December 1998
SD206: SYSTEMS DESIGN

QUESTION 4

Total Marks: 20 Marks

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(a) List three major objectives of system testing.

 

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(b) What sort of pressures might be exerted on a developer to finish testing earlier rather than later?

 

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(c) List three things which may be verified in a post-implementation evaluation.

 

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(d) Give two reasons why a project might not be subjected to a post-implementation review.

 

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(e) A company has decided to convert from an old computer system to a new one using modular conversion. Describe this technique.

 

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(f) Give three advantages of the modular conversion approach.

 

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(g) Describe one way of increasing the reliability of a new system.

 

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(h) Give three ways of reducing the need for maintenance for a new system. [2]