Functional decomposition is a repetitive process of breaking the description

1 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

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 Question: The way a user can move from one display to another best describes  A Dialogue sequence B Transition plan C Menu-driven interface D Screen sequence E Computer interface

3 Question: Which of the following focuses on how information is provided to and captured from users?  A Structure chart B Flow chart C Entity-relationship diagram D PERT diagram E Interface and dialogue design

4 Question: The number of entity types that participate in a relationship refers to  A Cardinality B Association C Count D Degree E Normalization

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 Question: The primary deliverable from the conceptual data-modeling step within the analysis phase is  A A state-transition diagram B An entity-relationship diagram C A context data flow diagram D A decision table E Structured English

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 Question: Desired features are those that users could live without but that are used to select between design strategies that are of almost equal value in terms of essential features.  A True B False

7 Question: One of the primary purposes of a DFD is to represent time, giving a good indication of whether data flows occur constantly in real time, once a day, or once a year.  A True B False

8 Question: The calculation of an employee’s salary would be represented on a data-flow diagram as a(n)  A Data flow B Source C Data store D Process E Action stub

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 Question: During systems design, a conceptual data model with attributes is prepared.  A True B False

10 Question: An entity instance is a single occurrence of an entity type.  A True B False

11 Question: When designing textual output, you should use single spacing wherever possible.  A True B False

12 Question: During systems implementation and operation  A A conceptual data model (E-R with attributes) is prepared B A logical model (relational) is prepared C Physical files and database designs are prepared D An enterprise-wide data model is prepared E Database and file definitions are prepared

13 Question: The top-down approach to data modeling derives a data model from an intimate understanding of the nature of the business.  A True B False

14 Question: Which of the following is a guideline for displaying text?  A Use double spacing if space permits B Do not hyphenate words between lines C Left-justify text and leave a ragged right margin D Display text in mixed upper- and lowercase and use conventional punctuation E All of the above are guidelines for displaying text

15 Question: Data contained on a customer order form would be represented on a data-flow diagram as a  A Process B Data flow C Source D Sink E Relationship

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 Question: Completeness, consistency, timing, iterative development, and primitive DFDs are guidelines for drawing DFDs.  A True B False

17 Question: Which of the following is a true statement regarding a data store?  A Data can move directly from one data store to another data store B Data stores illustrate relationships among entities C A data store has a noun phrase label D Data can move from an outside source to a data store E A data store shows data in motion  

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 Question: Designing usable forms and reports requires your active interaction with users.  A True B False

19 Question: The most common format used for data modeling is  A State-transition diagramming B Entity-relationship diagramming C Process modeling D Logic modeling E A flowchart

20 Question: A data-flow diagram that represents a system’s major processes, data flows, and data stores at a high level of detail refers to a  A Context diagram B Level-1 diagram C Level-0 diagram D Level-00 diagram E Logic diagram

21 Question: Each of the following is a guideline for displaying text except  A Use abbreviations and acronyms instead of full text B Do not hyphenate words between lines C Left-justify text and leave a ragged right margin D Display text in mixed upper- and lowercase and use conventional punctuation E Use double spacing if space permits

22 Question: Designing usable forms and reports requires  A Prototyping B Data modeling C Active interaction with end users D Process modeling E Using structured analysis

23 Question: While essential features help screen out possible solutions, desirable features help compare alternative design strategies.  A True B False

24 Question: The names of data stores on primitive-level data flow diagrams often correspond to the names of data entities in entity-relationship (E-R) diagrams.  A True B False

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 Question: A data flow represents data in motion, moving from one place in the system to another.  A True B False