18 Basic Concepts of System Development

Multiple Choice Questions

D18M001
Which of the following is not a part of a system?
A. Hardware
B. Software
C. A recordable CD
D. User interface

D18M002
Which of the following system development flow is correct?
(1) System analysis
(2) System maintenance
(3) System implementation
(4) System design
A. (1) 🡪 (2) 🡪 (3) 🡪 (4)
B. (1) 🡪 (4) 🡪 (3) 🡪 (2)
C. (2) 🡪 (4) 🡪 (3) 🡪 (1)
D. (3) 🡪 (4) 🡪 (2) 🡪 (1)

D18M003
Which of the following items is not a part of basic elements of a computer-based
system?
A. Input
B. Storage
C. Process
D. Flowchart

D18M004
Which of the following statements about the waterfall model in system development
is correct?
A. It is not possible to change the previous steps once it is completed.
B. It can meet rapid changes in user requirements.
C. Its development time is short.
D. Developers can review the previous steps of system development if there is any
problem found.

D18M005
Which of the following is not a system development model?
(1) Waterfall model
(2) System Development Life Cycle
(3) Input-Process-Output model
A. (1) only
B. (1) and (2) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

D18M006
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Which of the following is the best description about documentation?
A. Documentation shows the problems about the current situation found out by
consultants or experts.
B. Documentation lists the requirements about software and hardware.
C. Documentation facilitates the operation, training and maintenance of the
system.
D. Documentation considers the operational and economical feasibility.

D18M007
Which of the following is the best description of system analysis?
A. A training document about the system is available for users.
B. A requirement specifications document will be available at the end of this stage.
C. A system design document will be available at the end of this stage.
D. Computer hardware and software are installed in this stage.

D18M008
Which of the following statements of an automatic teller machine (ATM) system is
false?
A. Network is a part of the ATM system.
B. There is no storage in the ATM system.
C. Cash is the output of the ATM system.
D. Keypad is the input device of the ATM system.

D18M009
Which of the following is the difference between waterfall model and system
development life cycle (SDLC)?
A. The quality of the software developed by waterfall model is higher than that by
SDLC.
B. Waterfall model can meet changes in user requirements easier than SDLC model.
C. The program is bug-free in waterfall model development because they have been
found and fixed in early stage already.
D. Waterfall model cannot fall back to previous steps once it is completed while
SDLC can.

D18M010
Tom is drawing money from an automatic teller machine (ATM). He enters his
password and the amount of money to the system via the keypad. Which basic
element of the system do the password and the amount of money belong to?
A. User interface
B. Input
C. Process
D. Output

Short Questions
D18S002
List the six steps of a waterfall model for developing a system.
(8 marks)

Answer
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Preliminary investigation

System analysis

System design

System implementation

System conversion and maintenance

Documentation

(each correct box ×1; all arrows correct: 2)

D18S003
List the six processes in a System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in a computer-
based system.
(8 marks)

Answer

Preliminary investigation
System analysis
System design
System implementation
System conversion and maintenance
Documentation

(each correct box×1; all arrows correct: 2)

D18S004
Tom is a systems analyst of a computer-based examination marking system for the
examination authority.

What basic element is involved in each of the following components of the

examination marking system?

(a) Marking centres in different districts

(1 mark)
(b) Marked examination scripts
(1 mark)
(c) Program layout which allows markers to give ticks and crosses on a piece of
paper
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 (1 mark)
(d) Scanners which scan collected scripts from students
(1 mark)
(e) Printed result slips for candidates
(1 mark)
(f) Teachers who mark the scripts
(1 mark)
(g) Server clusters which store examination paper images and the marked scripts
(1 mark)

Answer
(a) Environment
(b) process
(c) interface
(d) input
(e) output
(f) process
(g) storage

D18S006
(a) What is documentation? Why is it important for a computer system?
(4 marks)
(b) State one advantage and one disadvantage of waterfall model for system
development.
(4 marks)

Answer
(a) Documentation facilitates the operation, training and maintenance of the
system. Because can reference and maintenance in the future.
(b) Advantage: System bugs or errors can be discovered early as possible in the
development.
Disadvantage: The water full model does not adapt well to the rapid changes in
the needs of users in modern society .

D18S007
Tom is a head librarian in a school. The school is using a web-based library
management system.

(a) Give one example for each of the following basic elements of a library
management.
(i)Environment
(1 mark)
(ii) Input
(1 mark)

(iii) Process
(1 mark)
(iv) Output
(1 mark)
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 (v) Interface
(1 mark)
(vi) Storage
(1 mark)
(b) Can we still call it a system if the above processes were doing by manual
operations instead of computerized one? Briefly explain.
(2 marks)

Answer
(a) (i) The library management system is located on the school campus.

(ii) Information about books

(iii) Book search
(iv) search results
(v) the layout of the program functions is displayed on the computer
screen.
(vi) store related books

(b) We can still call it a system because is do the same thing like computerized.