A radio button is a small white circle. When you click on it it turns black. Radio buttons allow only one choice from the set of possible answers; therefore, when you click on one button it clears any other checked button in that set. These are sample radio buttons:

A check box is a small white square. When you click on it you get a check mark in the box. You may click any, all, or none of the check boxes. You check all check boxes that apply. These are sample check boxes:

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Long text answers use a text box. A text box is a long white box with scroll buttons on it. Type your answer in the box. There is essentially no limit to the amount of space, but remember that Shakespeare said "brevity is the soul of wit". This is a sample text area

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Question 1

SDLC means:

Question 2

The following are the steps in the SDLC. Put them in the proper order.

1 implementation
2 design
3 planning
4 operation & support
5 analysis

Question 3

Question 4

what is a mission statement?

Question 5

what is TCO?

Question 6

What kind of symbol is this?

Question 7

What kind of symbol is this?

Question 8

An object contains: (pick 2)

Question 9

A class is a collection of:

 Question 10

Prototyping is:

 Question 11

A user interface is:

Question 12

Identify the following parts of the screen shown:

	1	2	3	4	5
menu bar
radio button
check box
drop list
scroll bar

Question 13

A data entry field on a screen is supposed to hold the USPS state code. The user enters "XN" and gets an error message. Did the data entered fail..

validity test

data type check

Question 14

A data entry field on a screen is supposed to hold the item count. The user enters "12A5" and gets an error message. Did the data entered fail..

validity test

data type check

Question 15

The four components of a database are:
Interface
Data Manipulation Language
Schema
Repository
SQL
Foreign Keys

 Question 16

A database is:

a set of linked data files

a set of programs to display files

a file that can be viewed in different orders

a file that can be used by more than one user at a time

Question 17

A work file is:

a temporary file used by a set of programs for a single task.

a file used to pass data to another system or location.

a file that holds reference data.

Question 18

A schema is:

the complete definition of a database.

a physical record layout.

a workflow for entering data.

Question 19

A primary key is:

a field or combination of fields that uniquely defines a database entity.

the largest field you can use to look up data in a database.

a field that uniquely defines a database entity.

the first field in a key that uniquely defines a database entity.

Question 20

First Normal Form is:

all fields not in the primary key are dependent on the primary key.

no repeating groups.

a field that uniquely defines a database entity.

every nonkey field depends on the whole key and nothing but the key.

Question 21

A client:

sends data to a server.

is a computer system that gets data files output by your system.

requests data from a server

Question 22

A server:

sends data to a client.

controls message processing.

schedules when a system of programs will run.

Question 23

A client and server exchange data using:

messages

data files

streams

muons

Question 24

A client and server are:

usually on different computers on the same network

usually on the same computer.

two different programs on the same computer that work together.

Question 25

The purpose of a Capability Maturity Model is to: (pick 3)

improve quality

reduce development time

track system errors as a system gets older.

cut costs

evaluate the functionality of a computer system.

Question 26

A similar approach to a CMM is:

ISO 9000-3

ISO 2000

IEEE 4283

Repeating Standards Testing (RST)

Question 27

Unit testing is:

testing two or more programs that depend on each other.

testing an entire set of programs.

testing an individual program.

Question 28

Integration testing is:

testing two or more programs that depend on each other.

testing an entire set of programs.

testing an individual program.

Question 29

Systems testing is:

testing two or more programs that depend on each other.

testing an entire set of programs.

testing an individual program.

Question 30

It's time to omplement your new computer inventory system. You first release the new system to just the Braintree store. A month later you release it to the Waltham and Danvers stores. A month later you release it to the rest of the company's stores. This is an example of:

direct cutover.

parallel operation.

pilot operation.

phased changeover.

Question 31

In William Gibson's Neuromance, Case's companion is:

Molly

Lara Croft

Dr. Aki Ross

Zelda

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