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TRUE/FALSE questions:

1
A data flow diagram is a data model.
A)True
B)False
2
In a data flow diagram, rounded rectangles are processes and squares are external agents.
A)True
B)False
3
One example of an external agent on a data flow diagram is another system that provides inputs to or receives outputs from the system being studied.
A)True
B)False
4
An event is a logical unit of work that must be completed as a whole.
A)True
B)False
5
System analysts use decomposition diagrams to depict a top-down flow of data through a system and the processing performed by the system.
A)True
B)False
6
One example of an elementary process is CALCULATE ORDER COST.
A)True
B)False
7
A control flow is a data flow that consists of other data flows.
A)True
B)False
8
Data flows should always begin or end at a process.
A)True
B)False
9
System analysts use primitive diagrams to depict a data flow for a single event handler.
A)True
B)False
10
Simple condition steps can be translated into programming language as in If test.
A)True
B)False

Multiple Choice questions:

11
A discrete, detailed task required to complete the response to an event is known as a(n):
A)function
B)elementary process
C)event
D)internal process
E)black hole
12
Which of the following is an example of a logical process?
A)determining availability of an ordered product
B)computing grade point average
C)generating a report
D)identifying overdue invoices
E)all of the above
13
A process model used to document the scope of a system is
A)top-level data flow diagram
B)environmental model
C)decomposition diagram
D)control flow diagram
E)hierarchical diagram
14
A data flow indicating that all or parts of a single data flow are routed to different destinations is a(n):
A)diverging data flow
B)converging data flow
C)routing data flow
D)partial data flow
E)none of the above
15
A logical unit of work that must be completed as a whole is known as a(n):
A)elementary process
B)primitive process
C)trigger
D)data store
E)none of the above
16
Which of the following is (are) common errors on data flow diagrams?
A)a process with no inputs
B)a data flow from an external agent to a process
C)a data flow from an external agent to a data store
D)both (a) and (c)
E)all of the above
17
A process that has inputs but no outputs is a(an):
A)gray hole
B)elementary process
C)basic process
D)function
E)none of the above
18
A data flow diagram:
A)is a process model
B)depicts the flow of data through a system
C)uses rounded rectangles to represent processes
D)depicts the processing performed by the system
E)all of the above
19
In a data flow diagram, a data flow that consist of other data flows is a(an):
A)control flow
B)compound flow
C)composite flow
D)complex flow
E)generalization flow
20
The act of breaking a system into its component subsystems, processes, and sub-processes is known as:
A)composition
B)generalization
C)normalization
D)process modeling
E)none of the above







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