motivate technical employees in project
teams? - Answers - compensation
The purpose of _____ is to turn the very high-level explanation of the business
requirements stated in the system request into a more precise list of requirments that
can be used as inputs to the rest of the analysis - Answers - requirements determination
____ are associated with agile development approaches and have been shown to be
very useful in gathering requirements in a non-threatening manner that respects the
user's point of view. - Answers - user stories
Which of the following is NOT a good example of a non-functional requirement for an
information system? - Answers - the system should be able to connect to printers
wirelessly
, When creating use-case descriptions, the project team must work closely with the users
to fully document the _____ - Answers - functional requirements
Which of the following is NOT part of a use-case description? - Answers - Alternate or
exceptional (event) flows
Which of the following is FALSE? - Answers - An actor is a specific user
Which of the following is NOT part of a use-case diagram? - Answers - A trigger
There are times when it helps to break up an activity diagram in such a way that it can
be used to assign to objects or individuals who would actually perform the activity. This
is especially useful when when modeling a business workflow and is accomplished
through the use of _____ - Answers - swimlanes
Use-case diagrams provide a _____ view of the basic functionality of the business
processes contained in the evolving system. - Answers - bird's-eye
Put these steps for creating Activity Diagrams into the appropriate sequence, where 1
represents the earliest (first) and 5 the latest (last) step. - Answers -
Creating a structural model is a(n) _____ and ____ process whereby the analyst makes
a 'rough cut' of the model and then refines it over time - Answers - incremental (and)
iterative
One of the primary purposes of the structural model is is to create a(n) _____ that can
be used by the analyst and the users. - Answers - exact mapping between the structural
model and the problem domain
When using textual analysis to identify candidate objects for a structural model,
guidelines propose that a collective noun implies a(n) _____ . - Answers - class of
objects made up of groups of instances of another class
When using textual analysis to identify candidate objects for a structural model,
guidelines propose that a(n) ____ implies a operation. - Answers - doing verb
A(n) _____ association shows that one class (sub-class) inherits from another class
(super-class), meaning that the properties and operations of the super-class are also
valid for objects of the sub-class. - Answers - generalization
A class diagram is a _____ model that shows the classes and relationships among
classes that remain constant in the system over time. - Answers - static
A behavioral models are created, it is not unusual to make changes to the _____ and
_____ . - Answers - functional and structural models
