Assignment 2 (SAD) Section A (2 Marks Each) 1. What is prototyping? 2. What is fact finding and fact analysis? 3.

Which are the steps to be followed in feasibility analysis? 4. List two intangible benefits. 5. What is the difference between a dependent and independent entity? 6. What is system flow chart? 7. Describe the two steps to data storage design. 8. Why is it important to balance DFDs and ERDs? 9. What kind of metadata is included in the CASE repositories for a physical DFD? 10. Describe the principle steps in design phase. 11. Describe the basic process of user interface design. 12. Why do we prototype the user interface design? Section B (4 Marks Each) 1. List two benefits and two operational costs for a system how would you determine the values that should be assigned to each item. 2. Explain the differences between unstructured interviews and structured interviews. 3. A data dictionary is a structured repository of data about data. Discuss. 4. Describe the concept and procedure used in constructing DFDs. Use an example of your own to illustrate. 5. What is the difference between logical and physical design? 6. What technique can be used to evaluate the performance of any designed system? 7. What are the goals of input design? 8. Explain three principles in the design of outputs and also tell five types of outputs. Section C (8 Marks Each) 1. Which are the commonly used methods for performing economic cost benefit analysis? 2. How do you know when to use structured English, decision table or decision tree? Which is best for what situation? Explain each with example. 3. What elements of data flow diagram should be analyzed as part of data modeling? Explain it with example of conceptual data modeling and why E-R also required. 4. List the four types of E-R diagrams used during conceptual modeling. 5. Describe three design guidelines for a structured chart and describe why it is important?