Practice Test: Question Set - 15
1. In processing controls must be established in a system, in order to
- (A) Prohibit
tampering with information by unauthorized person
- (B) Verify
that all data have been processed
- (C) Block
or trap faulty data from entry into processing
- (D) All
of the above
2. In the system concepts, term Integration
- (A) Implies
structure and order
- (B) Refers
to the manner in which each component functions with other components of the
system
- (C) Means
that parts of the computer system depend on one another
- (D) Refers
to the holism of systems
3. The combination of the top-down and the bottom-up approach may be referred to as an
- (A) Integrative
approach
- (B) Interpretive
approach
- (C) Interactive
approach
- (D) None
of the above
4. The records in a file or magnetic tape
- (A) Can only be
accessed serially
- (B) Have
to be arranged in a key sequence
- (C) Are meant
for backup
- (D) Cannot be
transferred to a disk file
5. All of the following tools are used for process descriptions except:
- (A) Structured
English
- (B) Decision
tables
- (C) Pseudo code
- (D) Data
dictionaries
6. The primary tool used in structured design is a:
- (A) Structure
chart
- (B) Data-flow
diagram
- (C) Program
flowchart
- (D) Module
7. The processes at the most detailed level of the data flow diagrams are called
- (A) Transform
descriptions
- (B) Functional
primitives
- (C) Data flows
- (D) Interfaces
8. Most algorithms begin by _______.
- (A) Displaying
the input items
- (B) Displaying
the output items
- (C) Entering the
input items into the computer
- (D) Entering
the output items into the computer
9. The strategy for eliciting information regarding the user's requirements is (are)
- (A) Asking
questions
- (B) Obtaining
information from the present system
- (C) Prototyping
- (D) All of the
above
10. Which of the following decides which systems development projects to work on first?
- (A) Data
diagram
- (B) Project
dictionary
- (C) Systems
flowcharts
- (D) Steering
committee
11. A Ring, refers to a record chain, the last of which refers to the first record, in the chain, is called a/an
- (A) Addressing
- (B) Location
- (C) Pointer
- (D) Loop
12. The analyst learns of the manager's information needs through use of
- (A) Mail
survey
- (B) In
depth interview
- (C) Controlled
experiment
- (D) Observation
13. Managers who are potential users of the MIS
- (A) Select
the optimum equipment configurations
- (B) Evaluate
alternate equipment configurations
- (C) Describe
information needs
- (D) None
of the above
14. Which of the following would not be a major deliverable of the structured systems analysis phase?
- (A) Data
dictionaries
- (B) Data
flow diagrams
- (C) Entity
relationship diagrams
- (D) Prototype
model
15. Decision tree uses
- (A) Pictorial
deputation of alternate conditions
- (B) Nodes and
branches
- (C) Consequences
of various depicted alternates
- (D) All of the
above
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