System Analysis chapter 4

Special cases (like customer cancels an appointment or returns an item) are: ____________ a. Frequently overlooked by users b. Described on special 'exception' use cases c. Not of importance at this stage d. Written as exceptions at the bottom of the relevant use case e. Given use case ID's of "SC" (for special case) and a number

Frequently overlooked by users

Which of the following is probably NOT a step for writing a use case? a. Identify the use case b. Identify the major steps within each use case c. Identify elements within steps d. Identify the analyst e. Confirm the use case

Identify the analyst

Omar is an analyst building a use case. Which of the following project roles might be the most important in terms of getting information about building the use case? a. Users b. Programmers c. Other analysts d. Project Sponsor e. Equipment vendors

. Users

After working with Chris (who is a staff member in the registrar's office) on major steps in the registration process, Maureen (a systems analyst) will: a. Discuss these steps with Thomas, the project manager b. Create data-entity maps c. Create use cases d. Create user interface screens e. Create narrative storyboards

Create use cases

The second principal part of use cases is 'input and output'. Another name might be: a. Origin and ending b. Data normalization c. Data flows d. Parallelism e. Program specifications

Data flows

Barb is an analyst developing a use case. Which of the following will probably NOT be on her use case? a. Importance level b. Short Description c. Information for steps d. Destination for the major inputs e. Type of trigger

Destination for the major inputs

The Major Steps Performed section on a use case will give the _________ a. Name of the user for each step b. What triggers each step c. Where the processes will run (such as manual processes, client-server processes, etc.) d. The telecommunications infrastructure requirements for that step e. Information for each step

Information for each step

The Major Inputs section on a use case will give the _____________ a. Sources of that input b. Destinations of that input c. Creator of that input d. User of that input e. What triggers the input to occur

Sources of that input

Use cases are used to more fully delineate _____ a. Resources used in the system b. System boundaries c. System proposals d. System requirements e. Data flows

System requirements

Which is NOT true of use cases a. They are formal ways of representing how a business system interacts with its environment b. They illustrates the activities that are performed by the users of the system c. They can be thought of as an external or functional view of a business process d. They illustrate what starts (or triggers) an event, all the people that are involved, and how the system provides value e. They sometimes are called 'business scenarios' (although 'use case' is generally preferred)

They illustrate what starts (or triggers) an event, all the people that are involved, and how the system provides value

Use Cases give more detail about requirements

True

A use case helps: a. Define interview questions b. Clarify ongoing costs for a system c. Identify risks with the project d. Refine project management milestones e. Understand system activities and requirements

Understand system activities and requirements

As a last step in building a use case for the study-abroad registration system, Brianna will: a. Ask Patrick in the study abroad office to confirm the use case b. Ask Wendy in the registrar's office to confirm the use case c. Ask Jonathan, a student who just completed a study-abroad experience, to confirm the use case d. Ask Drew in the students affairs office to confirm the use case e. Ask Taylor, another systems analyst to confirm the use case

Ask Wendy in the registrar's office to confirm the use case

Use cases generally have three parts: _____. a. Basic information, details, and event-driven modeling b. Inputs and outputs, and events c. Details, event-driven modeling, basic information d. Technical feasibility, economic feasibility and organizational feasibility e. Basic information, inputs and outputs, and details

Basic information, inputs and outputs, and details

Use cases are always internal and rarely shared or discussed with business users

False

Use cases are diagrams with three components: selection, process, iteration.

False

A 'temporal' trigger might be which of the following: a. A patient calls to make an appointment with a doctor b. The accounting department needs information for a report c. The human resources department needs a tax withholding form to be filled out by a new employee d. The date changes to the first day of the month e. A new shipping of goods arrives and needs to be added to the inventory

The date changes to the first day of the month

Marta has asked the users of a system to picture themselves performing the processes and to write down those processes in a sequential order. She should get a good idea of ________ a. The major steps for each use case b. The use case c. The elements within steps d. The temporal triggers e. The external actors

The major steps for each use case

A Use Case is a formal way of representing how a business system interacts with its environment.

True

A use case depicts a set of activities performed to produce some output result

True

Use cases are a type of 'event-driven modeling'

True

Use cases illustrate the activities that are performed by the users of the system

True

The most common ways to gather information for use cases is with questionnaires of the affected users.

false

A temporal trigger might be related to time, such as 30 days have passed and a late fee needs to be assessed.

true

Each use case has a name and a number.

true

The 'primary actor' is the external user that triggers the event to which the system responds.

true

Use cases are always numbered sequentially from start to finish.

true

Use cases will have inputs and outputs.

true