Information Systems Analysis
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Course Introduction
Information Systems Analysis explores the methodologies and techniques used to examine and improve business information systems. The course covers requirements gathering, process modeling, data flow diagrams, and system documentation, while emphasizing the importance of aligning technology solutions with organizational goals. Students learn to analyze existing systems, identify problems or opportunities for improvement, and propose actionable solutions through case studies and hands-on projects. By the end, participants will have the skills needed to facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders, supporting the successful design and implementation of effective information systems.
Recommended Textbook Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design 6th Edition by Joseph Valacich
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Chapter 1: The Systems Development Environment
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Q1) Discuss the types of skills needed in order to succeed as a systems analyst. Answer: Systems analysts need to develop four types of skills in order to succeed. Analytical skills are needed to understand the organization and its functions, identify opportunities and problems and to analyze and solve problems. Technical skills help you to understand the potential and limitation of information technology. Management skills help you to manage projects as well as the people involved. Finally, interpersonal skills help you to work with users as well as other members of the technical team.
Q2) Briefly define the term system.
Answer: A system is an interrelated set of procedures which are used within one business unit to work together for some purpose. Systems have a distinct purpose, such as keeping track of customer orders or paying vendors for supplies.
Q3) Building a scaled-down version of the desired system best describes:
A) prototyping.
B) Agile Methodologies.
C) joint application design.
D) reengineering analysis.
E) rapid application development.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: The Sources of Software
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Q1) The use of previously written software resources is also referred to as:
A) reuse.
B) reengineering.
C) reprocessing.
D) re-analysis.
E) restructuring.
Answer: A
Q2) Due to the low cost of developing a reusable component, most organizations can compete economically with established commercial organizations that focus on selling components as their main line of business.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Storage refers to making software assets available for others to use.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Managing the Information Systems Project
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Q1) The process of dividing the project into manageable tasks and logically ordering them to ensure a smooth evolution between tasks defines:
A) task division.
B) work breakdown structure.
C) work structuring.
D) project division.
E) critical path scheduling.
Answer: B
Q2) Developing an understanding of the content and complexity of the project is the purpose of:
A) developing a project charter activity of the project planning phase.
B) setting a baseline project plan activity of the project planning phase.
C) determining project standards and procedures activity of the project planning phase.
D) describing the project scope, alternatives, and feasibility activity of the project planning phase.
E) closing down the project activity of the project planning phase.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Systems Planning and Selection
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Q1) If the project team and organizational officials reassess the project after each subsequent SDLC phase to determine if the business conditions have changed or if a more detailed understanding of a system's costs, benefits, and risks suggest that the project is not as worthy as previously thought, they are:
A) adhering to the incremental commitment principle.
B) overly cautious.
C) using a CASE methodology.
D) adhering to a bottom-up commitment principle.
E) using a staged approach to systems development.
Q2) Variable costs are costs resulting from the ongoing evolution and use of a system.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The reduction of waste creation is an example of a(n):
A) intangible benefit.
B) qualitative benefit.
C) tangible benefit.
D) operational benefit.
E) profitable benefit.
Q4) Briefly identify and define the six major categories of feasibility.
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Chapter 5: Determining System Requirements
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Q1) Which of the following is an advantage of closed-ended questions?
A) Interviews based on closed-ended questions do not necessarily require a large time commitment, so more topics can be covered.
B) Closed-ended questions enable the analysts to explore information that does not quite fit defined answers.
C) The analyst can obtain previously unknown information.
D) Closed-ended questions often put the interviewee at ease.
E) The interviewee has a sense of involvement and control in the interview.
Q2) The goal with using prototyping to support requirements determination is to build the ultimate system from prototyping.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The typical participants in a JAD include:
A) the CEO.
B) a city official.
C) a systems analyst.
D) a customer.
E) academic faculty.
Q4) Briefly identify and describe the modern methods for determining requirements.
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Chapter 6: Structuring System Requirements: Process
Modeling
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Q1) Structured analysis techniques, such as data-flow diagramming, can help companies avoid misunderstanding how existing systems will have to work with the new system and incorrect specifications for necessary data, forms, and reports.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When constructing data-flow diagrams, you should show the interactions that occur between sources and sinks.
A)True
B)False
Q3) No data stores appear on a context diagram.
A)True
B)False
Q4) On a data-flow diagram, you may:
A) repeat data stores and processes.
B) repeat sources/sinks and processes.
C) only repeat processes.
D) repeat relationships.
E) repeat both data stores and sources/sinks.
Q5) What is gap analysis? Why is gap analysis useful?
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Chapter 7: Structuring System Requirements: Conceptual
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Q1) Employee identification number, name, address, and skill are examples of attributes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss unary, binary, and ternary relationships.
Q3) The alternative that goes beyond simply solving the problem in question and focuses instead on systems that contain many extra features users may desire is referred to as a:
A) low-end alternative.
B) high-end alternative.
C) quality-focused alternative.
D) requirements-dependent alternative.
E) constraints-dependent alternative.
Q4) A multivalued attribute is an attribute that may take on more than one value for each entity instance.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A ternary relationship is the equivalent of three binary relationships.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Designing the Human Interface
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Q1) "Please wait while I open the file" is an example of:
A) status information.
B) a remark.
C) a warning message.
D) a prompting cue.
E) a class or composition validation test.
Q2) The JAD approach is used for designing interfaces and dialogues.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The purpose of the testing and usability assessment section of a form design specification is to explain to those who will actually develop the final form why this form exists and how it will be used.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Functional capabilities for providing smooth and easy navigation within a form include cursor-control, editing, exit, and help capabilities.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Briefly discuss the SOS guidelines.
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Chapter 9: Designing Databases
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Q1) Efficient use of secondary storage and data processing speed are the two goals of physical table design.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An entity that has a well-defined role in the application domain and has state, behavior, and identity defines:
A) object.
B) attribute.
C) actor.
D) class.
E) component.
Q3) Agile Methodologies promote a self-adaptive software development process.
A)True
B)False
Q4) During the developer-as-artist systems development era, principles from engineering were frequently applied to the systems development process.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify the five properties of a relation.
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Chapter 10: Systems Implementation and Operation
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Q1) Changing over from the old information system to a new one by turning off the old system as the new one is turned on best describes:
A) phased installation.
B) single location installation.
C) parallel installation.
D) direct installation.
E) rotation installation.
Q2) The purpose of a walkthrough is to identify and correct errors found in programming code.
A)True
B)False
Q3) User testing of a completed information system using simulated data refers to:
A) acceptance testing.
B) alpha testing.
C) beta testing.
D) system testing.
E) stub testing.
Q4) Preventive maintenance requires the least maintenance effort.
A)True
B)False
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