Which of the following statements is true
A. a parallel run involves two different terminals accessing a common database
B. Computers are essential for Systems Analysis
C. Flow of information in an organization is always vertical
D. a system flowchart is not a part of a program documentation package
E. None of the above
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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
E. None of the above
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Structured programming involves
A. functional modularization
B. decentralization of program activity
C. localization of errors
D. centralized processing
E. None of the above
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What type of software is most useful in financial planning and calculation?
A. graphics
B. communication
C. database
D. spreadsheet
E. None of the above
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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
E. None of the above
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a system?
A. operates for some purpose
B. has homogeneous components
C. operates within a boundary
D. has interacting components
E. None of the above
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The main purpose of the system investigation phase is to produce
A. a design report
B. a requirement report
C. a feasibility report
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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The model base cannot 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. both (a) and (b)
E. None of the above
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Requirements also serve as an evaluation checklist at the end of the development project, so they are sometimes called _____.
A. System Development Life Cycle
B. CASE tool
C. Phased Conversion
D. Success factors
E. Move of the above.
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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
E. None of the above
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of structured system development?
A. partitioning of systems into manageable levels of detail
B. specification of the interfaces between modules
C. the use of graphical tools, such as data-flow diagrams, to model system
D. All of the above are characteristics
E. None of the above
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An audit trial is
A. designed to permit tracing of any input record or process performed on a system, back toits original sources
B. post-auditing the system after its implementation
C. test data used by the system auditor
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Which of the following does not occur in phase - 4 of the system development life cycle (SDLC)
A. conduct interviews
B. train users
C. acquire hardware and software
D. test the new system
E. None of the above
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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
E. None of the above
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The black box concept is based on the assumption(s) that;
A. the suprasystem is stable
B. black boxes are dependent or environments
C. the relationship between the inputs and output is stable
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Which of the following might be output as a result of using a CASE tool?
A. programming code
B. flowcharts and data flow diagrams
C. prototypes and cost / benefit analysis
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Programmers refer to the items needed to reach a problem's goal as the _____
A. Input
B. Out put
C. Processing
D. Purpose
E. None of the above
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Which of the following is not an advantage of the structured approach to system development?
A. it focuses on the physical aspects of the system
B. the system specification is very graphic
C. the user area is studied thoroughly
D. the documentation is Cumulative
E. None of the above
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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
E. None of the above
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The first items defined for a new system are its :
A. inputs
B. outputs
C. storage
D. processing
E. None of the above
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