What type of data are ‘req_microchipno’ and ‘req_ownername’?

Parameters passed from a calling procedure

Variables returned to a called procedure

A programmer has written a program in a high-level language that can be interpreted or compiled. During the development, the program has been tested using an interpreter. Which statement about the finalisation of the program is true?

It should be compiled in an attempt to make it execute faster

It should be either compiled or interpreted, as they are equivalent.

It should be interpreted, as it will run faster.

It should be interpreted, as this is the only way it will run.

A systems analyst has consulted the users during the planning stage of the project to develop new payroll management software. The analyst does not communicate with the users again until the training program for the new software begins. Which statement best describes the appropriateness of this approach?

It is not appropriate because the users’ perspective has not been acknowledged during the design stage.

It is appropriate because users do not understand the design process.

It is appropriate because users need to understand how to use the software before it becomes active.

It is not appropriate because the users should have the final say about what the software should look like.

A software designer has decided to include a button on each of the screens of a program to allow the user to navigate back to the main menu screen. It was decided that this button should always be located at the bottom left corner and be the same colour and shape. How are these design decisions best described?

Good, because they demonstrate consistency of approach by the programmer

Bad, because the programmers cannot demonstrate their skill

Bad, because the user will become bored with the screens

Good, because they reduce the need for choices by the user

Which of the following best describes the process of compilation?

The entire source code is translated into object code that may be executed at any time.

The entire source code is translated into object code, after which the code is immediately executed.

Each line or statement of a piece of source code is translated into object code and immediately executed before moving on to the next line.

Parts of the source code are translated into object code as a whole and parts are translated into object code one line at a time, and then executed immediately

Which of the following is an example of plagiarism?

Using source code obtained from the World Wide Web without acknowledging the author

Using source code from your organisation’s program library

Referring to a user manual produced by another organisation

Photocopying data flow diagrams for review by a project team

Which of the following would be the major reason for a company’s dissatisfaction with a newly implemented system?

The system does not meet the predetermined requirements.

Online documentation is not available.

The graphical user interface is of poor quality

The users do not have access to the project manager.

What is one disadvantage of CASE tools?

They can inhibit the creativity of the designer

They are an unproven technology.

They are poorly understood by most programmers.

Which of the following best describes why the laws of copyright exist for computer software?

To protect the intellectual property of the software creator

To physically stop the copying of software

To prevent software being installed on more than one computer

To increase the ability of the authorities to detect software piracy

What is the difference between a one-dimensional array and a record?

The fields of a record can be of different types but the elements of an array must be of the same type.

The fields of a record can be of the same type but the elements of an array must be of different types.

The fields of a record can be accessed directly but the elements of an array can only be accessed sequentially

The elements of an array can be accessed directly but the fields of a record can only be accessed sequentially

In the diagram, what does the symbol at X represent?

The data customer name and address has been passed from Controlling Process

A flag recording that the data has been passed to Store Customer Data

The data customer name only has been passed to Store Customer Data

A flag recording that the customer name only has been passed from Controlling Process

The diagram describes the entry of data into a Retail Store Customer Management System. Which of the following is true of this system?

Controlling Process may call Enter Customer Name and Address or Store Customer Data.

Data parameters are passed to all modules.

Control parameters are passed to all modules.

Store Customer Name may repeatedly call Store Customer Data.

A fishing cooperative has hired a systems analyst to design a new system that will record the catch of each fishing vessel and the sale of the catch. Many of the members of the cooperative have their own computers and wish to contribute to the design. What should the systems analyst do?

Invite all members to be part of a committee to define the goals and requirements of the new system.

Involve the members in the development of the user and technical documentation for the new system.

Provide the interested members with minor issues to keep them involved.

Limit the input of the interested members, as they have insufficient knowledge to contribute to the technical development of the system.

Which of the following best describes what takes place in this program segment?

The numbers stored in three different RAM locations are added together and stored in RAM.

The numbers 100, 101 and 102 are added together.

The numbers 100, 101, 102 and 105 are added together.

The numbers stored in four different RAM locations are added together and stored in RAM.

A professional photographer wishes to buy a new digital image-manipulation product. In choosing the product, which of the following statements made by the sales assistant would be the most important?

‘This product will process any digital image.’

‘This product is the most expensive in the store.’

‘A reputable supplier distributes and services this product.’

‘We have this digital image product in stock and available.’

Which of the following is necessary to change the algorithm so that the array is filled by rows?

Change the inner loop counter to count by columns and the outer loop counter to count by rows.

Reverse the counters in the loop statement using ‘down to’.

Change the inner loop counter to count by rows and the outer loop counter to count by columns.

Swap the indexes in the assignment statement to (row, row) instead of (column, column).

Which of the following is an acceptable WHILE statement?

WHILE <identifier> is greater than 5 DO <statement> ; <statement> ; ENDWHILE

WHILE <identifier> does not equal fred DO ENDWHILE

WHILE <identifier> is less than 60 <statement> ; ENDWHILE

WHILE <identifier> equals 12 DO <statement> <statement> <statement> ; ENDWHILE

Which are the two most important roles in determining the requirements for a new system?

Project manager and systems analyst

Napster was a peer-to-peer file sharing system that allowed computer users to download music (MP3) files. It was closed down after a court ruling in the USA. Which of the following BEST summarises the reason for the closure of Napster?

It had engaged in copyright infringement.

It had engaged in illegal outsourcing.

Peer-to-peer networking breached Beta-testing laws.

Peer-to-peer networking breached the Software Developers’ Code of Conduct.

What is the purpose of this algorithm?

To find the largest number in an array

To find the position of the largest number in an array

To sort an array of integers in ascending order

To sort an array of integers in descending order

An advantage of using an interpreter to translate source code is that;

syntax errors are located easily.

the machine code can be used by any CPU.

Which of the following is a major problem with prototyping?

The project team may be committed to a solution before there is a thorough understanding of the problem.

Provision of feedback from users is simple.

Development time is increased unnecessarily.

The users of the system have a direct involvement in the development of the prototype.

In which activity of the software development cycle should the impact of a new software system on the working conditions of the employees of an organisation be addressed?

Testing for a mix of transactions

Selecting the language paradigm

Ensuring that coding matches benchmarks

Which EBNF statement describes the same syntax as the railway diagram above?

Equation = <Variable> := <Digit>|<Variable>{<Operator><Digit>|<Variable>} [;]

Equation = <Variable> := <Digit>{<Operator><Digit>|<Variable>} ;

Equation = <Variable> := <Digit>{<Operator><Digit>|<Variable>} [;]

Equation = <Variable> := <Digit>|<Variable>{<Operator><Digit>|<Variable>} {;}

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In executing a program, two numbers are to be added. Where would the result of this addition be initially stored?

An address register

An accumulator

Random access memory

Read only memory

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is this diagram an example of?

A data dictionary

A data flow diagram

A structure diagram

A system flowchart

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a syntactically correct indexed name?

MN{P}

M{N,P,}

M{N,P}

M{NP,}

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

During which stage of the software development cycle would user documentation of the software solution be produced?

Defining and understanding the problem

Planning and design of software solutions

Implementation of software solutions

Testing and evaluation of software solutions

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A real estate agent has been keeping information on rental properties in a spreadsheet. The real estate agency would now like to convert all of the data to a database system as quickly as possible.

What would be the most appropriate system conversion method?

Direct conversion

Parallel conversion

Pilot conversion

Phased conversion

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Under what circumstances is it necessary to create a prototype?

When only some of the system’s requirements are known

When only one copy of the program is created

When the program is not going to be updated

When the project team does not know where to start

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why would a systems analyst most likely use CASE tools?

To reduce the number of decisions

To allow the user to develop software

To speed up the production of the variable lists

To speed up the development of large systems

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SDD HSC Exam Multiple Choice Questions

In executing a program, two numbers are to be added. Where would the result of this addition be initially stored?

What is this diagram an example of?

Which of the following is a syntactically correct indexed name?

During which stage of the software development cycle would user documentation of the software solution be produced?

A real estate agent has been keeping information on rental properties in a spreadsheet. The real estate agency would now like to convert all of the data to a database system as quickly as possible.

What would be the most appropriate system conversion method?

Under what circumstances is it necessary to create a prototype?

Why would a systems analyst most likely use CASE tools?

What would a programmer be likely to use in order to understand the links between the various modules of a system?

A program that appears to be operating correctly fails to produce an expected result, and runs indefinitely.

What is the most likely type of error?

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SDD HSC Exam Multiple Choice Questions

In executing a program, two numbers are to be added. Where would the result of this addition be initially stored?

What is this diagram an example of?

Which of the following is a syntactically correct indexed name?

During which stage of the software development cycle would user documentation of the software solution be produced?

A real estate agent has been keeping information on rental properties in a spreadsheet. The real estate agency would now like to convert all of the data to a database system as quickly as possible. What would be the most appropriate system conversion method?

Under what circumstances is it necessary to create a prototype?

Why would a systems analyst most likely use CASE tools?

What would a programmer be likely to use in order to understand the links between the various modules of a system?

A program that appears to be operating correctly fails to produce an expected result, and runs indefinitely. What is the most likely type of error?

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A real estate agent has been keeping information on rental properties in a spreadsheet. The real estate agency would now like to convert all of the data to a database system as quickly as possible.

What would be the most appropriate system conversion method?

A program that appears to be operating correctly fails to produce an expected result, and runs indefinitely.

What is the most likely type of error?