Exam 11: Managing Systems Implementation

Post-implementation evaluations are optional for most information systems projects.

To draw a structure chart, working from a logical model the systems analyst transforms program modules into functional primitives and object methods.

You inform Jonathan that one type of element in a structure chart is a data couple, which shows data that one module passes to another. What symbol is used for a data couple?

When evaluating a system, a systems analyst should do all of the following except ____.

If a module must be made more cohesive, it can be combined into one unit, which performs multiple functions.

Emma also recommends that Libby test groups of programs that depend on each other to ensure that they work together properly. What is one name for this type of testing?

-As the accompanying figure illustrates, the ____ approach causes the changeover from the old system to the new system to occur immediately when the new system becomes operational.

A class diagram includes the class ____, which represent the program logic.

Parallel operation is the least costly changeover method. _________________________

____ graphically represent the logic and interaction between program modules using a series of symbols connected by arrows.

Compiling a program using a CASE tool or a language compiler detects syntax errors, which are language grammar errors.

Integration testing is sometimes known as ____ testing.

In a structure chart, a(n) ____ line, which has a diamond on one end, indicates that a control module determines which subordinate modules will be invoked.

Systems analysts use application generators, report writers, screen generators, fourth-generation languages, and other CASE tools that produce code directly from program design specifications.

____ requires that a software supplier document all testing and maintain records of test results.

Errors found during a structured walkthrough are harder to fix. _________________________

Data conversion is easier when the new system replaces a manual system, because all data can be entered manually, unless it must be scanned.

Successful completion of system testing is the key to user and management approval, which is why system tests sometimes are called ____.

____________________ is the process of putting a new information system online and retiring the old system.

Jonathan asks you how to represent the fact that one program module (a control module) determines which other subordinate modules will be invoked. You tell him that he can use a condition. What symbol is used for a condition?