ACCA Applied Knowledge · Business and Technology · Financial systems and technology
A retailer is installing a new inventory system. The finance director wants staff to practise using it with realistic sample data before it goes live, to find faults in how it works as a whole. Which activity is described?
The activity is system testing, where the whole system is run with realistic sample data before go-live so faults can be found and corrected. Data migration moves existing records across, and user documentation only provides guidance for users.
- AData migration
- BSystem testingCorrect
- CUser documentation
Explanation
Testing the complete system with sample data before go-live to identify faults is system testing. Data migration is the transfer of existing data into the new system, and user documentation is the preparation of manuals or guides, not the checking of system faults.
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