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What is the primary focus of a system analyst according to the text?
What is the primary focus of a system analyst according to the text?
Which of the following skills is NOT considered essential for a system analyst as mentioned in the text?
Which of the following skills is NOT considered essential for a system analyst as mentioned in the text?
What is the main purpose of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) according to the text?
What is the main purpose of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) according to the text?
Which type of system analyst focuses primarily on business issues and values?
Which type of system analyst focuses primarily on business issues and values?
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What is the key goal of a Change Management analyst as described in the text?
What is the key goal of a Change Management analyst as described in the text?
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In the context of a system analyst's role, what is the purpose of the Feasibility Assessment in the Planning phase of SDLC?
In the context of a system analyst's role, what is the purpose of the Feasibility Assessment in the Planning phase of SDLC?
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What term describes the difficulty of changing software even in small ways due to a chain reaction of issues?
What term describes the difficulty of changing software even in small ways due to a chain reaction of issues?
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Which term is used to describe the tendency of software to break in multiple places when a change is implemented?
Which term is used to describe the tendency of software to break in multiple places when a change is implemented?
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What term describes the inability to reuse software from other projects or parts of the same project due to too many dependencies?
What term describes the inability to reuse software from other projects or parts of the same project due to too many dependencies?
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Which design principle focuses on the relationship strength between classes or modules?
Which design principle focuses on the relationship strength between classes or modules?
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Which term describes the degree of how elements within a specific class/module fit together or match?
Which term describes the degree of how elements within a specific class/module fit together or match?
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What combination indicates a good design for software?
What combination indicates a good design for software?
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Study Notes
System Analyst Role
- Primary focus: Understanding business needs and identifying solutions to improve the organization.
Essential Skills
- NOT considered essential: None mentioned (all skills are essential for a system analyst).
System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Main purpose: To design, develop, test, and implement a system.
Types of System Analysts
- Business Analyst: Focuses primarily on business issues and values.
Change Management Analyst
- Key goal: To minimize the impact of changes on the organization.
Feasibility Assessment
- Purpose: To evaluate the practicality of a project in the Planning phase of SDLC.
Software Design Challenges
- Ripple effect: Difficulty of changing software even in small ways due to a chain reaction of issues.
- Cascading failure: Tendency of software to break in multiple places when a change is implemented.
- Tightly coupled: Inability to reuse software from other projects or parts of the same project due to too many dependencies.
Design Principles
- Cohesion: Degree of how elements within a specific class/module fit together or match.
- Coupling: Focus on the relationship strength between classes or modules.
- Good design: Combination of low coupling and high cohesion.
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