Question:Changing over from the old information system to a new one by turning off the old system as the new one is turned on best describes
A
Phased installation
B
Single location installation
C
Parallel installation
D
Direct installation
E
Rotation installation
2
Question:On a data-flow diagram, a diamond represents a process.
A
True
B
False
3
Question:When designing the navigation procedures within your system, the primary concerns are
A
The design of between-field navigation and the ability to provide feedback
B
Grouping data fields into logical categories and assigning group labels
C
Flexibility and consistency
D
Formatting and meaningful labels
E
Spacing and color differences
4
Question:Functional decomposition is a repetitive process of breaking the description or perspective of a system down into finer and finer detail.
A
True
B
False
5
Question:A ternary relationship is the equivalent of three binary relationships.
A
True
B
False
6
Question:In a file-oriented information system, a security file ____.
A
Stores relatively permanent data about an entity
B
Is created and saved for backup and recovery purposes
C
Stores records that contain day-to-day business and operational data
D
Is a temporary file created by an information system for a single task
7
Question:Which of the following types of maintenance accounts for as much as 70 percent of all maintenance activity?
A
Preventive maintenance
B
Corrective maintenance
C
Adaptive maintenance
D
Perfective maintenance
E
Internal maintenance
8
Question:In a typical file processing environment, ____ problems can occur if updates are not applied in every file.
A
Rigid data structure
B
Data integrity
C
Referential integrity
D
Data redundancy
9
Question:The ease with which software can be understood, corrected, adapted, and enhanced best describes
A
Maintenance
B
Maintainability
C
Adaptability
D
Comfort level
E
Installation
10
Question:Which of the following influences most of the costs associated with maintaining a system?
A
Maintenance personnel
B
Documentation quality
C
Number of latent defects
D
Number of customers
E
Tools
11
Question:____ describe what objects need to know about each other, how objects respond to changes in other objects, and the effects of membership in classes, superclasses, and subclasses.
A
Aggregates
B
Relationships
C
Clusters
D
Linkages
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Question:The dependence of nonprimary key attributes on other nonprimary key attributes best describes a
A
Relationship dependency
B
Transitive dependency
C
Weak attribute
D
Weak entity
E
Weak relationship
13
Question:A primary key should be null.
A
True
B
False
14
Question:A relationship between object classes best defines
A
Encapsulation
B
Scope
C
Association
D
Composition
E
Integration
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Question:Data-flow diagramming is one of several structured analysis techniques used to increase software development productivity.
A
True
B
False
16
Question:Referential integrity specifies that the value of an attribute of one relation depends on the existence of the same attribute in another relation.
A
True
B
False
17
Question:Which of the following functional capabilities are required for providing smooth and easy navigation within a form?
A
Cursor-control capabilities
B
Editing capabilities
C
Exit capabilities
D
Help capabilities
E
All of the above
18
Question:During an inspection test, exactly what the code does is investigated.
A
True
B
False
19
Question:A relationship between the instances of one entity type is a
A
Unary relationship
B
Binary relationship
C
Ternary relationship
D
Singular occurrence
E
Partnership occurrence
20
Question:When two relations, A and B, have a many-to-many relationship, we create a separate relation, C, to represent this.
A
True
B
False
21
Question:A relation is said to be in second normal form if the primary key consists of only one attribute.
A
True
B
False
22
Question:Where possible, text should appear in all uppercase on forms.
A
True
B
False
23
Question:Which of the following encompasses an object’s properties and the values those properties have?
A
Behavior
B
Class
C
State
D
Encapsulation
E
Incorporation
24
Question:Which of the following represents how an object acts and reacts?
A
Behavior
B
Class
C
State
D
Encapsulation
E
Environment
25
Question:Which of the following provides an external interface to a class?
A
Constructor
B
Operation
C
View
D
Association
E
Source
26
Question:During beta testing, users test a completed information system using real data in the real user environment.
A
True
B
False
27
Question:Which of the following is a true statement?
A
The goal of conceptual data modeling is to capture as much of the meaning of data as is possible
B
The efficiencies gained by maintaining systems at the rule rather than code level drastically reduce cost
C
If a thorough repository of data descriptions is kept, the system can be regenerated as the business rules change
D
The more details about data that we can model, the better the system we can design and build
E
All of the above are true statements
28
Question:Changes made to a system to fix or enhance its functionality best defines
A
Maintenance
B
Support
C
Repair
D
Installation
E
Coding
29
Question:When each nonprimary key attribute is identified by the whole key, the relation is said to be in at least
A
Second normal form
B
Third normal form
C
Fourth normal form
D
Fifth normal form
E
A relational form
30
Question:The most complete acceptance testing will include
A
Alpha testing, beta testing, and a walkthrough
B
Beta testing, stub testing, and unit testing
C
Desk checking, a system audit, and integration testing
D
A system audit, system testing, and integration testing
E
Alpha testing, beta testing, and a system audit
31
Question:During physical design, you consider
A
The definitions of each attribute
B
The descriptions of where and when data are entered, retrieved, deleted, and updated
C
The expectations for response time and data integrity
D
The descriptions of the file and database technologies to be used
E
All of the above
32
Question:A context diagram shows the scope of the organizational system, system boundaries, external entities that interact with the system, and the major information flows between entities and the system.
A
True
B
False
33
Question:An object is an entity that has a well-defined role in the application domain, and has state, behavior, and identity.
A
True
B
False
34
Question:An association between the instances of one or more entity types that is of interest to the organization best defines
A
Occurrence
B
Relationship
C
Natural connection
D
Cardinality
E
Entity link
35
Question:Highlighting methods should be consistently selected and used based upon the level of importance of the emphasized information.
A
True
B
False
36
Question:Use cases show the static structure of data and the operations that act on data.
A
True
B
False
37
Question:____ is the transfer of information systems development, operation, or maintenance to an outside firm that provides these services, for a fee, on a temporary or long-term basis.
A
Outsourcing
B
Commission
C
Subscription
D
External provision
38
Question:A(n) ____ is a user interface that allows users to interact with graphical objects and pointing devices.
A
HCI
B
PCI
C
UI
D
GUI
39
Question:An identifier is a candidate key that has been selected as the unique, identifying characteristic for an entity type.
A
True
B
False
40
Question:Transitive attributes are attributes that determine other attributes.
A
True
B
False
41
Question:Combining all normalized user views into one consolidated logical database model refers to
A
Normalization
B
Requirements structuring
C
File integration
D
View integration
E
Logic modeling
42
Question:A functional dependency between two (or more) nonkey attributes in a relation defines a
A
Weak dependency
B
Partial dependency
C
Simple dependency
D
Transitive dependency
E
Recursive dependency
43
Question:The purpose of acceptance testing is to
A
Determine if new requirements must be added to the newly completed system
B
Determine if the system meets user requirements
C
Determine if the system meets its objectives
D
Test a completed information system using simulated data
E
Test a completed information system using real data
44
Question:A candidate key that has been selected as the unique, identifying characteristic for an entity type is called a(n)
A
Attribute
B
Identifier
C
Secondary key
D
Gerund
E
Index
45
Question:On a use-case diagram, a linking relationship arises when one use case references another use case.
A
True
B
False
46
Question:An arrow on a data-flow diagram represents a(n)
A
Data store
B
Data flow
C
Process
D
Source
E
Action sequence
47
Question:Which of the following is not a rule for structuring data entry fields?
A
Never require data that is already online or that can be computed
B
Always provide default values when appropriate
C
Data entries should not be justified
D
Always place a caption adjacent to fields
E
Provide context-sensitive help when appropriate
48
Question:One problem in a file processing environment is ____, which means that data common to two or more information systems is stored in several places.
A
Rigid data structure
B
Data integrity
C
Referential integrity
D
Data redundancy
49
Question:An object has certain ____, like the make, model, and color of a car.
A
Keys
B
Attributes
C
Indices
D
Packets
50
Question:A use case is a complete sequence of related actions initiated by an actor; it represents a specific way to use the system.
A
True
B
False
51
Question:During stress testing, the analysts try to determine how the system performs on the range of possible environments on which it may be used.
A
True
B
False
52
Question:In all cases, a network must use a ____, which is a set of standards that govern network data transmission.
A
Protocol
B
Hub
C
Switch
D
Router
53
Question:Which of the following is true regarding the context diagram?
A
The process symbol is labeled “0”
B
The context diagram contains two processes
C
Data stores must be shown on the context diagram
D
The internal workings of the system are shown on the context diagram
E
The context diagram organizes the processes in a tree-like structure
54
Question:The primary deliverable for the conceptual data-modeling step within the analysis phase is an entity-relationship diagram.
A
True
B
False
55
Question:When displaying textual information, use abbreviations and acronyms as often as possible.
A
True
B
False
56
Question:In the accompanying figure, a ____ is a field or combination of fields that uniquely and minimally identifies a particular member of an entity.
A
Primary key
B
Common key
C
Secondary key
D
Combination key
57
Question:In a ____, a single communication path connects the network server, departmental servers, workstations, and peripheral devices.
A
Hierarchical network
B
Star network
C
Bus network
D
Ring network
58
Question:____ is a widely used method of visualizing and documenting an information system.
A
UML
B
Java
C
UNIX
D
DFD
59
stion:A data ____, which is a framework for organizing and storing data, consists of one or more files or tables.
A
Structure
B
Roster
C
Index
D
Integral
60
Question:A use case participates in relationships with actors, not other use cases.
A
True
B
False
61
Question:Which of the following is a true statement?
A
Data entities correspond to sources/sinks on a data flow diagram
B
Relationships correspond to data flows on a data flow diagram
C
A data entity will have many possible instances
D
Verbs are used to name entity types
E
An entity type is described many times in the data model
62
Question:A single occurrence of an entity type defines
A
Entity instance
B
Entity appearance
C
Attribute
D
Data element
E
Multivalued attribute
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