Systems Analysis and

Design
5th Edition

Mid-term Solution

Li Jing, Rachael
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Question 1
What calculations are used in
economic feasibility?
Return on investment(ROI) 3
Break-even Point(BEP) 3
Net present value of
money(NPV)/Present Value(PV) 3
Other calculation method 1
ROI+BEP+NPV(PV)=10
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Question 2
What are the four phases of the SDLC and
what is the major deliverable from each of
the phases?
Planning 1 - system request/feasibility
study/project plan 1.5
Analysis 1 - system
proposal/requirements + use case 1.5
Design 1 (system/program/database)
specification/Alternative Matrix 1.5
Implementation 1 (installed) system /
documentation
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What is ROI?(4)
Return on Investment (4)
Or Formula (4)
To evaluate a projects worth(2)
Total benefits:$182,000 and total
cumulative costs:$120,000. What
would be the ROI?(6)
(182000-120000)/120000=0.5167 6
Formula given in (a) or (b) 4
Calculation result 2
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Question 4
What is the difference
between systems prototyping
and throwaway prototyping
methodologies?
a functional system 5
understanding the user
requirements and design
considerations more quickly 5
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Throwaway prototyping
With unfamiliar technology 2
Complex system 2
Reliable system 2
System prototyping
Short time schedule 2
Schedule visibility 2

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Question 5
What are the main differences
between the Waterfall Development
and the Rapid Application
Development methodologies?
RAD emerge in response to the
weakness of waterfall
With unclear user requirement 2.5
With unfamiliar technology 2.5
With short time schedule 2.5
With schedule visibility 2.5
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Question 6
Explain functional and non-functional
requirements and give 2 examples in each
case for a bank ATM system.
Functional requirements
what the software should do 2/ processes 1 +
information 1
Example 1: allow users to check their balance
Example 2: include real-time balance
Non-functional requirements
characteristics the system should have 4/
operational 1 + performance 1 + security 1 +
cultural and political requirements 1
Example 1: finish
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Question 7
What are the steps for writing a use
case?
Identify the (major) use cases. 2.5
Identify the major steps for (within) each use
cases. 2.5
Identify elements within steps 2.5
Confirm the use case 2.5
Activities of each steps given is also
OK.

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Question 8
What are external and temporal event
triggers? Give an example each for a bank
ATM system.
External events
occur outside the system, usually triggered by
someone who interacts with the system. 3
Example: event trigged by users when they
withdraw some money from an ATM 2
Temporal events
occur at a defined point in time, such as the end of
a workday or the end of every month. 3
Example: a user logs into the ATM system and does
nothing for a long time,
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Question 9
What are the characteristics
of (a) a project and (b)
process?
Project(also called temporary
effort)
Clear start and end dates/finite period of
time 2.5
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Question 10
SDLC is a time and quality
trade-off. Why?
The Systems Development
Life Cycle
Time and quality
All reasonable answer is OK.
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