Systems Analysis & Design Quiz

What is the combination of hardware and software products and services that companies use to manage, access, communicate, and share information?

• Hardware only

• Software only

• Information Technology

• Data Management

What is a system that is vital to a company's operations?

• Support system

• Mission-critical system

• Secondary system

• Non-critical system

What is the raw material that an information system transforms into useful information?

• Data

• Processes

• Software

• People

Which system provides job-related information to users at all levels of a company?

• Transaction Processing Systems

• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

• Management Information Systems (MIS)

What technology simulates human reasoning by combining a knowledge base and inference rules?

• Fuzzy Logic

• Web Services

• Groupware

• Expert Systems

What is the purpose of the Systems Analysis phase in the Systems Development Life Cycle?

• Build a logical model of the new system

• Identify the nature and scope of the business opportunity

• Create a blueprint of the system

• Construct the new system

Which methodology uses a set of process models to describe a system graphically?

• Rapid Application Development

• Object-Oriented Analysis

• Structured Analysis

• Joint Application Development

What is the end product of the Systems Design phase in the Systems Development Life Cycle?

• System Requirements Document

• Systems Design Specification

• Preliminary Investigation

• Feasibility Study

Which department develops and maintains a company's information systems?

• Information Technology

• Finance

• Marketing

• Human Resources

What is the responsibility of a systems analyst?

• Manage user access to databases

• Translate business requirements into practical IT projects

• Provide hardware and software support

• Design and construct Web pages