SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN CHAPTER WISE QUESTONS COLLECTION

 

Unit 1: Foundations for Systems Development

1. Explain the modern approach to system analysis and design.

2. What activities are at the heart of systems development process? List and explain some of the problems with the traditional waterfall SDLC. Explain Agile development in brief.

3. What is the waterfall model? Explain the prototyping model for developing information systems along with merits and demerits.

4. Explain prototyping model with a neat diagram. List out its advantages and disadvantages.

5. Explain the modern approach to system analysis and design.

6. What is rapid application development? Explain.

7. Write short notes on:
   a. Spiral model
   b. Agile development

8. What is system development life cycle (SDLC)? Explain each phase of SDLC in detail.

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Unit 2: Planning

1. Briefly explain different phases of project management.

2. Describe different activities performed by the project manager during project planning.

3. Explain common skills of a project manager. Which skill do you think is most important?

4. Describe the project identification and selection process.

5. List and describe the steps in the project initiation and planning process.

6. What is project initiation? Explain different activities you will perform during project initiation phase.

7. What is the process of identifying and selecting information system development project in brief.

8. What are the steps involved in corporate strategic planning.

9. Describe the steps involved in corporate strategic planning.

10. Define feasibility study. Explain different categories of feasibility.

11. Define feasibility. Explain different categories of feasibility. How do you measure economic feasibility?

12. Define feasibility study. Explain economic and schedule feasibility in brief.

13. An initial investment of Rs. 1,00,000 is required to start a company. The cash flow-in is Rs. 40,000 per year. Assuming interest rate as 10%, calculate the discounted payback period.

14. A system costs Rs. 2,00,000 to install and Rs. 10,000 per month as recurring expenses. The benefit per year is 1,50,000. Assuming an interest rate is 15%, what is the payback period of the investment?

15. Assume monetary benefits of an information system of $70,000 the first year and increasing benefits of $10,000 a year for the next four years, one-time development costs of $90,000, and recurring costs of $40,000 per year. Using a five-year time horizon, calculate the net present value and breakeven point.

16. Write short notes on:
    a. PERT
    b. Deliverables
    c. Network Diagram
    d. Baseline project plan

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Unit 3: Analysis

1. Draw a DFD diagram of Mess Management System up to level 2.

2. Draw context diagram and data flow diagrams for online movie rental system that allows its users to watch movies online.

3. Draw context diagram and data flow diagrams of a retail clothing store in a mall that sells different clothes to its customers.

4. Assuming a retail clothing store in a mall, draw a context diagram and a level-0 diagram that represent the selling system.

5. Why do we use DFD? Draw context diagram and data flow diagrams of a retail clothing store.

6. Draw a reduced decision table for the given music competition scenario.

7. Write the bank deposit policy using:
   i. Structured English
   ii. A Decision Table

8. Explain Joint Application Design in brief. How is it better than traditional information gathering techniques?

9. List traditional methods for determining system requirements. Explain advantages and pitfalls of observing workers.

10. Explain how disruptive technologies can be used in determining requirement.

11. What is conceptual data modeling? Explain conceptual data modeling process.

12. What is conceptual data model? How do you gather information for conceptual data modeling?

13. Draw ER diagram to store data about students, programs, and courses at your college.

14. Draw an ER diagram for a retail store in a mall which sells different items to its customers.

15. Difference between process modeling and data modeling. How do you think data modeling play an important role?

16. Write short notes on:
    a. Decision table
    b. Decision tree

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Unit 4: Design

1. Draw use case diagram and class diagram for the given patient record system scenario.

2. Explain class diagram with suitable example.

3. What is Use Case Modeling? Explain with example.

4. Compare structured development with object-oriented development. Explain use case diagram and class diagram.

5. What is object-oriented development? How is it different from structured development?

6. Explain class diagram with suitable example.

7. List the advantages of Normalization. Explain 2NF with an example.

8. Explain physical database design. Why is physical database design important?

9. Difference between logical database design and physical database design.

10. What is the purpose of database design? Compare logical design with physical design.

11. Compare form with report. Explain the process of designing forms and reports.

12. How do you format forms and reports? Explain general guidelines for formatting forms and reports.

13. How do you think effective interfaces can be designed? Explain.

14. Describe five methods of interacting with a system.

15. Describe several methods for interacting with the system.

16. Write short notes on:
    a. Structural and Behavioral Diagrams

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Unit 5: Implementation and Maintenance

1. What do you mean by system implementation? Discuss the steps for system implementation.

2. Explain common stages of testing.

3. Differentiate between black box and white box testing. Explain the testing process.

4. What is testing? Explain any four different testing techniques.

5. What are the major activities of system maintenance? Explain.

6. Define system maintenance. Explain the process of maintaining information systems in brief.

7. List major activities of maintenance. Explain different types of maintenance activities.

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Unit 6: Introduction to Object-Oriented Development

1. Compare structured development with object-oriented development.

2. What is object-oriented development? How is it different from structured development?

3. Write short notes on:
   a. Structural and Behavioral Diagrams

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Miscellaneous / Cross-Chapter Questions

1. Define information system. What are the typical components of information system.

2. What is system analysis and design? Why is it important for developing information systems?

3. Who is system analyst? List and explain the skill of system analyst.

4. Why do we need CASE tool during system development? What are different components of CASE tool?

5. How can CASE tool help in developing product? Explain with respect to different phases of SDLC.

6. Write short notes on:
   a. CASE tools