1

Question: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

2

Question:On a data-flow diagram, a diamond represents a process.

A

True

B

False

3

Question:When designing the navigation procedures within your system,
the primary concerns are

A

The design of
between-field navigation and the ability to provide feedback

B

Grouping data
fields into logical categories and assigning group labels

C

Flexibility and
consistency

D

Formatting and
meaningful labels

E

Spacing and color differences

4

Question:Functional decomposition is a repetitive process of breaking
the description or perspective of a system down into finer and finer detail.

A

True

B

False

5

Question:A ternary relationship is the equivalent of three binary
relationships.

A

True

B

False

6

Question:In a file-oriented information system, a security file ____.

A

Stores relatively
permanent data about an entity

B

Is created and
saved for backup and recovery purposes

C

Stores records
that contain day-to-day business and operational data

D

Is a temporary
file created by an information system for a single task

7

Question:Which of the following types of maintenance accounts for as
much as 70 percent of all maintenance activity?

A

Preventive
maintenance

B

Corrective
maintenance

C

Adaptive
maintenance

D

Perfective
maintenance

E

Internal
maintenance

8

Question:In a typical file processing environment, ____ problems can
occur if updates are not applied in every file.

A

Rigid data
structure

B

Data integrity

C

Referential
integrity

D

Data redundancy

9

Question:The ease with which software can be understood, corrected,
adapted, and enhanced best describes

A

Maintenance

B

Maintainability

C

Adaptability

D

Comfort level

E

Installation

10

Question:Which of the following influences most of the costs associated
with maintaining a system?

A

Maintenance
personnel

B

Documentation
quality

C

Number of latent
defects

D

Number of
customers

E

Tools

11

Question:____ describe what objects need to know about each other, how
objects respond to changes in other objects, and the effects of membership in
classes, superclasses, and subclasses.

A

Aggregates

B

Relationships

C

Clusters

D

Linkages

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Question:The dependence of nonprimary key attributes on other
nonprimary key attributes best describes a

A

Relationship
dependency

B

Transitive
dependency

C

Weak attribute

D

Weak entity

E

Weak relationship

13

Question:A primary key should be null.

A

True

B

False

14

Question:A relationship between object classes best defines

A

Encapsulation

B

Scope

C

Association

D

Composition

E

Integration

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Question:Data-flow diagramming is one of several structured analysis
techniques used to increase software development productivity.

A

True

B

False

16

Question:Referential integrity specifies that the value of an attribute
of one relation depends on the existence of the same attribute in another
relation.

A

True

B

False

17

Question:Which of the following functional capabilities are required
for providing smooth and easy navigation within a form?

A

Cursor-control
capabilities

B

Editing
capabilities

C

Exit capabilities

D

Help capabilities

E

All of the above

18

Question:During an inspection test, exactly what the code does is
investigated.

A

True

B

False

19

Question:A relationship between the instances of one entity type is a

A

Unary relationship

B

Binary
relationship

C

Ternary relationship

D

Singular
occurrence

E

Partnership
occurrence

20

Question:When two relations, A and B, have a many-to-many relationship,
we create a separate relation, C, to represent this.

A

True

B

False

21

Question:A relation is said to be in second normal form if the primary
key consists of only one attribute.

A

True

B

False

22

Question:Where possible, text should appear in all uppercase on forms.

A

True

B

False

23

Question:Which of the following encompasses an object’s properties and
the values those properties have?

A

Behavior

B

Class

C

State

D

Encapsulation

E

Incorporation

24

Question:Which of the following represents how an object acts and
reacts?

A

Behavior

B

Class

C

State

D

Encapsulation

E

Environment

25

Question:Which of the following provides an external interface to a
class?

A

Constructor

B

Operation

C

View

D

Association

E

Source

26

Question:During beta testing, users test a completed information system
using real data in the real user environment.

A

True

B

False

27

Question:Which of the following is a true statement?

A

The goal of
conceptual data modeling is to capture as much of the meaning of data as is
possible

B

The efficiencies
gained by maintaining systems at the rule rather than code level
drastically reduce cost

C

If a thorough
repository of data descriptions is kept, the system can be regenerated as
the business rules change

D

The more details
about data that we can model, the better the system we can design and build

E

All of the above
are true statements

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Question:Changes made to a system to fix or enhance its functionality
best defines

A

Maintenance

B

Support

C

Repair

D

Installation

E

Coding

29

Question:When each nonprimary key attribute is identified by the whole
key, the relation is said to be in at least

A

Second normal form

B

Third normal form

C

Fourth normal form

D

Fifth normal form

E

A relational form

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Question:The most complete acceptance testing will include

A

Alpha testing,
beta testing, and a walkthrough

B

Beta testing, stub
testing, and unit testing

C

Desk checking, a
system audit, and integration testing

D

A system audit,
system testing, and integration testing

E

Alpha testing,
beta testing, and a system audit

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Question:During physical design, you consider

A

The definitions of
each attribute

B

The descriptions
of where and when data are entered, retrieved, deleted, and updated

C

The expectations
for response time and data integrity

D

The descriptions
of the file and database technologies to be used

E

All of the above

32

Question:A context diagram shows the scope of the organizational
system, system boundaries, external entities that interact with the system,
and the major information flows between entities and the system.

A

True

B

False

33

Question:An object is an entity that has a well-defined role in the
application domain, and has state, behavior, and identity.

A

True

B

False

34

Question:An association between the instances of one or more entity
types that is of interest to the organization best defines

A

Occurrence

B

Relationship

C

Natural connection

D

Cardinality

E

Entity link

35

Question:Highlighting methods should be consistently selected and used
based upon the level of importance of the emphasized information.

A

True

B

False

36

Question:Use cases show the static structure of data and the operations
that act on data.

A

True

B

False

37

Question:____ is the transfer of information systems development,
operation, or maintenance to an outside firm that provides these services,
for a fee, on a temporary or long-term basis.

A

Outsourcing

B

Commission

C

Subscription

D

External provision

38

Question:A(n) ____ is a user interface that allows users to interact
with graphical objects and pointing devices.

A

HCI

B

PCI

C

UI

D

GUI

39

Question:An identifier is a candidate key that has been selected as the
unique, identifying characteristic for an entity type.

A

True

B

False

40

Question:Transitive attributes are attributes that determine other
attributes.

A

True

B

False

41

Question:Combining all normalized user views into one consolidated
logical database model refers to

A

Normalization

B

Requirements
structuring

C

File integration

D

View integration

E

Logic modeling

42

Question:A functional dependency between two (or more) nonkey
attributes in a relation defines a

A

Weak dependency

B

Partial dependency

C

Simple dependency

D

Transitive
dependency

E

Recursive
dependency

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Question:The purpose of acceptance testing is to

A

Determine if new
requirements must be added to the newly completed system

B

Determine if the
system meets user requirements

C

Determine if the
system meets its objectives

D

Test a completed information
system using simulated data

E

Test a completed
information system using real data

44

Question:A candidate key that has been selected as the unique,
identifying characteristic for an entity type is called a(n)

A

Attribute

B

Identifier

C

Secondary key

D

Gerund

E

Index

45

Question:On a use-case diagram, a linking relationship arises when one
use case references another use case.

A

True

B

False

46

Question:An arrow on a data-flow diagram represents a(n)

A

Data store

B

Data flow

C

Process

D

Source

E

Action sequence

47

Question:Which of the following is not a rule for structuring data
entry fields?

A

Never require data
that is already online or that can be computed

B

Always provide
default values when appropriate

C

Data entries
should not be justified

D

Always place a
caption adjacent to fields

E

Provide
context-sensitive help when appropriate

48

Question:One problem in a file processing environment is ____, which
means that data common to two or more information systems is stored in
several places.

A

Rigid data
structure

B

Data integrity

C

Referential
integrity

D

Data redundancy

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