Questions and Answers of Modern Systems Analysis And Design

A fictional information system is accompanied by a dedicated support system, and there are two people responding to users’ requests. Unfortunately, the requests start piling up, and this is a
Following on the previous question, how much of a system development project’s entire budget might go to system maintenance, and how can this figure be lowered?Data from previous questionCorrective
Corrective maintenance accounts for about 75 percent of a system’s maintenance costs. Why is this unfortunate?
Describe the process of updating baseline modules using a process for sending e-mails as an example.
What does the term “baseline module” refer to?
A software tool analyzes source code and then creates schematics (UML diagram or the like) of a selected part of an application. Does this tool support reverse engineering or reengineering?
In some organizations, some of the best programmers are assigned to maintenance duties. What is the line of thinking here?
Why is managing the queue of pending tasks an important activity?
After the update has been completed and a new plug-in has been acquired, installed, and thoroughly tested, everything works fine. However, it is discovered that a competitor’s Website works better
A plug-in (small application) used in the Website in the previous problem ceases to work after the move to the new Web server. Steps are taken to find another plug-in and replace the old one. What
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Application program interface (API)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Application server____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers located in a
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Cascading Style Sheets (CSSs)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Client____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers located in a confined
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Client/server architecture____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Content management system (CMS)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Customization____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers located in a
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Database engine____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers located in a
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Domain naming system (BIND)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.File server____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers located in a
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Information systems infrastructure____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Local area network (LAN)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Middleware____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers located in a
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Personalization____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers located in a
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Representational State Transfer (REST)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Platform as a service (PaaS)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Service-oriented architecture (SOA)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Software as a service (SaaS)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Thin client____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers located in a
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Three-tiered client/server architecture____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Utility computing____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers located in a
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Virtual machine____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers located in a
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Virtualization____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers located in a
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.eXtensible Markup Language (XML)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.eXtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL)____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Web service____ The cabling, hardware, and software used to connect workstations, computers, and file servers located in a
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Calculated field____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Data type____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary number of
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Default value____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Denormalization____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Field____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary number of
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Null value____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary number
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Physical file____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Primary key____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary number
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Recursive foreign key____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Referential integrity____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Relation____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary number of
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Relational database model____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Second normal form (2NF)____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Secondary key____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Sequential file organization____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Synonym____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary number of
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Third normal form (3NF)____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Well-structured relation____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.File organization____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Foreign key____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary number
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Functional dependency____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Hashed file organization____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Homonym____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary number of
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Index____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary number of
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Indexed file organization____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an
Match each of the key terms above to the definition that best fits it.Normalization____ A named, two-dimensional table of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and an arbitrary
What are the four parts of the BPP, and what are their purposes?
Assume you are put in charge of launching a new Website for a local nonprofit organization. What costs would you need to account for? Make a list of expected costs and benefits for the project. You
Assuming monetary benefits of an information system at $85,000 per year, one-time costs of $75,000, recurring costs of $35,000 per year, a discount rate of 12 percent, and a fiveyear time horizon,
Describe the difference between formal and informal systems.
What is the Nominal Group Technique? How is it beneficial to requirements determination?
List at least four types of information an analyst can locate in documents during the analysis phase.
Describe the contemporary methods for collection of systems requirements.
Describe the typical participants in a JAD.
Summarize the problems that arise with open-ended questions, and explain why closed-ended questions can be a suitable alternative. List the groundwork an interviewer has to do to frame close-ended
Imagine that your department needs to design a library information system, and your course instructor has asked you to determine the system requirements. Discuss with a partner which of the
Match each of the key terms above with the definition that best fits it.Entity type____A detailed model that captures the overall structure of organizational data and is independent of any database
Match each of the key terms above with the definition that best fits it.Identifier____A detailed model that captures the overall structure of organizational data and is independent of any database
Match each of the key terms above with the definition that best fits it.Multivalued attribute____A detailed model that captures the overall structure of organizational data and is independent of any
Match each of the key terms above with the definition that best fits it.Optional attribute____A detailed model that captures the overall structure of organizational data and is independent of any
Match each of the key terms above with the definition that best fits it.Overlap rule____A detailed model that captures the overall structure of organizational data and is independent of any database
Match each of the key terms above with the definition that best fits it.Partial specialization rule____A detailed model that captures the overall structure of organizational data and is independent
Match each of the key terms above with the definition that best fits it.Relationship____A detailed model that captures the overall structure of organizational data and is independent of any database
Match each of the key terms above with the definition that best fits it.Repeating group____A detailed model that captures the overall structure of organizational data and is independent of any
Match each of the key terms above with the definition that best fits it.Required attribute____A detailed model that captures the overall structure of organizational data and is independent of any
Match each of the key terms above with the definition that best fits it.Subtype____A detailed model that captures the overall structure of organizational data and is independent of any database
Match each of the key terms above with the definition that best fits it.Supertype____A detailed model that captures the overall structure of organizational data and is independent of any database
Match each of the key terms above with the definition that best fits it.Ternary relationship____A detailed model that captures the overall structure of organizational data and is independent of any
Match each of the key terms above with the definition that best fits it.Total specialization rule____A detailed model that captures the overall structure of organizational data and is independent of
Match each of the key terms above with the definition that best fits it.Triggering operation (trigger)____A detailed model that captures the overall structure of organizational data and is
Match each of the key terms above with the definition that best fits it.Unary relationship____A detailed model that captures the overall structure of organizational data and is independent of any
Discuss why data modeling is necessary during the systems development process.
How is a data model employed when structuring system data requirements?
Describe the relationship between business rules and data models.
Why do systems analysts need to collect system data for conceptual data modeling?
How are relationships classified? Give an example of each.
What are the three most common degrees of relationships? How do entity types participate in the relationship?
Identify and explain the cardinality of relationships between two entity types, Employee and Project. Is it possible to fix a maximum cardinality?
When is an associative entity created? Why are there no relationship names on the lines between an associative entity and a strong entity?

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