ISEB-BA1 Online Practice Questions and Answers

A business analyst has identified that one of the use cases on a use case diagram contains a large amount of optional processing. This optional processing is so large that he has decided to remove it to a separate use case which can be called by the original use case if required. How should the original use case be linked to the new use case?

A. By a broken, arrowed line stereotyped with the word <>.

B. By a broken, arrowed line stereotyped with the word <>.

C. By a solid line with no arrowhead or stereotype.

D. By a broken, arrowed line stereotyped with the word <>.

Every night at midnight a batch process is invoked to invoice all orders received that day. How will the time midnight be represented on a use case diagram?

A. As a use case.

B. As an association.

C. As an actor.

D. As a system boundary.

Which of the following stages is immediately after problem-finding in Isaksen and Treffinger's creative problem-solving model?

A. Idea-finding.

B. Solution-finding.

C. Data-finding.

D. Acceptance-finding.

Why should requirements be SMART?

A. To ensure that the requirement supports business objectives.

B. To ensure that the requirement is intelligently expressed.

C. To ensure that the requirement is well formed.

D. To ensure that the requirement is graphically modelled.

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.

The Internal Rate of Return has been calculated for an option in a Business Case. Which ONE of the following statements is true?

A. The Net Present Value is not known.

B. The DCF Rate is not known.

C. The Net Present Value is Zero.

D. The DCF Rate is Zero.

Business Analysis competencies are divided into three groups. Which of the following are the groups of competencies for a Business Analyst?

a.

IT skills.

b.

Behavioural skills and personal qualities.

c.

Techniques.

d.

Project Management Support.

e.

Business Knowledge.

A.

b, c and e.

B.

a, b and e.

C.

b, c and d.

D.

a, d and e.

What does a force-field analysis consider?

A. Forces for and against business change.

B. Forces in the competitive environment.

C. The financial strength of the company.

D. The power of external suppliers.

An entity type is a template for its entity occurrences. Which of the following is a template for objects?

A. A class.

B. A use case.

C. An operation

D. An actor.

Which of the following is an advantage to the host organisation of using an internal consultant to conduct a business analysis project?

A. They will have a broad business perspective.

B. They will be familiar with the host organisation.

C. They will only be paid when they are needed.

D. They will have a dispassionate view of the host organisation.