Systems analysis and design mid semester exam
Duration 1hr
Guidelines:-
In your respective groups, attempt to these questions and submit within an
hour. The test will start exactly at 2pm and Any work submitted after 3pm
will not be accepted.
Email: [email protected]
Atempt all questions
Question One:
Microsoft is one of the leading software developing companies in the world. Their CEO Mr. Satya
Narayana Nadella has invited you for an interview for the Job as a System Analyst and you are required
to describe the following to the appointments board.
i. Briefly explain what is meant by a System Analyst. (1 Mark)
ii. Briefly describe any 4 roles of a system analyst. (4 Marks)
iii. With substantial detail, explain the systems development lifecycle pointing out the
activities done at each stage plus their deliverables(5 Marks)
iv. Briefly explain 3 qualities and 3 characteristics of a system analyst (6 Marks)
Question two: Managing the information Systems Project
A project below consists of 8 activities named A to H.
Activity Completion time (days) Immediate
Predecessor activities
A. Start Analysis Phase 3 -
B. Overview of purchasing 6 A
C. Develop physical and Logical 7 A
DFD’s
D. Interviews 5 A
E. JAD session 13 B, C
F. Develop alternative directions 8 C, D
G. Selection and justification 11 D, F
H. Review meeting 6 G, E
a) Draw the following network diagrams showing the information in the table above. (5 Marks)
b) Find the least time required to complete the whole project (1 Mark)
c) Draw a table showing the ET, TE and TL from the network diagrams drawn. (4 Marks)
d) Identify the critical and non-critical activities (2 Marks)
e) Draw a Gantt chart of the table above. (4 Marks)
f) How is the project completion time affected if:
i) Activity F is delayed by 3 days (1 Mark)
ii) Activity E is delayed by 7 days (1 Mark)
iii) Activity G is finished 7 days early (1 Mark)
Question three
You are contracted to develop a software system involving multiple departments of an
organization. The number of departments involved in this project is around 15. How will you go
about planning the requirements elicitation, considering the project is being executed using
waterfall methodology?
Hint: what methods of requirements gathering are suitable for this organization?
