1.
The tasks and techniques in the Requirements Analysis knowledge area are used to define what types of requirements?
Correct Answer
C. Solution and stakeholder
Explanation
Requirements analysis tools and techniques are used to develop the stakeholder and solution requirements.
2.
What requirements analysis task ensures that solution requirements align to the business requirements?
Correct Answer
A. Validate requirements.
Explanation
Requirements validation ensures that all requirements support the delivery of value to the business by ensuring that stakeholder, solution, and transition requirements align to the business requirements.
3.
When reviewing a set of related requirements, you discover that two of the requirements describe the same feature but produce different results. Based on your well-written requirements checklist, you would note that these requirements are not ____________.
Correct Answer
B. Consistent
Explanation
Consistent requirements do not contradict or conflict with one another.
4.
Data flow diagrams show how __________ flows through a system.
Correct Answer
D. Information
Explanation
Data flow diagrams show how information flows through the system.
5.
What is the name for an abstraction representing some or all of a proposed solution?
Correct Answer
D. Model
Explanation
A model serves as an abstraction representing some or all of the proposed solution.
6.
What is defined as a sequence of repeatable activities executed in an organization?
Correct Answer
C. Process
Explanation
A process is defined as a sequence of repeatable activities executed in an organization.
7.
To determine which requirements can be delivered by the project team in a fixed amount of time, you begin with all eligible requirements and remove them in order to meet the calendar date. Which timeboxing approach are you applying?
Correct Answer
A. All-in
Explanation
All-in timeboxing determines which requirements can be delivered by the project team in a fixed amount of time by beginning with all eligible requirements and removing them in order to meet the calendar date.
8.
What component of an entity-relationship diagram is contained in the labeled rectangle and represents a source or destination of data?
Correct Answer
C. Entity
Explanation
Entities in an entity-relationship diagram are the things about which data is needed. They are contained in the labeled rectangle of the diagram.
9.
Tasks performed as part of requirements analysis include:
Correct Answer
A. Specify and model requirements.
Explanation
The six tasks of requirements analysis are prioritize requirements, organize requirements, specify and model requirements, define assumptions and constraints, verify requirements, and validate requirements.
10.
Process models show how the system behaves over the course of time through the:
Correct Answer
B. Execution of business processes or a series of events
Explanation
Process models show how the system behaves over the course of time through executing business processes or resulting from events that occur inside the solution scope.
11.
When facilitating a requirements prioritization session, you encounter a stakeholder who wants to rank all of their requirements as high-priority requirements for the project. What type of challenge is this?
Correct Answer
A. Nonnegotiable demand
Explanation
Challenges in facilitating requirements prioritization sessions include nonnegotiable demands such as avoiding difficult choices, not making tradeoffs, or ranking all requirements as a high priority.
12.
What imposes limitations on your solution?
Correct Answer
B. Constraints
Explanation
Constraints impose limitations imposed on the solution that do not support the business or stakeholder needs.
13.
Which deliverable defines your process for prioritizing solution requirements?
Correct Answer
C. Requirements management plan
Explanation
The requirements management plan built as part of the Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring knowledge area defines the process used to prioritize requirements during requirements analysis.
14.
What is the purpose of nonfunctional requirements?
Correct Answer
B. Defining quality attributes and design constraints of the solution
Explanation
Nonfunctional requirements define quality attributes, design, and implementation constraints and external interfaces the product must have. They are a type of solution requirement.
15.
You are currently reviewing a specific requirement to see if it is modifiable. What is a modifiable requirement?
Correct Answer
B. Logically structured in a related group and able to be changed
Explanation
Modifiable requirements are logically structured in a related group and able to be changed.
16.
Which technique organizes your requirements based on the solution components to which they are related?
Correct Answer
C. Scope modeling
Explanation
Scope modeling organizes requirements based on the solution components to which they are related.
17.
The two inputs to specifying and modeling requirements are:
Correct Answer
D. Stated requirements and a requirements structure
Explanation
The two inputs to specifying and modeling requirements are the stated requirements and the requirements structure.
18.
What is the name for the individual pieces of information that describe an entity in an entity relationship diagram?
Correct Answer
C. Attribute
Explanation
The four main components of an entity relationship diagram are the entities, their attributes, unique identifiers for each occurrence of an entity, and relationships between the entities. Attributes are individual pieces of information that describe an entity.
19.
What is another name for the quality check performed following analysis of a requirement?
Correct Answer
A. Verification
Explanation
Verification is a quality check performed after a requirement is analyzed. Verification activities are typically performed iteratively throughout the requirements analysis process.
20.
Assumptions and constraints are defined and clarified as requirements are understood and documented with their associated:
Correct Answer
B. Attributes
Explanation
Assumptions and constraints are defined and clarified as requirements are understood and documented with their associated attributes such as date identified, owner, impact, and any associated risks.