Deck 5: Domain Analysis

Question 1

Domain analysis identifies business ________ that become the building blocks of system development.

A) concepts
B) priorities
C) boundaries
D) principles

Answer 1

concepts

Question 2

Domain definition sets the ________ of domain analysis.

A) goal
B) objectives
C) boundaries
D) conclusion

Answer 2

boundaries

Question 3

To solve a problem, we must understand ________ is required to solve the problem before we can decide ________ to solve it.

A) who, when
B) what, how
C) what, when
D) who, how

Answer 3

what, how

Question 4

The task of domain analysis is to help us understand the ________ of requirements.

A) context
B) goal
C) objectives
D) owner

Question 5

________ organize domain concepts, explain them, and categorize them for further analysis and modeling.

A) Programmers
B) Owners
C) Analysts
D) Domain dictionaries

Question 6

A ________ is a directory of supporting domain documents.

A) domain catalog
B) domain dictionary
C) domain analysis
D) domain boundary

Question 7

Business rules ________.

A) are technology-independent guidelines
B) are technology-dependent directories
C) include domain dictionary
D) help us understand the context of business

Question 8

An information system that ignores ________ will fail even if all other requirements are satisfied.

A) common sense
B) innovation
C) business rules
D) regulations

Question 9

Domain analysis is primarily concerned with the ________.

A) solution domain
B) problem domain
C) system space
D) all of the above

Question 10

Domain analysis is ________.

A) iterative
B) the foundation for analysis modeling
C) an ongoing task
D) all of the above

Question 11

Solving problems involves three components: problem, solution, and ________.

A) context
B) method
C) money
D) requirements

Question 12

We have to put the problem in the right ________ to work out the right solution.

A) context
B) method
C) and the left
D) none of the above

Question 13

In ________ we do not question the requirements or discover them, but try to realize them.

A) solution space
B) problem space
C) requirement space
D) method space

Question 14

How to keep track of medical expenses when a medical service is rendered is an example of ________.

A) problem domain
B) solution domain
C) medical domain
D) all of the above

Question 15

In the example "telephone Systems enable people to talk to others across vast distances in real time," telephone system is the ________.

A) requirement
B) product
C) problem domain
D) problem space

Question 16

The product for "to carry people into space" is a(n) ________.

A) dream
B) airplane
C) problem
D) rocket

Question 17

In the example "telephone systems enable people to talk to others across vast distances in real time," the phrase "enable people to talk to others across vast distances in real time" is the ________.

A) requirement
B) product
C) problem domain
D) problem space

Question 18

A ________ is an area of related activities that operate on a set of shared rules and concepts.

A) problem domain
B) solution domain
C) business domain
D) solution space

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the business domain's properties?

A) Business domains never change.
B) Business domains are organized domains.
C) Business domains are goal-oriented.
D) Business domains can change.

Question 20

Business domains can change as a result of human decision that results in ________.

A) improving profit
B) streamlining
C) restructuring organization
D) high competition

Question 21

Domain scope defines the ________ of domain.

A) problem
B) boundaries
C) dictionary
D) catalog

Question 22

Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) aims to ________ the entire business or large portions of it to increase efficiency.

A) define
B) repeat
C) build
D) restructure

Question 23

Derived domains are new business domains derived from ________ domains.

A) large
B) complex
C) existing
D) interesting

Question 24

Which of the following does NOT belong to the "patient" domain?

A) hiring nurses
B) patient registration
C) patient medical history
D) patient admission

Question 25

Laundry belongs to the ________ domain.

A) patient
B) technology
C) house services
D) medical

Question 26

When building an information system, we first create a ________ model of the system, from which we will design the product,

A) physical
B) conceptual
C) visionary
D) stable

Question 27

Domain concepts could be ________ that constitute the goals, the behavior, and the structure of a domain.

A) objects
B) processes
C) people and rules
D) all of the above

Question 28

In the "M" model, which of the following is a concept that applies only to the information system?

A) design
B) conceptual modeling
C) domain definition
D) domain analysis

Question 29

In the "M" model, domain analysis applies to the ________.

A) business domain
B) information system
C) both A & B
D) neither A nor B

Question 30

To discover the right concepts for domain analysis, we must gather information from ________.

A) interviews
B) legacy systems
C) documentation
D) all of the above

Question 31

A domain dictionary organizes domain ________.

A) concepts
B) boundaries
C) analysis
D) models

Question 32

A domain dictionary is the link between ________ ,who must verify the concepts, and the ________, who would use them as the foundation for building a conceptual model of the system.

A) analysts, programmers
B) stakeholders, analysts
C) analysts, designers
D) designers, programmers

Question 33

"Medical service" in the phrase "the scheduled date and time for providing a medical service to a patient" is a(n) ________.

A) role
B) process
C) function
D) object

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a field for a domain dictionary?

A) role
B) name
C) type
D) description

Question 35

Type should reflect how the business domain perceives the concept. Which of the following is NOT an example of type?

A) patient
B) role
C) function
D) process

Question 36

________ are technology-independent business policies that the system must observe above and beyond other analysis and design issues.

A) Technology rules
B) System rules
C) Vendor rules
D) Business rules

Question 37

Business rules overshadow other issues such as ________ issues.

A) design
B) analyses
C) vendor
D) all of the above

Question 38

________ reflect business rules that state how things actually are.

A) Facts
B) Inferences
C) Action enablers
D) Constraints

Question 39

Business rules must be organized, maintained, and verified ________.

A) for the life of a business
B) for the duration of application
C) for the first couple years
D) at the end of fiscal year

Question 40

A critical purpose of organizing business rules is for ________ by business stakeholders.

A) verification
B) supervision
C) neglect
D) none of the above

Question 41

To build a software system, we don't need to understand the problem.

Question 42

The failure to understand from where the requirements come has nothing to do with the success of building of the system.

Question 43

The task of domain analysis is to helps us understand the context of requirements.

Question 44

Domain analysis always results in one and only one domain dictionary that organizes domain concepts, explains them, and categorizes them for further analysis and modeling.

Question 45

A domain catalog is a directory of supporting domain documents.

Question 46

Domain analysis is a one-time activity.

Question 47

In solving problems, all we need is a thorough understanding of the problem.

Question 48

Problem space and solution space are the same thing.

Question 49

Changing an element within problem space has no effect on solution space.

Question 50

Solution space defines the territory in which concrete decisions about the information system are made.

Question 51

Domain definition identifies the problem domain, its activities, and its boundaries.

Question 52

The boundaries of a domain decide the scope of domain analysis and provide a conceptual framework for organizing the information system into subsystems that correspond to the business workflow.

Question 53

Domain is a territory with shared concepts and rules.

Question 54

Analyzing the problem guarantees a solution.

Question 55

Business domains don't have to be goal-oriented.

Question 56

Business domains never change.

Question 57

In most organization there is a domain called "human resources." This is an example of derived domain.

Question 58

Domains and systems or subsystems are always the same thing.

Question 59

Elements of a domain interact with each other the same way that the elements of a system interact.

Question 60

Referral is an activity related to the medical services domain.

Question 61

Recordkeeping relates to the "patient" domain.

Question 62

Domain concepts include: objects, processes, people, and rules.

Question 63

The reason for automating business processes is to reduce costs and increase reliability of the system.

Question 64

In the "M" model, business concepts reside in the domain part.

Question 65

In the "M" model, business concepts reside in the information system part.

Question 66

A domain dictionary is used for building a conceptual model of the system.

Question 67

There is an officially approved or industry-standard set of terms to describe the type of concepts in domain dictionary.

Question 68

Domain concepts must be viewed from the broad perspective of the business.

Question 69

Business rules are independent of business policies.

Question 70

Like any other concepts discovered by domain analysis, business rules evolve into object-oriented use cases.

Question 71

We don't need to incorporate business rules in the design and the implementation of an information system.

Question 72

"A patient younger than 18 years old must be accompanied by a related adult or an emergency medical worker" is an example of business rule.

Question 73

"When the shipping clerk fulfills an order, the credit card information must not be displayed" is an example of automation rule.

Question 74

Business rules must be organized only for the duration an application.

Question 75

Business rules should be traceable.

Question 76

Business rules must be verifiable by the stakeholders.

Question 77

Domain scope describes the boundaries of the domain and defines its major functions.

Question 78

The domain catalog serves as a directory for sensitive issues surrounding definitions of concepts.

Question 79

After we are reasonably sure that the rules have been captured correctly, we must disintegrate them within our dictionary to ensure integrity.

Question 80

A template for business rules must always be in tabular format.