Deck 6: Behavioral Modeling I: Use Cases: The Basics

Question 1

Use case modeling represents the ________ of a system.

A) behavior
B) condition
C) technology
D) heart and soul

Answer 1

behavior

Question 2

To create initial use cases you start with ________.

A) counting actors
B) domain analysis
C) looking into problem space
D) looking into solution space

Answer 2

domain analysis

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the components of a use case?

A) a goal
B) actors
C) a scenario
D) behavior

Answer 3

behavior

Question 4

A ________ is what the successful completion of a use case achieves.

A) system objective
B) behavior
C) goal
D) scenario

Question 5

"Register student" is an appropriate ________ for a use case.

A) goal
B) name
C) scenario
D) both A & B

Question 6

Which of the following is an appropriate name for a use case?

A) manage patient
B) refer patient
C) patient management
D) all of the above

Question 7

The goal of a use case must be ________.

A) a logically complete function
B) short
C) good
D) doable

Question 8

A use case describes the interaction of entities ________ a system with the system.

A) inside
B) outside
C) both A & B
D) neither A or B

Question 9

Business concepts are discovered during ________.

A) behavioral modeling
B) decision making
C) domain analysis
D) requirements gathering

Question 10

Domain definition helps define ________.

A) subsystems
B) business concepts
C) behavioral modeling
D) requirements gathering

Question 11

Use case modeling is the gateway between domain analysis and the modeling of ________.

A) requirements
B) data
C) the internal affairs of the system
D) the information system.

Question 12

A use case details the interaction of an actor with a system to accomplish a goal of value to the ________.

A) system
B) actor
C) analyst
D) programmer

Question 13

A use case describes what a system does as viewed from ________ the system.

A) outside
B) inside
C) within
D) the bottom of

Question 14

A use case is a ________ that formalizes the interaction between stakeholders and the system.

A) contract
B) procedure
C) programming language
D) system policy

Question 15

Use case modeling is limited to a system's ________ behavior.

A) internal
B) future
C) past
D) external

Question 16

Use cases are not effective in capturing the ________ requirements.

A) functional
B) business
C) non-functional
D) system

Question 17

Use cases describe ________ a system accomplishes.

A) what
B) how
C) when
D) where

Question 18

A use case's ________ is its goal. It must be active, concise, and decisive.

A) location
B) address
C) name
D) actor

Question 19

________ are those entities whose interests are affected by the success or the failure of the use case.

A) Viewers
B) Stakeholders
C) Programmers
D) Clients

Question 20

The goal of the primary actor is specified by the ________ of the use case.

A) scenario
B) system
C) length
D) name

Question 21

An actor is identified by a unique name which describes a unique ________.

A) role
B) person
C) goal
D) scenario

Question 22

A ________ is an ordered sequence of interactions between the actor(s) and the system to accomplish a goal.

A) goal
B) system
C) scenario
D) system boundary

Question 23

A(n) ________ is the best-case scenario for a use case.

A) Alternate flow
B) Normal flow
C) Sub-flow
D) Exception flow

Question 24

A(n) ________ is composed of steps that are conditional.

A) Alternate flow
B) Sub-flow
C) Normal flow
D) Exception flow

Question 25

________ detail steps in the normal flow that consist of discrete sub-steps.

A) Alternate flows
B) Exception flows
C) Normal flows
D) Sub-flows

Question 26

________ are those events that prevent certain steps, or the entire use case, from completing successfully.

A) Exception flows
B) Normal flows
C) Sub-flows
D) Alternate flows

Question 27

Which of the following is a feature of use case scenario?

A) A step is a transaction.
B) Steps can be repeated.
C) A step can call on another use case.
D) all of the above

Question 28

The primary candidates for becoming actors are domain concepts classified as ________.

A) roles
B) business rules
C) clients
D) people

Question 29

We can combine actors at the same time through ________.

A) specialization
B) generalization
C) both A & B
D) nether A or B

Question 30

Major use cases are identified by analyzing business ________.

A) processes
B) functions
C) activities
D) all of the above

Question 31

A ________ represents the interaction of outside entities with a system as a whole.

A) context diagram
B) scenario
C) goal
D) use case

Question 32

Use case modeling is a set of ________ that, when taken together, describe the behavior of a system.

A) diagrams
B) flows
C) use cases
D) systems

Question 33

A use case diagram is a ________.

A) meta-model of use cases
B) specification of use cases
C) narrative of use cases
D) none of the above

Question 34

What "role" is described by the phrase "produces a bill for the patient, reconciles the patient's account, and accepts payments"?

A) billing clerk
B) nurse
C) doctor
D) patient

Question 35

What use case name is most appropriate for "produce a bill for the patient, reconcile the patient's account, and accept payments"?

A) patient billing
B) patient's bills
C) process patient billing
D) none of the above

Question 36

A use case diagram is composed of ________.

A) a system or subsystem
B) external entities
C) interaction between external entities and the system
D) all of the above

Question 37

Administrative staff could be a generalization of ________.

A) billing clerk
B) registration clerk
C) appointment clerk
D) all of the above

Question 38

Which role is best suited to track medical services and keep medical records?

A) medical staff
B) billing clerk
C) registration clerk
D) appointment clerk

Question 39

"Issue hospital card" could be the responsibility of which of the following roles?

A) registration clerk
B) nurse
C) doctor
D) medical staff

Question 40

A use case details the interaction of entities within a system.

Question 41

A use case aims to achieve a specific goal by following a set of steps called a scenario.

Question 42

The task of domain analysis is to define business concepts from problem space only.

Question 43

Use case modeling cannot be used for gathering requirements.

Question 44

Gathering requirements is an ongoing process.

Question 45

Use case modeling is the same as functional decomposition.

Question 46

Use cases are not inherently object-oriented.

Question 47

"Become a Member of the Video Store and Rent Videotape" could be a name for a use case.

Question 48

In developing an information system, no use case may remain unautomated.

Question 49

Use cases are useful for communicating upstream with stakeholders as well as exchanging information downstream with designers and programmers.

Question 50

A use case details the interaction of an actor with a system to accomplish a goal of value to the system.

Question 51

A use case describes what a system does as viewed from the outside.

Question 52

Components of a use case are tightly integrated and cannot be understood properly without each other.

Question 53

"Verify Credit Card" can never be a name of a use case.

Question 54

Goal decides the relevance of activities in a use case.

Question 55

An actor is an entity outside the system that interacts with the system to achieve a specific goal.

Question 56

The goal of the primary actor is specified by the name of the use case.

Question 57

Actor is a role that any user who has been given the part can play.

Question 58

An actor is identified by a unique name with many roles to play.

Question 59

The example of "Checkout Groceries" relates to the real system.

Question 60

The example of "Purchase Groceries" relates to an information system.

Question 61

In the example of "Checkout Groceries," the primary actor is the customer.

Question 62

In the example of "Purchase Groceries," the primary actor is the cashier.

Question 63

A use case cannot leave a system, but can reach across its boundaries.

Question 64

The cashier interacts with the supermarket's Point-of-Sale system by sending and receiving "messages."

Question 65

The Point-of-Sale system interacts with the bank to validate a credit card.

Question 66

If the customer finds all desired items, brings them to the checkout counter, pays for them, and carries them out, then a normal flow has occurred.

Question 67

In the "Checkout Groceries" system, if an item does not have a label to scan and the cashier asks a sales manager to identify the code, an alternate flow has occurred.

Question 68

Alternate Flow and Exceptions are so different that it is impossible to combine them into one category.

Question 69

A use case model consists of only one use case.

Question 70

Role and actor refer to two different things.

Question 71

Even when an entity indirectly interacts with the information system, it is qualified to be an actor.

Question 72

The process of abstraction involves selecting certain characteristics and/or certain behaviors and casting off what does not concern us.

Question 73

Primary actors and secondary actors do the same thing, but in a different way.

Question 74

Domain analysis discovers concepts that are classified as processes, each of which maps into only one use case.

Question 75

The primary actor for the "Refer Patient" use case is the patient.

Question 76

A context diagram represents the interaction of outside entities with part of a system.

Question 77

The initial use case modeling helps to scope the system and verify its boundaries.

Question 78

The initial use case modeling provides a summary of use cases that identifies major use cases and their actors.

Question 79

The initial use case modeling provides complex use cases that later can be broken into more use cases.

Question 80

Describe what use case modeling is.