Practice Test: Question Set - 10
1. Which of the following' is NOT a characteristic of good test data?
- (A) Should
be comprehensive
- (B) Users do not
participate at this preliminary stage
- (C) Every
statement should be executed
- (D) Expected
output from the module's execution should be determined manually
2. A channel for communicating across a boundary between two or more subsystems is known as
- (A) Interface
- (B) Actigram
- (C) Walk
through
- (D) Data path
3. Direct-access organization
- (A) Means
storing records in contiguous blocks according to a key
- (B) Stores
records sequentially but uses an index to locate records
- (C) Uses an
index for each key type
- (D) Has records
placed randomly throughout the file
4. The term Parallel Run refers to
- (A) The same job
run on two different computer to test their speeds
- (B) The
processing of two different jobs initiated from two terminals
- (C) The
concurrent operation of an existing system and a new system
- (D) All of the
above
5. The data base be prepared until
- (A) The computer
has been selected
- (B) The MIS
staff has been acquired and organized
- (C) The
preparation of physical facilities
- (D) All of the
above
6. The structure chart is:
- (A) A document
of what has to be accomplished
- (B) A
hierarchical partitioning of the program
- (C) A
statement of information-processing requirements
- (D) All of the
above
7. In data-flow diagrams, an originator or receiver of the data is usually designated by
- (A) A
circle
- (B) An
arrow
- (C) A
square box
- (D) A
rectangle
8. The time lag, between the keying of the last character on the keyboard input and the appearance of the first output character on the screen, is known as
- (A) Key
- (B) System
review
- (C) Response
time
- (D) Batch
Processing
9. Structured Programming involves
- (A) Decentralization
of program activity
- (B) Functional
modularization
- (C) Localization
of errors
- (D) All
of the above
10. The outstanding Invoice file should be stared on a Pardon Access Storage Device if
- (A) Invoice data
entry is on-line
- (B) Payment
recording is done in a batch rode
- (C) Inquires
concerning payable are to be answered on-line
- (D) Last record
points to the first record
11. Which of the following control structures is used in every program?
- (A) Repetition
- (B) Selection
- (C) Sequence
- (D) Switching
12. A file containing multiple indices to the data is called a/an
- (A) Indexed file
- (B) Sequential
file
- (C) Indexed-sequential
file
- (D) Inverted
file
13. To which phase of SDLC, is file conversion related?
- (A) System
Implementation
- (B) System
analysis
- (C) System
development
- (D) System
design
14. A Decision - Table is
- (A) A
way of representing the information flow
- (B) A
way of representing multiple conditions
- (C) A
ways to get an accurate picture of the system
- (D) All of the
above
15. A couple:
- (A) Is
a data item that moves from one module to another
- (B) Is
represented by a line joining two modules
- (C) Means
that the upper module has the capability of calling the lower module
- (D) None of the
above
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