DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Subject: System Analysis and Design Code: CS-301

Semester/ Year: 5th/3rd
Short Answer Type Questions
1) In which terms a system is said to be a successful system?
2) Distinguish between:
A) Physical & Abstract system
B) Open & Close system
3) How MIS is different from DSS.
4) How would an analysis determine the users need for system?
5) How important is informal information system in system analysis?
6) Distinguish between the Initial investigation and Feasibility study?
7) Give reasons for Project Termination?
8) How the steps in system design can be shown diagrammatically?
9) Why behavioral issues are important to be involved in understanding the analyst / user
interface?
10) Why Academic Qualifications are important for system work?
11) Why feasibility analysis is considered as the most important step in system analysis and
design?
12) Give an example of a system around you and identify its properties.
13) Which Planning Dimensions determine information system development?
14) Distinguish between:
A) Validity & Reliability.
B) Decision Table & Structured Charts.
15) Define structured Analysis tools?
16) List different phases in the SDLC.
17) How OOAD differs from process oriented and data oriented approaches? Explain.
18) .Write short note on the following.
A) Data Flow Diagram
B) Structured English
C) Decision Table
 Long Answer Type Questions
1) Differentiate between Feasibility Report & Oral Presentation?
2) Distinguish Between.
A) Logical & Physical Design
B) Coupling & Cohesion
3) How structured Design is related to DFD?
4) How are personnel allocated in system design?
5) Which development activities are carried out during structured analysis?
6) List the various methods of evaluation of cost and benefits?
7) Differentiate between Net benefit Analysis & Present value Analysis?
8) How data elements and processes are described?
9) Why is it difficult to determine user requirements?
10) How and when activities make up system design?
11) Top-Down Approach is always more beneficial than Bottom -Up Approach. Why?
12) In what manner the functional Decomposition contributes to the whole system goal?
13) "CASE tools can be used to automate the SDLC". Justify the statement.
14) Why a system is needed in an organization?
15) Why various development activities are important to be carried out during structured
analysis?
 Very Long Answer
1) On which key elements structured charts are based.
2) Give the principle and procedure of cost benefit determination?
3) How decision table and decision tree are different from each other?
4) Which type of communication skills is important for system analysts?
5) Why does analyst use automated tools in system development process?
6) List the various automated tools used in information systems development process.
7) How important is a project team in feasibility analysis?
8) What planning dimensions determine information system development?
9) Compare and contrast group interview process with individual interview.
10) Explain how a data model is developed iteratively during various phases of SDLC.
11) How are relationships shown in ER diagrams implemented by a RDBMS?
12) Develop an enterprise model for a hospital management system.
13) Why designs of forms and reports are key ingredients for successful system?
14) Why do computer interface users take help to interact with an information system?
15) Discuss the graphical interface design issues.