Practice Test: Question Set - 07
1. Which of the following is a function of the process step of data processing?
- (A) Index
- (B) Update
- (C) Protect
- (D) Retrieval
2. Which of the following tools is not used in modeling the new system?
- (A) Decision
tables
- (B) Data
dictionary
- (C) Data-flow
diagrams
- (D) All
of the above
3. A feasibility document should contain all of the following except:
- (A) Project name
- (B) Problem
descriptions
- (C) Feasible
alternative
- (D) Data-flow
diagrams
4. A Pseudo code is
- (A) A machine -
level code
- (B) A random
number
- (C) A flow chart
- (D) Structured
English to communicate the logic of a program
5. Conversion method in which users, being used to an old system, continue to use the old system, alongside the new system, is
- (A) Multi
processing
- (B) Multitasking
- (C) Parallel run
- (D) All of the
above
6. Which of the following is used when a company goes outside its organization to develop a new system?
- (A) Request for
proposal
- (B) Data flow
diagram
- (C) Systems
flowchart
- (D) Project
directory
7. A hierarchical chart that divides a large program into modules, in which greater details is designed in successively lower programming levels, is called a
- (A) Scheme
- (B) Sub-schema
- (C) Structure
- (D) All of the
above
8. In Data structure, main characteristic of "ring" is:
- (A) Last, record
points to the first record
- (B) First record
points only to the last record
- (C) Many records
point to one record
- (D) All of the
above
9. Backup and recovery procedures are primarily implemented to
- (A) Handle the
contingency when a file gets corrupted
- (B) To provide
data redundancy
- (C) To show
different versions of data and programs
- (D) All of the above
10. Which of the following is not a requirement of structured design?
- (A) It should
use many GO TO statements
- (B) The
code should be executed in a top-to-bottom fashion within each module
- (C) It should be
made up of a hierarchy of modules
- (D) Each
module should be as independent as possible of all other modules, except its
parent
11. Coding and testing are done in a
- (A) Top-down
manner
- (B) Bottom-up
manner
- (C) Ad hoc
manner
- (D) Cross
sectional manner
12. Which of the following systems implementation approaches should be used if you want to run the old system and the new system at the same time for a specified period?
- (A) Direct
- (B) Pilot
- (C) Parallel
- (D) Phased
13. A square symbols
- (A) Defines
a source or destination of system data
- (B) Identifies
data flow
- (C) Represents
a process that transforms incoming data flow(s) into outgoing data flows
- (D) Is a data
store-data at rest, or a temporary repository of data
14. A design that consists of a hierarchy of modules; each module has a single entry and a single exit subroutine, is known as
- (A) Hierarchy
structure
- (B) Top-down
design
- (C) Tuple
- (D) Turnaround
15. A consideration evaluated by management when planning to convert to a computer system is:
- (A) Maintenance
- (B) Available
software
- (C) CPU sized
speed
- (D) All of the
above
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