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Systems Analysis And Design Question Paper

Systems Analysis And Design

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Information Technology

Institution: Kca University question papers

Exam Year:2009

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2008/2009
FIRST YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BIT 1205: SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
DATE: AUGUST 2009 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
QUESTION ONE [30 MARKS] (COMPULSORY)
a) Define the following terms [6 Marks]
i. Information Systems (IS)
ii. Data
iii. Process
b) Any business endeavor has various stakeholders, who are the key stakeholders in
the information systems game? [6 Marks]
c) Give three motivations for IS development projects? [6 Marks]
d) Assume you are an Information Systems Project Manager. Describe six
competencies that you think you should possess. [6 Marks]
2
e) A software development methodology is a very formal and precise system development process
that defines a set of activities, methods, best practices, deliverables, and automated tools that
system developers and project managers are to use to develop and maintain information
systems and software. However there other alternative routes to a methodology. Name such
three routes and describe them. [6 Marks]
QUESTION TWO [20 MARKS]
a) Differentiate between systems analysis and systems design. [4 Marks]
b) Using a diagram, describe the two phases of an information system lifecycle. [4 Marks]
c) The development phase of an information system has seven stages. Describe all of them in the
order in which they should occurs [7 Marks]
d) Information systems development activities are usually supported. Such support includes
CASE tools. Describe what CASE is, explaining the various types of support it provides.
[5 Marks]
QUESTION THREE [20 MARKS]
a) Differentiate between functional and non-functional requirements [4 Marks]
b) Suppose you are charged with the responsibility of gathering the requirements for an IS. State
and explain four requirements discovery techniques that you would use explaining their
appropriateness. [8 Marks]
c) A feasibility study is a short focused study aimed at establishing the practicability of Systems
development projects. Describe four feasibility tests that must be undertaken before the
initiation of the project. [8 Marks]
QUESTION FOUR [20 MARKS]
a) Define the term prototype [2 Marks]
b) State and explain six benefits of prototyping [6 Marks]
c) You are asked to develop a library management information system, the system contains only
the following information:
A. Book information including book number, book name, author, price, publishing date;
B. Reader information including library card number, reader name, gender, address, phone
number;
C. Book lending and returning information including lending date and return date.
3
Required: Draw a functional DFD (Data Flow diagram) based on the given information and your
reasonable assumptions. [12 Marks]
QUESTION FIVE [20 MARKS]
a) What is application architecture? [2 Marks]
b) Differentiate between a distributed and centralized system. [4 Marks]
c) Describe four types of servers common in client server architectures. [4 Marks]
d) Explain the meaning of the following terms [2 Marks]
i. Database architecture
ii. Database Management System (DBMS)
e) Explain what you understand by the term normalization, describing the various levels of
normalization. [8 Marks]

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