Exam 7: Conversion Processes

The primary key of the Production Steps table would be posted in the Production Plan table as a foreign key.

Review the following diagram. Which answer provides the best interpretation of the multiplicities for the association between the Employees and Production Authorization classes? A. The employee records the completion of a job and updates finished goods. B. Each production authorization results in the increase to the quantity on hand of one product. C. Employees manage multiple products. D. One employee can authorize production multiple times.

Which of the following least reflects the purpose of a business rule in the conversion process? A. Segregating authorizing, issuing, and conversion work duties B. Limiting who can view and change records in the system C. Ensuring no production without a customer order D. Assuring that all products meet quality standards

Review the conversion process BPMN activity diagram presented below. In the diagram, the symbol indicates which of the following? A. Gateway. B. Activity loop. C. Exception event. D. Collapsed subprocess.

Consider the following BPMN diagram of a subprocess. Which of the following is required to correct an error in the diagram? A. Change the intermediate event to a start event. B. Change the intermediate error event to an exclusive gateway C. Add a sequence flow to an end event after the discard errors activity. D. Drop the activity named Discard Errors.

Application controls limit access to viewing and changing records in a system.

Which of the following types of business is least likely to employ a conversion process? A. Restaurant B. Retail store C. Bakery D. Machine shop

Using a generic conversion UML class diagram as a starting point, which of the following best describes how to find work-in-process inventory? A. It is displayed in the UML class diagram as a Resource class. B. It is calculated based on accumulated materials issued, labor and overhead. C. It is displayed in the UML class diagram as a Type Image class. D. It is not displayed in the UML class diagram, but will become a table in the relational database as a result of a many-to-many association in the UML class diagram.

In a basic UML diagram of the conversion process, which of the following best describes the purpose of a duality association? A. Shows the participation of employees in the process. B. Links work in process events to the original production authorization. C. Indicates issue of raw material into the process. D. Tracks completion of work in process and increase to finished goods inventory.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of a bill of material class? A. Links each raw material item to one or more finished good items. B. Shows the issues of raw material items into work in process. C. Links finished goods to production. D. Shows the raw material usage variance.

Which of the following is the primary overall objective of the conversion process? A. Issue raw materials efficiently. B. Ensure that enough finished products are available to meet anticipated demand. C. Make finished products to order. D. Transfer finished goods to warehouse inventory accurately.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of an intermediate error event? A. Directs sequence flow when an activity aborts B. Delays the sequence until a specified time C. Waits for external messages D. Ends a process

Which of the following is the recommended data type for the Product_number field in the conversion database? A. Integer B. Memo C. Text D. Double

The duality associations between the events in the generic conversion UML class diagram illustrate which of the following? A. The participation of both supervisors and employees in the conversion process. B. The looping approach required for conversion processes that include multiple batches. C. The capture of actual material and labor costs for comparison with the original plan. D. The need for multiple raw materials to be included in the conversion process.