Database Analysis and the Dream Home Case Study

What is the purpose of facts finding in the database system development lifecycle?

• To capture facts about the current and/or future system

• To solve problems encountered during database design

• To examine documentation associated with the current system

• To research the application and problem

Which fact-finding technique is the most commonly used and useful?

• Observation

• Research

• Questionnaires

• Interviewing

What is the purpose of interviewing in fact-finding?

• To collect information from individuals face-to-face

• To understand a system by participating or watching activities

• To gather information from computer trade journals and reference books

• To gather facts from a large number of people through questionnaires

Which fact-finding technique is useful for understanding a system when the validity of data collected through other methods is in question?

• Observation

• Research

• Questionnaires

• Interviewing

What is the purpose of researching in fact-finding?

• To collect information from individuals face-to-face

• To understand a system by participating or watching activities

• To gather information from computer trade journals and reference books

• To gather facts from a large number of people through questionnaires

Which type of question in a questionnaire requires specific responses from individuals?

• Free-format questions

• Fixed-format questions

• Both types of questions

• Neither type of question

What is the purpose of the DreamHome database system?

• To capture facts about the current and/or future system

• To solve problems encountered during database design

• To examine documentation associated with the current system

• To support the running of DreamHome, a property management company

What is the role of DreamHome in the property management industry?

• To act as a broker between property and clients/tenants

• To provide services for property owners to rent out their properties

• To collect rent payments from clients

• To advertise properties in local and national newspapers

What is the purpose of the mission statement in the database planning stage?

• To define the major aims of the database system

• To define the scope and boundary of the database system

• To gather information on the user views of the database system

• To create a users' requirements specification for the database system

What is the purpose of the systems specification in the requirements collection and analysis stage?

• To define the major aims of the database system

• To define the scope and boundary of the database system

• To gather information on the user views of the database system

• To describe any features to be included in the new database system