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Bbit 231:System Analysis And Design 3Rd Trimester 2014 Question Paper

Bbit 231:System Analysis And Design 3Rd Trimester 2014

Course:Bachelor Of Business Information Technology

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2014

SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (CISY 222) (BBIT 231) 3RD TRIMESTER 2014
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 3'rd 'TRIMESTER 2014 (FT) EXAMINATION

FACULTY : COMPUTING & INFORMATICS
DEPARTMENT : COMPUTER SCIENCE AND BUSINESS
INFORMATION
UNIT CODE : CISY 222/BBIT 231
UNIT TITLE : SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
TIME : 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer question one and any other two questions

Question One (30 marks)

Explain two significance of information systems testing.
(2 marks)
Discuss any two objectives of the installation phase in the information systems development process.
(4 marks)
A decision table consists of three components. Name and describe them.
(6 marks)
What six items does a system design specification include?
(6 marks)
Briefly describe the general problems involved in using parallel conversion strategy for implanting a new information system.
(4 marks)
State any four principles of system development.
(4 marks)
Explain two problems with the waterfall approach to systems analysis and design.
(4 Marks)

Question Two (20 marks)

Requirement analysis or determination will never end for any information systems project. Why is this so and how can this reality be accommodated during system development?
(6 Marks)
A successful and thorough system analysis may be moved by a poor system design; explain the impact of poor design in the following:-
Lifetime of the system after it has been put into operation.
(3 marks)
Future information system project
(3 marks)
System maintenance
(3 marks)
Corrective maintenance is by far the most frequently form of maintenance. What can you do as system analyst to reduce this form of maintenance?
(5 marks)

Question Three (20 marks)

Using prototyping during requirement determination is most useful five specific circumstances; state them.
(5 marks)
Identify and explain four types of maintenance that may be carried out on information systems.
(8 marks)
Discuss the relevance of documentation during systems development to the systems analyst.
(4 marks)
How well end-users use a system depends on how effective user training was carried out. What are the advantages of providing in-house training?
(3 marks)

Question Four (20 marks)

A small tutorial college would like to computerize its records and payroll processing application. A consultant has been hired to oversee the implementation of the project. He suggests that the college needs to perform a feasibility study which will cover hardware and software, staffing and operating costs, impact of the new system on employment and the level of skills required for this new system:-
Suggest the four broad types of feasibility assessment covered in the above study.
(4 marks)
Recommend the deliverable(s) for this mini project and outline its contents.
(6 marks)
What are the roles of a system analyst during the requirements definition phase?
(4 marks)
Two of the practical tasks in the system implementation phase of development are testing and file conversion:
Describe system testing and user acceptance testing.
(4 marks)
Discuss the issues that arise in data conversion when moving from a current manual information system to a computerized information system.
(2 marks)

Bbit 231:System Analysis And Design 3Rd Trimester 2014 Question Paper

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