Practice Test: Question Set - 09
1. Which of the following is not a requirement of structured design?
- (A) It
should be made up of a hierarchy of modules
- (B) It
should use many GOTO statements
- (C) The
code should be executed in a top-to-bottom fashion within each module
- (D) Each
module should be as independent as possible of all other modules, except its
parent
2. The first step to the system study project is to
- (A) Define
system performance criteria
- (B) Describe
information needs
- (C) Staff
for the study project
- (D) Announce
the study project
3. Which of the following is not considered as a tool at the system design phase?
- (A) Pie chart
- (B) Data-flow
diagram
- (C) Decision
table
- (D) Systems
flowchart
4. During system study, data can be collected through
- (A) Questionnaires
- (B) Interviews
- (C) On-site
observations
- (D) All
of the above
5. The four icons used in building Data Flow Diagram are
- (A) Flow,
Source, Store, Process
- (B) Flow,
Process, Source, Store
- (C) Flow, Process,
Source/Destination, Store
- (D) Source,
Process, Destination, Store
6. In a Decision tree
- (A) The
root is drawn on the left and is the starting point on the decision sequence
- (B) The
branch, to be followed, depends on the conditions and decisions, to be made
- (C) The
nodes represent the conditions, with the right wise of tree listing the actions
to be taken
- (D) All of the
above
7. A feasibility study
- (A) Includes
a statement of the problems
- (B) Considers
a single solutions
- (C) Both (a) and
(b)
- (D) A
list of alternative solution considered
8. Where one has to process all the data records in a file, the best tile organization is
- (A) Indexed
- (B) Sequential
- (C) Direct
access
- (D) Random
access
9. Which of the following is used to derive the address, of a record from the record key
- (A) Comma
- (B) Hashing
- (C) Variable
- (D) Field
10. Environment in systems parlance refers to
- (A) A sub-system
- (B) The
boundary
- (C) A part outside
the boundaries
- (D) All of the
above
11. Structured design produces computer programs that are:
- (A) Easily
maintained
- (B) Easily
understood
- (C) Tested
in a bottom-up fashion
- (D) Both (a) and
(b)
12. A system design aid should primarily
- (A) Help
analyze both data and activities
- (B) Help
in documentation
- (C) Generate
code
- (D) Using a
graphical user interface
13. A word processor designed for programmers is called
- (A) A
formatter
- (B) A
compiler
- (C) An
editor
- (D) A
debugger
14. A _______ is software that is designed for drawing diagrams of information systems, writing process specifications, and maintaining data dictionaries.
- (A) System
Development Life Cycle
- (B) CASE tool
- (C) Phased
Conversion
- (D) Success
factors
15. Reverse video is a technique of
- (A) Showing
data with half brightness
- (B) Showing
data upside down on the screen
- (C) Hiding
confidential data on the screen
- (D) Emphasizing
data by reversing the foreground and background
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