Q.1

The rule(s) to follow in constructing decision tables is (are):

  • a decision should be given a name
  • the logic of the table is independent of the sequence in which conditions rules are written, but the action takes place in the order is which the events occur.
  • standardized language must be used consistently.
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.2

Which are the tools not used for System Analysis

  • System - test data
  • Decision table
  • Data Flow Diagram
  • Flowcharts
  • None of the above
Q.3

A _____ is an outline of a process that keeps develop successful information systems

  • System Development Life Cycle
  • CASE tool
  • Phased Conversion
  • Success Factors
  • Move of the above
Q.4

The mistake, committed by interchanging two digits in a numeric held, during data entry, is called

  • transposition error
  • transcription error
  • Beta testing error
  • Alpha testing error
  • None of the above
Q.5

Decision tree uses

  • pictorial depictation of alternate conditions
  • nodes and branches
  • consequences of various depicted alternates
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.6

The two classifications of inputs are

  • energies and maintenance
  • maintenance and waste
  • maintenance and signal
  • products and waste
  • None of the above
Q.7

Documentation is prepared

  • at every stage
  • at system design
  • at system analysis
  • at system development
  • None of the above
Q.8

Positive testing is

  • running the system with line data by the actual user
  • making sure that the new programs do in fact process certain transactions according to Specifications
  • is checking the logic of one or more programs in the candidate system
  • testing changes made in an existing or a new program
  • None of the above
Q.9

Data Definition Language (DDL)

  • describes how data are structured in the data base
  • specifies for the DBMS what is required; the techniques used to process data
  • determine how data must be structured to produce the user's view
  • All of the above
Q.10

An example of a hierarchical data structure is

  • array
  • link list
  • tree
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.11

The records in a file or magnetic tape

  • can only be accessed serially
  • have to be arranged in a key sequence
  • are meant for backup
  • cannot be transferred to a disk file
  • None of the above
Q.12

Acceptance testing is

  • running the system with line data by the actual user
  • making sure that the new programs do in fact process certain transactions according to Specifications
  • is checking the logic of one or more programs in the candidate systems
  • testing changes made in an existing or a new program
  • None of the above
Q.13

The primary tool used in structured design is a:

  • structure chart
  • data-flow diagram
  • program flowchart
  • module
  • None of the above
Q.14

In a _____ one module of the new information system is activates at a time.

  • System Development Life Cycle
  • CASE tool
  • Phased Conversion
  • Success factors
  • None of the above.
Q.15

The primary tool used in structured design is a:

  • data-flow diagram
  • module
  • structure chart
  • program flowchart
  • None of the above
Q.16

The set of. instructions for how to tie a bow is an example of the _____Structure.

  • Control
  • Repetition
  • Selection
  • Sequence
  • switching
Q.17

Back-up procedure helps in

  • restoring the operation whenever there is a disk failure
  • restoring both application and system software whenever there is disk corruption.
  • restoring the data files whenever there is a system crash
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.18

A branch office, location or other data processing centres, where a newly developed system is used under normal operating conditions for several months, to test it, is called

  • beta test data
  • alpha test data
  • string test data
  • system test data
  • None of the above
Q.19

Problem analysis is done during

  • system design phase
  • systems analysis phase
  • before system test
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.20

System Implementation Phase entails

  • System check outs
  • Pilot run
  • Parallel runs
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.21

In phase 1 of the system development life cycle, which of the following aspects are usually analyzed?

  • outputs
  • input (transactions)
  • controls
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.22

On a systems flowchart, the online manual keeping of input data is identified by using the

  • online storage symbol
  • Online keyboard symbol
  • keeping operation symbols
  • manual operation symbols
  • None of the above
Q.23

The _____ symbol is used in a flowchart to represent a step that gets information from the user.

  • Input/Output
  • Process
  • Selection/repetition
  • Start/Stop
  • None of the above
Q.24

In Prototyping

  • BASIC is used
  • COBOL is used
  • 4GLs are used
  • system is documented
  • None of the above
Q.25

A problem's _____ will answer the question, "What information will the computer need to know in order to either print or display the output times?"

  • Input
  • Output
  • Processing
  • Purpose
  • None of the above
Q.26

An appraisal, of a system's performance after it has been installed, is called system

  • planning
  • review
  • maintenance
  • batch Processing
  • None of the above
Q.27

Top-down programming is

  • a group of related fields
  • a map of the programmer's view of the data
  • an approach in which the top module is first tested then program modules are added from the highest level to the lowest level
  • a series or group of components that perform one or more operations of a more complex system
  • None of the above
Q.28

Which of the following is not true of the conversion phase of the development life cycle?

  • the user and systems personnel must work closely together.
  • steps must be taken to phase out the old system
  • documentation should be emphasized
  • the non machine components of the system should be considered
  • None of the above
Q.29

During the maintenance phase

  • System requirements are established
  • System analysis is carried out
  • Programs are tested
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.30

Which of the following is not a characteristic of good test data

  • users do not participate at this preliminary stage
  • should be comprehensive
  • every statement should be executed
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.31

In the system concepts, term Integration

  • implies structure and order
  • refers to the manner in which each component functions with other components of the system.
  • means that parts of the computer system depend on one another.
  • refers to the holism of systems
  • None of the above
Q.32

The step-by-step instructions that solve a problem are called _____.

  • An algorithm
  • A list
  • A plan
  • A sequential structure
  • None of the above
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