FINAL EXAM (M3S2) PART 1 Flashcards

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Several tools of structured analysis:

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  1. Data Flow Diagram
  2. Data Dictionary
  3. Structured English
  4. Decision Tree
  5. Decision Table
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is about understanding the situations but not solving the problems.

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System Analysis

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Effective analysis therefore emphasize investigation and questioning to learn how a system currently operates and to identify the requirements users have for the new or modified one.

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System Analysis

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involves studying the current business system to find out how it works and where improvements should be made.

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Requirement determination

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is a feature that must be included in a new system. it may include a way of capturing or processing data, producing information, controlling a business activity or supporting management

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Requirements

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Activities in requirement determination

three major activity:

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  1. Requirement Anticipation
  2. Requirement Investigation
  3. Requirement Specification
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Activities in Requirement Determination:

-Experience in a business area or similar systems can help an analyst foresee potential problems or features for a new system.

-This can be beneficial, as it leads to thorough investigation by asking the right questions and focusing on important aspects.

-However, it can also cause issues if bias or shortcuts are introduced.

-To avoid problems, guidelines should be prepared to structure the investigation around basic questions.

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Requirement Anticipation

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this activity is at the heart of system analysis

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Requirement investigation

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it involves using various tools and skills used by analyst to study the current system and document its features for further analysis.

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Requirement Investigation

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it relies on fact-finding techniques and includes methods for documenting and describing system features.

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Requirement Investigation

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the data produced during the fact-finding investigation are analyzed to determine “__________________” and the description of features for a new system.

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Requirement Specification

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Requirement Specification

Three interrelated parts:

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  1. Analysis of Factual data
  2. Identification of essential Requirements
  3. selection of requirements fulfillment strategies
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the data collected during the fact-finding study and included in data flow and decision analysis documentation are examined

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Analysis of factual data

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features that must be included in a new system, ranging from operational details to performance criteria, are specified;

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Identification of essential requirements

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the method will be use to achieve the stated requirements are selected. these form the basis for system design, follows requirements specifications

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Selection of requirement fulfillment strategies

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  • Begin with the basics
  • analyst must raise questions that, when answered, will provide a background of fundamental details about the system and describe it
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Understanding the process

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  • analyst next need to find what data are used to perform each activity.
  • Most business transactions also produce information
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Identify data used and information produced

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  • the frequency of business activities varies greatly
  • therefore, analysts should learn how often the activity is repeated
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Determine process timing and volume

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during the analysis stage, the analysts must examine control methods

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Identify control

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User Transaction Requirement:

TPS system:

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Capture - Process - Store Data (for a reason)

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  • Decisions, unlike transaction activities, may not follow a specific procedure
  • Decision systems may focus on the past, the present or the future.
  • analysts investigating decision support system should raise the same questions about timing and frequency discussed previously.
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User Decision Requirements

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(Fact-Finding Techniques)

It refers to the specific methods analysts use for collecting data about requirements:

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  1. Interview
  2. Questionnaire
  3. Record Inspection (Record Review)
  4. Observation
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analysts used this to collect information from individuals or groups. the respondent are generally current users of the existing system or potential users of the proposed system.

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allows analysts to collect information about various aspects of a system from a large number of persons.

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Questionnaires

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- The analysts examine information that has been recorded about the system and user - this can be performed at the beginning of the study. - Records include policy manuals, regulations, and standard operating procedures used by organizations - Records do not show actual activities, decision-making power, or task performance, but they help analysts understand necessary operations and formal relationships.
Record Review
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allows analyst to gain information they cannot obtain by any other fact - finding method. it can obtain first hand information about how activities are carried out
Observation
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this method id useful when analyst need to know how documents are handled.
Observation
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Structured analysis has the following attributes:
1. it is graphic 2. it is logical rather than physical
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also known as a "bubble chart", has the purpose of clarifying system requirements and identifying major transformations that will come from programs in system design.
Data flow diagram
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it is the starting point of the design phase that functionally decomposes the requirements specifications down to the lowest of details
Data flow diagram