1)       Briefly discuss the three primary project identification and selection phase activities

2)       How can an analyst use DFDs in a project?

3)       Briefly identify the sources of software.

4)       Define and briefly describe each of the following key data modeling terms: entity, attribute, degree of relationship, cardinality, and associative entity

5)       Judge and select the best source of software for the following scenario:

The owner of two pizza parlors located in adjacent towns wants to computerize and integrate sales transactions and inventory management within and between both stores. The point-of-sale component must be very easy to use and flexible enough to accommodate a variety of pricing strategies and coupons. The inventory management, which will be linked to the point-of-sale component, must also be easy to use and fast. The systems at each store need to be linked so that sales and inventory levels can be determined instantly for each store and for both stores combined. The owner can allocate $40,000 for hardware and $20,000 for software and must have the new system operational in three months. Training must be very short and easy.

6)       Summarize several characteristics for a good systems analyst to have during requirements determination.

7)       Summarize the problems with the reliability and usefulness of analyzing business documents as a method for gathering information requirements. How could you cope with these problems to use business documents effectively as a source of insights on system requirements?

8)       Briefly identify the traditional methods for determining requirements. Also describe more modern methods for determining requirements.

9)       Briefly identify three commonly used economic cost-benefit analysis techniques.