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09 System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Flashcards

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Define the SDLC.

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A SDLC is “a sequence of activities that are performed when a system is analysed designed and implemented”. This cycle is repeated as the software is updated and improved from time to time.

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What are the stages of SDLC?

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  1. Investigation
  2. Analysis
  3. Design
  4. Implementation
  5. Maintenance
  6. Evaluation
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What four methods does a Systems Analyst use to gather information during the investigation phase?

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  • Questionnaires given to employees, managers or customers
  • Interviews with managers and a few key employees and customers
  • Observation of employees doing their normal day-to-day work
  • Reading of documents and reports
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What is adaptive maintenance?

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Adaptive maintenance makes changes to the system to meet the changing needs of the business or organisation. I.e. as a company grows more employees might use the application than was expected. So the system may need more processing power to allow for this.

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What is perfective maintenance?

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Perfective maintenance improves the performance of the system after it has been implemented. For example, the database developer provides an upgrade that makes queries run faster.

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What is corrective maintenance?

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Corrective maintenance fixes bugs in the software that were not discovered during testing. For example, the software developer provides security patches that fix vulnerabilities.

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How does a Systems Analyst use in-depth interviews during the investigation phase of the SDLC?

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The analyst conducts interviews with managers, senior operations staff and the biggest customers and suppliers using both open and closed questions.

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What is an advantage of using in-depth interviews during the investigation phase of the SDLC?

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Interviews can reveal information the analyst had not considered. The analyst has the opportunity to ask follow-up questions and to request deeper explanation.

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What is a disadvantage of using in-depth interviews during the investigation phases of the SDLC?

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  • Conducting interviews can be time consuming

* Results are qualitative, difficult to analyse and often cannot be represented in charts.

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What is an advantage of using questionnaires during the investigation phase of the SDLC?

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  • Questionnaires are most effective when given to a large number of people, so that quantitative statistics can be produced
  • Questionnaires are an efficient way of obtaining information from a large number of employees or customers, especially if they are in different locations.
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What is a disadvantage of using questionnaires during the investigation phase of the SDLC?

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• Questions are fixed in advance - respondents cannot respond to clarify. Staff may not return questionnaires or not fill them in accurately.

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What four aspects should be considered in the design stage of the SDLC?

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  • House style
  • Hardware specification
  • Structures (i.e. database tables and fields)
  • User interface
  • Output reports
  • Networks
  • Staffing issues
  • Security processes
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A Systems Analyst has four choices of changeover strategy when a new IT system is introduced. Name them.

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  • Direct changeover
  • Parallel changeover
  • Phased changeover
  • Pilot changeover
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State an advantage and a disadvantage of direct changeover strategy.

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  • Advantage - Simplest and least costly
  • Disadvantage - High risk. If new system doesn’t work perfectly the first time the company could face serious financial consequences.
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State an advantage and a disadvantage of parallel changeover of IT systems.

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  • Advantage - Lower risk. If the new system doesn’t run properly, the old system is still running.
  • Disadvantage - Cost of running two infrastructures may be high. Also, data must be entered and processed in two locations which is inefficient.
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State an advantage and a disadvantage of phased changeover.

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  • Advantage - IT consultants are able to deal with a smaller number of issues as they arise
  • Disadvantage - Only an option if the system can be broke down into modules.
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State an advantage and a disadvantage of pilot changeover.

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  • Advantage - Lowers risk so if something goes wrong it only affects one location.
  • Disadvantage - Takes the longest to implement and the system isn’t being tested at full scale.
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Describe direct changeover of IT systems.

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Direct changeover means the old system is switched off as the new system is powered up.

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Describe parallel changeover of IT systems.

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Parallel changeover means the new and old systems are run at the same time until the new system is ready to take over.

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Describe phased changeover of IT systems.

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Phased changeover means individual modules of the system are implemented one at a time

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Describe pilot changeover of IT systems.

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Pilot changeover means the system is tested in one or a few locations rather than in the whole company.

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“A sequence of activities that are performed when a system is analysed, designed and implemented.” is the definition of what?

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System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

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Analysis is which stage of the SDLC?

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Second

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Evaluation is which stage of the SDLC?

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Sixth

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Maintenance is which stage of the SDLC?

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Fifth

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Implementation is which stage of the SDLC?

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Fourth

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Investigation is which stage of the SDLC?

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First

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Design is which stage of the SDLC?

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Third

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What are the four methods used to gather information?

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  • Questionnaires
  • Interviews
  • Observation
  • Documentation
30
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Questionnaires, interviews, observations, and documentation are used during which stage of the SDLC?

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Investigation.

31
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What method is most effective when given to a large number of people, so that quantitative statistics can be produced?

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Questionnaires

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What is an effective way of obtaining information from a large number of employees or customers?

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Questionnaires

33
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What can reveal information the analyst had not considered?

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In-depth interviews.

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What can be time consuming if done in-depth?

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Interviews

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What qualitative results can be difficult to analyse and often cannot be represented in charts?

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In-depth interviews

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Questions being fixed in advance meaning respondents cannot respond to clarify the questions is a disadvantage of what?

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Questionnaires.

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What fixes bugs in the software that were not discovered during testing?

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Corrective maintenance.

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What makes changes to the system to meet the changing needs of the business or organisation?

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Adaptive maintenance.

39
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What improves the performance of the system after it has been implemented?

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Perfective maintenance

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House style is an aspect that should be considered in what stage of the SDLC?

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Design stage

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Hardware specification is an aspect that should be considered in what stage of the SDLC?

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Design stage

42
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Structures is an aspect that should be considered in what stage of the SDLC?

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Design stage

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User interface is an aspect that should be considered in what stage of the SDLC?

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Design stage

44
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Output report is an aspect that should be considered in what stage of the SDLC?

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Design stage

45
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Networks is an aspect that should be considered in what stage of the SDLC?

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Design stage

46
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Staffing issues is an aspect that should be considered in what stage of the SDLC?

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Design stage

47
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Security processes is an aspect that should be considered in what stage of the SDLC?

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Design stage

48
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Direct changeover is a method used when?

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A new IT system is introduced

49
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Parallel changeover is a method used when?

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A new IT system is introduced

50
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Pilot changeover is a method used when?

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A new IT system is introduced

51
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Phased changeover is a method used when?

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A new IT system is introduced

52
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The old system being switched off as the new one is powered up is the description of which changeover method?

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Direct changeover

53
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New and old systems being run at the same time until the new system is ready to take over is the description of which changeover method?

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Parallel changeover

54
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Individual modules of the system being implemented one at a time is the description of which changeover method?

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Phased changeover

55
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The system being tested in one or a few locations rather than in the whole company is the description of which changeover method?

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Pilot changeover

56
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Which changeover method is the simplest and least costly?

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Direct changeover

57
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Which changeover method runs at lower risk so if the new system doesn’t work, the old one is still running?

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Parallel changeover

58
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Which changeover method means IT consultants are able to deal with a smaller number of issues as they arise?

A

Phased changeover

59
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Which changeover method lowers risk so if something goes wrong it only affects one location?

A

Pilot changeover

60
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Which changeover method is of the highest risk so if the new system doesn’t work perfectly the first time the company could face serious financial consequences?

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Direct changeover

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Which changeover method is the most expensive due to running two infrastructures at the same time?

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Parallel changeover

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Which changeover method is only an option if the system can be broken down into modules?

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Phased changeover

63
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Which changeover method takes the longest to implement?

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Pilot changeover

64
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Which changeover method is the least efficient as data has to be entered and processed in two locations?

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Parallel changeover

65
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Which changeover method means the system isn’t being tested to its full scale?

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Pilot changeover.

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