Chapter 4 ITP 251

What process is concerned with demonstrating the requirements define the system that the customer really wants?

• Hunting

• Representing

• Gathering

• Validation

In a sequence diagram, vertical arrows represent messages from one object to another.

• True

• False

A ________ (sometimes called an epic) is a simple, high-level statement of a requirement.

• Schema

• Script

• Kernel

• Feature

What is a functional requirement?

• Response time must not exceed four seconds.

• The system should work on Windows and Mac platforms.

• The contact management system shall generate a daily reminder list for all sales representatives.

• The system must be operational 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

To obtain answers to requirements questions, the analyst develops a ______ plan, which involves answers to five familiar questions: who, what, where, when, and how.

• Sequencing

• Stratisfaction

• Fact-Finding

• Rapid Application

In the early stages of systems analysis, interviews usually focus on specific topics, but as the fact-finding process continues, the interviews become more general.

• True

• False

Compared with traditional methods, the entire rapid application development (RAD) process is expanded and, as a result, the new system is built, delivered, and placed in operation much later.

• True

• False

When preparing a representative sample from a list of 200 customers who complained

• Comprehensive Sample

• Stratified Sample

• Systematic Sample

• Random Sample

The ability to manage information is the mark of a successful systems analyst and an important skill for all IT professionals.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False