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This section includes 258 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
The system study project includes |
| A. | system analysis |
| B. | system design |
| C. | implementation |
| D. | both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 102. |
Procedure development occurs within the |
| A. | structured design phase |
| B. | conversion phase |
| C. | system building phase |
| D. | maintenance |
| Answer» D. maintenance | |
| 103. |
The systems have been classified in different ways |
| A. | physical or abstract |
| B. | open or closed |
| C. | man-made information system |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 104. |
A programmer reviews the accuracy of an algorithm by _____ it. |
| A. | Analyzing |
| B. | Coding |
| C. | Desk-checking |
| D. | Planning |
| Answer» D. Planning | |
| 105. |
Some firms have created a combination position called |
| A. | manager / analyst |
| B. | programmer / operator |
| C. | analyst / programmer |
| D. | manager / operator |
| Answer» D. manager / operator | |
| 106. |
Which of the following is not an advantage of the structured approach to system development? |
| A. | it focuses on the physical aspects of the system |
| B. | the system specification is very graphic |
| C. | the user area is studied thoroughly |
| D. | the documentation is Cumulative |
| Answer» B. the system specification is very graphic | |
| 107. |
During system study, data can be collected through |
| A. | questionnaires |
| B. | interviews |
| C. | on-site observations |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 108. |
Programmers use _____ to organize and summarize the results of their problem analysis. |
| A. | Flowcharts |
| B. | Input charts |
| C. | IPO charts |
| D. | Output charts |
| Answer» D. Output charts | |
| 109. |
The "big picture" diagram of a system is the |
| A. | block diagram |
| B. | logic diagram |
| C. | system flowchart |
| D. | program flowchart |
| Answer» D. program flowchart | |
| 110. |
Announcement of MIS implementation is made by |
| A. | operational level managers |
| B. | tactical level managers |
| C. | the president |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 111. |
Which of the following would not be a major deliverable of the structured systems analysis phase. |
| A. | data dictionaries |
| B. | data flow diagrams |
| C. | entity relationship diagrams |
| D. | prototype model |
| Answer» E. | |
| 112. |
The calculation instructions in an algorithm should state _____. |
| A. | Only what is to be calculated |
| B. | Only how to calculate something |
| C. | Both what is to be calculated and how to calculate it |
| D. | Both what is to be calculated and why is it calculated |
| Answer» D. Both what is to be calculated and why is it calculated | |
| 113. |
Which of the following statements is not true |
| A. | Entity Relationship Diagrams are used to design files |
| B. | Systems Overview can be prescribed by Data Flow Diagrams |
| C. | Phases, in a Systems life cycle, are fixed and invariant. |
| D. | Indexed files are faster than sequential files in all situations |
| Answer» E. | |
| 114. |
A _____ is software that is designed for drawing diagrams of information systems, writing process specifications, and maintaining data dictionaries. |
| A. | System Development Life Cycle |
| B. | CASE tool |
| C. | Phased Conversion |
| D. | Success factors |
| Answer» C. Phased Conversion | |
| 115. |
The term used to refer to the checking of outputs of a computer, with the corresponding input documents, is called |
| A. | auditing around the computer |
| B. | auditing through the computer |
| C. | process control |
| D. | beta-test |
| Answer» B. auditing through the computer | |
| 116. |
A turnkey package includes |
| A. | software |
| B. | hardware |
| C. | training |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 117. |
Which of the following is not considered a tool at the system Design phase? |
| A. | Data-Flow Diagram |
| B. | Decision Table |
| C. | Pie chart |
| D. | System Flowchart |
| Answer» D. System Flowchart | |
| 118. |
The communication problem involves the |
| A. | analyst and the programmer |
| B. | manager and the analyst |
| C. | programmer and the computer |
| D. | operate and the computer |
| Answer» C. programmer and the computer | |
| 119. |
A square symbols |
| A. | defines a source or destination of system data |
| B. | identifies data flow |
| C. | represents a process that transforms incoming data flow(s) into outgoing data flows |
| D. | is a data store-data at rest, or a temporary repository of data |
| Answer» B. identifies data flow | |
| 120. |
Branch mark programs are best characterized as |
| A. | Simulator programs |
| B. | Hallmarking |
| C. | Actual system programs |
| D. | Vendor software for applications |
| Answer» C. Actual system programs | |
| 121. |
A data flow diagram is |
| A. | the modern version of flowchart |
| B. | mainly used at the systems specification stage. |
| C. | the primary output of the systems design phase |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. the primary output of the systems design phase | |
| 122. |
During what phase, the requirement analysis is performed? |
| A. | system design phase |
| B. | system development phase |
| C. | system analysis phase |
| D. | system investigation phase |
| Answer» D. system investigation phase | |
| 123. |
Which of the following statements is true |
| A. | as parallel run involves two different terminals accessing a common database |
| B. | computers are essential for systems Analysis |
| C. | Flow of information in an organization is always vertical |
| D. | alpha testing is the verification process a system goes through for the first time |
| Answer» E. | |
| 124. |
All of the following tools are used for process descriptions except: |
| A. | structured english |
| B. | decision tables |
| C. | pseudocode |
| D. | data dictionaries |
| Answer» E. | |
| 125. |
Which of the following decides which systems development projects to work on first ? |
| A. | data diagram |
| B. | project dictionary |
| C. | systems flowcharts |
| D. | steering committee |
| Answer» B. project dictionary | |
| 126. |
An open rectangle |
| A. | defines a source or destination of system data |
| B. | identifies data flow |
| C. | represents a process that transforms incoming data flow(s) into outgoing data flows |
| D. | is a data store-data at rest, or a temporary repository of data |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
Where one has to process all the data records in a file, the best tile organization is |
| A. | Indexed |
| B. | sequential |
| C. | direct access |
| D. | random access |
| Answer» C. direct access | |
| 128. |
The model base cannot be prepared until |
| A. | the computer has been selected |
| B. | the MIS staff has been acquired and organized |
| C. | the preparation of physical facilities |
| D. | both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 129. |
The black box concept is based on the assumption(s) that; |
| A. | the suprasystem is stable |
| B. | black boxes are dependent or environments |
| C. | the relationship between the inputs and output is stable |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 130. |
The black-box concept: |
| A. | is invoked by describing a system in terms of inputs and outputs, leaving the transformation process a black box. |
| B. | assumes that the black box is independent |
| C. | assumes that inputs and outputs will remain stable |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 131. |
The imitation of a systems investigation may result from: |
| A. | a manager's formal request |
| B. | a scheduled system's review |
| C. | an analyst's investigation |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 132. |
During the system study, analysts determine manager's information needs by |
| A. | conducting tours of a nearby computer center |
| B. | asking questions |
| C. | showing samples of computer reports |
| D. | teaching short courses in programming languages |
| Answer» C. showing samples of computer reports | |
| 133. |
The conditions immediately outside a system is called |
| A. | The boundary |
| B. | The interface |
| C. | The environment |
| D. | The protocols |
| Answer» D. The protocols | |
| 134. |
Data dictionary contains detail of |
| A. | data structures |
| B. | data flows |
| C. | data stores |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 135. |
A consideration evaluated by management when planning to convert to a computer system is : |
| A. | maintenance |
| B. | available software |
| C. | CPU sized speed |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 136. |
A system investigation may result from |
| A. | an analysis investigation |
| B. | a scheduled systems reviewed |
| C. | a manager's formal request |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 137. |
Cost-Benefit analysis |
| A. | evaluates the tangible and non-tangible factors |
| B. | compares the cost, with the benefits, of introducing a computer-based system |
| C. | estimates the hardware and software costs |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 138. |
You record the algorithm in the _____ column of the IPO chart. |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Output |
| C. | Processing |
| D. | Purpose |
| Answer» D. Purpose | |
| 139. |
The approach used in top-down analysis and and design is |
| A. | to prepare flowcharts after programming has been completed |
| B. | to identify a top level function and then create a hierarchy of lower level modules and components |
| C. | to identify the top level functions by combining many smaller components into a single entity. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. to identify the top level functions by combining many smaller components into a single entity. | |
| 140. |
Which of the following is a function of the process step of data processing? |
| A. | protect |
| B. | index |
| C. | retrieval |
| D. | update |
| Answer» D. update | |
| 141. |
A feasibility document should contain all of the following except: |
| A. | project name |
| B. | problem descriptions |
| C. | feasible alternative |
| D. | data-flow diagrams |
| Answer» C. feasible alternative | |
| 142. |
The background and experience of analyst include; |
| A. | a background in systems theory and organization behavior |
| B. | familiarity with the makeup and inner workings of major application areas such as financial accounting, personnel administration, marketing and sales, operations management, model building, and production control. |
| C. | competence in system tools and methodologies and a practical knowledge of one or more programming and data base languages. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 143. |
The systems conversion technique of totally removing the existing system and immediately implementing the new system is called a |
| A. | pilot conversion |
| B. | crash conversion |
| C. | phased conversion |
| D. | parallel run |
| Answer» C. phased conversion | |
| 144. |
Structured design produces computer programs that are |
| A. | easily |
| B. | maintained |
| C. | easily understood |
| D. | both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 145. |
_____ use standardized symbols to represent an algorithm. |
| A. | Flowcharts |
| B. | Flow diagrams |
| C. | IPO charts |
| D. | Pseudocharts |
| Answer» B. Flow diagrams | |
| 146. |
Inverted list organization |
| A. | means storing records in contiguous blocks according to a key. |
| B. | Stores records sequentially but uses an index to locate records |
| C. | uses an index for each key type |
| D. | has records placed randomly throughout the file |
| Answer» D. has records placed randomly throughout the file | |
| 147. |
The first step in the problem-solving process is to _____. |
| A. | Plan the algorithm |
| B. | Analyze the problem |
| C. | Desk-check the algorithm |
| D. | Evaluate and modify (if necessary) the program |
| Answer» C. Desk-check the algorithm | |
| 148. |
The structure chart is: |
| A. | a document of what has to be accomplished |
| B. | a hierarchical partitioning of the program |
| C. | a statement of information-processing requirements |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. a statement of information-processing requirements | |
| 149. |
A statement - by - statement description of a procedure is detailed in a; |
| A. | written narrative |
| B. | procedure's log |
| C. | systems flowchart |
| D. | record layout |
| Answer» B. procedure's log | |
| 150. |
Programmers refer to the goal of solving a problem as the _____. |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Output |
| C. | Processing |
| D. | Purpose |
| Answer» C. Processing | |