401. The application of information to scan an organisation's environment is:
external communication.
information overload.
sensing.
internal communication.
none of the above.
Correct answer: (C) sensing.
402. Which of the following should be represented on an information flow diagram?
Entity
Source
Process
Attribute
Database
Correct answer: (B) Source
403. Which of the following relates to enterprise interoperability?
DFD
Information flow diagram
XML
Entity relationship diagram
Correct answer: (C) XML
404. Contemporary Information Systems are interfacing with customers and suppliers using :
BPR
CRM
SCM
Both A and B
Both B and C
Correct answer: (E) Both B and C
405. A specification of how the user moves from window to window, interacting with the application programs to perform useful work is called:
interface specifications
software specifications
user dialog
prototyping specifications
navigation specification
Correct answer: (C) user dialog
406. Which one is NOT a category of problems represented by the PIECES framework?
control
efficiency
service
economics
technology
Correct answer: (E) technology
407. A model-driven analysis approach that focuses on the structure of stored data in a system rather than on processes is
structured analysis
information engineering
rapid architected analysis
object-oriented analysis
none of the above
Correct answer: (B) information engineering
408. The tasks of defining acceptance tests, structuring functional requirements, and validating functional requirements are performed in which one of the phases?
problem analysis phase
decision analysis phase
systems analysis phase
logical design phase
none of the above
Correct answer: (D) logical design phase
409. Which one of the following fact-finding techniques is an inexpensive means of gathering data from a large number of individuals?
observations
work sampling
interviews
proxemics
none of the above
Correct answer: (E) none of the above
410. Which of the following is(are) the task(s) of the Systems Conversion phase?