Practice Test: Question Set - 01
1. Which of the following is the most critical requirement of a Passenger Reservation System?
- (A) Ease
of programming
- (B) Response
time
- (C) Graphical
user Interface
- (D) Printing
of tickets
2. The black-box concept:
- (A) Is
invoked by describing a system in terms of inputs and outputs, leaving the
transformation process a black box
- (B) Assumes
that the black box is independent
- (C) Assumes
that inputs and outputs will remain stable
- (D) None
of the above
3. To reconstruct a system, which of the following key element(s) must be considered:
- (A) Feedback
and environment
- (B) Control
and processors
- (C) Outputs
and inputs
- (D) All
of the above
4. In Decision trees
- (A) Nodes
represent the conditions, with the right side of tree listing the actions to be
taken
- (B) The
root is drawn on the left and is the starting point on the decision sequence
- (C) The
branch depends on the condition and decisions to made
- (D) All
of the above
5. Branch mark programs are best characterized as
- (A) Simulator
programs
- (B) Hallmarking
- (C) Actual
system programs
- (D) Vendor
software for applications
6. A group of related fields, is known as
- (A) Tuple
- (B) Schema
- (C) Records
- (D) File
7. When desk-checking an algorithm, you should set up a table that contains _______.
- (A) One
column for each input item
- (B) One
column for each output item
- (C) One
column for each processing item
- (D) All
of the above
8. On the feasibility committee, department representatives serve as
- (A) Ready
source of information
- (B) Liaison
to their departments
- (C) Direct
users of the new system
- (D) Both (a) and
(c)
9. The short statements that represent the steps the computer needs to follow to solve a problem are called
- (A) Flowcharts
- (B) Flow
diagrams
- (C) IPO
charts
- (D) Pseudo
code
10. A pseudo code is
- (A) A
machine code
- (B) A
computer generated random number
- (C) A
protocol used in data communication
- (D) An easy
way to communicate the logic of a program, in English like statements
11. The data stored on a tape or disk file may be recorded in a report form; described as
- (A) A
soft copy ledger
- (B) Printer
spacing form
- (C) Proof
listing
- (D) All
of the above
12. The approach used in top-down analysis and design is
- (A) To
prepare flowcharts after programming has been completed
- (B) To
identify a top level function and then create a hierarchy of lower level
modules and components
- (C) To
identify the top level functions by combining many smaller components into a
single entity
- (D) All
of the above
13. A structure chart is
- (A) A
document of what has to be accomplished
- (B) A
hierarchical partitioning of the program
- (C) A
statement of information processing requirements
- (D) All
of the above
14. The term scheme means
- (A) The
relationship service bureau
- (B) A
map of overall structure of a database
- (C) A
parent with no owners
- (D) Two
dimensional table
15. The background and experience of analyst include;
- (A) A
background in systems theory and organization behavior
- (B) Familiarity
with the makeup and inner workings of major application areas such as financial
accounting, personnel administration, marketing and sales, operations
management, model building, and production control
- (C) Competence
in system tools and methodologies and a practical knowledge of one or more
programming and data base languages
- (D) All
of the above
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