Quizzes

Quiz 1

Write the letter that corresponds to the correct answer

Processing the college entrance exam in a university every year is an example of
Select one:
a. Real time processing
b. OLTP
c. Batch Processing
d. None of the choices

In a cigarette manufacturing, which of the following information is statutory?

Select one:
a. Total number of cigarette ream produced in a year.
b. List of supplies of raw materials
c. The sales tax collected.
d. The total defective machines for repair.

What statutory information is expected from a school?

Select one:
a. Number of school buildings for construction
b. None of the choices
c. Number of university employees
d. Number of enrollees, graduates and dropout rate

List of volunteers in every barangay.

- Operational

List of existing projects and the number of beneficiaries per project.

- Operational

Report showing the completed, on-going and not yet started projects.
- Operational

The ______ requires the operational information.

Select one:
a. Line Manager
b. Top Manager
c. Middle Manager
d. All workers

Mr. Reyes is the Strategic Manager of the company. In the management meeting, he
needs to present the _____________________________.
Select one:
a. All of the choices.
b. Improvement plan of the company
c. Day to day policies of the company
d. Long term plan of the company
Marketing techniques of school branches and providing incentives to the best
performing branch.
- Tactical

Available stocks in the every warehouse.

- Operational

Quiz 2
 TRA Global Software Company had developed the SRS and XYZ Corp. had approved the
document.
What stage the software development is in?
Select one:
a. System Implementation
b. Final Specifications
c. System Evaluation
d. Systems Design

Which is the most important attribute of a systems analyst?

Select one:
a. excellent in web programming skills
b. very good flow charting and modelling language
c. very good writing skills
d. very good server administration

UML stands for

Select one:
a. Unified Modelling Language
b. Universal Management Library
c. Utility Modelling Matrix
d. User interface Multi Language

Refer to the diagram below and identify the stages of the software development life
cycle.
Select one:
a. *System prototyping, **system testing, ***system implementation
b. *Feasibility Analysis, **system implementation, ***system evaluation
c. *System Analysis, **system implementation, ***system training
d. *System Interview, **system implementation, ***system training

In this stage, glitches of the system are being identified.

Select one:
a. Systems programming
b. System Implementation
c. Systems Maintenance
d. Systems Design
e. System evaluation

John is estimating the cost and benefit of the proposed procurement system. At what
stage of the software development cycle is this activity?
Select one:
a. Requirements Specifications
b. Feasibility Analysis
c. Systems Design
d. Requirements Determinations
e. System Implementation

Which of the following is NOT included in the SRS document?

 Select one:
a. Project limitations
b. Functional requirements
c. Non Functional requirements
d. Project scope
e. Programming Codes

What stage should be completed before the training of users on how to operate the
information system be conducted?
Select one:
a. Systems Maintenance
b. Systems Design
c. System Implementation
d. SystemsTurnover

This tool uses a simple stick figure. The simple stick figure is used to represent an actor
and is given a name that characterizes the role that the actor is playing.
Select one:
a. Use Case
b. UML
c. OD
d. DFD

The software development team of TRA Global Software Company is understanding the
existing system. The team is now in stage ________________________.
Select one:
a. Requirements Specifications
b. System Design
c. Requirements Determinations
d. System Implementation

Quiz 3
 Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.
George is the Systems Analyst of the TRA Global Software Corporation, the company
was contracted to develop a hotel information system. George is assigned to conduct
an information gathering.
Which of the following should George not avoid during the information gathering stage?
Select one:
a. Discuss the proposed system.
b. Prepared list of interview questions
c. Ask for a copy of all documents related to the system.
d. Conduct the interview to staff and managers individually.

What is the most important role of a systems analyst in business?

Select one:
a. Problem solving
b. Knowing what data needs to be collected
c. Specialized in programming technology
d. Technical understanding of information systems

Who among the following should be interviewed during the information

gathering stage?
Select one:
a. All of the above
b. Senior Manager
c. Supervisors
d. Rank in File Staff

When designing a system, the following are good sources of information EXCEPT ____.
Select one:
a. Existing application system
b. None of choices
c. Paper based forms
d. Electronic forms
e. Business process
f. User experiences

During data gathering, interviews are conducted for the purpose of _____.
Select one:
a. Gathering of input and output forms
b. Presentation of the proposed information system
c. Familiarization of the data processing
d. Initial introduction of the system requirements
 John is one of the System Analysts of TRA Global Software Corporation. Which of the
following manners should he observe during the interview?
Select one:
a. Ask questions to the interviewee after every topic
b. All of the choices
c. Request to record the interview
d. Set a time limit for the interview

Systems Analyst used DFD as a tool in designing a system. DFD stands for ______.
Select one:
a. Document Flow Diagram
b. Data Flow Design
c. Document Flow Design
d. Data Flow Diagram

Develop a long questionnaire to capture all the issues and concerns on the system.
Select one:
True
False

A circle in a DFD represents _____.

Select one:
a. Start of the process
b. A process
c. A storage
d. An entity

Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer: Which of the following
describes DFD?
Select one:
a. DFD specifies which entities generate documents
b. preliminary step to create an overview of the system
c. DFD has entities and data flows
d. All of the choices

Quiz 4
 In the analysis a system of the proposed system, The time spent by XYZ Corporation
office staff to perform a task
Select one:
a. is an indirect cost
b. Need to be reimbursed to the TRA Software Global Software
c. Need to be charge to the company expenses
d. is a direct cost

At the end of the feasibility analysis,

Select one:
a. systems development will start
b. a document consisting of an executive summary on the feasibility of the project is
submitted to the management which requested the study.
c. a meeting should be set to discuss the hardware component of the system
d. a prototype of the system will be presented to the management which requested the
study

Given the goal, “Processed data at the fastest time within the working hours.”
Select one:
a. The goal is not quantified.
b. The goal is quantified.

__________ may include increased sales due to improved customer services or to

managers having better information on which to base decisions.
Select one:
a. Tangible savings
b. Intangible benefits
c. Cost/Benefit Analysis
d. Tangible benefits

The “cost of database migration service” is an intangible cost.

FALSE

TRA Global Software was contracted to develop the procurement process of the XYZ
Corporation. Arlene is the assigned Systems Analyst of the proposed project. The
proposed system will interface at different department of the organization
(Procurement, Accounting, Finance and Administrative) Which of the following is NOT a
characteristics of a goal of the project that Arlene need to consider?
Select one:
a. None of the choices
b. Broken into sub-goals
c. Must be quantified
d. Realized with constraints of the organization and the system
e. Agreeable to the lead department (Procurement)

In evaluating alternative solutions, the methods must be technically, operationally and

economical feasible.

Cost-benefit analysis ensures that an information system is developed at minimum cost.

FALSE

The Economic feasibility examines whether the returns (in terms of benefits from the
project) are commensurate with the cost of the project.

The “the cost of a hi-end server for application software” a tangible cost.
TRUE

QUIZ 5
 Given the DFD below:

Select one:
a. The DFD is incorrect, the symbol of customer and billing system
was interchanged.
b. The DFD is incorrect, the arrow lines are not in order
c. The DFD is incorrect, there should be a data store in the
diagram
d. The DFD is incorrect, data flow violated the rule of 1 input 1
output
e. The DFD is correct.
f. None of the choices are correct.

In DFD, the symbol use to represent a data store is

Select one:
a. Parallel lines
b. An Ellipse
c. A cylinder
d. A square box

TRUE OR FALSE: Loops are allowed in DFD.

TRUE OR FALSE: Data cannot flow from process to external entity.

Keep the number of processes at each level ____.

Select one:
a. One
b. Minimum of 7
c. None in the choices
d. Less than 7
e. Zero

Provides overview of the system to be designed.

Select one:
a. Context Diagram
b. Relational Diagram
c. Procedural Diagram
d. None of the choice
 TRUE OR FALSE: If a DFD is too detailed it will have too many data flows and will be easy
to understand.

In a DFD, a process is represented by a

Select one:
a. Rectangle
b. Circle
c. Parallel lines
d. Ellipse

TRUE OR FALSE: This method of top down analysis and breaking down DFDs to give
more and more detail is known as splitting.

TRUE OR FALSE: Data cannot flow from store to external entity.

QUIZ 6
 Which of the following is BEST for checking for completeness?
Select one:
a. Structured English
b. Decision Trees
c. Decision Table
d. Any of the choices

TRUE or FALSE. The while keyword is a selection structure.

TRUE or FALSE. Conditions need always to be BINARY.

The Student Grading Information System needs to compute for the average grade on 10
quizzes of a student. What is the correct Structured English?
Select one:
a. for quiz = 1 to quiz = 10 do
{
Total Score = Total Score + Score
Average = Total Score / 10
}
end for
b. for quiz = 1 to quiz = 10 do
{
Total Score = Total Score + Score
}
end for
Average = Total Score / 10
c. for quiz >= 1 to quiz <= 10 do
{
Total Score = Total Score + Score
Average = Total Score / 10

}
end for
d. for quiz = 1 to quiz = 10 do
{
Total Score = + Score
}
end for
Average = Total Score / 10

A decision table should be used

Select one:
a. None of the choices
b. When designing prototype
c. To document all conditional statements
d. When set of rules on conditions with action that needs to apply
e. When normalizing the data
f. All of the choices
g. To guide the project manager during the SDLC phases
 Decision trees are drawn _________________
Select one:
a. From Left to Right
b. From Top to bottom
c. Depending on the complexity of the problem
d. From Right to Left
e. After the system analysis stage

A ____ mark in the decision table means that an action must be taken.
Select one:
a. –
b. X
c. Check
d. Any character
e. Y

TRUE or FALSE. Use Decision trees when there are many conditions to be tested.

Decision table includes

Select one:
a. Conditions
b. Actions, conditions, possibilities
c. Rules
d. Possibilities
e. All of the choices
f. Actions and conditions
g. Actions

TRUE or FALSE. Structured English and Decision Table are procedural.

QUIZ 7
 Which of the following classification of codes is NOT precise?
Select one:
a. Significant Code
b. Block codes
c. Group Classification code
d. Serial number
e. None of the choices

What is metadata?
Select one:
a. Data about data
b. Retrieval of data
c. Types of data
d. Flow of data
e. Manipulation of data

Which of the following classification of codes is NOT comprehensive?

Select one:
a. Block codes
b. Significant Code
c. Serial number and block codes
d. Serial number
e. Group classification code and significant code
f. None of the choices
g. Group Classification code

Which one of the following statements is FALSE about data dictionary?

Select one:
a. Updating the data elements means modifying the data dictionary
b. None of the choices
c. Data dictionary contains the name and description of each data element
d. The data analyst normally maintains the data dictionary.

A data dictionary is usually developed

Select one:
a. after designing the database
b. during data gathering stage
c. when data flow diagram is developed
d. during feasibility analysis

A data element in a data dictionary may have

Select one:
a. no value
b. only whole number in value
c. only positive value
d. only decimal value

Which of the following classification of codes is NOT expandable?

Select one:
a. Serial number
b. Significant Code
c. Group Classification code
d. Group classification code and significant code
e. Serial number and block codes
f. Block codes
g. None of the choices

For interactive data input, customized screens are designed for easy data entry. Errors
in data entry are instantly detected by a ________________ during data entry and can be
immediately corrected.
Select one:
a. database operator
b. high speed internet connection
c. validation program
d. desktop computer with high specifications

The _____________________ is where user presented several alternatives and asked to

type his/her choice.
Select one:
a. menu
b. keyboard
c. textbox
d. screen

In ____________ data entry, batches of data are formed and entered. They are checked by
a validation program and the corrected records are stored in a file.
Select one:
a. Mobile
b. Off-line
c. On-line
d. Real-time

Quiz 8

In the ER Diagram, relationships are

 Select one:
a. Nouns
b. Verbs
c. None of the choices
d. Adjective

A relationship is in 2NF if,

Select one:
a. It is in 1NF
b. If key attributes is independent on composite attribute
c. If duplicate tuples exists
d. If there are only 2 attributes

E-R Model has the ability to describe

Select one:
a. 1 to 1
b. Many to Many
c. 1 to Many
d. All of the choices

Entities are represented by

Select one:
a. Diamond
b. Circle
c. Ellipse
d. Rectangle

A "flat file" is also called

Select one:
a. 3NF
b. 1 is to Many
c. Many to Many
d. 2NF
e. 1NF

In Entity Relationship, a tuple is

Select one:
a. a collection of information
b. a column of relation
c. a row of relation
d. another term for database
e. an attribute
f. a table

Each row in a table contains a

Select one:
a. Member of the entity set
b. All of the choices
c. Methods
d. Attributes

To use a ________, a ___________ model of data needed for current and future applications
is designed. ___________ modelling is useful for this.
Select one:
a. Entity Relationship, DBMS, conceptual,
b. DBMS, Entity Relationship,conceptual
c. DBMS, conceptual, Entity Relationship
d. Conceptual, DBMS, Entity Relationship

Which of the following is an entity

Select one:
a. Employee
b. None of the choices
c. All of the choices
d. Visit
e. Programmer
f. Sell & Visit
g. Programmer & Employee
h. Sell

Which of the following is a valid ER Diagram?

Select one:
a.

b.

c.

d.

Quiz 9

Picking necessary operation and attributes to specify objects.

 Select one:
a. Inheritance
b. Abstraction
c. Polymorphism
d. Encapsulation

A query operation on an object

Select one:
a. is not allowed
b. has side effect
c. has no side effects
d. changes the state of an object

To model an information system using objects the requirements specification is

examined and all _____________ in it are picked as potential operations.
Select one:
a. Class
b. Phrases
c. Verbs
d. Nouns

Inheritance in object-oriented modelling can be used to

Select one:
a. generalize and specialize classes
b. generalize classes
c. create new classes
d. specialize classes

It is also known as information hiding.

Select one:
a. Inheritance
b. Polymorphism
c. Encapsulation
d. Abstraction

New classes are created from current classes by using the idea of _____________.
Select one:
a. Abstraction
b. Encapsulation
c. Polymorphism
d. Inheritance

UML stands for

Select one:
a. Uniform Modelling Library
b. User Management Library
c. Universal Modelling Language
d. User Multi Language

In object modelling, special properties of objects are

Select one:
a. methods, attributes, classes
b. encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism
c. none of the choices
d. entity, relationship, attributes

A member of a class is __________________.

Select one:
a. an entity
b. an attribute
c. a method
d. an object instance

The first step in object oriented modelling is

Select one:
a. Identify operations performed on the attributes
b. List all the methods
c. Identify attributes
d. Find objects and their classes

- Quiz 9 and 10 and 12 are the same

Quiz 11

Aldrin is the web developer of TRA Corporation. He is created a website a university. He

store the html files under the folder name students including the home page html file.
Which of the following address will be the valid home page of the university?
 Select one:
a. [Link]
b. [Link]
c. [Link]
d. [Link] folders are not displayed on the address

Jonathan is the Web Programmer of TRA Corporation. He was assigned to develop an

informative website. He wants to use user defined tags. What markup language he will
use?
Select one:
a. UDML
b. XML
c. HTML
d. SGML

This is used for formatting and creating links from one webpage to another.
Select one:
a. None of the choices
b. Markups
c. All of the choices
d. Special annotations
e. Tags

When setting up an extranet, which of the following is a requirement to interconnect 2

corporate intranet.
Select one:
a. PSTN leased line
b. Hi End servers
c. Wireless Network
d. UTP Cable at least 100 meters

Which of the following protocol is used to transfer file from one LAN to another?
Select one:
a. HTML
b. PSTN
c. HTTP
d. None of the choices
e. Bluetooth

Which of the following is the correct hierarchy of tags in a HTML?

Select one:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Aldrin is the network engineer of the TRA Corporation. TRA Corporation has offices in
Cebu, Iloilo and in Davao. As a network engineer, he need to connect the LAN of
different offices to the main office in Makati City. What computer hardware network
equipment he need to use to connect these offices.
Select one:
a. ISP
b. Switch
c. Cable
d. Wireless
e. Router
f. Internet

Web@AT Corporation is newly established software company. Mr. Ang want to have a
fast and reliable DSL internet connection to his office. He asked his IT Officer to apply
for a fast connection.
Which of the following the IT Office need to do first?
Select one:
a. Upgrade the company server.
b. Connect Mr. Ang computer to the server.
c. Request subscription fee to the Account Office.
d. Check the telephone line if capable of DSL connection

This is a standards used to define a method of exchanging data over a computer

network such as local area network, Internet, Intranet. These is being used by computer
to send data over the internet.
Select one:
a. http
b. LAN
c. Router
d. Switch
e. World Wide Web
f. Internet Protocol

Two corporate intranets may be interconnected using a leased line from PSTN -such a
network is called __________
Select one:
a. Wireless Network
b. An internet
c. LAN
d. An extranet

Quiz 13

After encryption, a transformed data is also known as

Select one:
a. None in the choices
b. Plain text
c. Hyphernym text
d. Cipher text

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage factor of E Commerce?

Select one:
a. Privacy of data
b. None of the choices
c. EDI
d. Security of internet

In E-commerce, the pair of keys for each organization is a ____________ Key and its
_________ Key
Select one:
a. Secured, Unsecured
b. Internal, External
c. Public, Private
d. Global, Universal

Electronic Data Interchange is necessary in

Select one:
a. B2C e-Commerce
b. Commerce using internet
c. C2C e-Commerce
d. B2B e-Commerce

This is the technique for breaking a code, given samples of encrypted messages
Select one:
a. CodeBlast
b. EncryptLog
c. CodeExplode
d. Cryptanalysis

In a ______________ Key Encryption transmission of key without compromising is not easy.

Select one:
a. Private
b. Universal
c. Global
d. Public

Which of the following is used to secure an E Commerce

Select one:
a. Encryption
b. Digital certificate
c. All of the choices
d. None of the choices
e. Secure Socket Layer

In the E commerce, a customer sends an order over the internet. To secure the order,
Select one:
a. Order need to be submitted in the website
b. Order need to be encrypted
c. Order need to be decrypted
d. Order need to be compressed

This acts on behalf of all users of an organization wanting to use the internet.
Select one:
a. Proxy application gateway
b. Web application
c. Server application
d. Internet Application Protocol

EDIFACT standard was developed by

Select one:
a. American National Standard Institute
b. European Common Market
c. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
d. International Standard Institute