QUESTION

BANK
YEAR-2013

SYSTEM ANALYSIS
AND DESIGN
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UNIT-I

Objective Type Questions:

Q 1. How many steps are in the systems development life cycle (SDLC)?

A. 4 B. 5

C. 6 D. 10

Q 2. The first step in the systems development life cycle (SDLC) is:

A. Analysis. B. Design.

C. Problem/Opportunity Identification. D. Development and Documentation.

Q 3.Most modern software applications enable you to customize and automate various features using small custom-built
miniprograms called:

A. macros. B. code.

C. routines. D. subroutines.

Q 4.The organized process or set of steps that needs to be followed to develop an information system is known as the:

A. analytical cycle. B. design cycle.

C. program specification. D. system development life cycle.

Q5.How many steps are in the program development life cycle (PDLC)?

A. 4 B. 5

C. 6 D. 10

Q 6.The make-or-buy decision is associated with the ____________ step in the SDLC.

A. Problem/Opportunity Identification B. Design

C. Analysis D. Development and Documentation

Q 7.In the Analysis phase, the development of the ____________ occurs, which is a clear statement of the goals and
objectives of the project.

A. Documentation B. flowchart

C. program specification D. design

Q 8.Actual programming of software code is done during the ____________ step in the SDLC.

A. Maintenance and Evaluation B. Design

C. Analysis D. Development and Documentation

Q 9.Enhancements, upgrades, and bug fixes are done during the ____________ step in the SDLC.

A. Maintenance and Evaluation B. Problem/Opportunity Identification

C. Design D. Development and Documentation

Q 10.The ____________ determines whether the project should go forward.

A. feasibility assessment B. opportunity identification

C. system evaluation D. program specification

Q 11.Technical writers generally provide the ____________ for the new system.

A. Programs B. network

C. Analysis D. Documentation

Q 12.____________ design and implement database structures.

A. Programmers B. Project managers

C. Technical writers D. Database administrators

Q 13.____________ spend most of their time in the beginning stages of the SDLC, talking with end-users, gathering
information, documenting systems, and proposing solutions.

A. Systems analysts B. Project managers

C. Network engineers D. Database administrators

Q 14.____________ manage the system development, assign staff, manage the budget and reporting, and ensure that
deadlines are met.

A. Project managers B. Network engineers

C. Graphic designers D. Systems analysts

Q 15.____________ is the process of translating a task into a series of commands that a computer will use to perform that
task.

A. Project design B. Installation

C. Systems analysis D. Programming

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Q 16.Debugging is:

A. creating program code. B. finding and correcting errors in the program code.

C. Identifying the task to be computerized. D. creating the algorithm.

Q 17.Translating the problem statement into a series of sequential steps describing what the program must do is known as:

A. coding. B. debugging.

C. creating the algorithm. D. writing documentation.

Q 18.Translating the algorithm into a programming language occurs at the ____________ step of the PDLC.

A. Debugging B. Coding

C. Testing and Documentation D. Algorithm Development

Q19.The problem statement should include all of the following EXCEPT:

A. input. B. output.

C. processing. D. storage.

Q 20.The problem statement includes the ____________, which lists specific input numbers a program would typically expect
the user to enter and precise output values that a perfect program would return for those input values.

A. testing plan
B. error handler

C. IPO cycle
D. input-output specification

Short Answer Type Questions:

Q 1. What is system?

Q 2.
Write the characteristic of system?

Q 3. Write the elements of a system?

Q 4.
Difference between physical and abstract system?

Q 5.
Write characteristics of open system?

Q 6. What is MODEL ? write the types of MODEL.

Q 7. Describes man-made information system?

Q 8.
What is system development life cycle ?

Q 9.
What is candidate system and several consideration in deciding on a candidate system?
Q 10. Write the steps which should be taken in planning a project?

Q 11. What is prototyping?

Q 12. What is system planning?

Long Answer Type Questions:

Q 1.
Explain what is system & what are its characteristics of a system in detail?
Q 2.
Explain different types of system?

Q 3.
What is an information system & explain types of information system?

Q 4.
Explain CBIS & its type?

Q 5.
What is a candidate system and what are demands and resources for a candidate system and explain types of
factors/project?
Q 6.
Explain what is prototyping , its basic steps and benefits ?

Q7.
What is system planning ? Explain bases and dimensions for planning a system?
Q 8.
What is Strategic MIS planning ? Differentiate between Managerial and Operational MIS Planning ?
Q 9.
Explain various stages of SDLC ?

UNIT-II
Objective Type Questions:

Q.1
A feasibility study is carried out

a) after final requirements specifications are drawn up

b) during the period when requirements specifications are drawn up
c) before the final requirements specifications are drawn up
d) at any time

Q.2 The main objective of feasibility study is

to assess whether it is possible to meet the requirements specifications

to assess if it is possible to meet the requirements specified subject to constraints of budget, human resource and hardware

c) to assist the management in implementing the desired system d) to remove bottlenecks in implementing the desired
system

Q.3 It is necessary to carry out a feasibility study as

top management can not ensure that a project is feasible before calling a system analyst

top management is not sure what they want from the system

c) even though top management is in favor of the system, technology may not be mature for implementation
d) all organizations do it
Q.4 Feasibility study is carried out by
a) managers of the organization
b) system analyst in consultation with managers of the organization
c) users of the proposed system
d) systems designers in consultation with the prospective users of the system

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Q.5 Initial requirements specification is

a) not changed till the end of the project b)continuously changed during project implementation

c) only a rough indication of the requirement d) changed and finalized after feasibility study

Q.6 Final specifications are drawn up by

a) system analyst in consultation with the management of the organization b) the managers of user organization

c) system analyst in consultation with programmers d) system designers along with users

Q.7 The main goal of arriving at a final specification is

to tell the organizations managers how the system will function

to tell the organizations managers what the proposed system will achieve in a language understood by them

c) to compute the cost of implementing the system d) to assist in designing the system

Q.8 The final specifications are arrived at

a) after feasibility study b) during feasibility study

c) just before implementation phase d) when the system is being designed

Q.9 System approval criteria are specified

a) when the final specifications are drawn up b) during feasibility study

c) during the requirements specifications stage d) during system study stage

Q.10 System test plan is specified

a) when the final specifications are drawn up b) during feasibility study

c) during the requirements specifications stage d)during system study stage

Q.11 Hardware study is required

to find out cost of computer system needed

to determine the type of computer system and software tools needed to meet the final system specification

c) to make sure that the system does not become obsolete

d) to find how to implement the system

Q.12 Hardware study is carried out

a) after the final system is specified

b) at the requirements specification stage

c) before the requirements are specified

d) whenever management decides it is necessary
Q.13 System design is carried out
a) as soon as system requirements are determined
b) whenever a system analyst feels it is urgent

c) after final system specifications are approved by the organization

d) whenever the user management feels it should be done
Q.14 The primary objective of system design is to

a) design the programs, databases and test plan

b) design only user interfaces

c) implement the system

d) find out how the system will perform

Q.15 The primary objective of system implementation is

i) to build a system prototype

ii) to train users to operate the system

iii) to implement designed system using computers

iv) write programs, create databases and test with live data
a)i, iii
b) i, ii, iii
c) ii ,iii

d) ii, iv
Q.16 During system implementation the following are done

i) programs are written and tested with operational data

ii) user documentation is created and users trained
iii) programmers are recruited and trained
iv) the system is tested with operational data

a) i and iii
b) ii and iii
c) ii and iv
d)
i, ii & iv
Q.17 System evaluation is carried out

a) after the system has been operational for a reasonable time

b) during system implementation

c) whenever managers of user organization want it

d) whenever operational staff want it

Q.18 The main objective of system evaluation is

a) to see whether the system met specification
b) to improve the system based on operational experience for a period
c) to remove bugs in the programs
d) to asses the efficiency of the system

Q.19 Systems are modified whenever

a) users requirements change

b) new computers are introduced in the market

c) new software tools become available in the market

d) other similar organization modify these system

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Q.20 The main objective of system modification is

a) to use the latest software tools b) to meet the users new/changed needs

c) to use the latest hardware d) to have the most modern system

Q.21 To easily modify the existing system it is necessary to

a) use good software tools b) use the best hardware available

c) design the system which can be changed at low cost d) keep the programming team happy

Q .22 It is necessary to design an information system to easily accommodate change, because

a) new computers are introduced every year b) new computer languages become popular every year

c) organizations requirements change over a period of time d) systems need continuous debugging

Q.23 Changing an operational information system

is a) impossible
b) expensive and done selectively
d) usually done
c) never required

Short Answer Type Questions:

Q1.What important information does the users request form provide in initial investigation?

Q2. Write the various strategies which are used by users to define their

Q3. Write the strategies for determining information requirements?

Q4.What is system performance definition?

Q5.What considerations are involved in feasibility analysis?

Q6. Elaborate on the steps in feasibility analysis?

Q7.What is feasibility report?

Q8. Write the requirements to improve candidate system?

Q10.What cost elements are considered in cost/benefit analysis?

Q11.Write the steps for determining cost and benefit?

Long Answer Type Questions:

Q1. What important information does the users request form provide? Why it is so important in initial
investigation? Explain in detail. Q2.Why is it difficult to determine user requirements ? Illustrate.

Q3.Discuss and illustrate the key strategies for eliciting information about the users requirements and
human limitation according to Davis? Q4. Explain Strategies for determining Information Requirements?

Q5.Explain the data analysis method .How does it differ from the decision analysis method ? Elaborate on
the pros and cons of each method? Q6.Explain various tools of fact finding ?

Q7. Explain the tools for data organization and analysis?

Q8.What makes up a system performance definition and discuss all the steps in determining system
performance? Q9. Discuss key considerations involved in feasibility analysis?

Q10. Discuss various steps in feasibility analysis?

Q11. What si feasibility report and discusssections of report?

Q12. What is cost/benefit analysis? Discuss the goal and design objectives of cost/benefit analysis?
Q13.Discuss various categories of cost/benefit and procedure for cost/benefit determination?
Q14.Distinguish between the following:-

Opportunity and Sunk Costs

Direct and indirect Costs

Fixed and Tangible Costs

Tangible and Intangible Cost

Q15.Discuss various classifications of cost and benefits?

Q16.Distinguish between the following methods of evalution ?

Net Benefit Analysis and Present Value Analysis

Net Present Value and Payback analysis

Break Even Analysis and Cash Flow Analysis

Q17. If the evaluation methods used in cost/benefit anaysis are seemingly quantitive , Why are interpretive
phase and the subsequent decision phase subjective? Explain.

UNIT-III

Objective Type Questions:

Q1. System analysts have to interact with

a) managers of organizations

b) users in the organization

c) programming team

d) data entry operator

a) iii and iv
b) i, ii and iii
c) ii, iii and iv
d) ii and iii
Q2. The primary responsibility of a systems analyst is to

a) specify an information system which meets the requirements of an organization

b) write programs to meet specifications
c) maintain the system

d) meet managers of the organization regularly

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Q3.
The responsibilities of a system analyst include

i) defining and prioritizing information requirement of an organization

ii) gathering data, facts and opinions of users in an organization
iii) drawing up specifications of the system for an organization
iv) designing and evaluating the system
a) i
and ii
b)
i, ii and iv
c) i, ii, iii and iv
d) i, ii and iii
Q3.
The most important attribute of a systems analyst is

a) excellent programming skills

b) very good hardware designing skills

c) very good technical management skills
d) very good writing skills

Q4.
Among the attributes of a good systems analyst the following are essential

i) knowledge of organization

ii) analytical mind

iii) ability to communicate orally

iv) excellent mathematical abilities

a) i and ii b) i, ii and iii

c) i, ii and iv d) i, iii and iv

Q5.
Among the attributes of a systems analyst the following are most important

i) knowledge of computer systems and currently available hardware

ii) good interpersonal relations

iii) broad knowledge about various organizations

iv) very good accountancy knowledge
a) i, iii and iv b) i and iii

c) i, ii and iv d) i, ii and iii

Q6.
Managers in organizations should not design their own systems as

a) systems have to interact with other systems

b) they do not have the special skills necessary to design systems
c) it is not their job

d) they are always very busy

Q7.
Systems analyst should use software tools in their work as
a) all analysts use them

b) they assist in systematic design of systems

c) they are inexpensive

d) they are easily available

Q8.
Structured English is used to describe

a) how programs are to be written

b) processes in a DFD in a reasonably precise manner

c) how DFDs are used in data processing
d) data flows in DFD

Q9.
Structured English is a

a)structured programming language

b)description of processes in simple English

c) method of describing computational procedures reasonably precisely in English
d)natural language based algorithmic language
Q10.The objective of using structured English is to

a)describe computational procedures reasonably precisely which can be understood by any user

b)expand a DFD so that a user can understand it

c)develop algorithms corresponding to processes in a DFD

d)ease writing programs for DFDs
Q11.Structured English description of processes

(i) should be understandable to a user of a computer based system

(ii) should be understandable to a programmer
(iii) can be descriptive in nature

(iv) should be translatable by a compiler

a) i and iii

b) ii and iv
c) i, ii and iv
d) i and ii

Q12. A decision table is

a) a truth table b) a table which facilitates taking decisions c) a table listing conditions and actions to be taken based on the
testing of conditions

Short Answer Type Questions:

Q1. What is structured analysis ?

Q2. Write the tools of structured analysis?

Q3. Explain DFD?

Q4. Define structured design? How it is related to DFD?

Q5.Write the advantages of structured design?

Q6.Write the purpose of design methodologies?

Q7. Write the objectives of HIPO?

Q8.Write the procedure for generating HIPO diagrams?

Q9.Write about input design?

Q10.Desribe gantt chart?

Q11.Describe PERT?

Q12. Write the requirements for form designing?

Q13. Write several categories of form?

Q14. What is decision table?

Q15. What is decision tree?

Q17. What is data dictionary?

Q19. What is physical design?

Q18. What is logical design?

Long Answer Type Questions:

Q1. What is Structured Analysis? and what are attributes of Structured Analysis?

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Q2. What are Structured Analysis tools ?

Q3. Explain DFD & Decision Tree and rules for constructing DFD & Decision Table. Explain Pros And Cons of each
tool of Structured Analysis ? Q4. Explain the process design of a System (Logical and Physical ) .

Q 5. Explain Structured Design and Functional Decomposition ? Q6. Explain input design process and input data?

Q7. Explain various input media and devices ?

Q8. Explain Online Data Entry and CRT screen Design ? Q9. Explain the following :

Gantt Charts

PERT

Q10. Explain what is form , its classifications and requirements of forms design?

Q11. Explain different types of Forms and output design?

Q12. Explain Form layout Considerations ?

Q13. Explain Form Driven Methodology ?

UNIT-IV

Short Answer Type Questions:

Q1.What is system testing?

Q2. Write the basic terms in system testing?

Q3.Describe the various types of system testing?

Q4.Write the factors by which quality are specified?

Q5.Write the various levels of quality assurance?

Q6.Write the steps to create test files?

Q7.Write the elements of user training?

Long Answer Type Questions:

Q1.Why system testing is necessary and explain basic terms related to system testing?

Q2.Discuss various activities of system testing in detail and purpose of system testing with performance criteria
used for system testing? Q3.Explain various types of system testing steps?

Q4. Define Quality Assurance and Quality Factors specifications with levels of Quality Assurance? Q5.Dictinguish
between the following :-

String and System Testing

Quality Assurance and DP Audit

Compiling and Assembling

Artificial and Live Test Data

Error Tolerance and Accuracy

Q6.What is implementation? How does it differ from conversion ?Elaborate.

Q7. Explain major activities in conversion. Which activity is the most important in conversion and why?

Q8.Explain the following:

File conversion

Creating Test Files

Data Entry and Audit Control

Q9. Explain User Training and the elements of user training ? Discuss training aids for user training?

Q10. Explain the procedure and makeup of the post implementation review and requestand plan for review? Q11.
Differentiate between the following:

Personnel Requirement Plan and Administrative Plan

Hardware Plan and Documentation Review Plan

Q12. discuss difference between maintaenance or enhancement? What are primary activities of a maintaenance
Procedure? Q13.Discuss maintaenance reduction plan phases?

Q14. Distinguish between the following:-

Data Security and Data Integrity

Privacy and Confidentially c)Rollforward and Rollback

Logical and Structural Failure

Q15.Discuss major threats to system security and control measures?

Q16.What is disaster / recovery planning ? Why is it important ? Who initiates the planning ? What procedure is
involved?Explain.

Q17. Discuss alternative plans against disaster and What questions have to be answered while a disaster
/recovery procedure is planned? Q18. Discuss ethics in system develpoment and ethics codes and standards of
behaviour.

Q19.What is documentation standards and programming standards?

UNIT-V

Objective Type Questions:

Q1.If a job fails to run for some reason who take appropriate action.

a)COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS b) SYSTEM ANALYST

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c)COMPUTER OPERATORS d)SYSTEM ANALYST

Q2.Lease finance and hire purchase are the options of financing the______________.

a)depreciation b) rental payments,

c)tax impact d)assets

Q3.Lease generally involves HOW MANY PARTIES.

a)FIVE b) THREE

c) TWO d) NONE OF THESE

Q4. Hire Purchase is a kind of _________purchase.

a) Instalment b)Cost

c)Interest d) None of the above

Q5. Which is not a type of data processing

a) Processing b) output

c)storage d) none of these

Q6 . EDP is also known as

a) auto data processing b)Data processing

c)EDP Manager d) EDP coverage

Q7. Which of the is not essential features in EDP organization.

a) Must have standardized data storage with RDBMS b)Security(Firewall, virus and spam protection)

c) Able for work station maintenance with user support. d) None of these.

Q8. Strategic Planning is built on the

a) Community Needs b) Vision

c) Priority d) All of the above

Q9. Important data will be lost if computer breaks down disadvantage of

a)EDP Manager b) EDP

c) EDP Personnel d) EDP responsibilities

Q10. Contract hire is often use for

a) Vehicles b) Mobiles

c) Computers d) All of the above

Short Answer Type Questions:

Q1.Write the elements of user training? Q 2. write are the advantage of EDP?
Q 3. Write the features of EDP ? Q 4.Give definition of following a) EDP information assts

b)EDP assets

Q 5. Give definition of following a) Risk assessment b)contingency

Q 6. Write about electronic voting ?

Q 7.What is direct recording electronic ?

Q 8. What is hardware and software procurement?

Q 9. What is the concept behind lease and hire purchases ? Q.10. what is lease and hire purchase ?

Q 11. Differentiate lease and hire purchase ? Q 12. What is leasing ?

Q 13. Explain the types of leasing agreement. Q 14. Explain types of Data Processing?

Q 15. Write three advantages and disadvantages of EDP.

Q 16. Write the various stages or components of electronic data processing? Q 17. What is EDP
manager? also write role of EDP manager?

Q 18. What are the role of EDP Department?

Long Answer Type Questions:

Q1. What is an EDP? Discuss advantages and features of an EDP?

Q2. Explain essential features in EDP Organization ?

Q3. Differentiate between the following:

Computer Operator and Computer Programmer

Database Administrators and System Administrators

System Analysts and Webmasters

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Q4.Discuss various criteria of EDP Managers:-

The Job

Working Conditions

Employment Outlook

Wages, Hours and Fringe Benefits

Q5.Who is an EDP Manager ?Discuss the role of EDP Manager and

EDP Department? Q6. Differentiate between the following :-

a) Input Document Information and Reformat & Edit Information

b)Document& Box Collected Data and Proofread Entered Data
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