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1. Which of the following is a type of control that is All of the above

used to ensure the development of a high quality,
reliable information system?

2. Why is it important for a system analyst to docu- The usage of an

ment a formal as well as informal systems within an informal system by
organization? users means that the
formal system is de-
ficient in some way
and users have de-
signed ways to work
around ti.

3. Which of the following elements usually includes interface

subcomponents to filter, translate, store, and cor-
rect data that flows through it?

4. Using a sales tracking system as an example, the inputs

customer orders and customer returns of goods are
examples of which type of system components?

5. Using a payroll system as an example, paychecks outputs

and W2 forms are examples of which of the follow-
ing system elements?

6. In basic systems terminology, the process of break- heirarchial decompo-

ing down a system into successive levels of sub- sition
systems is called:

7. A numerical digit based on the other digits within a check digit

numerical identifier is referred to as a:

8. Which of the following is an example of a goal of to analyze or charge

hierarchial decomposition only part of the sys-
tem

9. Which of the following is NOT an example of a prin- Benchmarkgin

cipal method for system decoupling?

10. how; what

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A physical system description depicts _______ the
system operators, while a logical system descrip-
tion depicts ________ the system does

11. Which of the following system descriptions depicts Logical system de-
the function and purpose (the What) of the system scription
without reference to, or implications for, the actual
way in which the system will be implemented?

12. Which is a basic principle of business process Integrating informa-

reengineering (BPR) suggested by Hammer? tion processing into
the work that pro-
duces the informa-
tion

13. As defined in the textbook, the generic system de- definition, construc-
velopment life cycle consists of the following 3 tion, and implemen-
phases: tation

14. Which of the following best describes the definition Business and sys-
of the systems life cycle? tems professionals
document system
needs and feasibility

15. Which of the following best describes the construc- the system is func-
tion phase of the systems life cycle? tionally designed,
and then its physical
design is specified

16. Which of the following describes an early step in the Data and procedures
implementation phase of the systems life cycle? from the old system
are converted

17. Procedural-oriented approaches to systems design As-Is model

first involve the:

18. When a physical model of a system is depicted with databases

a diagram, cylinders are used to represent:

19. Data flow diagram

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Which of the following techniques is most clearly
associated with the Logical To-Be model?

20. Which of the following is NOT graphically represent- sender

ed in a design flow diagram (DFD)

21. When developing a logical data flow diagram, a cir- a process compo-
cle indicates: nent

22. When developing a logical data flow diagram, a rec- data at rest
tangle (or open rectangle) indicates:

23. All of the following are tools for representing the program chart
Logical To-Be model of an information system ex-
cept a(n):

24. The most common approach to defining data ele- data dictionary/direc-
ments in a DFD is to create a(n) tory

25. In the object-oriented (O-O) approach to software storing data and re-
engineering, the term "encapsulation" refers to: lated operations to-
gether within objects

26. Which of the following diagrams is NOT part of the Context diagram
Unified Modeling Language for O-O modeling?

27. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Users are not in-
system testing controls in the construction phase volved in systems
of the systems life cycle? testing

28. What set of international guidelines includes an ex- ITIL

tensive set for implementation management prac-
tices which firms can benchmark their own prac-
tices

29. Controls for the validity of data entered into an ap- edit rules
plication program (such as ensuring that only num-
bers are entered into a numeric field) are referred to
as:

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30. Security measures that are concerned with whether logical access con-
or not users can run an application, read a file, or trols
change data in a database, or can change who can
access to data that others have created are referred
to as:

31. One of the fundamental principles of systems analy- True

sis and design (SA&D) is that the logical system
should be described before the physical system.
(TF)

32. System testing only occurs when systems are ini- False
tially developed. (TF)

33. In general, the term "system" is defined as a set of True

interrelated components that must work together to
achieve some common purpose. (TF)

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