EXAMINATION PAPER

FACULTY : COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MULTIMEDIA

COURSE : BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HONS)

YEAR/ SEMESTER : SECOND YEAR / SEMESTER THREE

MODULE TITLE : SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

CODE : BIT 123

TIME ALLOWED : 3 HOURS

Instruction to candidates
1. This question paper has THREE (3) Sections.

2. Answer ALL questions in Section A, MCQ.

3. Answer 5 questions in Section B, MSAQ.

4. Answer 2 questions in Section C, MEQ.

5. No scripts or answer sheets are to be taken out of the Examination Hall.

6. For Section A, answer in the OMR form provided.

Do not open this question paper until instructed

(Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable)

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 SECTION A
Multiple Choice Questions
Attempt All Questions [30×1=30]

1. To improve the performance of business process, which of the following is

most relevant?
A. Input
B. Output
C. Processing
D. Control and Feedback

2. Why it is important to understand your stakeholder?

A. They may work in a different department or company
B. They may have different technical backgrounds
C. They may not care about the projects
D. They can be a positive or negative influence on the project

3. ______level supply information to strategic tier for the use of top

management.
A. Operational
B. Environmental
C. Competitive
D. Tactical

4. In the Analysis phase, the development of the ______ occurs, which is a

clear statement of the goals and objectives of the project.
A. documentation
B. flowchart
C. program specification
D. design

5. Which of the following is most important skill of system analyst?

A. Knowledge of computer system and information technology
B. Good Communication Skills
C. Strong analytical skills
D. All of the above

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6. Which SDLC model is considered as risk-driven process model?
A. RAD model
B. Incremental model
C. V-model
D. Spiral model

7. Sound commonsense falls under which skill of system analyst?

A. Analytical
B. Management
C. Interpersonal
D. Technical

8. Which level of DFD is called context diagram?

A. Level 0
B. Level 1
C. Level 2
D. Level 3

9. Which of the following identifies data flow in motion?

A. Circle
B. Arrow
C. Square
D. Oval

10.Attributes in E-R Diagram is represented by:

A. Ellipse
B. Line
C. Circle
D. Rectangle

11.What stores all changes and info related to the project from development
through maintenance in CASE tools?
A. Database
B. Repository
C. Registers
D. Report

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12.A data dictionary is created when a ______ created.
A. instance
B. segment
C. database
D. dictionary

13.Which of the following is logical design of database?

A. Database instance
B. Database snapshot
C. Database schema
D. Both A & B

14.A decision table:

A. Represents the information flow
B. Documents rule, that select one or more actions based on one or more
conditions from a set of possible conditions
C. Shows the decision paths
D. Gives an accurate picture of the system

15.Which of the following is the advantage/s of Decision Trees?

A. Possible Scenarios can be added
B. Use a white box model, If given result is provided by a model
C. Worst, best and expected values can be determined for different scenarios
D. All of the above

16.The vertical dimensions of sequence diagram represents:

A. Time
B. Lines
C. Messages
D. Methods

17.Which symbol is used to represent choice pseudo state?

A. Diamond
B. Square
C. Oval
D. Rectangle

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18.UML diagrams are divided into how many parts?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Two
D. Five

19.How many portions do decision tables have?

A. Four
B. Three
C. Five
D. Two

20.Difference between Decision table and Decision trees is:

A. Value to end user
B. Form of representation
C. One shows the logic while other shows the process
D. Both A & C

21.Which of the following is a project scheduling method that can be applied

to software development?
A. PERT
B. CPM
C. CMM
D. Both PERT and CPM

22.Which of the following is not a step of requirement engineering?

A. Elicitation
B. Design
C. Analysis
D. Documentation

23.What requirement gathering method developed at IBM in 1970s is used

for managing requirement elicitation?
A. JAD
B. Traceability
C. FAST
D. Both JAD and Traceability

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24.The method, which calculates the time to recoup initial investment of a
project in form of expected cash flows known as:
A. Net value cash flow method
B. Payback period
C. Single cash flow method
D. Lean cash flow method

25.Which among of the following is part/parts of detail design phase?

A. Files and databases
B. System controls and backup
C. System processing
D. All of the above

26.Installation and testing of a new software is done after:

A. Database building and testing
B. Network building and testing
C. Writing ascending testing new programs
D. System repairing

27.______contains description of all activities that must occur during

implementation of new system and put it into operation.
A. Normal classroom
B. Conversion plan
C. Conversion
D. Instructor-led training

28.Chose RDBMS which supports full fledge client server application

development.
A. dBase V
B. Oracle 7.1
C. FoxPro 2.1
D. Ingress

29.Each tablespace in an oracle databse consists of one or more or more files

called______.
A. files
B. name space
C. data files
D. PFILE

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30.The step-by-step instructions that solve a problem called______.
A. a list
B. a plan
C. a sequential structure
D. an algorithm

SECTION B
Short Answer Questions
Attempt any five (5) questions out of eight (8) questions [5×6=30]

1. Explain the significance of a system analysis and design in the development of

a system.

2. Give a brief description on process modeling including the guidelines for

drawing DFDs.

3. State the meaning of data model. Also explain the operations for specifying
DB retrievals and updates. [2+4]

4. Explain Decision table with example.

5. Construct a USE case diagram for ATM machine.

6. Write about requirement analysis. Explain briefly about different requirement

gathering technique. [2+4]

7. Exemplify file organization with any two types.

8. Define test. Also differentiate between manual and automated testing

technique. [2+4]

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 SECTION C
Long Answer Questions
Attempt any two (2) questions but question no. one (1) is Compulsory [2×20=40]

1. Study the given case carefully and answer the questions asked at the end.

Customer sends enquiry to commercial department; receives quotations from

the sales department and places an order. Based on the customer order, the
work order is sent to the planning department for planning scheduling and
control, in turn, the planning department raises a job order on the “shop floor”.
On completion, delivery note and invoice are made out costing department
also prepares an order wise comparative statement of estimated and actual
costs.

Now construct a DFD for Level 0, Level 1 and Level 2.

2. Based upon the task duration and dependencies given below, draw an activity
diagram and show the critical path.

Task Duration (days) Dependencies

T1 10
T2 15 T1
T3 10 T1, T2
T4 20
T5 10
T6 15 T3, T4
T7 20 T3
T8 35 T7
T9 15 T6
T10 5 T5, T9
T11 10 T9
T12 20 T10
T13 35 T3, T4
T14 10 T8, T9
T15 20 T12, T14
T16 10 T15

3. Explain feasibility study with the steps involved in feasibility study. Also
discuss the process and stages of system design with examples. [10+10]

****BEST OF LUCK****
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