FCBA Online Practice Questions and Answers

As part of an investigation a Business Analyst has devised a form for users of an existing system to use to keep track of the tasks they undertake during their working day. Which of the following describes this investigation technique?

A. Special purpose records,

B. Scenario analysis.

C. Questionnaires.

D. Activity sampling.

A stakeholder has been classified as 'some' on both the power/influence and interest axes of a power/interest grid. Which of the following would be an appropriate way of managing this stakeholder?

A. Keep on side.

B. Keep watching.

C. Keep informed.

D. Keep satisfied.

What is the first stage of the waterfall systems development lifecycle?

A. Plan.

B. Analysis.

C. Feasibility Study.

D. Strategic Vision.

Business rules define how actions are to be performed. Under which of the following headings are business rules considered?

A. Explicit or implicit management statements,

B. Statutory and internal policies.

C. Constraints and operational guidance.

D. Negotiable and non-negotiable limitations.

Which of the following investigation techniques involves following a user for one or two days in order to find out what a particular job entails?

A. Scenario analysis.

B. Protocol analysis.

C. Shadowing.

D. Activity sampling.

An analyst is defining the requirements for an online booking system and wishes to show the business managers the look and feel of the system in order to elicit usability requirements. What investigation technique should the analyst use?

A. Workshops.

B. Interviewing.

C. Ethnographic study

D. Prototyping.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The IRR of every project is based on it achieving a Net Present Value of zero.

B. It is preferable for the calculated IRR of a project to be below bank interest rates,

C. Discounted cash flows do not usually take into account the time value of money.

D. When comparing two projects, the one with the lower NPV should be preferred.

Which of the following requirements elicitation techniques is ineffective at defining the future requirements of a system?

A. Workshops.

B. Prototyping,

C. Scenario analysis.

D. Shadowing.

What do the arrow headed lines between activities represent on a business activity model?

A. Activity sequence

B. Logical dependency.

C. Functional optionality.

D. Flow of data.

Which of the following is likely to be shown as a process in a swim-lane diagram of a library book borrowing system?

A. Book.

B. Librarian.

C. Borrowing Limit.

D. Borrow book.

The Business Activity Model shows the doing activities' of a business system. Which element of CATWOE do these activities relate to?

A. Transformation.

B. Actors.

C. Environment.

D. Owner.

A company provides a help desk facility to support users of their computer software. How would the provision of this facility be classified on their value chain?

A. As an Inbound Logistics activity,

B. As a Sales and Marketing activity.

C. As a Technology Development activity.

D. As a Service activity.

Which of the following is likely to be an input into the Analysing the Needs' stage of the business analysis process model?

A. Shortlist of business options.

B. Validated requirements document,

C. The business case.

D. Agreed business activity model

The following is a list of statements concerning investigation techniques.

a.

Questionnaires are an effective way of developing rapport with the business users.

b.

Workshops are an effective way of obtaining user buy-in and acceptance.

c.

Protocol analysis involves following a user for a period to find out what they do.

d.

Scenarios can be used as an effective basis for the development of prototypes.

Which of the following is correct?

A. Statements a and c are incorrect, statements b and d are correct.

B. Statements a and d are incorrect, statements b and c are correct

C. Statements b and c are incorrect, statements a and d are correct.

D. Statements c and d are incorrect, statements a and b are correct.

Which answer would you describe about each stakeholder?

A. Justification.

B. Attitude.

C. Owner.

D. Resolution.