CS-05 : ELEMENTS OF SYSTEM
ANALYSIS & DESIGN JUNE 1997
| Time : 3 Hours |
Max. Marks : 75 |
Note: There are 6 questions in this
paper. Question no.1 is compulsory and carries 30 marks. From the remaining
questions you may attempt any three. Each of these carries 15 marks.
| 1. | Write brief notes on any five of the following: | |
| (a) | Entity-life histories | |
| (b) | HIPO | |
| (c) | input verification and control | |
| (d) | Software crisis | |
| (e) | Feasibility document | |
| (f) | Audit trail | |
| (g) | Software piracy | |
| (h) | Multi-media | |
| 2. | Software qualities are an
attribute of software that has become very important now, Enumerate the factors impinging on quality, and illustrate their relative significance with examples. |
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| 3. | What fact finding techniques
would you use for determine the information requirements of a TV-channel Service? What problems do you anticipate in conducting this investigation? |
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| 4 | (a) | What is the maximum number of
columns in a decision table, which contains five segments, each of which can be answered as YES or NO? |
| (b) | By drawing a P.E.R.T. chart, and
making reasonable assumptions for the time taken for each step, describe the overall implementation plan and critical path for a new computerization exercise. |
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| 5. | The United States Government has
taken a decision that it will not issue paper cheques, because electronic funds transfer is cheaper. Discuss the feasibility of a similar decision for the Indian context and project when it could become viable. |
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| 6. | Explain the meaning of the terms
‘hot sites’ and ‘cold sites’ in the context of planning for an organization’s information systems. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of these choices? |