Business analyst interview questions 3

What do understand by version control & configuration management ?

Basically version control is a part of configuration management. Mainly it handles when the previous document changes. Where as configuration management handles the individual component.

What is meant by good documentation management system ?

Should allow to make any changes if required.

Good security features.

Should be able to change versions.

Authorizations to only required people. (renditioning capability)

Hide imp information from others. (redaction capable)

What are different software methodologies.?

SDLC, RUP, SEI-CMM, Six sigma, SWOT, Cost benefit analysis, Risk analysis, Gap analysis.

What is OOAD ?

Object oriented analysis and designing. Used in coding od object oriented languages like c++, Java, and SAP Badis etc.

What is UAT ?

User acceptance testing.

If the UAT fails, BA did not understand the requirements properly.

What do u mean by Data mapping ?

It is the mapping of data from source system to a destination system.

What is black box testing?

It is completely a functional testing. i.e the tester need not know how it works technically. He only bothers what input he is giving and what output he is getting.

What do u mean by white box testing?

It requires slight programming knowledge to examine the outputs.

What is bug?

Mainly used to see the performance issues and system hangs.

How do u measure the quality of a product?

We do it by seeing min bugs in the product according to standards maintained by company.

What is RAD ?

It is called as rapid application development.

It is a development process that is used to build applications in smaller periods like 50-70 days i.e with some compromises.

What is ETL ?

Extraction Transformation and loading. Used mainly in data warehousing.

Types of testing ?