TUTORIAL 6.

0 SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE

LO: a) Describe the steps of system development life cycle
(Planning, Analysis, Design, Implementation, Maintenance)
(3 Hours)

UPS SC025 (2011/2012 SESSION)

1. (a) System Development Life Cycle is a set of activities carried out to develop an information system.
(i) Identify the first two phase in the System Development Life Cycle. [2 marks]
=Planning, Analysis

(ii) System analyst performs two major activities in the design phase. State these two (2) activities.
[2 marks]
=Acquire hardware and software. Develop all of the details design of the new or modified information
system.
(iii) Describe briefly the purpose of the implementation phase. [2 marks]
=Constructing the new or modified system and then deliver it to the user.

UPS SC025 (2012/2013 SESSION)

2. (a) Rahilah works as a system analyst in Azan Company. She is required to upgrade the company’s
information system in order to solve various problems faced by users. One of her tasks is to construct
interview among users of the system.
(i) Identify the phase in System Development Life Cycle based on the given scenario. [1 mark]
=Analysis.
(ii) List two (2) major activities in the phase mention in 2(a)(i). [2 marks]
=Process modelling, Object modelling

(b) Based on the following statements, identify the phase of System Development Life Cycle. [2 marks]

Statement Phase

● Develop a program. Implementation

● Install and test a new system.
● Train users.
● Convert to a new system.
● Acquire hardware and software Design
● Develop details of system

UPS SC025 (2013/2014 SESSION)

3. (a) System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) contains five phases. Refer to DIAGRAM 1 below.

Maintenance

(i) Identify the phase for X and Y [2 marks]

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 X: Design
Y: Implementation

(ii) Describe one (1) activity performed in each phase X and Y. [2 marks]

X Y
Database design. Design the database upon the Train users. Training involving showing users
data dictionary that developed during the exactly how they will use the new hardware and
analysis phase. software in the system. Training methods are
included one-on-one sessions, classroom-style
lectures, and web-based training.

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UPS SC025 (2014/2015 SESSION)

4. (a) Identify the first and the third phase in System Development Life Cycle. [2 marks]
=Planning, Design
(b) Identify the phase of System Development Life Cycle for each of the following statements:
(i) Miss Linda acquires all the hardware and software needed for the development of the student
information system. [1 mark]
=Design.
(ii) Mr. Tony forms a development team for the project. [1 mark]
=Planning
(iii) Dr. Mustafa needs to conduct a study of the project in order to determine if development system should
continue. [1 mark]
=Analysis

UPS SC025 (2015/2016 SESSION)

5. (a) Give two (2) importance of System Development Life Cycle. [2 marks]
(b) System development often consists of five phases that should follow three general guidelines group
activities into some phases, involve the users and define standards. Each phase consists of some activities
that take place throughout system development. Give one (1) activity for each phase. [2 marks]

Phase Activity
Planning ● Review project request
Analysis (i) Perform detailed analysis

Design ● Develop details of system

Implementati (ii) Develop programs
on
Maintenance ● Evaluate system security

PSPM SC025 (2012/2013 SESSION)

6. (a) There are five phases of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) which are planning, analysis, design,
implementation and maintenance. Describe system analysis and system design phases. [4 marks]
=System analysis consists of two major activities, conduct a preliminary investigation, and perform detailed
analysis. System design phase consists of two major activities, acquire hardware and software, and develop all
of the details design of the new or modified information system.

PSPM SC025 (2013/2014 SESSION)

7. (a) List the five (5) phases of a system development life cycle. [5 marks]
=Planning, Analysis, Design, Implementation, Maintenance
(b) Identify which phase of a system development life cycle involved testing the program of the system.
[2 marks]
=Implementation.

PSPM SC025 (2014/2015 SESSION)

8. (a) Describe the second and third phase of SDLC.

[2 marks]
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Phase Description
Second Consists of two major activities, conduct a preliminary investigation, and
perform detailed analysis
Third Consists of two major activities, acquire hardware and software, and develop
all of the details design of the new or modified information system.

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PSPM SC025 (2015/2016 SESSION)

9. (a) Identify the step of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for student information system based on activity
below: [5 marks]

Activity SDLC Step

Write the C++ codes. Design
Identify the problem statements and objectives of the Analysis
system.
Draw the complete flowchart. Analysis
Amend the complete system to suit the users’ needs. Maintenance
Make comparison between several current systems to Analysis
propose a new system.

PSPM DC015 (2015/2016 SESSION)

10. (a) The total number of phases in System Development Life Cycle is five (5) including planning and analysis. List
the other three (3) phases. [3 marks]
=Design, Implementation, Maintenance

PSPM DC035 ( 2012/2013 SESSION)

11. (a) List and explain two (2) activities involves during the analysis phase.
Activity 1: Process Modelling

Explanation of Activity 1: Describes processes that transform inputs into outputs

Activity 2: Object Modelling

Explanation of Activity 2: Combines the data with the processes that act on that data into a
single unit called an object

(b) State the most suitable phase during system development life cycle (SDLC) in the following table.
[3 marks]

Activity Phase
System Prototyping Design
Monitor System Performance Maintenance
Create Data Flow Diagram Analysis

(c) List two (2) types of testing in SDLC. [2 marks]

=Unit test, systems test

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PSPM DC035 (2013/2014 SESSION)

12. (a) Identify the phase in the System Development Life Cycle based on the following conversation among the
system development team members. [4 marks]

Team Member Conversation Phase

“We’re conducting some preliminary investigations in indentifying the Analysis
problem and later detailed analysis will produced”.
“Many activities involved. For instance, we are developing the Implementation
program and test it before delivering to the users”.
“We evaluate the system and make some recommendations when Maintenance
necessary”.
“In this phase, we are basically identifying key person and all Planning
stakeholders of the system”

PSPM DC035 (2014/2015 SESSION)

13. (a) State the software development life cycle (SDLC) phases based on activities listed below. [4 marks]

Activity SDLC Phase

Design
Acquire hardware and software
Analysis
Conduct preliminary investigation
Maintenance
Access system security
Implementation
Install and test the new system

(b) Identify the IT positions involved in the IS development based on the roles and responsibilities given below.
[2 marks]

Roles and responsibilities Positions

(i) Designing and developing an information system. He/she is System analyst
the users’ primary contact person.
(ii) Converts the system design into the appropriate System programmer
programming language such as C++, C#, Java etc.

PSPM DC035 (2015/2016 SESSION)

14. Give one (1) main activity of the following specified phases in the software development life cycle (SDLC).
[2 marks]

Analysis Implementation
Conduct a preliminary investigation Develop programs

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PSPM DC035 (2016/2017 SESSION)

15. There are four conversion strategies that can be used to migrate from an existing system to a new one.
a) Briefly describe two (2) conversion strategies. [4 marks]
b) Various tests should be performed on a newly developed system. Name two (2) types of tests and describe
their purposes. [4 marks]
Type of Test Purpose
Unit test Verifies that each individual program or object works
by itself
Systems test Verifies that all programs in an application work
together properly

16. Specify the appropriate phase of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for the following tasks: [14 marks]

No. Tasks Phase of SDLC

i. Describe desired features and operation in detail including screen layout, business rules, Analysis
process diagram, pseudocodes and other documentations.
ii. Make changes to initial software to ensure that the system is fully accepted by the users. Maintenance
iii. Identify current technology that have been implemented by others and make comparison of Analysis
the performance to select suitable approach.
iv. Propose a workable milestone as a guideline. Planning
v. Create prototype to facilitate user understanding of the proposed system flow. Design
vi. Identify and consider stakeholders’ requirements using customers’ interviews and surveys. Analysis
vii. Construct the actual programming code. Design

PSPM SC015 (2016/2017 SESSION)

17. Determine the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) phase based on the following activities: [5 marks]
Activities SDLC Phase
Writing the actual code Design
Provide live support to end users Maintenance
The thought of the idea for the project Planning
Study the system and gather business requirements Analysis
Develop a storyboard Planning

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PSPM SC015 (2018/2019 SESSION)

18. There are five (5) phases of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC). State the appropriate phase starting from
A to D in the box given.

[4 marks]
Planning
…………………………………………….
Analysis Analysis
………………………………………… …………………………………………

Implementation Design
…………………………………………

19. Determine the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) phase based on the following activities in developing a
website. [6 marks]
Activity SDLC Phase

Developing a storyboard. Planning

Train the users. Implementation
Form website development team. Planning
Make changes to the website when it is necessary. Maintenance
Interview the client regarding details of the website. Analysis
Priorities website project requests. Planning

PSPM DC035 (2018/2019 SESSION)

20. (a) Identify and state the suitable step of System Development Life Cycle for the following statement. [5 marks]

Statement Steps of SDLC

Bob needs to check and recheck the needs and requirement of the upcoming project Analysis

Ali is preparing project management plan and others planning documents to start his Planning
project
Chua is preparing to start up the system that has been planned half a year ago Implementation

Roslan transforms all details requirement into a complete detail system Design

Sani involves in a department which eliminates errors in the system during its working Maintenance
life

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(b) Explain two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages of System Development Life Cycle. [4 marks]

Advantages Disadvantages

Improve the monitoring and control of large Increase the cost and time of the development.
projects.

Assure the reliability, maintainability and quality Performance of the system cannot be tested before the
of the developed solution or software. completion of the coding.

(c) Various tests should be performed on the newly developed system. Name four (4) types of testing. [4 marks]
Types of Testing
1. Unit test

2. Systems test
3. Integration test
4. Acceptance test

PSPM SC015 (2019/2020 SESSION)

21. State the appropriate phase in Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for the following activities.
Activity Phase in SDLC

Transform the requirements into complete and detailed Design

system design specifications.

Evaluate a project and decide whether to proceed or to Analysis

reject it.

An ongoing process, beginning when the system is Maintenance

fully implemented and continue until the end of the
system’s life.

To discover why a system should be built by identifying Planning

the goals and objectives.

22. Matahari College decided to develop an information system that involves maintaining databases and generates
results of students in the college. The system also needs to produce reports such as reports on performance of
students for every semester, statistics of students that were dismissed and etc. Currently all activities involving
results of students, producing reports and maintaining students’ data and are done manually.

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 Based on the above scenario, describe one (1) activity for each of the following System Development Life Cycle
(SDLC) phase.

SDLC Phase Activity

Analysis Produce reports such as reports on performance
of students for every semester, statistics of
students that were dismissed and etc
Design Develop an information system that involves
maintaining databases and generates results of
students in the college
Implementation All activities involving results of students,
producing reports and maintaining students’ data
and are done manually

PSPM SC015 (2020/2021 SESSION)

23. (a) Deliverables are the tangible outputs produced in each phase of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Identify the suitable SDLC phase for the following deliverables. [4 marks]

Deliverables Phase of System Development Life Cycle

Graphical user interface Design
Cost estimation Planning
Preliminary investigation Analysis
Deployment of software Maintenance

(b) Determine three (3) consequences of not executing the analysis phase in System Development Life Cycle
(SDLC). [3 marks]
=Cannot identify the problem. Designing the system that does not follow the requirements given by the
client.

NOTE:
❖ Terms
➢ Report = Fixability study

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