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- Question
During the system study, analysts determine manager's information needs by
Options- A. conducting tours of a nearby computer center
- B. asking questions
- C. showing samples of computer reports
- D. teaching short courses in programming languages
- E. None of the above
- Correct Answer
- asking questions
- 1. A menu-driven system
Options- A. can be used only by computer professionals
- B. is required only for on-line systems
- C. increases the operator's work
- D. presents options and allows the user to make selections
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 2. Checking the quality of software in both simulated and line environments, is known as
Options- A. checking
- B. usability
- C. validity
- D. validation
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 3. The calculation instructions in an algorithm should state _____.
Options- A. Only what is to be calculated
- B. Only how to calculate something
- C. Both what is to be calculated and how to calculate it
- D. Both what is to be calculated and why is it calculated
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 4. An Audit trial is
Options- A. a feature of data processing systems that allows for the study of data as processed from step to step; and auditor can then trace all transactions that affect an account.
- B. a data item that characterizes an object
- C. two or more data items handled as a unit
- D. All of the above
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 5. Programmers refer to the goal of solving a problem as the _____.
Options- A. Input
- B. Output
- C. Processing
- D. Purpose
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 6. After planning an algorithm, you should _____ to verify that it will work correctly.
Options- A. Analyze the algorithm
- B. Code the algorithm
- C. Desk-check the algorithm
- D. Evaluate and modify (if necessary) the program.
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 7. Which of the following statements is true
Options- A. a parallel run involves two different terminals accessing a common database
- B. Computers are essential for Systems Analysis
- C. Flow of information in an organization is always vertical
- D. a system flowchart is not a part of a program documentation package
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 8. Rapid prototyping proves the quality of a design by
Options- A. having a program simulate the real system
- B. having the system analyst present an overview of the design to users, programmers, and consultants
- C. having a data flow diagram
- D. both (a) and (b)
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 9. A channel for communicating across a boundary between two or more sub¬systems is known as
Options- A. interface
- B. actigram
- C. walk through
- D. data path
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 10. What type of software is most useful in financial planning and calculation?
Options- A. graphics
- B. communication
- C. database
- D. spreadsheet
- E. None of the above Discuss
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Correct Answer: presents options and allows the user to make selections
Correct Answer: validation
Correct Answer: Both what is to be calculated and how to calculate it
Correct Answer: a feature of data processing systems that allows for the study of data as processed from step to step; and auditor can then trace all transactions that affect an account.
Correct Answer: Output
Correct Answer: Code the algorithm
Correct Answer: a system flowchart is not a part of a program documentation package
Correct Answer: having a program simulate the real system
Correct Answer: actigram
Correct Answer: spreadsheet
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