August 2000
SD206 : SYSTEMS DESIGN

QUESTION 5

Total Marks: 15 Marks

• Question 1
• Question 2
• Question 3
• Question 4
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SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS
for Question 5

(a) (i) Define the term system test. [2]
(ii) What tasks are carried out by end users and what tasks are carried out by
the operations group during a system test? [2]
(iii) List two major objectives of system testing. [2]

(b) (i) In-house trainers are one source of training for primary users. Name
two others. [2]
(ii) Give one drawback of using in-house trainers. [1]

(c) (i) What is modular conversion? [1]
(ii) Give one advantage and one disadvantage of modular conversion. [2]
(iii) How does phase-in conversion differ from modular conversion? [1]
(iv) Give one advantage and one disadvantage of modular conversion. [2]