Question 1

A 'temporal' trigger might be which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A) A patient calls to make an appointment with a doctor 
B) The accounting department needs information for a report 
C) The human resources department needs a tax withholding form to be filled out by a new employee 
D) The date changes to the first day of the month 
E) A new shipping of goods arrives and needs to be added to the inventory 
A) A patient calls to make an appointment with a doctor 
B) The accounting department needs information for a report 
C) The human resources department needs a tax withholding form to be filled out by a new employee 
D) The date changes to the first day of the month 
E) A new shipping of goods arrives and needs to be added to the inventory

Question 2

Use cases are diagrams with three components: selection,process,iteration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Role-playing the use case with actual users is a good way to:

Accepted Answer

A) Identify the use case 
B) Identify the major steps within each use case 
C) Identify elements within steps 
D) Confirm the use case 
E) Identify the primary actor 
A) Identify the use case 
B) Identify the major steps within each use case 
C) Identify elements within steps 
D) Confirm the use case 
E) Identify the primary actor

Question 4

What is probably NOT a part of a Use Case?

Accepted Answer

A) Name 
B) Number 
C) Trigger 
D) Major inputs 
E) Statement of business value 
A) Name 
B) Number 
C) Trigger 
D) Major inputs 
E) Statement of business value

Question 5

The Major Inputs section on a use case will give the _____________

Accepted Answer

A) Sources of that input 
B) Destinations of that input 
C) Creator of that input 
D) User of that input 
E) What triggers the input to occur 
A) Sources of that input 
B) Destinations of that input 
C) Creator of that input 
D) User of that input 
E) What triggers the input to occur

Question 6

Special cases (like customer cancels an appointment or returns an item)are: ____________

Accepted Answer

A) Frequently overlooked by users 
B) Described on special 'exception' use cases 
C) Not of importance at this stage 
D) Written as exceptions at the bottom of the relevant use case 
E) Given use case ID's of "SC" (for special case)and a number 
A) Frequently overlooked by users 
B) Described on special 'exception' use cases 
C) Not of importance at this stage 
D) Written as exceptions at the bottom of the relevant use case 
E) Given use case ID's of "SC" (for special case)and a number

Question 7

A use case depicts a set of activities performed to produce some output result.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Ralph wants to illustrate how a system interacts with the environment.The best solution for him would be to use a ________:

Accepted Answer

A) Requirements flow chart 
B) Storyboard 
C) HIPO chart (hierarchy,input,process,output) 
D) Use case 
E) Gantt chart 
A) Requirements flow chart 
B) Storyboard 
C) HIPO chart (hierarchy,input,process,output) 
D) Use case 
E) Gantt chart

Question 9

When developing the Major Inputs and Major Outputs for a use case,the analyst and users should consider:

Accepted Answer

A) Only the common inputs and outputs 
B) Developing separate use cases for every possible input and every possible output 
C) All possible inputs and outputs (even with rare occurrences) 
D) What triggers these inputs and outputs 
E) Using activity elimination to see if these inputs and outputs are really needed 
A) Only the common inputs and outputs 
B) Developing separate use cases for every possible input and every possible output 
C) All possible inputs and outputs (even with rare occurrences) 
D) What triggers these inputs and outputs 
E) Using activity elimination to see if these inputs and outputs are really needed

Question 10

Liang has identified the payroll authorization office as the primary actor in a use case.This would be incorrect as primary actors need to be singular like a customer or a patient or a student.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Use cases can vary from one organization to another in terms of the content included?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Use cases generally have up to 20 major steps spelled out in great detail.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Vanessa is a manager in the department that has requested an updated system.Chad is the systems analyst who has been working with Vanessa on the project.He interviewed her (and others in her department);he developed a set of requirements for the project;he has created use cases for the project.What might be Vanessa's duty now that Chad has created the use cases?

Accepted Answer

Vanessa should confirm the use cases by

Question 14

Use cases sometimes are called 'business scenarios'.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The 'primary actor' is the external user that triggers the event to which the system responds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A trigger is based on cost/benefit analysis,like an employee labor report,a sale of an item,or the purchase of new hardware.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Major Outputs section on a use case will give the _________

Accepted Answer

A) Sources of that input 
B) Destinations of that input 
C) Creator of that input 
D) User of that input 
E) What triggers the input to occur 
A) Sources of that input 
B) Destinations of that input 
C) Creator of that input 
D) User of that input 
E) What triggers the input to occur

Question 18

Dr.O'Brien's dental office calls a patient three days before an appointment.This could be an example of a temporal trigger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The 'primary actor' is the internal action that occurs based on a SQL query (like: sort,select).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Use cases are a type of 'event-driven modeling'.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A 'temporal' trigger might be which of the following:

Use cases are diagrams with three components: selection,process,iteration.

Role-playing the use case with actual users is a good way to:

What is probably NOT a part of a Use Case?

The Major Inputs section on a use case will give the _____________

Special cases (like customer cancels an appointment or returns an item)are: ____________

A use case depicts a set of activities performed to produce some output result.

Ralph wants to illustrate how a system interacts with the environment.The best solution for him would be to use a ________:

When developing the Major Inputs and Major Outputs for a use case,the analyst and users should consider:

Liang has identified the payroll authorization office as the primary actor in a use case.This would be incorrect as primary actors need to be singular like a customer or a patient or a student.

Use cases can vary from one organization to another in terms of the content included?

Use cases generally have up to 20 major steps spelled out in great detail.

Use cases sometimes are called 'business scenarios'.

The 'primary actor' is the external user that triggers the event to which the system responds.

A trigger is based on cost/benefit analysis,like an employee labor report,a sale of an item,or the purchase of new hardware.

The Major Outputs section on a use case will give the _________

Dr.O'Brien's dental office calls a patient three days before an appointment.This could be an example of a temporal trigger.

The 'primary actor' is the internal action that occurs based on a SQL query (like: sort,select).

Use cases are a type of 'event-driven modeling'.

The Systems Analyst and Information Systems Development

Project Selection and Management

Requirements Determination

Process Modeling

Data Modeling

Moving Into Design

Rchitecture Design

User Interface Design

Program Design

Data Storage Design

Moving Into Implementation

Transition to the New System

The Movement to Objects

Filters

Exam 4: Use Case Analysis

A 'temporal' trigger might be which of the following:

Use cases are diagrams with three components: selection,process,iteration.

Role-playing the use case with actual users is a good way to:

What is probably NOT a part of a Use Case?

The Major Inputs section on a use case will give the _____________

Special cases (like customer cancels an appointment or returns an item)are: ____________

A use case depicts a set of activities performed to produce some output result.

Ralph wants to illustrate how a system interacts with the environment.The best solution for him would be to use a ________:

When developing the Major Inputs and Major Outputs for a use case,the analyst and users should consider:

Liang has identified the payroll authorization office as the primary actor in a use case.This would be incorrect as primary actors need to be singular like a customer or a patient or a student.

Use cases can vary from one organization to another in terms of the content included?

Use cases generally have up to 20 major steps spelled out in great detail.

Use cases sometimes are called 'business scenarios'.

The 'primary actor' is the external user that triggers the event to which the system responds.

A trigger is based on cost/benefit analysis,like an employee labor report,a sale of an item,or the purchase of new hardware.

The Major Outputs section on a use case will give the _________

Dr.O'Brien's dental office calls a patient three days before an appointment.This could be an example of a temporal trigger.

The 'primary actor' is the internal action that occurs based on a SQL query (like: sort,select).

Use cases are a type of 'event-driven modeling'.

The Systems Analyst and Information Systems Development

Project Selection and Management

Requirements Determination

Process Modeling

Data Modeling

Moving Into Design

Rchitecture Design

User Interface Design

Program Design

Data Storage Design

Moving Into Implementation

Transition to the New System

The Movement to Objects

Filters