Sample Questions

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE.  Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 

1) 

A ________ relationship is replaced with an  associative entity to form two __________ relationships.  
A) 

M:N, 1:1   

B) 

M:N, 1:M  

C) 

1:M, 1:1  

D) 

1:1, 1:M 

2) 

Which of the following is most closely associated with system control?  
A) 

Feedback  

B) 

Environment  

C) 

Boundary  

D) 

Interface  

3) 

During which phase of the SDLC should the analyst determine the who, what, where, when, and how of the current system?  
A) 

Designing the System  

B) 

Determining Information Requirements  
C) 

Implementing and Evaluating the System  

D) 

Analyzing System Needs  

II. SHORT ANSWER.  Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. 

1) 

______________________________ takes good software development practices and pushes them to the limit.  

2) 

When groups of people need to work together to make decisions, a(n) _________________________ may be used.  

3) 

A(n) _____________________________________, also called a knowledge-based system, effectively captures and uses the knowledge of an expert for solving a particular problem experienced in an organization.  

III. TRUE/FALSE.  Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false. 

1) 

Computer supported collaborative work might include groupware for teams via networked computers.  

2) 

Each phase of the system development life cycle is accomplished as a discrete, separate step.  

3) 

The first phase that the analyst enters into is that of determining information requirements for the particular users involved.