System Analysis And Design NCV Level 3 — Document
February 2020 — NCV Level 3 — System Analysis And Design
NCV Level 3
2020
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1.1Various options are given as possible answers to the following questions. Choose the answer and write only the letter (A D\ next to the question number (1.1.1
1.1.10\in the ANSWER BOOK.
1.1.1Management information systems (MIS\ create and share document s that support day today office
1.1.2What category of information system determines the sale of an item and a withdrawal from an ATM? Management Information System Executive
1.1.3A data store is represented in data flow diagram as square
1.1.4In which phase of the SDLC is the system proposal developed? Analysis Design Implementation
1.1.5The primary advantage of the waterfall d evelopment methodology
1.1.6technical, economic, and organis ational pros and cons of developing a new system
1.1.7RAD s Raid application design Research application development Rapid application development
1.1.8determine what the system must do. analysis maintenance
1.1.9An organis chart. basic IPO hierarchical
1.1.10A graphic representation of an information system is called flow chart pictogram
1.2Choose an item from COLUMN B that ma tches a description in COLUMN A. rite only the letter (A O\ next to the question number (1.2.1 .2
1.2.10lanned undertaking that has a beginning and an end, a nd that produces some definite esult.
1.3Write down the following abbreviations in full:
1.31TOC
1.3.2BPA
1.3.3AIS
1.3.4BPR
1.3.5ERD
1.3.6SME
1.3.7JAD
1.3.8GSM
1.3.9SWOT
1.3.10BPI (10 1\ (10\
1.4Choose the correct term from those in brackets. Write on ly the answer next to the question number (1.4.1
1.4.10in the ANSWER BOOK.
1.4.1Organisat ional planning that allows long term and high level schedules and budget is known as (operational planning/tactical planning\
1.4.2(Renting/Outsourcing\ contracts are carefully designed to ensure that an organisation receives exactly what it needs in terms of information systems.
1.4.3An organisation may use (innovation strategy/business espionage\ as a competitive strategy.
1.4.4(Investment/Organisational transformation\uses specific training and migration plans for the end users.
1.4.5(Activating elimination/O utcome analysis\ forces the organ isation to examine every thing it does and to think about how the process could operate without the task.
1.4.6The chief financial officer/chief information officer \does not focus on the day to day issues of the information systems department.
1.4.7(Defensive/Cost justified\information systems are tightly controlled with all investment done strictly based return of investment.
1.4.8(Differentiation strategy/G rowth strategy\involves special focus on certain market segments. (7601034\ Copyright reserved Please turn over
1.4.9A (cash cow/proble m child\is a product in a high growth market, but has a low market share.
1.4.10(Managem ent systems/O perat ional systems\are systems deal ing with the planning and decision
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2.1What is a system? (2\
2.2What are the FOUR main conditions that must be sa tisfied to consider an information systems devel opment project a success? (4\
2.3Discuss TWO advantages and TWO disadvantages each of the following system development life cycle approaches:
2.3.1Parallel development approach
2.3.2
2.4Explain why managers need information systems (2\ [16]16
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3.1Briefly explain accounting system (2\
3.2Explain the purpose of an operational support system. (3\
3.3List and explain THREE different categories of automation systems. (6\
3.4Differentiate between an accounting information system and a total information system. (6\ [17] (7601034\17
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4.1Explain information systems outsourcing. (2\
4.2Draw a typical hierarchical organisational chart to illustrate the various departments that support the core business operations of an organisation. (6\
4.3List EIGHT different careers in information systems and explain their roles in an organisation (8
4.4
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5.1Give THREE reasons why organisations acquire new computer technology (3\
5.2Name FIVE factors that you will consider when cho osing a vendor or a supplier of computer technology. (5\
5.3Define each of the following terms:
5.3.1Rental
5.3.2Lease
5.3.3
5.4Redraw the table below in the ANSWER BOOK and complete it by writing down ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of each of the methods of financing new computer technology. FINANCE METHOD ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE
5.5Briefly explain THREE advantages and THREE disadvantages of buying packaged application options. (6\ (7601034\ Copyright reserved
5.6Give FOUR reasons why organisations adopt standards to guide the design of information systems and the selection of computer technology components. (4\ [30]30
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6.1Define each of the following terms:
6.1.1Organisational planning
6.1.2Company portfolio
6.1.3
6.2Name THREE typical outputs produc ed during the tactical stage of information systems planning. (3\
6.3What are the goals of organisational planning? (3\
6.4Identify FOUR activities that might be perf ormed by the project manager regarding the development of an information systems project. (4\
6.56.
5.1Briefly explain a system request document (2\
6.5.2 Name TWO inform ation system professionals who use the
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6.6Use the five forces model developed by Michael Porter and l ist FIVE co mpetitive forces that influence ironment. (5\
6.7Name and briefly explain the THREE levels of planning in an organisation (6\
6.8State the role of a positional analysis in an organisation in FOUR points. (8\
6.9Identify the factors that influence the comple xity of information system planning and give a reason for each factor. (8\ [47] (7601034\ 1047
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7.1Define each of the following terms:
7.1.1Feasibility analysis
7.1.2Scope creep
7.1.3
7.2Complete the following sentence by writing only the answer next to the question number: The areas in which project feasibility can be measured are economic, (2\
7.3The PIECES framework provides a structured approach to examining the current system or situation in order to identify problems as well as areas of possible improvement. State what each letter stand s for by
7.4Differentiate between problem analysis and root cause analysis (6\ [20]20
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Mark Allocation
Total200 marks
Sections40 + 16 + 17 + 30 + 47 + 20 = 170 marks
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TitleDocument
SubjectSystem Analysis And Design
LevelNCV Level 3
Document typeQuestion paper
Year2020
MonthFebruary
Pages10
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Decade2020s
Years ago6y
SeasonSummer (SH)
Start daySaturday
Exam periodFebruary 2020
Days since exam2,444
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