Exam 4: Requirements Modeling

When conducting an interview, after asking a question, allow the person enough time to think about the question and arrive at an answer.

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.a.TCO f.open-ended b.closed-ended g.CASE tool c.agile method h.pool d.FDD i.UML e.RAD j.scalable -Systems analysts use this kind of question when they want information that is more specific or to verify facts.

Because it is linked to a specific development methodology, systems developers use JAD whenever group input and interaction is not desired.

System requirements serve as benchmarks to measure the overall acceptability of a finished system.

As Kieran develops the agenda he wants to put the name of the appropriate person next to the agenda item. Whose name would he put next to the final task on the agenda, the task of documenting the results of the JAD session and preparing the report that will be sent to JAD team members?

Although taking notes during an interview has both advantages and disadvantages, the accepted view is that note taking should be extensive.

To evaluate ____, a systems analyst needs information about projected future volume for all outputs, inputs, and processes.

JAD provides a fast-track approach to a full spectrum of system development tasks, including planning, design, construction, and implementation. _________________________

Before publishing a form on the Internet or a company intranet, a systems analyst should protect it so users can change the layout or design but cannot fill it in.

When recording and documenting information, Microsoft Word can create _____.

The deliverable, or end product, of the systems analysis phase is a(n) ____________________, which is an overall design for the new system.

When designing a questionnaire, the most important rule of all is to make sure that questions collect the right data in a form that can be used to further fact-finding.

A single site visit usually gives true pictures, so it is unnecessary to visit more than one installation.

Software such as Microsoft OneNote is a type of ____ software.

When fact-finding, asking what is being done is the same as asking what could or should be done.

If an interviewee gives only short or incomplete responses to open-ended questions, a systems analyst should do which of the following ____.

When designing a questionnaire, all of the following are ideas to keep in mind: ____.

When preparing a representative sample from a list of 200 customers who complained about errors in their statements, a ____ might select every tenth customer for review.

A questionnaire can be a traditional paper form, or a(n) ____________________ can be created and data collected on the Internet or a company intranet.

A(n) ____ is a top-down representation of a function or a process.