and Design, 8th Edition
Chapter67167–67Systems67Analysis67and67Design67–67Dennis67/67Wixom67/67Roth67–67page671
Multiple67Choice
1. The67outcome67of67the67analysis67phase67is67the:
a) Feasibility67analysis67document
b) System67proposal67document
c) System67specification67document
d) System67request67document
e) Business67process67document
Ans:67b
Reference:67Figure671-
3:67Systems67Development67Life67Cycle67Phases67Difficulty:67easy
2. The67outcome67of67the67planning67phase67is67the:
a) Test67plan
b) System67proposal67document
c) System67specification67document
d) System67request67document
e) Business67process67document
Ans:67d
Reference:67Figure671-
3:67Systems67Development67Life67Cycle67Phases67Difficulty:67easy
3. The67outcome67of67the67design67phase67is67the:
a) Feasibility67analysis67document
b) System67proposal67document
c) System67specification67document
d) System67request67document
e) Business67process67document
Ans:67c
Reference:67Figure671-
3:67Systems67Development67Life67Cycle67Phases67Difficulty:67easy
4. Another67outcome67of67the67planning67phase67is67the:
a) Feasibility67analysis67document
,b) Project67plan
c) System67specification67document
d) System67proposal67document
e) Business67process67document
Ans:67b
Reference:67Figure671-
3:67Systems67Development67Life67Cycle67Phases67Difficulty:67easy
5. Which67is67NOT67true67for67systems67analysts?
a) They67create67value67for67an67organization
b) They67enable67the67organization67to67perform67work67better
c) They67do67things67and67challenge67the67current67way67that67an67organization67works
d) They67play67a67key67role67in67information67systems67development67projects
e) They67are67the67project67sponsors67for67system67proposals
Ans:67e
Reference:67Introduction67Diffic
ulty:67medium
6. Which67is67NOT67an67attribute67of67a67systems67analyst?
a) Understanding67what67to67change
b) Knowing67how67to67change67it
c) Convincing67others67of67the67need67to67change
d) Serving67as67a67change67agent
e) Selecting67which67projects67to67approve
Ans:67e
Reference:67The67Systems67Anal
yst67Difficulty:67easy
7. Which67of67the67following67project67roles67would67identify67how67technology67can67improv
e67business67processes?
a) Systems67analyst
b) Business67analyst
c) Infrastructure67analyst
d) Change67management67analyst
e) Requirements67analyst
Ans:67a
Reference:67The67System67Analy
st67Difficulty:67easy
,8. Which67of67the67following67project67roles67would67insure67that67the67system67conforms67to6
7information67systems67standards?
a) Systems67analyst
b) Business67analyst
c) Infrastructure67analyst
d) Change67management67analyst
e) Project67manager
Ans:67a
Reference:67The67System67Analy
st67Difficulty:67easy
9. Which67of67the67following67project67roles67would67focus67on67stakeholder67requirements?
a) Systems67analyst
b) Business67analyst
c) Infrastructure67analyst
d) Change67management67analyst
e) Requirements67analyst
Ans:67e
Reference:67The67System67Analy
st67Difficulty:67easy
10. Which67of67the67following67project67roles67would67serve67as67a67primary67point67of67contact6
7for67a67project?
a) Systems67analyst
b) Business67analyst
c) Infrastructure67analyst
d) Change67management67analyst
e) Project67sponsor
Ans:67e
Reference:67Project67Identification67and67Initia
tion67Difficulty:67easy
11. Which67of67the67following67project67roles67would67analyze67the67key67business67aspects67of67
the67system?
a) Systems67analyst
b) Business67analyst
c) Infrastructure67analyst
d) Change67management67analyst
e) Project67manager
Ans:67b
Reference:67The67System67Analyst
, Difficulty:67easy
12. Michaela67is67a67systems67analyst67who67is67determining67business67requirements.67What67
would67most67likely67be67the67SDLC67phase67for67her?
a) Planning
b) Analysis
c) Design
d) Implementation
e) Business67requirements67are67not67developed67by67systems67analysts,67but67by67business67ana
lysts
Ans:67b
Reference:67Figure671-
3:67The67Systems67Development67Life67Cycle67Phases67Difficulty:67eas
y
13. Chang67is67working67on67―How67will67this67system67work.‖67What67SDLC67phase67is67he67in?
a) Planning
b) Analysis
c) Design
d) Implementation
e) Transition
Ans:67c
Reference:67Figure671-
3:67The67Systems67Development67Life67Cycle67Phases67Difficulty:67me
dium
14. Joan‘s67project67is67to67take67a67fairly67straight-
forward67manual67process67and67make67it67an67electronic67process.67This67will67make67the67
processing67more67efficient.67Which67of67the67following67requirements67analysis67strategies
67is67she67using?
a) Business67process67automation
b) Business67process67improvement
c) Business67process67internalization
d) Business67process67reengineering
e) Business67process67renovation
Ans:67a
Reference:67Business67Process67Automation67
Difficulty:67easy
15. Wayne67is67a67senior67director67of67finance.67His67company67only67recently67came67und
er67Sarbanes-
67Oxley67regulations67and67is67the67project67sponsor67to67become67compliant.67He67real
izes67that67examining67the67as-
is67system67may67not67be67much67help67as67the67regulations67are67so67radical67that67a