Question 1

Processes in DFDs are shown as rounded rectangles in the Gane and Sarson notation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A new patient calls up an optometrist office to make an appointment.On a DFD diagram,the new patient would be represented by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a data flow 
B)  a process 
C)  an external entity 
D)  a trigger 
E)  a data store 
A)  a data flow 
B)  a process 
C)  an external entity 
D)  a trigger 
E)  a data store

Question 3

A process model can __________:

Accepted Answer

A)  Only document the as-is system 
B)  Only document the to-be system 
C)  Document both the as-is and the to-be system 
D)  Only be used in BPR situations 
E)  Only be used with JAD sessions 
A)  Only document the as-is system 
B)  Only document the to-be system 
C)  Document both the as-is and the to-be system 
D)  Only be used in BPR situations 
E)  Only be used with JAD sessions

Question 4

James is developing a DFD.What would be a good name for him to use on a data flow from the Calculate Federal Withholding process to a data store called YTD Payroll Data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Move withholding to YTD storage 
B)  Transfer fed taxes to YTD storage 
C)  Calculation Result 
D)  Federal Withholding Taxes 
E)  Add amounts to YTD total 
A)  Move withholding to YTD storage 
B)  Transfer fed taxes to YTD storage 
C)  Calculation Result 
D)  Federal Withholding Taxes 
E)  Add amounts to YTD total

Question 5

A process is:

Accepted Answer

A)  An activity of a function that is performed for some specific business reason 
B)  A single piece of data within a system 
C)  A collection of data within a system 
D)  A person, organization or system that is external to the system 
E)  A combination of function and the data it acts upon 
A)  An activity of a function that is performed for some specific business reason 
B)  A single piece of data within a system 
C)  A collection of data within a system 
D)  A person, organization or system that is external to the system 
E)  A combination of function and the data it acts upon

Question 6

A process model is a formal way of representing how a business system operates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Andrea is creating a diagram model for processes (without regard to whether it is computerized or a manual process).She is probably creating _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  A physical process model 
B)  A PMT (process management tool)model 
C)  A logical process model 
D)  A user process model 
E)  A UML system case model 
A)  A physical process model 
B)  A PMT (process management tool)model 
C)  A logical process model 
D)  A user process model 
E)  A UML system case model

Question 8

Data flows to a process must be balanced,like if there are two input data flows,there MUST be two output data flows.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Data flow diagramming is:

Accepted Answer

A)  The only process modeling currently used 
B)  A detailed description of data 
C)  Almost the same as a flow chart 
D)  Focused on the processes or activities that are performed 
E)  A visual version of a use case 
A)  The only process modeling currently used 
B)  A detailed description of data 
C)  Almost the same as a flow chart 
D)  Focused on the processes or activities that are performed 
E)  A visual version of a use case

Question 10

Which of the following would be a 'black hole' error on a DFD?

Accepted Answer

A)  A process has no input 
B)  A process has no output 
C)  A process has four inputs and only three outputs 
D)  Data moves directly from a data store from an external entity 
E)  Two processes send data flows to the same data store 
A)  A process has no input 
B)  A process has no output 
C)  A process has four inputs and only three outputs 
D)  Data moves directly from a data store from an external entity 
E)  Two processes send data flows to the same data store

Question 11

Brianna has a process has two inputs but only one output.

Accepted Answer

A)  This is an error as there needs to be the same amount of inputs as outputs 
B)  This is an error as process do not have inputs or outputs 
C)  This is normal as all processes have two inputs and one output 
D)  This is normal as all processes need at least one input and at least one output 
E)  This is an error as processes only produce output 
A)  This is an error as there needs to be the same amount of inputs as outputs 
B)  This is an error as process do not have inputs or outputs 
C)  This is normal as all processes have two inputs and one output 
D)  This is normal as all processes need at least one input and at least one output 
E)  This is an error as processes only produce output

Question 12

What are the four symbols used in data flow diagrams?

Accepted Answer

process - a rounded circle - starts with

Question 13

The second law of conservation of data states: "Processes cannot consume or create data".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Data Flow diagramming is a tool for doing process modeling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The first DFD in every business process model is the Level 0 diagram.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Create a context diagram for the following: Insurance-R-Us is an online car insurance company.Potential customers must go to: http://insurance-r-us.com and enter information into a form.From the information given,an insurance rate quote is generated and returned to the potential customer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Create a context diagram for the following:...

Question 17

What is the relationship between context diagrams and level 0 diagrams.

Accepted Answer

Context diagrams show only one process a

Question 18

The relationship between use cases and data flow diagrams is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Use cases tend to be developed with users to make sure the analyst has fully captured the processes and relationships; DFD's are built upon the use cases to more fully formally understand the processes involved 
B)  Both are tools in a systems analysts toolbox, although they do unrelated things 
C)  Use cases are developed by users exclusively; while DFD's are developed by analysts exclusively 
D)  Use cases come out of JAD sessions and clarify what was discussed by users in those sessions; DFD's come out of analysts interviews. 
E)  They are the same thing - use cases are process models using the DeMarco and Yourdon notation; and DFD's are process models using the Gane and Sarson notation. 
A)  Use cases tend to be developed with users to make sure the analyst has fully captured the processes and relationships; DFD's are built upon the use cases to more fully formally understand the processes involved 
B)  Both are tools in a systems analysts toolbox, although they do unrelated things 
C)  Use cases are developed by users exclusively; while DFD's are developed by analysts exclusively 
D)  Use cases come out of JAD sessions and clarify what was discussed by users in those sessions; DFD's come out of analysts interviews. 
E)  They are the same thing - use cases are process models using the DeMarco and Yourdon notation; and DFD's are process models using the Gane and Sarson notation.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Every set of DFD's must have one context diagram 
B)  Every process is wholly and completely described by the processes on its children DFD's 
C)  Every process must be broken down farther on Level 1 and Level 2 diagrams 
D)  Every data store has at least one input data flow someplace in the entire DFD system 
E)  Every process has a unique name that is a action oriented verb phrase 
A)  Every set of DFD's must have one context diagram 
B)  Every process is wholly and completely described by the processes on its children DFD's 
C)  Every process must be broken down farther on Level 1 and Level 2 diagrams 
D)  Every data store has at least one input data flow someplace in the entire DFD system 
E)  Every process has a unique name that is a action oriented verb phrase

Question 20

In drawing DFD's,arrows are used to show data flows.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Processes in DFDs are shown as rounded rectangles in the Gane and Sarson notation.

A new patient calls up an optometrist office to make an appointment.On a DFD diagram,the new patient would be represented by:

A process model can __________:

James is developing a DFD.What would be a good name for him to use on a data flow from the Calculate Federal Withholding process to a data store called YTD Payroll Data?

A process is:

A process model is a formal way of representing how a business system operates.

Andrea is creating a diagram model for processes (without regard to whether it is computerized or a manual process).She is probably creating _______________.

Data flows to a process must be balanced,like if there are two input data flows,there MUST be two output data flows.

Data flow diagramming is:

Which of the following would be a 'black hole' error on a DFD?

Brianna has a process has two inputs but only one output.

What are the four symbols used in data flow diagrams?

The second law of conservation of data states: "Processes cannot consume or create data".

Data Flow diagramming is a tool for doing process modeling.

The first DFD in every business process model is the Level 0 diagram.

Create a context diagram for the following: Insurance-R-Us is an online car insurance company.Potential customers must go to: http://insurance-r-us.com and enter information into a form.From the information given,an insurance rate quote is generated and returned to the potential customer.

What is the relationship between context diagrams and level 0 diagrams.

The relationship between use cases and data flow diagrams is:

Which of the following is NOT correct?

In drawing DFD's,arrows are used to show data flows.

The Systems Analyst and Information Systems Development

Project Selection and Management

Requirements Determination

Systems Analysis and Design

Data Modeling

Moving Into Design

Architecture Design

Dennis/wixom/roth

Program Design

Data Storage Design

Moving Into Implementation

Transition to the New System

the Movement to Objects

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Exam 5: Process Modeling

Processes in DFDs are shown as rounded rectangles in the Gane and Sarson notation.

A new patient calls up an optometrist office to make an appointment.On a DFD diagram,the new patient would be represented by:

A process model can __________:

James is developing a DFD.What would be a good name for him to use on a data flow from the Calculate Federal Withholding process to a data store called YTD Payroll Data?

A process is:

A process model is a formal way of representing how a business system operates.

Andrea is creating a diagram model for processes (without regard to whether it is computerized or a manual process).She is probably creating _______________.

Data flows to a process must be balanced,like if there are two input data flows,there MUST be two output data flows.

Data flow diagramming is:

Which of the following would be a 'black hole' error on a DFD?

Brianna has a process has two inputs but only one output.

What are the four symbols used in data flow diagrams?

The second law of conservation of data states: "Processes cannot consume or create data".

Data Flow diagramming is a tool for doing process modeling.

The first DFD in every business process model is the Level 0 diagram.

Create a context diagram for the following: Insurance-R-Us is an online car insurance company.Potential customers must go to: http://insurance-r-us.com and enter information into a form.From the information given,an insurance rate quote is generated and returned to the potential customer.

What is the relationship between context diagrams and level 0 diagrams.

The relationship between use cases and data flow diagrams is:

Which of the following is NOT correct?

In drawing DFD's,arrows are used to show data flows.

The Systems Analyst and Information Systems Development

Project Selection and Management

Requirements Determination

Systems Analysis and Design

Data Modeling

Moving Into Design

Architecture Design

Dennis/wixom/roth

Program Design

Data Storage Design

Moving Into Implementation

Transition to the New System

the Movement to Objects

Filters