Ch 1 & 2: Revision

1. The outcome of the analysis phase is the:

• a) Feasibility analysis document

• b) System proposal document

• c) System specification document

• d) System request document

2. Which is NOT an attribute of a systems analyst?

• a) Knowing how to change it

• b) Convincing others of the need to change

• c) Serving as a change agent

• d) Selecting which projects to approve

3. Which of the following project roles would focus on stakeholder requirements?

• a) Systems analyst

• b) Business analyst

• c) Requirements analyst

• d) Change management analyst

4. Alice is calculating whether a system will lower costs or increase revenues. What SDLC phase is she in?

• a) Planning

• b) Analysis

• c) Design

• d) Implementation

5. Ramya is preparing an economic feasibility study. She has a calculation where she takes total benefits minus total costs and divides that answer by the total costs. She is calculating:

• a) Cash flow

• b) Return on investment

• c) Break-even point

• d) Net present value

6. Ramona is preparing an economic feasibility study. She is calculating the payback period. She is calculating:

• a) Cash flow

• b) Return on investment

• c) Break-even point

• d) Net present value

7. The type of skill that is common to systems analysts to deal fairly and honestly with other project team members is:

• a) Technical

• b) Business

• c) Interpersonal

• d) Ethical

8. Amy is planning on talking with a clerk and a manager in the accounts payable area, a manager in the procurement department, and two vendors. She is probably doing:

• a) Observation

• b) Interviews

• c) JAD

• d) Documentation analysis

9. Systems that are cancelled or abandoned are frequently due to a lack of clarity about how the system should support an organization’s goals and improve processes

• True

• False

10. The business analyst role focuses on the business issues surrounding the system.

• True

• False