Business Systems Design Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Business Systems Design explores the principles, methodologies, and tools used in analyzing, designing, and implementing information systems that support organizational operations and goals. The course covers systems development life cycle (SDLC), requirements gathering, process modeling, data management, and design techniques such as UML and ER modeling. Emphasis is placed on aligning business objectives with technological solutions, ensuring system usability, and managing project risks. Students learn to translate organizational needs into effective system designs, evaluate alternative solutions, and document system specifications, preparing them for roles in business analysis, systems design, and IT project management.
Recommended Textbook Systems Analysis and Design in a Changing World 6th Edition by John W. Satzinger
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Chapter 1: From Beginning to End: An Overview of Systems
Analysis and Design
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Q1) An information system consists of
A)software, database, and manual processes"
B)software, hardware, and network"
C)software, hardware, and database"
D)applications, screens, and database"
Answer: A
Q2) Another term that is used to define a computer application is _______________.
Answer: app App
Q3) The first core process is to plan the project.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) What is the single activity that usually requires the most time during a project?
A)Programming"
B)Acceptance testing"
C)Meeting with users"
D)Design the screens and reports"
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Investigating System Requirements
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Q1) Asking many detailed,probing questions during an initial interview usually _______.
A)makes the users uncomfortable"
B)is necessary to understand the business process"
C)can wait until follow-up interviews"
D)indicates that the analyst does not understand the business"
Answer: B
Q2) An _______ describes the sequential flow of user activities. Answer: activity diagram workflow diagram
Q3) Workflows can be documented using _______.
A)swimlanes"
B)use case diagrams"
C)class diagrams"
D)activity diagrams"
Answer: D
Q4) _______ requirements describe how a system is configured,monitored,maintained,and updated.
Answer: Supportability supportability
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Chapter 3: Use Cases
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Q1) A one sentence description of a use case is called a(n)_______.
A)brief use case description"
B)short use case description"
C)intermediate use case description"
D)use case description"
Answer: A
Q2) A(n)_______ is a task that is performed by one person in response to a business event,adds value,and leaves the system in a stable condition.
Answer: elementary business process
EBP
Q3) The boundary between the automated portion of the system and the users of the system is called the _______.
A)software boundary"
B)application boundary"
C)system boundary"
D)automation boundary"
Answer: D
Q4) An event that occurs outside the system is called a(n)_______.
Answer: external event
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Chapter 4: Domain Modeling
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Q1) A relationship that has a cardinality constraint of one or more is a(n) _______ relationship.
A)mandatory"
B)optional"
C)unary"
D)binary"
Q2) In UML the constraint denoted by "0..*" indicates what?
A)an optional relationship"
B)a mandatory relationship"
C)only a many maximum relationship"
D)never only one allowed"
Q3) A class of objects is equivalent to a set of objects.
A)True
B)False
Q4) An attribute that contains a collection of related attributes is called a(n)_______.
A)class attribute"
B)key attribute"
C)compound attribute"
D)association attribute"
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Chapter 5: Extending the Requirements Models
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Q1) In a transition label in a state machine the syntax is A(B)[C]/D.The D stands for what?
A)transition name"
B)true/false condition"
C)action expression"
D)input parameters"
Q2) Vertical dashed lines on a system sequence diagram are used to depict a(n)what?
Q3) A true/false condition on a sequence diagram indicates whether the message can be processed or not.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When an object moves from one state to another the ending state is called a(n)_______ .
Q5) Activity diagrams cannot be used to describe processes that involve automated system activities.
A)True
B)False
Q6) To show if-then-else condition on a sequence diagram use a(n)______.
Q7) In a state-machine diagram when an object is in multiple states at the same time it is called _______.
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Chapter 6: Essentials of Design and the Design Activities
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Q1) Which design activity that pervades all other design activities?
A)Environment design"
B)Database design"
C)Security and controls design"
D)Interface design"
Q2) The output of the design activities is a set of diagrams and documents that describe the solution system.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is NOT considered a design model?
A)Package diagram"
B)Sequence diagram"
C)User interface screen layouts"
D)Activity diagram"
Q4) Which is NOT a characteristic of a VPN?
A)It uses the Internet."
B)Only certain computers can access it."
C)It uses HTTPS for security"
D)It always uses encryption"
Q5) List the six activities of Design system components.
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Chapter 7: Designing the User and System Interfaces
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Q1) When the layout and the formats is being designed for the screens for desktop systems (non Web systems),there are several critical issues.Which of the following are considered to be important considerations? (choose two)
A)Performance and load speed"
B)LAN Connectivity"
C)Consistency across screens"
D)Input validation"
E)Screen size"
F)Fonts and colors
Q2) One effective way to present large volumes of data is to summarize it and present it
A)in tabular form"
B)in graphical chart or diagram"
C)with control totals"
D)on a computer screen"
Q3) When a control provides immediate feedback to a user,such as when a button shows it has been clicked,that is called _______.
Q4) Briefly describe each of the four metaphors for designing the Human-Computer Interface.
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Chapter 8: Approaches to System Development
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Q1) A development approach in which the complete system structure is built but with minimum functionality is called the _______.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT one of the major activities of the support phase?
A)Training the users"
B)Maintaining the system"
C)Enhancing the system"
D)Supporting the users"
Q3) Using a(n)____________________ approach to the SDLC assumes requirements and needs for the planned system are uncertain
Q4) The primary structured analysis model that shows inputs,processes,storage,and outputs is called the ______.
Q5) One of the earliest adaptive SDLC approaches that cycles over and over again through development activities is called the _______.
Q6) List the three constructs that are used for structured programming.
Q7) The predictive waterfall SDLC explicitly includes a support phase,but the adaptive SDLCs do not.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Project Planning and Project Management
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Q1) The hierarchical list of activities of a project that is used to create work schedule is called the _____.
Q2) List several (at least four)reasons why projects fail as determined by the CHAOS report.
Q3) In 2009 almost over two-thirds of all software development projects had serious problems with delivering satisfactory results on time.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The person or group that funds the project is called the _____ .
Q5) One important step in estimating the time required for a project is to try to identify all of the functional requirements of a the new system.
A)True
B)False
Q6) In Agile projects the easiest portions of the system are built in the first few iterations. A)True B)False
Q7) List the nine areas of the Project Management Body of Knowledge.
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Chapter 10: Object-Oriented Design Principles
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Q1) The interface for a component in a component diagram is denoted by a ball or a port.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is usually NOT included in a first-cut design class diagram?
A)Initial value information for attributes"
B)Attribute types"
C)Method signatures"
D)Navigation visibility arrows"
Q3) A class that can be instantiated with objects of its type being created is called a(n)______.
Q4) The objective of object-oriented analysis is to identify the objects that must work together to carry out each use case.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Two layer architectures are interesting in theory,but are seldom if ever used.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the object-oriented detailed design steps.
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Chapter 11: Use Case Realizations
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Q1) The controller object is usually part of view layer.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In a sequence when one assumes that the objects are already available to receive messages,that is considered to be the _______.
A)perfect technology assumption"
B)perfect memory assumption"
C)perfect solution assumption"
D)perfect design assumption"
Q3) A representation of a period during which a method of an object is alive and executing is called its _______.
Q4) The _____________ pattern can be used to connect two disparate systems.
Q5) Problem domain classes that must be remember between program execution are called ______ classes.
Q6) A pattern that ensures that it only instantiates itself one time is called the _____________ pattern.
Q7) Standard design techniques and templates that are recognized as good practice are called _________________.
Q8) The _____________ layer contains the user interface classes.
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Chapter 12: Databases, Controls, and Security
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Q1) Non-key ("bad")redundancy can be systematically identified and eliminated from a relational database by ____________________ of the database.
Q2) One column of a table in a relational database is called a(n)____.
A)attribute"
B)relation"
C)tuple"
D)element"
Q3) Database synchronization should be implemented when using a(n)____ database server architecture.
A)single"
B)replicated"
C)partitioned"
D)cloud-based"
Q4) Which of the following is NOT a component or function of a typical database management system (DBMS)?
A)Low-level process management"
B)End-user query processor"
C)Application program interface"
D)Administrative interface"
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Chapter 13: Making the System Operational
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Q1) Which of the following is a disadvantage of top-down program development order as compared to bottom-up program development order?
A)There is always a working and testable version of the program."
B)Programming staff are not immediately put to work."
C)Stub modules or methods don't need to be written."
D)Development proceeds downward."
Q2) A minor production release,called a(n)____ version,provides bug fixes and small changes to existing features.
A)production"
B)maintenance"
C)alpha"
D)beta"
Q3) A(n)_______ is an automated tool for tracking source code files and controlling changes to those files.
Q4) A focused test to test a specific method,class,or subsystem to see if it meets the user requirements is called a(n)_______ test.
Q5) List and briefly describe the six activities of Core Process 6: Complete system tests and deploy the solution.
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Chapter 14: Current Trends in System Development
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Q1) MySQL,Wordpress,Aptana,and Apache are all examples of _____ .
A)open-source software"
B)Internet applications"
C)browser-based software"
D)proprietary software"
Q2) The first release-level activity in an XP development approach is ____.
A)performing acceptance testing"
B)creating acceptance tests"
C)planning a series of iterations"
D)dividing the code units among teams"
Q3) Software development has turned into a cottage industry for much of the world's new applications.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Scrum focuses primarily on the ____ level.
A)team"
B)software"
C)manager"
D)process"
Q5) Describe the four core values of XP.
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