Top 150+ Solved System Analysis and Design MCQ Questions Answer
Q. A rectangle in a DFD represents
a. a process
b. a data store
c. an external entity
d. an input unit
Q. External Entities may be a
a. Source of input data only
b. Source of input data or destination of results
c. Destination of results only
d. Repository of data
Q. The major goal of requirement determination phase of information system development is
a. determine whether information is needed by an organization
b. determine what information is needed by an organization
c. determine how information needed by an organization can be provided
d. determine when information is to be given
Q. It is necessary to prioritize information requirements of an organization at the requirements determination phase as
a. it is always good to prioritize
b. there are conflicting demands from users
c. there are constraints on budgets, available time, human resource and requirement
d. all good organization do it
Q. Requirement specification is carried out
a. after requirements are determined
b. before requirements are determined
c. simultaneously with requirements determination
d. independent of requirements determination
Q. The role of a system analyst drawing up a requirements specification is similar to
a. architect designing a building
b. a structural engineer designing a building
c. a contractor constructing a building
d. the workers who construct a building
Q. It is necessary to consult the following while drawing up requirement specification
a. only top managers
b. only top and middle management
c. only top, middle and operational managers
d. top, middle and operational managers and also all who will use the system
Q. In order to understand the working of an organization for which a computer based system is being designed, an analyst must
a. look at only current work and document flow in the organization
b. discuss with top level and middle level management only
c. interview top, middle, line managers and also clerks who will enter data and use the system
d. only clerical and middle level staff who have long experience in the organization and will be users of the system
Q. A feasibility study is carried out
a. after final requirements specifications are drawn up
b. during the period when requirements specifications are drawn up
c. before the final requirements specifications are drawn up
d. at any time
Q. The main objective of feasibility study is
a. to assess whether it is possible to meet the requirements specifications
b. to assess if it is possible to meet the requirements specified subject to constraints of budget, human resource and hardware
c. to assist the management in implementing the desired system
d. to remove bottlenecks in implementing the desired system
Q. It is necessary to carry out a feasibility study as
a. top management cannot ensure that a project is feasible before calling a system analyst
b. top management is not sure what they want from the system
c. even though top management is in favour of the system, technology may not be mature for implementation
d. all organizations do it
Q. Feasibility study is carried out by
a. managers of the organization
b. system analyst in consultation with managers of the organization
c. users of the proposed system
d. systems designers in consultation with the prospective users of the system
Q. Initial requirements specification is
a. not changed till the end of the project
b. continuously changed during project implementation
c. only a rough indication of the requirement
d. changed and finalized after feasibility study
Q. Final specifications are drawn up by
a. system analyst in consultation with the management of the organization
b. the managers of user organization
c. system analyst in consultation with programmers
d. system designers along with users
Q. The main goal of arriving at a final specification is
a. to tell the organization’s managers how the system will function
b. to tell the organization’s managers what the proposed system will achieve in a language understood by them
c. to compute the cost of implementing the system
d. to assist in designing the system