Practice Test: Question Set - 14
1. System Study involves
- (A) Study
of an existing system
- (B) Documenting
the existing system
- (C) Identifying
current deficiencies and establishing new goals
- (D) All
of the above
2. A consideration evaluated by management when planning to convert to a computer system is
- (A) Available
software
- (B) Vender
maintenance
- (C) CPU
size and speed
- (D) All
of the above
3. Which of the following affects the extent to which you are involved with the system development life cycle in your company?
- (A) Your
job description
- (B) Size
of the organization
- (C) Your
relevant experience
- (D) None
of the above
4. Which of the following is not a factor in the failure of the systems developments projects?
- (A) Size
of the company
- (B) Inadequate
user involvement
- (C) Failure
of systems integration
- (D) Continuation
of a project that should have been cancelled
5. The requirements report includes
- (A) A
hierarchy chart showing the top-level modules
- (B) A
list of alternative solutions considered
- (C) A
data flow diagram describing the proposed new system
- (D) None
of the above
6. Which of the following does not occur in phase - 4 of the system development life cycle (SDLC)
- (A) Conduct
interviews
- (B) Train users
- (C) Acquire
hardware and software
- (D) Test
the new system
7. The two classifications of inputs are
- (A) Energies
and maintenance
- (B) Maintenance
and waste
- (C) Maintenance
and signal
- (D) Products
and waste
8. The combination of the top-down and the bottom-up approach may be referred to as an:
- (A) Interactive
approach
- (B) Interpretive
approach
- (C) Integrative
approach
- (D) All
of the above
9. Programmers refer to the items needed to reach a problem's goal as the _______
- (A) Input
- (B) Output
- (C) Processing
- (D) Purpose
10. The mistake, committed by interchanging two digits in a numeric held, during data entry, is called
- (A) Transposition
error
- (B) Transcription
error
- (C) Beta testing
error
- (D) Alpha
testing error
11. The packaged design includes all of the following except;
- (A) Program
flowcharts
- (B) System
configuration
- (C) Module
descriptions
- (D) All
of the above
12. The reservation system of Indian railways is an example of
- (A) Transaction
processing system
- (B) Interactive
decision support system
- (C) Management
controls system
- (D) Expert
system
13. A decision table facilitates conditions to be related to
- (A) Actions
- (B) Programs
- (C) Tables
- (D) Operation
14. Checking the quality of software in both simulated and line environments, is known as
- (A) Checking
- (B) Usability
- (C) Validity
- (D) Validation
15. Data manipulation language (DML)
- (A) Describes
how data are structured in the data base
- (B) Specifies
for the DBMS what is required; the techniques used to process data
- (C) Determine
how data must be structured to produce the user's view
- (D) All of the
above
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