Introduction to System Analysis and Design: What is a System?

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What is the main aim of a system according to the text?

  • To have a well-structured organization
  • To maintain a central objective
  • To ensure interdependence among system components
  • To achieve predefined objectives (correct)

Which element of a system involves the actual transformation of input into output?

  • Processors (correct)
  • Organization
  • Control
  • Integration

What does interdependence mean in the context of a system?

  • How components of a system depend on one another (correct)
  • The manner in which components operate with each other
  • The arrangement of components that helps to achieve objectives
  • How system components are connected together

Which element of a system guides the system and controls the pattern of activities governing input, processing, and output?

<p>Control (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is integration concerned with in a system according to the text?

<p>How system components are connected together (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the central objective of a system based on the text?

<p>To be central and help achieve predetermined objectives (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'system' mean, based on its Greek origin?

<p>An organized relationship between interdependent components (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus during system analysis?

<p>Studying the objectives of the system (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does system design primarily focus on?

<p>Planning a new business system or replacing an existing one (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In system analysis, what does 'decomposition of a system into its components' refer to?

<p>Identifying and understanding the individual parts of a system (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of conducting system analysis?

<p>To identify and understand system objectives (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which phase in system development focuses on how to accomplish the objectives of the system?

<p>Design (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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