Practice Test: Question Set - 11
1. In Prototyping
- (A) BASIC
is used
- (B) COBOL
is used
- (C) 4GLs
are used
- (D) System
is documented
2. A Turnaround document
- (A) Is
circulated among all the staff of an organization
- (B) Is
circulated among all the heads of departments of an organization
- (C) Is
output at one point which later comes back as an input
- (D) All
of the above
3. The procedure for evaluating the relative performance of different computers, is done by the process called
- (A) Batch
processing
- (B) Sequential
processing
- (C) Bench
marking
- (D) All
of the above
4. The primary tool used in structured design is a:
- (A) Data-flow
diagram
- (B) Module
- (C) Structure
chart
- (D) Program
flowchart
5. The advantage of Purchase Option is (are)
- (A) The
flexibility of modifying the system at will
- (B) Insurances,
maintenance, and other expenses are included in the rental charge
- (C) All of the
above
- (D) None of the
above
6. Benchmarking is used
- (A) To
select computer systems
- (B) To
maintain files in up-to-data condition
- (C) For
application proto-typing
- (D) For
system acceptance
7. Which of the following is not true of the conversion phase of the development life cycle?
- (A) The
user and systems personnel must work closely together
- (B) Steps
must be taken to phase out the old system
- (C) Documentation
should be emphasized
- (D) The
non machine components of the system should be considered
8. System design aid should primarily
- (A) Help
analyze both data and activities
- (B) Help
in documentation
- (C) Help
in programming
- (D) Generate
code
9. The instruction "If it's raining outside, then take an umbrella to work" is an example of the _______ structure,
- (A) Control
- (B) Repetition
- (C) Selection
- (D) Sequence
10. During the maintenance phase
- (A) System
requirements are established
- (B) System
analysis is carried out
- (C) Programs are
tested
- (D) None of the
above
11. A pseudo code is
- (A) A protocol
used in data communication
- (B) An
easy way to communicate the logic of a program, in English-like statements
- (C) A
computer generated random number
- (D) A
machine code
12. The first items defined for a new system are its:
- (A) Inputs
- (B) Outputs
- (C) Storage
- (D) Processing
13. Problem analysis is done during
- (A) System
design phase
- (B) Systems
analysis phase
- (C) Before
system test
- (D) All of the
above
14. The current trend, of computer usage is mainly interactive; the trend, earlier, was
- (A) Batch
processing
- (B) Parallel
processing
- (C) Random
processing
- (D) Multi-task
processing
15. An appraisal, of a system's performance after it has been installed, is called system
- (A) Planning
- (B) Review
- (C) Maintenance
- (D) Batch
Processing
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