Planning

Organising

Decision making

Day to day operations

Using password to access

Using retention periods for all files

Allowing only EDP personnel to access any file

None of these

a comprehensive integration collection of data about data

a dictionary or algorithm for obtaining the address of logical records on a storage device

the relationship among the different fields of data in a secondary storage

none of these

is a working system which will be changed through several iterations

helps in crystallising essential design requirements

will provide preliminary information on the workability of the concept

All of the above

It would have been better to have designed PF rates to be input from the console

It would have been more efficient to have designed PF rates as batch inputs

Hard coding has helped in minimizing input errors and in faster execution time

Data that changes rarely can be hardly coded

firing two different applications from different terminals accessing a common database

compiling programs with two different languages

the concurrent operation of the existing and newly developed systems

none of these

limited access to the computer complex

using password to access a system

CCTV camera

storing tapes and disks not in use in a separate building

not suitable for running in an integrated environment

inconsistent

repeated

outdated

helps the user in reducing errors in data entry

is developed for planning meals at a restaurant

contains options for the user to indicate his/her choice

all of the above

schema

segment

set

database record

it ensures better accuracy

it is faster

it reduces human efforts in checking control totals, check-list, etc.

all of the above

an online banking system

a dedicated PC based system

a combination of batch-cum-on-line system

none of these

Interviews

Old records

Questionnaires

All of the above

permitting access to certain files by every user

extending electronic messaging facility

optimizing resource sharing

all of the above

one-to-one

one-to-many

many-to-one

many-to-many

grammatically correct description of the system

a tool for the system analyst to document the processing procedures using action oriented verbs and terms defined in the data dictionary

a COBOL statement in the PROCEDURE DIVISION

none of these

sanctions budget to the EDP department

is a forum for interaction between users and EDP personnel

guides the EDP department what to do

none of these

Top - down

Data flow

Data structure

None of these

Feasibility study

Systems analysis

Systems design

All of the above

Exception report for middle management

Summary report for top management

Action report for line management

Payroll for workers

thoroughly validated data

data stored in different files showing consistency

data fields integrated to provide summary

none of these

DFDs show the sequence of steps

DFDs are different from flow charts

DFDs are system's analyst tools

None of these

mini model of the existing system

mini model of the proposed system

working model of the existing system

none of these

data flow and processing

information needs

problem areas

all of the above

do not select the student weighing more than 45 Kg

select the student if she is at least 160 cm tall even if she does not weigh 45 Kg

do not select male student

select the student who is taking more than 10 credits hours