Exam 9: Process Specifications and Structured Decisions

A data structure with optional elements contained in parentheses or either/or elements contained in brackets will have a corresponding ________ statement in the process specification.

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Question 21

Which of the following is not a problem when creating decision tables?

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Question 22

A goal of producing process specifications is to:

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Question 23

Besides the obvious advantage of clarifying the logic and relationships found in human languages,structured English has another important advantage as a communication tool.

(True/False)

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Question 24

The lower half of a decision tree contains the actions to be taken on the left and the rules for executing the actions on the right.

(True/False)

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Question 25

In drawing the tree,identify all conditions and actions and the order and timing of these.

(True/False)

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Question 26

When structured decisions are not complex,an appropriate technique for analyzing the decision process is the use of:

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Question 27

If communication is unimportant,structured English is a viable alternative for decision analysis.

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Question 28

Which of the following is not an example of a keyword for structured English?

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Question 29

Use decision trees when there are many repetitious actions.

(True/False)

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Question 30

Compose a structured English statement for the following supermarket scenario: "First,we determine whether the customer has shopped with us before. If they have,we give them a free bonus coupon. If they have not yet shopped with us,we give them a free membership card. We do this until there are no more customers in line."

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Question 31

What three advantages do decision trees have over decision tables?

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Question 32

Use decision trees when not every condition is relevant to every action (the branches are different).

(True/False)

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Question 33

Process logic may be represented as:

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Question 34

Use decision tables when complex combinations of conditions,actions,and rules are found.

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Question 35

What are the three reasons for producing process specifications?

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Question 36

Use decision trees when the sequence of conditions and actions is critical.

(True/False)

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Question 37

Iteration data dictionary entries become simple structured English statements in a sequence.

(True/False)

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Question 38

Decision trees are most often drawn on their side,with the root of the tree on the left-hand side paper,branching out to the right.

(True/False)

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Question 39

All the process specifications for the entire data flow diagram are consolidated and included in the specification packet given to the computer programmer.

(True/False)

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A data structure with optional elements contained in parentheses or either/or elements contained in brackets will have a corresponding ________ statement in the process specification.

Which of the following is not a problem when creating decision tables?

A goal of producing process specifications is to:

Besides the obvious advantage of clarifying the logic and relationships found in human languages,structured English has another important advantage as a communication tool.

The lower half of a decision tree contains the actions to be taken on the left and the rules for executing the actions on the right.

In drawing the tree,identify all conditions and actions and the order and timing of these.

When structured decisions are not complex,an appropriate technique for analyzing the decision process is the use of:

If communication is unimportant,structured English is a viable alternative for decision analysis.

Which of the following is not an example of a keyword for structured English?

Use decision trees when there are many repetitious actions.

What three advantages do decision trees have over decision tables?

Use decision trees when not every condition is relevant to every action (the branches are different).

Process logic may be represented as:

Use decision tables when complex combinations of conditions,actions,and rules are found.

What are the three reasons for producing process specifications?

Use decision trees when the sequence of conditions and actions is critical.

Iteration data dictionary entries become simple structured English statements in a sequence.

Decision trees are most often drawn on their side,with the root of the tree on the left-hand side paper,branching out to the right.

All the process specifications for the entire data flow diagram are consolidated and included in the specification packet given to the computer programmer.

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Understanding and Modeling Organizational Systems

Project Management

Information Gathering: Interactive Methods

Information Gathering: Unobtrusive Methods

Agile Modeling, prototyping, and Scrum

Using Data Flow Diagrams

Analyzing Systems Using Data Dictionaries

Object-Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML

Designing Effective Output

Designing Effective Input

Designing Databases

Human-Computer Interaction and Ux Design

Designing Accurate Data Entry Procedures

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