1, system study involves

- study of an existing system

- documenting the existing system

- identifying current deficiencies and establing new goals

2. the primary tool used in structured design is a:

- structure chart

3. In a______one module of the new information system is activates at a time.

- Phased conversion

4. In prototyping

- 4GLs are used

5. The step-by-step instruction that solve a problem are called__________

- An algorithm

6. The approach used in top-down analysis and design is:

- To identify a top level function and then create a hierchy of lower-level module and components

7. Which of the following is not a factor in the failure of the system developments project:

- Size of the company

8. A ring, refer to a record chain, the last of which refers to the first record, in the chain, is called?

- Pointer

9. 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

10. Which of the following statements, is not true for the lease option.

- Insurance, maintenance and other expenses are included in the renatl charge

11. The two classifications of inputs are:

- Maintenance and signal

12. Documentation is prepared:

- at every stage

13. System Implementation Phase entails:

- System check outs

14. Which of the following is Not TRue of the conversion phase of the development life cycle?

- documentation should be emphasized

15. Managers who are potential users of the MIS

None of the above

16. Positive testing is:

- Making sure that the new program do in fact process certain transactions according to Specifications.

17. Data Definition Language ( DDL):

- describes how data are structured in the data base

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

- Outputs

- Input ( transaction)

- Controls

19. During the maintenance phase:

- None of the above

20. To run the old system and the new system at the same time for a specified period, the system implementation approach used is:

- Parallel

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

- Transposition error

22. Decision tree uses

- Pictorial depictation of alternate conditions

- nodes and branches

- consquences of various depicted alternates

23. Problem analysis is done during:

- System analysis phase

24. Top-down programming is:

- A series or group of component that perform one or more operations of a more complex system.

25. A desision table facilitates conditions to be related to

- Actions

26. On the feasibility committe, department representatives serve as:

- direct users of the new system

- liaison to their departments

- ready sources of infomation

27. A____is an outline of a process that keeps develop successful information systems

- System Development Life Cycle

28. A branch office, location or other date processing centres, where newly developed system is used under normal operating for several months, to test it , is called:

- beta test data

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

- review

30. Elapsed time, between initiating a query and receiving a response is called:

- turnaround time

31. During the system study, the executive vice-president and the other manager exercise their responsibility of:

- Controlling

32. Which of the following is not tool for application prototyping?

- Third generation language

33. Data manipulation language( DML)

- Specifies for the DBMS what is required; the techniques used to process data.

34. The set of, instruction for how to tie a bow is an example of the _________ structure,

- Sequence

35. Which of the following appropriately explains the desirable characteristic of good system design?

- Module apparoach

36. An example of a hierarchical data structure is:

- tree

37. On a system flowchar, the online manual keeping of input data is identified by using the:

- Online keyboard symbol

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

- User do not participate at this preliminary stage

39. In the system concepts, term integration

- refer to the holism of system

40. Indexed-sequential organization

- Stores records sequentially but uses an index to locate records

41. Management's decision to rent a computer system may be based upon:

- tax advantages

- design to avoid a large one-time payment

- operational flexibility in changing hardware

42. The rule to follow in constructing decision tables is:

- All of the above

43. Which are tool not used for system analysis

- system - test data

44. Back-up procedure helps in:

- all of the above

45. The starting point for development of an MIS is:

- Indentification of business processes that are the essence of the business

46. The records in a file or magnetic tape":

- Can only be accessed serially

47. Acceptance testing is:

- Runing the system with line data by the actual user

48: the ______ symbol is used in a flowchart to represent a step that gets information from user:

- Input/Output