Assignment:
Question 1. Which kind of chart is similar to bar charts, except that the bars are vertical? Also, a series of charts may be used to compare the same categories at different times or time intervals. Each bar represents one category of data.
- Area
- Radar
- Column
- Donut
- None of the above
Question 2. A count of the number of students enrolled in each major would be an example of a(n) summary report.
- exception report.
- external report.
- detailed report.
- None of the above
Question 3. Which of the following can be used as an output prototyping tool?
- A spreadsheet
- Microsoft Access
- CASE tools
- Both A and B
- All of the above
Question 4. A list of the names of all students currently earning a D or lower would be an example of a(n) summary report.
- exception report.
- external report.
- detailed report.
- None of the above
Question 5. Computer outputs should be simple to read and interpret. Which of the following is a guideline that applies to this principle?
- Every output should have a title.
- Every output should be dated and time stamped.
- Only required information should be printed or displayed.
- Information should never have to be manually edited to become usable.
- All of the above
Question 6. A list box gives the user the flexibility of entering a data item's value directly or selecting the value from a list.
- requires the user to select a data item's value from a list of possible choices.
- allows the user to enter data directly into the associated text box or to select a value by using the mouse to scroll (spin) through a list of values using the buttons.
- acts as a toggle switch on an input value.
- All of the above
Question 7. Data type checks compare data entered against the known formatting requirements for that data.
- determine whether all required fields on the input have actually been entered.
- determine whether a known relationship between two fields is valid.
- ensure that the correct type of data is input.
- determine data entry errors on primary keys.
Question 8. A text box is most appropriately used when the input data values are unlimited in scope.
- allows for single or multiple lines of data characters to be entered.
- consists of a rectangular box that is usually accompanied by a caption.
- should be accompanied by a descriptive, meaningful caption.
- All of the above
Question 9. Batch processing is the identification and acquisition of new data.
- the process of collecting entered data into files called batches.
- the process of translating the source document into a machine-readable format.
- the process of capturing data immediately.
- None of the above
Question 10. Which kind of testing is sometimes called alpha testing?
- Audit testing
- Unit testing
- Validation testing
- Stub testing
- Verification testing
Question 11. Which of the following is NOT a task of the systems construction phase?
- Build and test databases.
- Build and test networks.
- Conduct system test.
- Install and test new software packages.
- Write and test new programs.
Question 12. A person who is a specialist in the design of local and wide area networks and their connectivity is called a network administrator.
- network designer.
- systems designer.
- systems analyst.
- systems integrator.
Question 13. Which installation strategy converts to the new system one version at a time?
- Abrupt cut-over
- Parallel conversion
- Location conversion
- Staged conversion
- All of the above
Question 14 The person generally responsible for network security is called a
- network administrator.
- network designer.
- systems analyst.
- systems integrator.
- systems designer.