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ITM8L Pre-Finals Exam

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REMEMBERING. Encircle the correct answer. (20)
1. ____ uses various symbols to show how the system transforms input data into
useful information.
A: Business logic
B: Business process
C: A data flow diagram
D: none of the above
2. In DFDs, a process resembles ____.
A: a machine
B: a lever and pulley system
C: a comprehensive list of source code
D: a black box
3. A process that has at least one input and one output, but the input obviously is
insufficient to generate the output shown, is considered to be ____ process.
A: an open-ended
B: a black hole
C: a spontaneous generation
D: a gray hole
4. A(n) ____ refers to an external party, such as a customer or a bank, that provides
data to the system or receives output from the system.
A: entity
B: object
C: spouse
D: data package
5. A DFD should NOT be used for a data flow that connects ____.
A: a process to another process
B: a process to an external entity
C: a process to a data store
D: a data store to another data store
6. A context diagram does NOT show ____.
A: data stores
B: entities
C: data flows
D: processes
7. A process that consists of a single function that is not exploded further is considered
to be ____.
A: a parent diagram
B: a functional primitive
C: both a and b
D: neither a nor b
8. When recording information in the data dictionary using any name other than the
standard is considered using a(n) ____.
A: duplicate
B: alias
C: pseudonym
D: identity
9. Modular design is based on three control structures which do NOT include ____.
A: iteration
B: selection
C: numeration
D: sequence
10. Structured analysis tools can be used to develop a ____ during the systems analysis
phase.
A: logical model
B: physical model
C: data and process model
D: all of the above
11. A logical model describes ____.
A: what the system must do
B: how the system will be constructed
C: both a and b
D: neither a nor b
12. The component of a process that transforms data and produces the required results
is ____.
A: business logic
B: business rules
C: both a and b
D: neither a nor b
13. A process that has no input data flow is ____.
A: an open-ended process
B: a black hole process
C: a spontaneous generation process
D: a gray hole process
14. Data store information that is unimportant is ____.
A: the length of time that the data is stored
B: the physical characteristics of the data store
C: the fact that a process needs access to the data at some later time
D: both a and b
15. Another term for a DFD entity is ____.
A: a data origin
B: a terminator
C: a destination finish
D: all of the above
16. The first step in drawing a context diagram is ____.
A: placing a single process symbol in the center of the page
B: place the appropriate number of data flows to define the corners of the diagram
C: place the first entity in the center of the page
D: none of the above
17. When you explode a DFD, the higher-level diagram is a ____ diagram.
A: parent
B: primitive
C: child
D: spouse
18. A central storehouse of information about the system's data is referred to as a ____.
A: data item
B: data field
C: data dictionary
D: data house
19. Every data element must be documented in the ____.
A: DFD
B: data dictionary
C: structured English dictionary
D: none of the above
20. A set of DFDs is like a ____ with the context diagram at the top.
A: pyramid
B: waterfall
C: cliff
D: none of the above
APPLYING.(100)
Submit the pre-assigned present system with all the required sections.
SYNTHESIZING. (50)
Create a Context Diagram of this examination.
EVALUATING. (10)
A systems analyst attended a week-long workshop on structured analysis. When she
returned to her job, she told her boss that structured analysis was not worth the time to
learn and use on the job. Her view was that it was too academic and had too much
terminology to be useful in a practical setting. Do you agree or disagree? Defend your
answer.


Answers
1. C
2. D
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. A
11. A
12. C
13. C
14. D
15. B
16. A
17. A
18. C
19. B
20. A
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