Deck 15: The Role of the Systems Analyst

Question 1

​The systems analyst's work is described as problem solving for an organization.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

​The text identifies three primary areas of skills that are required of a systems analyst. Which of the following is NOT one of the three?

A)People skills
B)​Technical skills
C)Business skills
D)​Writing skills

Answer 2

D

Question 3

​Systems analysis and design focuses on understanding the business problem and outlining the approach to solve it.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

​Technology alone increases productivity and profits.

Question 5

​The primary activity of a system developer is programming.

Question 6

​Interpersonal people skills are the analysts more important skills.

Question 7

​When deciding which information system solution to recommend the analyst should recommend the one with the fewest risks and the most benefits.

Question 8

​The term "____" refers to a business professional who uses analysis and design techniques to solve business problems using information technology.

A)database manager
B)​computer programmer
C)systems analyst
D)​business analyst

Question 9

Due to outsourcing programming to off-shore companies in India,China,and the old Soviet Block,careers in information systems is not expected to be a growth industry in the future.

Question 10

​The difference between the system boundary and the automation boundary is that the system boundary is contained within the automation boundary.

Question 11

​The components of an information system are the computer hardware,the computer software and the data.

Question 12

​The process of understanding and specifying in detail what the information system should accomplish is called systems ____.

A)design
B)​specification
C)analysis​
D)​administration

Question 13

​Since business problems tend to be similar,systems analysts seldom focus on a specific business industry.

Question 14

​The primary skill required of a good systems analyst is to be able to program effectively and efficiently.

Question 15

​A(n)____ includes hardware,software,inputs,outputs,data,people,and procedures.

A)system
B)​information system
C)subsystem
D)​functional decomposition

Question 16

​Today the nature and types of jobs for information system graduates is more varied than ever before.

Question 17

​____ refers to the division of a system into processes or subsystems.

A)System design
B)​Data management
C)Programming
D)​Functional Decomposition

Question 18

​Systems ____ means specifying in detail how the many components of the information system should be physically implemented.

A)design
B)​specification
C)analysis
D)​administration

Question 19

​Systems analysis means understanding and specifying in detail what the information system should accomplish.

Question 20

​The most important role of a systems analyst in business is ____.

A)technical understanding of information systems
B)​problem solving
C)knowing what data needs to be stored and used
D)​special programming skills

Question 21

​Understanding the way an organization performs its procedures is what kind of skill area?

A)Technical skills
B)​Business skills
C)Organizational skills​
D)​People skills

Question 22

Highly integrated systems that support company-wide operations and data,often combining aspects of many other systems is a(n)____.

A)decision support/knowledge based system (DDS/KBS)
B)​management information system (MIS)
C)communication support system
D)​enterprise resource planning application

Question 23

​One common element of all types of business information systems is that they all _______.

A)use client/server architecture
B)​interact with investors
C)interact with customers
D)​use database technology

Question 24

​A system that is subject to many external laws and regulations is a(n)_______.

A)collaboration support system
B)​manufacturing management system
C)human resource management system
D)​business knowledge system

Question 25

​Which of the following is the analyst's approach to problem solving?

A)Verify that the benefits of solving the problem outweigh the costs, then research and understand the problem.
B)​Develop a set of possible solutions, then verify that the benefits of solving the problem outweigh the costs.
C)Verify that the benefits of solving the problem outweigh the costs, then define the requirements for solving the problem.
D)​Define the details of the chosen solution, then implement it. 

Question 26

​After investing resources in thoroughly understanding the business problem,the analyst decides that the costs of solving the problem will likely outweigh the benefits.The analyst should ____.

A)move to the design activities
B)​invest more in the project to increase the benefits
C)resolve feasibility issues
D)​suggest that the project be discontinued

Question 27

​Which of the following is NOT a defined area of knowledge that is required of systems analysts?

A)Problem solving knowledge
B)​Technical knowledge
C)Business knowledge 
D)​People knowledge

Question 28

​A process in which an organization commits to using an integrated set of software packages for key information systems is called ____.

A)business process re-engineering
B)​applications architecture planning
C)strategic planning
D)​enterprise resource planning (ERP)

Question 29

​A business intelligence system supports _______.

A)strategic planning and executive decision making
B)​just in time inventory decisions
C)customer service requirements
D)​business process activities

Question 30

​Every system has a _______  between itself and the environment.

Question 31

​Such things as how to do project planning,or how to do cost/benefit analysis,or how to conduct an interview is called _______.

A)techniques
B)​strategies
C)methodologies
D)​a knowledge base

Question 32

​The two systems that are externally oriented,i.e.they focus on entities outside of the organization

A)collaboration support and knowledge management systems
B)​manufacturing and supply chain management systems
C)accounting/financial and human resource management systems
D)​customer relationship and supply chain management systems

Question 33

​An automation boundary is best described as the separation between the ____.

A)system and its environment
B)​automated part of a system and the manual part of a system
C)manual part of a system and its environment
D)​automated part of a system and its environment

Question 34

​The ______________ describes the separation between the automated part of a system and the manual part of a system.

Question 35

​A knowledge management system

A)indexes all the knowledge contained within an organization.
B)​supports the storage of and access to documents within an organization.
C)is another term for a library system.
D)​requires a very large amount of online storage space.

Question 36

​A type of information system that allows geographically distributed personnel to work together on projects and tasks is called a(n)________.

A)human resource management system (HRM)
B)​knowledge management system (KMS)
C)collaboration support system (CSS)
D)​business intelligence system

Question 37

​Support systems that allow employees to communicate with each other and with customers and suppliers are called ____.

A)transaction processing systems (TPS)
B)​decision support/knowledge based systems (DSS/KBS)
C)office support systems (OSS)
D)​collaboration support systems (CSS)

Question 38

​A(n)____________________ is a collection of interrelated components that function together to achieve some outcome

Question 39

​A collection of interrelated components that collect,process,store,and provide as output the information needed to complete a business task is called a(n)________

Question 40

​An approach to dividing a system into components based on subsystems is referred to as ____________.

Question 41

​The process of understanding and specifying what the information system should accomplish is called _______.

Question 42

​A system that is part of a larger system is called a(n)____.

Question 43

​The process of specifying how the components of the new system should be implemented is called ________.

Question 44

​A business professional who uses analysis and design techniques to solve business problems using technology is called a(n)________.

Question 45

​Since a systems developer often works on systems that contain confidential corporate information,it is important that he or she have a high commitment to ________ and ethics.

Question 46

​Those skills which have to do with computers,programming,networks,and databases are called ___________________ skills.

Question 47

What are the three required areas of skills of the system analyst?

Question 48

​A specific software application that assists developers in creating models or other components required for a project is called a(n)_____.

Question 49

​List the steps taken in the analyst's general approach to problem solving.

Question 50

​A centrally managed collection of data that is accessible to many users and systems at the same time is called a(n)__________________.