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Key Facts: Ruankao System Analyst (Senior) Exam

45/75

Passing score required on each of the three subjects in the same sitting

National 软考 relatively fixed passing standard (60% of paper full marks) cited in 深人考发〔2026〕7号

240 + 120 min

Combined 综合知识+案例分析 then separate 论文 with no early leave

ruankao.org.cn 2026 upper-half-year batch notice (2604141656059313900690012.html)

23–26 May & 24–27 Oct 2026

Both 2026 sitting windows; System Analyst is listed in each

计考办〔2026〕1号 / 深人考发〔2026〕7号

RMB 73/subject

Guangdong/Shenzhen fee example; three subjects for System Analyst

粤发改价格函〔2024〕1073 via 深人考发〔2026〕7号

No score rollover

All three subjects must be passed together

深人考发〔2026〕7号: candidates must pass all required subjects in one sitting

软考 Senior System Analyst is a Chinese CBT qualification: knowledge MCQs, a short-answer case paper, and a 120-minute thesis. Combined 综合知识+案例分析 last 240 minutes; 论文 has no early leave. 45/75 on each of three subjects, no score rollover. 2026 windows are 23–26 May and 24–27 October. This 100-question English MCQ bank adapts syllabus knowledge and case/thesis judgment; it is not an official paper.

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1In systems engineering as tested on 软考系统分析师, which statement best captures a system as a whole rather than as a pile of parts?

A.A system is a set of interacting elements with a boundary, structure, and purpose, and it can exhibit properties that none of its parts have alone

B.A system exists only when every element is a computer program

C.A system is any list of hardware purchases in an informatization budget

D.A system’s properties are exactly the sum of its component properties and do not depend on how the parts are coupled

Explanation: Systems engineering treats a system as organized interacting elements inside a boundary, serving a purpose in an environment. Holism (整体性) means the whole can show emergent properties that cannot be read off any single part. That is the viewpoint the System Analyst 考试说明 requires under 系统工程基础知识.

2Hall’s three-dimensional structure (霍尔三维结构) organizes systems-engineering work along which three axes?

A.Hardware, software, and network

B.Time (life-cycle phases), logic (problem-solving steps), and knowledge (professional disciplines)

C.Confidentiality, integrity, and availability

D.Cost, schedule, and quality

Explanation: Hall’s 3-D morphology, standard in Chinese 系统工程 teaching, uses a time dimension (life-cycle stages), a logic dimension (define the problem through to decision and implementation), and a knowledge dimension (the disciplines brought to the work). Cost/schedule/quality is a project-constraint triangle, CIA is security, and HW/SW/network is an IS technology split.

3The WSR systems methodology used in Chinese systems engineering stands for which three kinds of reason?

A.Write, ship, and review

B.WAN, SAN, and RAN

C.Wuli (物理, physical/objective), shili (事理, methods/mechanisms), and renli (人理, human/relations)

D.Waterfall, spiral, and RUP

Explanation: WSR (物理–事理–人理), associated with Gu Jifa and colleagues, is a systems methodology often examined in 软考系统分析师. It insists that an intervention attend to objective physical conditions, to methods and models of how things should be done, and to human relations and values. The other options are process models, slogans, or network acronyms.

4A city traffic-control IS is open to weather sensors, police radios, and public apps. In systems terms, why is it classified as an open system?

A.It has no feedback loops

B.Its source code is published as open source

C.It uses only one programming language

D.It exchanges matter, energy, or information with its environment across the system boundary

Explanation: An open system interacts with its environment across a boundary. A traffic-control IS that takes sensor and radio inputs and publishes status to apps is exchanging information with the environment. Open source, a single language, or the absence of feedback does not define open versus closed in systems engineering.

5A manager must approve a one-off merger of two hospital information systems with unclear political constraints. In Simon’s decision typology used in management-science items, this decision is best described as:

A.Unstructured (non-programmable), because goals, alternatives, and criteria cannot be fully pre-specified

B.A structured reorder-point replenishment decision that already has a complete procedure

C.A monthly payroll calculation that can be fully specified in advance

D.Structured (programmable), because a payroll TPS already exists

Explanation: Structured decisions have clear procedures (for example, reorder-point replenishment). Strategic, one-off, politically constrained choices are unstructured: the analyst supports them with DSS-style models and stakeholder process, not with a canned TPS script. Programmable payroll or reorder-point procedures are structured decisions, the opposite of this merger.

6On a project network, activity C has earliest start 8, earliest finish 12, latest start 8, and latest finish 12 (days). What is C’s total float, and what does that imply?

A.Total float is 4 days, so C may slip 4 days without delaying the project

B.Total float is 0, so C lies on a critical path

C.Total float is 20 days, the sum of the four dates

D.Total float is ES + LS, so C’s float is 16 days

Explanation: Total float (总时差) = LS − ES = LF − EF. Here 8 − 8 = 0 and 12 − 12 = 0, so C is critical: any delay delays the project (assuming a single project end). Float of 4 would require LS − ES = 4. Summing dates is not a float formula.

7A development activity is estimated with PERT three-point times optimistic 4 days, most likely 6 days, and pessimistic 14 days. Using the standard PERT expected-time formula, TE is:

A.14 days, because risk-averse planners use the pessimistic time

B.8 days, the arithmetic mean of 4, 6, and 14

C.7 days, because TE = (a + 4m + b) / 6 = (4 + 24 + 14) / 6

D.6 days, because the mode is always the expectation

Explanation: PERT’s beta-inspired expectation is TE = (a + 4m + b) / 6. Substituting a=4, m=6, b=14 gives (4 + 24 + 14) / 6 = 42 / 6 = 7 days. The mode m is not the mean; the pessimistic value is not used alone; and the unweighted average of three points is not the PERT formula.

8An analyst formulates: maximize 3x + 2y subject to x + y ≤ 10, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, with x and y continuous. This is an instance of:

A.Binary search on a sorted array

B.RSA key generation

C.Hall’s knowledge dimension

D.Linear programming (线性规划)

Explanation: A linear objective with linear constraints and continuous non-negative variables is linear programming, a core 运筹学 topic in the System Analyst math requirement. Binary search is an algorithm on arrays, RSA is cryptography, and Hall’s knowledge dimension is a systems-engineering axis, not this model class.

9Events A and B are mutually exclusive, P(A) = 0.3 and P(B) = 0.5. What is P(A ∪ B)?

A.0.8, because P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B) when A and B cannot occur together

B.1.0, because 0.3 + 0.5 exceeds one after normalization

C.0.2, the absolute difference

D.0.15, the product of the two probabilities

Explanation: Mutually exclusive events have empty intersection, so the addition rule drops the intersection term: P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B) = 0.8. The product would apply to independent events for P(A ∩ B), not for the union here. The union of exclusive events with probabilities 0.3 and 0.5 is not 1.

10An M/M/1 service desk has Poisson arrivals λ = 8 per hour and exponential service μ = 10 per hour. Utilization ρ and mean number of customers in the system L are:

A.ρ = 10 and L = 8, swapping λ and μ

B.ρ = 0.8 and L = 4, because ρ = λ/μ and L = ρ / (1 − ρ)

C.ρ = 1.25 and L = 0, because μ > λ is impossible

D.ρ = 18 and L = 80, adding and multiplying the rates

Explanation: For stable M/M/1, ρ = λ/μ = 8/10 = 0.8 < 1, and the mean system size is L = ρ / (1 − ρ) = 0.8 / 0.2 = 4. If λ ≥ μ the queue is not stable. Swapping rates or adding them is not the M/M/1 formula. Queueing models appear under 运筹方法 in System Analyst math.

About the Ruankao System Analyst (Senior) Exam

The Ruankao Senior System Analyst exam (软考高级系统分析师) is a national computer-technology qualification under MIIT and MOHRSS. Official 考试说明 (https://www.ruankao.org.cn/article/content/bkzn/03_02.html) requires systems engineering; IS hardware/software/network/database knowledge; enterprise and government informatization and strategic planning; IS development processes, methods, and standards; information security; software quality assurance; economics, management science, and law; undergraduate mathematics; and English reading. Passers must analyze user needs and constraints, write an IS requirements specification, plan development, coordinate stakeholders, guide strategic data planning, choose methods and tools, write analysis/design documents to standards, and control quality and progress, at senior-engineer level. 2026 sittings are in the 23–26 May and 24–27 October windows (计考办〔2026〕1号 / 深人考发〔2026〕7号; System Analyst morning combined papers on 23 May 2026 in the national upper-half batch notice). Delivery is computer-based in Chinese: three subjects, 综合知识+案例分析 combined 240 minutes (综合知识 max 150 / min 120) and 论文 120 minutes with no early leave. All three papers must reach 45/75 in the same sitting. There is no education or experience restriction. Fees are set provincially. This OpenExamPrep bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation and not a substitute for the written case or thesis papers.

Assessment

Computer-based senior sitting. 综合知识 and 案例分析 are combined for 240 minutes: 综合知识 maximum 150 minutes and minimum 120 minutes; leftover time may be used for 案例分析. After submitting 综合知识, a candidate who will not sit 案例分析 may leave; those continuing may leave 60 minutes before the combined session ends. 论文 is a separate 120-minute session with no early leave. Each of the three subjects is scored out of 75; all three must reach 45 in the same sitting; scores do not roll.

Time Limit

240 minutes combined (综合知识 + 案例分析) plus 120 minutes (论文)

Passing Score

45/75 each of three subjects

Exam Fee

Provincially set (e.g. Guangdong/Shenzhen RMB 73/subject for all levels per 粤发改价格函〔2024〕1073 and 深人考发〔2026〕7号; System Analyst has three subjects) (MIIT & MOHRSS / ruankao.org.cn)

Ruankao System Analyst (Senior) Exam Content Outline

10%

systems-engineering-and-math

Systems engineering foundations (Hall three-dimensional structure, WSR, holism) and undergraduate math used on 综合知识 (PERT/CPM, probability, linear programming, graph models)

18%

is-hardware-software-network-database

Comprehensive IS technology: computer organization, operating software, TCP/IP networking, and database integrity, normalization, and transaction concepts

15%

informatization-strategy-planning

Enterprise and government informatization, CIO/ERP/CRM/e-government, and strategic planning methods such as Nolan stages, BSP, CSF, BPR, and strategic data planning

22%

development-process-methods-standards

IS development processes and methods (waterfall, prototype, spiral, OO, RUP), modeling (DFD, ER, UML), feasibility, and development standards including GB/T 8566 and GB/T 9385

15%

information-security-and-quality

Information-security controls (CIA, cryptography, 等保, firewalls) and software quality assurance (ISO 9126/GB/T 16260 characteristics, reviews, test levels, CMMI)

10%

management-economics-law-english

NPV and earned-value economics, WBS/progress tools, PRC software-copyright and procurement concepts, and English IS terminology required by the 考试说明

10%

case-and-thesis-judgment

MCQ adaptation of 案例 and 论文 judgment: requirements specifications, stakeholder coordination, and quality/progress control — not a written-case or thesis simulation

How to Pass the Ruankao System Analyst (Senior) Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: 45/75 each of three subjects
Assessment: Computer-based senior sitting. 综合知识 and 案例分析 are combined for 240 minutes: 综合知识 maximum 150 minutes and minimum 120 minutes; leftover time may be used for 案例分析. After submitting 综合知识, a candidate who will not sit 案例分析 may leave; those continuing may leave 60 minutes before the combined session ends. 论文 is a separate 120-minute session with no early leave. Each of the three subjects is scored out of 75; all three must reach 45 in the same sitting; scores do not roll.
Time limit: 240 minutes combined (综合知识 + 案例分析) plus 120 minutes (论文)
Exam fee: Provincially set (e.g. Guangdong/Shenzhen RMB 73/subject for all levels per 粤发改价格函〔2024〕1073 and 深人考发〔2026〕7号; System Analyst has three subjects)

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Ruankao System Analyst (Senior) Study Tips from Top Performers

1Treat 综合知识 as a breadth paper: systems engineering, databases, networks, and a few NPV/PERT calculations all appear.

2On DFD/ER/UML items, name the symbol and the modeling rule (balancing, cardinality, composition vs aggregation) before picking.

3Memorize CMMI staged level names (Initial, Managed, Defined, Quantitatively Managed, Optimizing) and ISO 9126’s six quality characteristics; do not mix in ISO 25010’s extra characteristics unless the item names SQuaRE.

4For 案例分析, practice writing a requirements fragment: actors, constraints, and testable shall-statements — then use these MCQs to check judgment.

5For 论文, outline abstract → project/role → problem → method → QC/progress evidence → result; a textbook dump without a project you can defend is a common fail pattern.

6Do not skip law and English terminology items — they are short but scored, and the 考试说明 explicitly requires both.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Ruankao Senior System Analyst qualification?

It is the Senior System Analyst subject (高级系统分析师) in the Computer Technology and Software Professional Qualification (Level) Examination (软考). Official 考试说明: https://www.ruankao.org.cn/article/content/bkzn/03_02.html. Passing confers the corresponding senior professional qualification (高级工程师 level) under 国人部发〔2003〕39号.

How is the official exam structured and scored?

Three subjects are taken in one computer-based sitting day. 综合知识 and 案例分析 are combined for 240 minutes (综合知识 maximum 150 minutes, minimum 120 minutes). 论文 is 120 minutes and candidates may not leave early. Each subject is scored out of 75; all three must reach 45 in the same sitting. Scores do not roll. Source: ruankao.org.cn 2026 upper-half batch notice and the national relatively fixed 60% passing standard cited in 深人考发〔2026〕7号.

Who may sit the exam, and what does it cost?

There is no education or experience restriction under 国人部发〔2003〕39号. Fees are set by each province. Shenzhen/Guangdong charge RMB 73 per subject for junior, intermediate, and senior papers (深人考发〔2026〕7号 citing 粤发改价格函〔2024〕1073). System Analyst has three subjects.

When are the 2026 sittings?

System Analyst is offered in both 2026 windows: 23–26 May and 24–27 October (计考办〔2026〕1号 / 深人考发〔2026〕7号). The national upper-half batch notice schedules System Analyst 综合知识+案例分析 08:30–12:30 and 论文 14:30–16:30 on 23 May 2026. Register through https://www.ruankao.org.cn/.

Why are these practice questions in English?

The official exam is in Chinese (officialLanguages: zh). 案例分析 is a written short-answer paper and 论文 is a 120-minute thesis. This OpenExamPrep bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation of syllabus knowledge and case/thesis judgment. It is not an official translation, not a CBT simulation, and not a substitute for practicing Chinese case write-ups or the thesis.