Chapter 04 Requirements Engineering Answer Key 2

54.Ifanintervieweegivesonlyshortorincompleteresponsestoopen-endedquestions,asystemsanalyst should_____.  a.switchtoclosed-endedquestions  b.givetheintervieweeeasyaccesstosupportingmaterialthatmightbeneeded  c.continueusingopen-endedquestions  d.rudelyconcludethemeeting ANSWER:  a 55._____canhelpasystemsanalystunderstandhowthecurrentsystemissupposedtowork.  a.Documentreview  b.Brainstorming  c.Asystematicsample  d.Productivitysoftware ANSWER:  a 56.Whenstudyinganinformationsystem,examplesofactualdocumentsshouldbecollectedusinga processcalled_____.  a.stratification  b.randomization  c.indexing  d.sampling ANSWER:  d 57.Whenpreparingarepresentativesamplefromalistof200customerswhocomplainedabouterrorsin theirstatements,a_____mightselecteverytenthcustomerforreview.  a.systematicsample  b.stratifiedsample  c.randomsample  d.comprehensivesample ANSWER:  a 58.Whenpreparingarepresentativesamplefromalistof200customerswhocomplainedabouterrorsin theirstatements,a_____couldensurethesampleisbalancedgeographicallybyselectingfivecustomers fromeachoffourzipcodes.  a.systematicsample  b.stratifiedsample  c.randomsample  d.comprehensivesample ANSWER:  b 59.Whenpreparingarepresentativesamplefromalistof200customerswhocomplainedabouterrorsin theirstatements,a_____mightselectany20customers.  a.systematicsample  b.stratifiedsample  c.randomsample  d.comprehensivesample ANSWER:  c 60.Acommontoolforshowingthedistributionofaquestionnaireorsamplingresultsisaverticalbar chartcalleda_____.  a.flowchart  b.histogram  c.treemap  d.streamgraph ANSWER:  b 61.A(n)_____,suchasMicrosoftOutlook,includesaprivatecalendar,ato-dolist,andpowerfulcontact managementfeatures.  a.personalinformationmanager(PIM)  b.enterprisearchitecture  c.swimlane  d.fact-findingapplication ANSWER:  a 62.MicrosoftOneNoteisatypeof_____software.  a.productivityassistant  b.personaldata management  c.informationmanagement  d.personaldigitalassistant ANSWER:  c 63.Toobtainanswerstorequirementsquestions,theanalystdevelopsa_____plan,whichinvolves answerstofivefamiliarquestions:who,what,where,when,andhow.  a.stratification  b.fact-finding  c.rapidapplication  d.sequencing ANSWER:  b Critical Thinking Questions Johnhasfinishedcompilingalistofthevariousmembersofthejointapplicationdevelopment(JAD) groupandthelistisasfollows:JohnistheJADprojectleader,Tomistherepresentativefromtop management,Jenniferisamanager,AlenandIanareusers,LindaandAlexaresystemsanalysts,and Clarkistherecorder. 64.AsJohndevelopstheagenda,hewantstoputthenameoftheappropriatepersonnexttotheagenda item.Whosenamewouldheputnexttothefinaltaskontheagenda,thetaskofdocumentingtheresults oftheJADsessionandpreparingthereportthatwillbesenttoJADteammembers?  a.Clark  b.Tom  c.Linda  d.Hisown ANSWER:  d 65.Therehavebeensomerumblingswithinthefirmthatthisdevelopmentprojectisnotnecessaryso Johnandothersfeelitisimportanttoexplainthereasonfortheprojectattheoutset.Whosenamegoes nexttothispointontheagenda?  a.Hisown  b.Jennifer  c.Alex  d.Tom ANSWER:  d 66.WhoshouldbeinchargeofdocumentingtheresultsoftheJADsession?  a.Jennifer  b.Alex  c.Clark  d.Tom ANSWER:  c 67.Whoshouldprovidefeedbackregardinghowtheprojectwillsupportday-to-daytasks?  a.Ian  b.Alex  c.Clark  d.Tom ANSWER:  a 68.Inprojectswhereitisdesirabletoobtaininputfromalargenumberofpeople,a(n)_____canbea valuabletool.  a.observation  b.questionnaire  c.suggestion  d.title ANSWER:  b 69.Whichisanon-functionalrequirement?  a.Thesystemmustprovidelogonsecurityattheoperatingsystemlevelandattheapplication level.  b.Eachinputformmustincludedate,time,productcode,customernumber,andquantity.  c.Thesystemmustbeoperational7daysaweek,365daysayear.  d.Thewebsiteshallreportonlinevolumestatisticseveryfourhoursandhourlyduringpeak periods. ANSWER:  c 70.Whichisafunctionalrequirement?  a.Responsetimemustnotexceedfourseconds.  b.Thecontactmanagementsystemshallgenerateadailyreminderlistforallsales representatives.  c.Thesystemmustbeoperational7daysaweek,365daysayear.  d.ThesystemshouldworkonWindowsandMacplatforms. ANSWER:  b 71.Representingrequirementsdealswith_____theproblem.  a.describing  b.understanding  c.validating  d.agreeingupon ANSWER:  a 72.Whichtechniqueinvolveseachparticipantspeakingorpassingwhenitishisorherturn?  a.stratifiedsampling  b.unstructuredbrainstorming  c.structuredbrainstorming  d.systematicsampling ANSWER:  c 73.A_____(sometimescalledanepic)isasimple,high-levelstatementofarequirement.  a.schema  b.feature  c.script  d.kernel ANSWER:  b 74.What processis concerned with demonstrating that the requirements define the system that the customer really wants?  a.hunting  b.gathering  c.representing  d.validation ANSWER:  d 75.A(n)_____isasimplegraphicorganizerthathelpssystemsanalystsvisualizethestatusofaproject.  a.histogram  b.storyboar d  c.pool  d.epic ANSWER:  b