Question 1

What does the following Data Flow Diagramming shape represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  External entity 
B)  Process 
C)  Data store 
D)  Data flow 
A)  External entity 
B)  Process 
C)  Data store 
D)  Data flow

Question 2

Documentation is used to create, capture, evaluate, and audit processes in the AIS. When an area of the business is well documented, companies benefit through effective audits. Which of the following best defines effective audits?

Accepted Answer

A)  New employees can quickly familiarize themselves with the department's work and processes. 
B)  Similar processes throughout the company are performed consistently. 
C)  Documentation empowers thorough reviews of a department and can point directly to areas where efficiencies can be gained. 
D)  Internal and external auditors need detailed information to understand an area of the business they are auditing. 
A)  New employees can quickly familiarize themselves with the department's work and processes. 
B)  Similar processes throughout the company are performed consistently. 
C)  Documentation empowers thorough reviews of a department and can point directly to areas where efficiencies can be gained. 
D)  Internal and external auditors need detailed information to understand an area of the business they are auditing.

Question 3

In Data Flow Diagramming, for a data flow to be valid it must follow three rules. What are the 3 rules for a data flow?

Accepted Answer

For a data flow to be valid, it must flo

Question 4

What does the following Data Flow Diagramming shape represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  External entity 
B)  Process 
C)  Data store 
D)  Data flow 
A)  External entity 
B)  Process 
C)  Data store 
D)  Data flow

Question 5

Choose from the list below the best definition of Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN).

Accepted Answer

A)  Similar to process flowcharts, BPMN is a documentation method that depicts the steps of a business process from start to finish. 
B)  BPMN is a diagram that illustrates the employees in the company and their reporting relationship with one another. 
C)  BPMN is a graphical illustration of all the tables and their relationships in a database. 
D)  BPMN is the visual representation of an information flow within a system. 
A)  Similar to process flowcharts, BPMN is a documentation method that depicts the steps of a business process from start to finish. 
B)  BPMN is a diagram that illustrates the employees in the company and their reporting relationship with one another. 
C)  BPMN is a graphical illustration of all the tables and their relationships in a database. 
D)  BPMN is the visual representation of an information flow within a system.

Question 6

"Designing a flowchart with swim lanes also shows the ________ among different contributors."

Accepted Answer

A)  lockdown points 
B)  handoff points 
C)  handoff connections 
D)  lockdown connections 
A)  lockdown points 
B)  handoff points 
C)  handoff connections 
D)  lockdown connections

Question 7

Referencing the symbols below, which symbol represents manual input?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 8

Choose from the following list one of the elements captured in user documentation.

Accepted Answer

A)  System architecture 
B)  Program source code 
C)  Protocols for backup and recovery of data 
D)  System functionalities and features 
A)  System architecture 
B)  Program source code 
C)  Protocols for backup and recovery of data 
D)  System functionalities and features

Question 9

Choose from the list below the best definition of the database shape in the additional flowchart shapes.

Accepted Answer

A)  The database shape represents a physical or digital document such as an email, report, purchase order or invoice. 
B)  The database shape represents data or information coming into the process or leaving the process, such as an order incoming to the bakery. 
C)  The database shape represents data storage. Data is input into the database and information is retrieved. 
D)  The database shape depicts data that is manually input into a system, such as a user typing in their username and password to access the system. 
A)  The database shape represents a physical or digital document such as an email, report, purchase order or invoice. 
B)  The database shape represents data or information coming into the process or leaving the process, such as an order incoming to the bakery. 
C)  The database shape represents data storage. Data is input into the database and information is retrieved. 
D)  The database shape depicts data that is manually input into a system, such as a user typing in their username and password to access the system.

Question 10

Prepare a flowchart with swim lanes from the following narrative:
"After Julia's Cookies purchases ingredients for local vendors, the cookie dough is mixed at factories and then frozen. The frozen cookie dough is shipped to regional stores and baked when a customer orders a cookie. If the customer buys the cookie in store, the customer pays for the cookie at the register and receives the cookie at the counter. If the customer orders the cookie through the mobile application, the customer pays for the cookie on the mobile app, and the cookie is delivered to the customer's door by a delivery driver."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Prepare a flowchart with swim lanes from...

Question 11

Choose from the following list who is the primary user of operator documentation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Developers 
B)  Programmers 
C)  Computer operators 
D)  End users 
A)  Developers 
B)  Programmers 
C)  Computer operators 
D)  End users

Question 12

Which of the following is the content provided to systems users to ensure they are successful using the system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Systems documentation 
B)  Program documentation 
C)  Operator documentation 
D)  User documentation 
A)  Systems documentation 
B)  Program documentation 
C)  Operator documentation 
D)  User documentation

Question 13

What does the following Data Flow Diagramming shape represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  External entity 
B)  Process 
C)  Data store 
D)  Data flow 
A)  External entity 
B)  Process 
C)  Data store 
D)  Data flow

Question 14

Choose from the following list one of the elements captured in program documentation.

Accepted Answer

A)  System architecture 
B)  Error messages 
C)  Instructions for inputting data into the system 
D)  Program source code 
A)  System architecture 
B)  Error messages 
C)  Instructions for inputting data into the system 
D)  Program source code

Question 15

Documentation is used to create, capture, evaluate, and audit processes in the AIS. When an area of the business is well documented, companies benefit through process improvements. Which of the following best defines process improvements?

Accepted Answer

A)  New employees can quickly familiarize themselves with the department's work and processes. 
B)  Similar processes throughout the company are performed consistently. 
C)  Documentation empowers thorough reviews of a department and can point directly to areas where efficiencies can be gained. 
D)  Internal and external auditors need detailed information to understand an area of the business they are auditing. 
A)  New employees can quickly familiarize themselves with the department's work and processes. 
B)  Similar processes throughout the company are performed consistently. 
C)  Documentation empowers thorough reviews of a department and can point directly to areas where efficiencies can be gained. 
D)  Internal and external auditors need detailed information to understand an area of the business they are auditing.

Question 16

Complete the following sentence. "to capture the detailed complexities of a process, there are ________ different levels to a DFD diagram."

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  4 
D)  5 
A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  4 
D)  5

Question 17

Choose from the list below the shape that represents a data store.

Accepted Answer

A) 
  
B) 
  
C) 
  
D) 
  
A) 
  
B) 
  
C) 
  
D)

Question 18

Prepare a flowchart from the following narrative:
"After Julia's Cookies purchases ingredients for local vendors, the cookie dough is mixed at factories and then frozen. The frozen cookie dough is shipped to regional stores and baked when a customer orders a cookie. If the customer buys the cookie in store, the customer pays for the cookie at the register and receives the cookie at the counter. If the customer orders the cookie through the mobile application, the customer pays for the cookie on the mobile app, and the cookie is delivered to the customer's door by a delivery driver."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Prepare a flowchart from the following narrative:
"After...

Question 19

"A swim lane within a flowchart provides clarity and accountability for the activities that belong to specific ________ or ________."

Accepted Answer

A)  payables, receivables 
B)  vendors, customers 
C)  employees, departments 
D)  shareholders, managers 
A)  payables, receivables 
B)  vendors, customers 
C)  employees, departments 
D)  shareholders, managers

Question 20

Which of the following defines when the manual operation shape is used?

Accepted Answer

A)  The manual operation shape represents a physical or digital document such as an email, report, purchase order or invoice. 
B)  The manual operation shape represents data or information coming into the process or leaving the process, such as an order incoming to the bakery. 
C)  The manual operation shape represents data storage. Data is input into the database and information is retrieved. 
D)  The manual operation shape is used if the user physically takes an action such as taking a printout of a report and placing it on someone's desk or physically placing freshly baked cookies on a cooling rack. 
A)  The manual operation shape represents a physical or digital document such as an email, report, purchase order or invoice. 
B)  The manual operation shape represents data or information coming into the process or leaving the process, such as an order incoming to the bakery. 
C)  The manual operation shape represents data storage. Data is input into the database and information is retrieved. 
D)  The manual operation shape is used if the user physically takes an action such as taking a printout of a report and placing it on someone's desk or physically placing freshly baked cookies on a cooling rack.

What does the following Data Flow Diagramming shape represent?

Documentation is used to create, capture, evaluate, and audit processes in the AIS. When an area of the business is well documented, companies benefit through effective audits. Which of the following best defines effective audits?

In Data Flow Diagramming, for a data flow to be valid it must follow three rules. What are the 3 rules for a data flow?

What does the following Data Flow Diagramming shape represent?

Choose from the list below the best definition of Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN).

"Designing a flowchart with swim lanes also shows the ________ among different contributors."

Referencing the symbols below, which symbol represents manual input?

Choose from the following list one of the elements captured in user documentation.

Choose from the list below the best definition of the database shape in the additional flowchart shapes.

Choose from the following list who is the primary user of operator documentation.

Which of the following is the content provided to systems users to ensure they are successful using the system?

What does the following Data Flow Diagramming shape represent?

Choose from the following list one of the elements captured in program documentation.

Documentation is used to create, capture, evaluate, and audit processes in the AIS. When an area of the business is well documented, companies benefit through process improvements. Which of the following best defines process improvements?

Complete the following sentence. "to capture the detailed complexities of a process, there are ________ different levels to a DFD diagram."

Choose from the list below the shape that represents a data store.

"A swim lane within a flowchart provides clarity and accountability for the activities that belong to specific or ."

Which of the following defines when the manual operation shape is used?

Accounting As Information

Risks and Risk Assessments

Risk Management and Internal Controls

Software and Systems

Data Storage and Analysis

Systems and Database Design

Emerging and Disruptive Technologies

Human Resources and Payroll Processes

Purchasing and Payments Process

Conversion Processes

Marketing, Sales, and Collection Processes

Financial Reporting Processes

Information Systems and Controls

Fraud

Cybersecurity

Data Analytics

Data Visualization

Audit Assurance

Filters

Exam 8: Documenting Systems and Processes

What does the following Data Flow Diagramming shape represent?

Documentation is used to create, capture, evaluate, and audit processes in the AIS. When an area of the business is well documented, companies benefit through effective audits. Which of the following best defines effective audits?

In Data Flow Diagramming, for a data flow to be valid it must follow three rules. What are the 3 rules for a data flow?

What does the following Data Flow Diagramming shape represent?

Choose from the list below the best definition of Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN).

"Designing a flowchart with swim lanes also shows the ________ among different contributors."

Referencing the symbols below, which symbol represents manual input?

Choose from the following list one of the elements captured in user documentation.

Choose from the list below the best definition of the database shape in the additional flowchart shapes.

Choose from the following list who is the primary user of operator documentation.

Which of the following is the content provided to systems users to ensure they are successful using the system?

What does the following Data Flow Diagramming shape represent?

Choose from the following list one of the elements captured in program documentation.

Documentation is used to create, capture, evaluate, and audit processes in the AIS. When an area of the business is well documented, companies benefit through process improvements. Which of the following best defines process improvements?

Complete the following sentence. "to capture the detailed complexities of a process, there are ________ different levels to a DFD diagram."

Choose from the list below the shape that represents a data store.

"A swim lane within a flowchart provides clarity and accountability for the activities that belong to specific ________ or ________."

Which of the following defines when the manual operation shape is used?

Accounting As Information

Risks and Risk Assessments

Risk Management and Internal Controls

Software and Systems

Data Storage and Analysis

Systems and Database Design

Emerging and Disruptive Technologies

Human Resources and Payroll Processes

Purchasing and Payments Process

Conversion Processes

Marketing, Sales, and Collection Processes

Financial Reporting Processes

Information Systems and Controls

Fraud

Cybersecurity

Data Analytics

Data Visualization

Audit Assurance

Filters

"A swim lane within a flowchart provides clarity and accountability for the activities that belong to specific or ."