MGMT 340 Week 3 Quiz

MGMT 340 Week 3 Quiz

1. Question: (TCO 3) The impartiality characteristic of a good systems analyst is represented by which of the following statements?

Student Answer:

◯ You must challenge yourself to look at the organization in new ways.
◯ Your role is to find the best solution to a business problem or opportunity.
◯ Assume anything is possible, and eliminate the infeasible.
◯ You should question everything.
◯ Every fact must fit with every other fact.

2. Question: (TCO 3) Techniques developed to keep the analysis effort minimal, yet still effective include

Student Answer:

◯ JAD.
◯ interviewing.
◯ observations.
◯ document analysis.
◯ questionnaires.

3. Question: (TCO 3) Which of the following can be considered an advantage of open-ended questions?

Student Answer:

◯ The interviewer can explore unexpected lines of inquiry.
◯ Open-ended questions often put the interviewee at ease.
◯ The interviewee has a sense of involvement and control in the interview.
◯ Interviewees can respond in their own words using their own structure.
◯ All of the above

4. Question: (TCO 3) Good interview guidelines consist of

Student Answer:

◯ phrasing the question to illicit the correct response.
◯ typing your notes within two weeks of the interview.
◯ establishing expectation levels about the new system.
◯ seeking a variety of perspectives from the interviews.
◯ using as much time as you need.

5. Question: (TCO 3) Which of the following is a modern method for collecting system requirements?

Student Answer:

◯ Interviewing
◯ Questionnaires
◯ Observations
◯ Joint application design
◯ Document analysis

6. Question: (TCO 4) Since data-flow diagrams concentrate on the movement of data between processes, these diagrams are often referred to as

Student Answer:

◯ process models.
◯ data models.
◯ flow models.
◯ flow charts.
◯ logic models.

7. Question: (TCO 4) Data contained on a customer order form would be represented on a data-flow diagram as a

Student Answer:

◯ process.
◯ data flow.
◯ source.
◯ sink.
◯ relationship.

8. Question: (TCO 4) A file folder containing orders would be represented on a data-flow diagram as a

Student Answer:

◯ process.
◯ source.
◯ data flow.
◯ data store.
◯ relationship.

9. Question: (TCO 4) An arrow on a data-flow diagram represents a(n)

Student Answer:

◯ data store.
◯ data flow.
◯ process.
◯ source.
◯ action sequence.

10. Question: (TCO 4) On a data-flow diagram, a rectangle with rounded corners represents a(n)

Student Answer:

◯ data store.
◯ process.
◯ action stub.
◯ data flow.
◯ source.