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Why are forms important?

Because they explain what data flows out of a system

Which of the following is NOT a useful document in the analysis process?

E-mails

What is a possible outcome of NGT?

Ideas for a new system

What is the first step in the BPR effort?

Identify the key processes.

If a systems analyst is questioning everything, they are showing the ________ characteristic.

Impertinence

If an analyst can recognize that all of the facts must fit with every other fact, the analyst is displaying ________.

Impertinence

________ is/are NOT a deliverable for process modeling.

Inadequately decomposed diagrams

Which tool enables you to quickly take basic requirements and create a limited working system?

Prototyping

Which of the following is NOT a contemporary method of collecting system requirements?

Reading user manuals

All of the following are documents that are helpful in understanding future systems, except ________.

Reports from future organizational studies

Which of the following is NOT a part of the guidelines for effective interviewing?

Review notes within 96 hours of interview

What is the primary disadvantage of a group interview?

Scheduling

A ________ is used in both conventions for sources/sinks and has a name that states what the external agent is, such as Customer, Teller, EPA Office, or Inventory Control System.

Square

Which of the following is NOT source of information for deliverables?

The News

Which of the following is NOT a common source used to find out about the current issues in a system?

The new systems analyst

Determining requirements for an Internet-based system is not different than for other applications.

True

In an interview, once you skip a question you can return to it.

True

Which of the following is NOT a guideline to use during the actual interview?

Type up notes during the interview.

The second phase in the SDLC is ________.

analysis

Where are JAD sessions normally held?

offsite

In systems analysis, which of the following is NOT a component you need to understand?

the size of the budget

Which term describes a systems development project that is plagued with too much analysis work?

Analysis Paralysis

According to the DFD conventions, the data flow is always depicted by a(n) ________.

Arrow

When two ________ have the same data flow name, you must be careful that these flows are exactly the same.

Arrows

An effective way to gather information about the system from users is ________.

Asking them questions

________ is NOT a phase in a systems development life cycle.

Attributes

Which of the following is a reason why an analyst would NOT choose to conduct a group interview?

Because a single interview answers all of the questions

The overall process by which current methods are replaced with new methods is referred to as ________.

Business process reengineering

What is at the core of systems analysis?

Collection of information

Which of the following is NOT an example of what an analysis of documents can reveal about the future system?

Completely accurate information

What information do the objectives cover in an interview guide?

Data collection questions

A ________ can be best understood as data in motion, moving from one place in a system to another.

Data flow

A ________ is a picture of the movement of data between external entities and the processes and data stores within a system.

Data flow diagram

________ are NOT a component of data flow diagram symbols.

Data programs

What is the end result of a JAD?

Detailed documents of the current system

Which of the following is NOT a phase in the planning game?

Documentation

What of the following is NOT a consequence of employees knowing they are being observed in their work?

Employees may miss work.

Open ended questions have a pre-specified answer.

FALSE

The second phase in the SDLC is Design.

FALSE

A data flow diagram (DFD) is a picture of the movement of data between external entities and the processes and data stores within or outside a system.

False

Analysts only use systems requirements to determine future needs.

False

Business process reengineering is a management fad that disappeared in the 1990s.

False

Continual user involvement works best with a large development team.

False

DFDs do not provide notation but illustrate important concepts about the movement of data between manual and automated steps.

False

Evolutionary prototyping is used to model parts of the system, and if it is unsuccessful you throw away the system.

False

In an interview, the interviewer will know all possible questions.

False

In the analysis phase, the amount of data that is gathered is small.

False

In the eXtreme Programming Planning Game, the business reviews progress in the Commitment phase.

False

It is better to gather information from people, because they are always reliable.

False

JADs are best held at the corporate office where everyone's office is nearby.

False

Key business processes are management focused.

False

Managers should consider disruptive technologies when applying inductive thinking.

False

One of the key emphases of eXtreme Programming is to use a three-person programming team.

False

________ are recognized in official documentation of the organization.

Formal systems

With only ________ symbols, you can use DFDs to represent both physical and logical information systems.

Four

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of good systems analyst?

Great at finances

Which of the following is a primary way to gather information?

Interviewing

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a group interview?

It is a waste of an analyst's time to interview a group.

Which of the following is NOT a fact about JAD?

It was started in the late 1970s by Google.

A ________ is a DFD that represents a system's major processes, data flows, and data stores at a high level of detail.

Level-0 diagram

What did Mintzberg observe about a manager's day?

Managers experience a lot of interruptions.

Which of the following is NOT a source of requirements gathering for the systems analyst?

Market Conditions

All of the following are examples of computer-based documents except ________.

Memos

________ current system users is a more direct way of seeing how an existing system operates.

Observing

What typically does the first day entail in the JAD?

Overview of major problems

Flowcharting has been criticized by proponents of structured analysis and design because it is too ________.

Physically oriented

Which option below is NOT an issue that occurs when analyzing work procedures?

Procedures that match information collected from interviews

A ________ is the work or actions performed on data so that they are transformed, stored, or distributed.

Process

Which of the following is NOT a reason to use diagramming and prototyping tools during the JAD?

Review phases of the project

Which of the following is NOT true during the first 48 hours after an interview?

Schedule a follow up interview.

If you are entering diagrams into a CASE tool during a JAD, you are probably the ________.

Scribe

If you organize and run the JAD session, you are most likely the ________.

Session leader

What is the first guideline in effective interviewing?

Set an appointment

Which of the following is a disadvantage of closed ended questions?

Some answers do not fit in the given answers.

A ________ is the origin and/or destination of the data, and these are sometimes referred to as external entities because they are outside the system.

Source

The first page of the interview guide contains all of the following except ________.

The outcome of an interview.

Which of the following is a new, faster, and more flexible technique for analysis gathering requirements?

The planning game

Which of the following is NOT a reason why people sometimes do not report accurate information?

They are afraid they might be wrong.

What is the purpose of gathering system records?

To gain an objective view of what an employee is doing

What is the primary purpose of JAD?

To gather systems requirements simultaneously

Which of the following is NOT a way informal systems develop?

Top management does not mandate it.

"How dysfunctional is the activity" is a question used in identifying radical change.

True

Agile methods prefer to analysis, design, code, and test as a cycle.

True

As analyst you want to pick normal and abnormal conditions when observing employees.

True

BPR advocates believe radical increases in the quality of business processes can be accomplished with IT.

True

Because requirements determination and structuring are often parallel steps, DFDs evolve from the more general to the more detailed as current and replacement systems are better understood.

True

Context DFD is one of the deliverables for process modeling.

True

JAD stands for joint application design and is an intense, highly structured process.

True

Logic and timing are the rules by which data are transformed and manipulated.

True

Task cards are grouped together is a step in the agile method.

True

When interviewing someone, the interviewer should make sure the questions do imply an answer is right or wrong.

True

With throwaway prototyping there is never an intention to create a working system.

True

Which of the following is an example of an open ended question?

What is the main issue with the current computer system?

What can analysis of work procedure documents reveal?

When a procedure is missing

When are forms most useful to the analyst?

When they contain organizational data

Which of the following is a situation in which prototyping is useful for requirements determination?

When tools and data are rapidly available to working systems

The ________ is a document written to describe how a particular job is performed.

Work procedure

If group members work alone in the beginning of the project and then pool the ideas with guidance, they are participating in ________.

A nominal group technique

Which of the following is NOT a form of closed-ended questions?

Essay

________ and ________ are the two types of prototypes.

Evolutionary; throwaway