Multiple Choice Questions for SDLC

Objective Type Choice Questions of SDLC System Develpoment Life Cycle (Computers)
1. How many steps are in the systems development life cycle (SDLC)?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 10
Answer: C

2. The first step in the systems development life cycle (SDLC) is:
A. Analysis.
B. Design.
C. Problem/Opportunity Identification.
D. Development and Documentation.

Answer: C

3. Most modern software applications enable you to customize and automate various features using small custom-built “miniprograms” called:
A. macros.
B. code.
C. routines.
D. subroutines.
Answer: A

4. The organized process or set of steps that needs to be followed to develop an information system is known as the:
A. analytical cycle.
B. design cycle.
C. program specification.
D. system development life cycle.
Answer: D

5. How many steps are in the program development life cycle (PDLC)?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 10
Answer: B


6. The make-or-buy decision is associated with the ____________ step in the SDLC.
A. Problem/Opportunity Identification
B. Design
C. Analysis
D. Development and Documentation
Answer: B

7. In the Analysis phase, the development of the ____________ occurs, which is a clear statement of the goals and objectives of the project.
A. documentation
B. flowchart
C. program specification
D. design
Answer: C

8. Actual programming of software code is done during the ____________ step in the SDLC.
A. Maintenance and Evaluation
B. Design
C. Analysis
D. Development and Documentation
Answer: D

9. Enhancements, upgrades, and bug fixes are done during the ____________ step in the SDLC.
A. Maintenance and Evaluation
B. Problem/Opportunity Identification
C. Design
D. Development and Documentation
Answer: A

10. The ____________ determines whether the project should go forward.
A. feasibility assessment
B. opportunity identification
C. system evaluation
D. program specification
Answer: A

11. Technical writers generally provide the ____________ for the new system.
A. programs
B. network
C. analysis
D. documentation
Answer: D

12. ____________ design and implement database structures.
A. Programmers
B. Project managers
C. Technical writers
D. Database administrators
Answer: D

13. ____________ spend most of their time in the beginning stages of the SDLC, talking with end-users, gathering information, documenting systems, and proposing solutions.
A. Systems analysts
B. Project managers
C. Network engineers
D. Database administrators
Answer: A

14. ____________ manage the system development, assign staff, manage the budget and reporting, and ensure that deadlines are met.
A. Project managers
B. Network engineers
C. Graphic designers
D. Systems analysts
Answer: A

15. ____________ is the process of translating a task into a series of commands that a computer will use to perform that task.
A. Project design
B. Installation
C. Systems analysis
D. Programming
Answer: D

16. Debugging is:
A. creating program code.
B. finding and correcting errors in the program code.
C. identifying the task to be computerized.
D. creating the algorithm.
Answer: B

17. Translating the problem statement into a series of sequential steps describing what the program must do is known as:
A. coding.
B. debugging.
C. creating the algorithm.
D. writing documentation.
Answer: C

18. Translating the algorithm into a programming language occurs at the ____________ step of the PDLC.
A. Debugging
B. Coding
C. Testing and Documentation
D. Algorithm Development
Answer: B

19. The problem statement should include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. input.
B. output.
C. processing.
D. storage.
Answer: D

20. The problem statement includes the ____________, which lists specific input numbers a program would typically expect the user to enter and precise output values that a perfect program would return for those input values.
A. testing plan
B. error handler
C. IPO cycle
D. input-output specification
Answer: A