Systems Analysis and Design - Chapter1.Questions

Chapter 1 – SAD310A SAD310A (Systems Analysis and Design) Tuazon, Trishia Trixina S. BSIT 2-2 December 14, 2015 Multile !hoice.  Select the best answer. Highlight the answer with a red mark (!esti"n n!mber 1 is an e#ample).

1. $he "!tc"me "% the analysis phase is the& a. 'easibi 'easibility lity Analysis Analysis d"c!men d"c!mentt b. S"s S"stem tem ro roosa osall #ocume #ocument nt c. Syste System m speci%i speci%icat cati"n i"n d"c!m d"c!ment ent d. Syste System m re!es re!estt d"c!m d"c!ment ent e. !sin !siness ess *r"ce *r"cess ss d"c!m d"c!ment ent 2. $he "!tc"me "% the planning phase is the& a. $est pla plan n b. Syste System m pr"p"s pr"p"sal al d"c!m d"c!ment ent c. Syste System m speci%i speci%icat cati"n i"n d"c!m d"c!ment ent #. S"s S"stem tem re$ re$ues uestt #ocume #ocument nt e. !sin !siness ess *r"ce *r"cess ss d"c!m d"c!ment ent %. $he "!tc"me "% the design phase is the& a. 'easibi 'easibility lity Analysis Analysis d"c!men d"c!mentt b. Syste System m pr"p"s pr"p"sal al d"c!m d"c!ment ent c. S"s S"stem tem seci seci&ic &icati ation on #ocume #ocument nt d. Syste System m re!es re!estt d"c!m d"c!ment ent e. !sin !siness ess *r"ce *r"cess ss d"c!m d"c!ment ent 4. An"ther a. b. c. d. e.

"!tc"me "% the planning phase is the& 'easibility Analysis d"c!ment 'ro(ect 'lan System speci%icati"n d"c!ment System pr"p"sal d"c!ment !siness *r"cess d"c!ment

5. +hich is ,-$ tr!e %"r systems analysts a. $hey $hey crea create te /al! /al!e e %"r %"r an "rga "rgani nia ati ti"n "n b. $hey $hey ena enabl ble e the the "rg "rgan ani iat ati" i"n n t" t" per per%" %"rm rm w"rk w"rk bet bette terr c. $hey $hey d" things things and challe challeng nge e the the c!rr c!rrent ent way way that that an an "rga "rgani niati ati"n "n w"rks w"rks d. $hey $hey play play a key key r"le r"le in in%"rm in%"rmati ati"n "n system systems s de/e de/el"p l"pme ment nt pr" pr"ect ects s e. The" Th e" ar are e the the r ro( o(ec ectt so sons nsor ors s &or &or s" s"st stem em r ro oos osal als s ). +hich is ,-$ an attrib!te "% a systems analyst a. 2nder derstan tandin ding what what t" chang hange e b. n"wing h" h"w t" t" ch change it it c. C"n/ C"n/in inci cing ng "the "thers rs "% th the nee need d t" t" chan change ge d. Ser/ing as a change agent Page

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Chapter 1 – SAD310A (Systems Analysis and Design) e.

Selectin* +hich ro(ects to aroe

. +hich "% the %"ll"wing pr"ect r"les w"!ld identi%y h"w techn"l"gy can impr"/e b!siness pr"cesses a. S"stems anal"st b. !siness analyst c. 4n%rastr!ct!re analyst d. Change management analyst e. *r"ect manager . +hich "% the %"ll"wing pr"ect r"les w"!ld ins!re that the system c"n%"rms t" in%"rmati"n systems standards a. S"stems anal"st b. !siness analyst c. 4n%rastr!ct!re analyst d. Change management analyst e. *r"ect manager /. +hich "% the %"ll"wing pr"ect r"les w"!ld assign res"!rces t" a pr"ect a. Systems analyst b. !siness analyst c. 4n%rastr!ct!re analyst d. Change management analyst e. 'ro(ect mana*er 10. +hich "% the %"ll"wing pr"ect r"les w"!ld ser/e as a primary p"int "% c"ntact %"r a pr"ect a. Systems analyst b. !siness analyst c. 4n%rastr!ct!re analyst d. Change management analyst e. 'ro(ect mana*er 11. +hich "% the %"ll"wing pr"ect r"les w"!ld analye the key b!siness aspects "% the system a. Systems analyst b. Business anal"st c. 4n%rastr!ct!re analyst d. Change management analyst e. *r"ect manager 12. 5ichaela is a systems analyst wh" is determining b!siness re!irements. +hat w"!ld m"st likely be the SD6C phase %"r her a. *lanning b. nal"sis c. Design d. 4mplementati"n Page

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Chapter 1 – SAD310A (Systems Analysis and Design) e. !siness re!irements are n"t de/el"ped by systems analysts7 b!t by b!siness analysts 1%. Chang is w"rking "n 8H"w will this system w"rk9. +hat SD6C phase is he in a. *lanning b. Analysis c. Desi*n d. 4mplementati"n e. $ransiti"n 14. :"na;s pr"ect is t" take a %airly straight<%"rward man!al pr"cess and make it an electr"nic pr"cess. $his will make the pr"cessing m"re e%%icient. +hich "% the %"ll"wing re!irements analysis strategies is she !sing a. !siness *r"cess A!t"mati"n b. !siness *r"cess 4mpr"/ement c. !siness *r"cess 4nternaliati"n #. Business 'rocess een*ineerin* e. !siness *r"cess =en"/ati"n 15. +ayne is a seni"r direct"r "% %inance. His c"mpany "nly recently came !nder Sarbanes<-#ley reg!lati"ns and is the pr"ect sp"ns"r t" bec"me c"mpliant. He realies that e#amining the as>>>>>>>>>>>>> a. !siness *r"cess A!t"mati"n b. !siness *r"cess 4mpr"/ement c. !siness *r"cess 4nternaliati"n #. Business 'rocess een*ineerin* e. !siness *r"cess =en"/ati"n 1). 5"derate changes t" e#isting pr"cesses %alls !nder the >>>>>>>>> analysis. a. !siness *r"cess A!t"mati"n (*A) b. Business 'rocess Imroement B'I3 c. !siness *r"cess =eengineering (*=) d. !siness *r"cess l!e
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Chapter 1 – SAD310A (Systems Analysis and Design) b. c. d. e.

4nter/iewing -bser/ati"n D"c!ment analysis !esti"nnaires and s!r/eys

1/. +hich w"!ld n"rmally ,-$ be a reas"n %"r a pr"ect a. +hen a b!siness need has been identi%ied b. A c"ns!ltant has s!ggest a new c!st"mer relati"nship management system c. n oen source lat&orm has (ust come on the maret d. An e#isting system !st isn;t w"rking pr"perly and the w"rkar"!nd is tedi"!s e. $" s!pp"rt a new b!siness initiati/e 20. +hich phase is generally the l"ngest and m"st e#pensi/e part "% the de/el"pment pr"cess a. *lanning b. Analysis c. Design #. Imlementation e. 'easibility 21. eca!se the c"st can be immense7 >>>>>>>>> is "ne "% the m"st critical steps in implementati"n. a. D"c!mentati"n b. C"ding c. Testin* d. De/el"ping a c"n/ersi"n strategy e. $raining 22.  *C5 4nc"rp"rated will need t" p!rchase new ser/ers %"r a system. $his w"!ld be a& a. Deeloment cost b. -perating c"st c. -ng"ing c"st d. 4ntangible c"st e. 4ntangible bene%it 2%. 6inda is a clerk in the acc"!nting department. She was inter/iewed by Da/id and is e#cited ab"!t the pr"p"sed system that will !tilie electr"nic %!nds trans%er. $his w"!ld be an e#ample "% >>>>>>. a. $angible bene%it b. Cash %l"w c. reak e/en analysis #. Intan*ible bene&it e. =et!rn "n in/estment

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Chapter 1 – SAD310A (Systems Analysis and Design) 24. =amya is preparing an ec"n"mic %easibility st!dy. She has a calc!lati"n where she takes t"tal bene%its min!s t"tal c"sts and di/ides that answer by the t"tal c"sts. She is calc!lating& a. Cash %l"w b. eturn on inestment c. reak
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Chapter 1 – SAD310A (Systems Analysis and Design) %0. $he type "% skill that is c"mm"n t" systems analysts t" deal %airly and h"nestly with "ther pr"ect team members is& a. $echnical b. !siness c. Analytical d. 4nterpers"nal e. 7thical %1. $he type "% skill that is c"mm"n t" systems analysts t" !nderstand h"w 4$ can be applied t" b!siness sit!ati"ns and t" ens!re that the 4$ deli/ers real b!siness /al!e is& a. $echnical b. Business c. Analytical d. 4nterpers"nal e. ?thical %2. ="cky is dealing "ne<"n<"ne with !sers and b!siness managers (incl!ding s"me that ha/e little e#perience with techn"l"gy). He is dem"nstrating what system analyst skill a. $echnical b. Business c. Analytical d. 4nterpers"nal e. ?thical %%. ecky is a systems analyst %"r 6aswell C"ns!lting. She is attending a three day intensi/e w"rksh"p "n de/el"ping applicati"ns in php. +hat systems analyst skill is she w"rking "n a. Technical b. !siness c. Analytical d. 4nterpers"nal e. ?thical %4. :ack is g"ing "/er %inancial n!mbers %"r a pr"p"sed pr"ect. +hich "% the %"ll"wing system analyst skills is he e#hibiting c!rrently a. $echnical b. !siness c. nal"tical d. 4nterpers"nal e. 5anagement %5. Anny is planning "n talking with a clerk and a manager in the acc"!nts payable area7 a manager in the pr"c!rement department7 and tw" /end"rs. She is pr"bably d"ing& a. -bser/ati"n b. Interie+s Page

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Chapter 1 – SAD310A (Systems Analysis and Design) c. d. e.

:AD D"c!mentati"n analysis -rganiati"nal 'easibility

%). allie is creating !se cases7 data %l"w diagrams and entity relati"nship diagrams. 4n what phase "% the SD6C w"!ld she d" this a. *lanning b. nal"sis c. Design d. C"nstr!cti"n e. 4mplementati"n True or &alse. +rite $=2? i% the statement is tr!e "r write 'A6S? i% the statement is %alse at the end "% each statement. (!esti"n n". 3 is an e#ample) %. $he primary g"al "% a system is t" create /al!e %"r the "rganiati"n. T87 %. Systems Analysis and Design pr"ects are highly e%%ecti/e7 with less than 3F "% all pr"ects cancelled "r aband"ned. 9:S7 %/. Systems that are n"t cancelled "r aband"ned are %re!ently deli/ered t" the !sers signi%icantly late "r c"sting m"re than e#pected. T87 40. $he key pers"n in the SD6C is the systems analyst wh" analyed the b!siness sit!ati"n7 identi%ies "pp"rt!nities %"r impr"/ements and design an in%"rmati"n system t" implement the impr"/ements. T87 41. Systems analysts are generally e#perts in b!siness7 %inance and applicati"n de/el"pment. 9:S7 42. +hen c"mpared t" a b!siness analyst7 the systems analyst will identi%y h"w the system will pr"/ide b!siness /al!e. 9:S7 4%. +hen c"mpared t" a systems analyst7 the b!siness analyst will pr"bably ha/e m"re resp"nsibility %"r determining b!siness /al!e. T87 44. eca!se "% the need t" be %"c!sed "n pr"/iding in%"rmati"n ab"!t the b!siness /al!e "% a system7 a systems analyst will pr"bably ha/e m!ch training "r e#perience in pr"gramming "r applicati"n de/el"pment. T87 45. $he SD6C generally can be br"ken int" %"!r phases& planning7 analysis7 design and implementati"n. T87 4). 4n *A and *47 analysis is generally di/ided int" three steps& !nderstanding the as
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Chapter 1 – SAD310A (Systems Analysis and Design) 51. $he primary "!tp!t "% the analysis phase is the System *r"p"sal. T87 52. $he n"rmal se!ence "% SD6C phase "!tp!ts (%r"m beginning t" end) w"!ld be& System =e!est System *r"p"sal System Speci%icati"ns and 4nstalled system. T87 5%. $he !esti"n ICan we b!ild it; is asked in the design phase. T87 54. 4nter/iewing is generally d"ne in the analysis phase "% the SD6C. T87 55. :!an is creating !se cases. He is w"rking in the design phase "% the SD6C. T87 5). $he planning phase "% the SD6C will ha/e tw" steps& pr"ect initiati"n and re!irements determinati"n. 9:S7 5. $he three %easibility analyses in the te#t were& "rganiati"nal %easibility7 technical %easibility7 and ec"n"mic %easibility. T87 5.  De/el"ping na/igati"n meth"ds7 database and %ile speci%icati"ns and what architect!re t" !se w"!ld "cc!r in the design phase "% the SD6C. T87 5/. A s!pp"rt plan %"r the system is established in the implementati"n phase "% the SD6C. T87 )0.  $he pr"ect sp"ns"r sh"!ld ha/e an idea "% the b!siness /al!e t" be gained %r"m the system. T87 )1. $he d"c!ment that describes the b!siness reas"ns %"r b!ilding a system and the /al!e that the system is e#pected t" pr"/ide is called the 8System *r"p"sal9. 9:S7 )2. A system re!est will generally ha/e these items& pr"ect sp"ns"r b!siness need b!siness re!irements b!siness /al!e special iss!es "r c"nstraints. T87 )%. $he three %act"rs in the te#t %"r a 'easibility analysis are& $echnical 'easibility -rganiati"nal 'easibility and ?c"n"mic 'easibility. T87 )4. 4% the de/el"pment team "% an "rganiati"n is n"t %amiliar with the techn"l"gies that may be !sed7 the pr"ect sh"!ld be cancelled. 9:S7 )5. 2ser %r!strati"n with a pr"p"sed system w"!ld %all !nder intangible c"sts. T87 )).  2sing Inet present /al!e; in calc!lating ec"n"mic %easibility will all"w %"r /ariati"ns in the time /al!e "% m"ney. T87 ). $" be c"mpatible7 all c"sts and bene%its sh"!ld !se the c!rrent /al!e "% m"ney since /ariati"ns "/er time will (a) n"t a%%ect the ret!rn "n in/estment and (b) it is di%%ic!lt ("r imp"ssible) t" estimate %!t!re /al!e "% m"ney. 9:S7 ).  $he Champi"n s!pp"rts the pr"ect with res"!rces and p"litical cl"!t. T87

##itional ;uestions 7ssa" < !ritical Thinin*3= +rite d"wn y"!r answers a%ter each !esti"n. )/. Can the pr"ect sp"ns"r and the pr"ect champi"n be the same pers"n ?#plain Answer& Jes. -n smaller pr"ects they might be7 "n larger pr"ects y"! might ha/e m"re than "ne sp"ns"r "r m"re than "ne champi"n "r they might !st be di%%erent pe"ple 0. +hat calc!lati"ns are !sed in ec"n"mic %easibility A,S+?=&

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Chapter 1 – SAD310A (Systems Analysis and Design) =et!rn "n in/estment ,*K – net present /al!e "% m"ney break
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