Systems analysis involves which of the following?

• A. Obtaining System Requirements
• B. Testing a System for Errors
• C. Designing the Components of the System
• D. Constructing a Personal Health Record System

Answer: (A)

Systems analysis centers on defining what the system must do by gathering and analyzing user needs, business processes, data flows, and constraints. This step yields the requirements that guide design and implementation, covering both what the system should accomplish (functional) and how well it should perform, secure, and operate (nonfunctional). Therefore, obtaining system requirements is the best fit for the analysis phase because it captures goals, users, and constraints that shape the entire project. The other activities belong to later stages: testing for errors happens after development to verify correctness; designing the components is part of the design phase; constructing a Personal Health Record System is development/implementation work rather than analysis.