Exam 3: Systems Documentation Techniques

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to indicate a wireless connection between a laptop and the mainframe?

In a data flow diagram of the customer payment process,"Customer payment" will appear above or in

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent the addition of information about a step represented in another symbol on the flowchart?

A flowchart that depicts the relationships among the input,processing,and output of an AIS is

Preimer Life Company is a life insurance company that collects,stores,prepares and provides customerized life insurance policy to customers in the Midwest.When a customer's information is received,it is recorded in a database and a ticket is provided to the policy underwriter .When the life insurance policy is issued,the database is updated so that it always reflects the correct amount of life insurance coverage and the length of the policy available to the customers.In a data flow diagram,which type of symbol would be used to represent the system processing customer's information?

Describe a situation in which data flow should be shown with two data flow lines instead of one.

Chas Mulligan has been hired by Yardley Security as an assistant to the internal auditor.He has been asked to document the existing accounting information system,and focus on the activities and flow of data between activities.He decides to begin with a summary description of the sources and uses of data in the organization and how they are processed by the system.The documentation tool that he should employ for this purpose is a

Explain the relevance of the Sarbanes Oxley Act to the documentation tools presented in this chapter.

Which of the following is not true about program flowcharts?

In a data flow diagram of the customer payment process,"Customer" will appear above or in

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to indicate flight information was displayed to customers via a large electronic screen in the airport terminal?

Preimer Life Company is a life insurance company that collects,stores,prepares and provides customerized life insurance policy to customers in the Midwest.When a customer's information is received,it is recorded in a database and a ticket is provided to the policy underwriter .When the life insurance policy is issued,the database is updated so that it always reflects the correct amount of life insurance coverage and the length of the policy available to the customers.In a data flow diagram,which type of symbol would be used to represent the storage location of data in the system?

In the data flow diagram below,a customer order must be approved before the company checks to make sure the inventory is available.

Which is a true statement regarding a document flowchart?

More than one arrow is needed between symbols on a DFD if

Due to a power outage,the sales clerk manually prepares a sale receipt to her customer.Which one of the following diagrams represents this activity?

A customer's check is received and sent to the accounting office for processing.The customer's account receivable file,stored on a hard drive,is updated.Which one of the following diagrams represents this activity?

Preimer Life Company is a life insurance company that collects,stores,prepares and provides customerized life insurance policy to customers in the Midwest.When a customer's information is received,it is recorded in a database and a ticket is provided to the policy underwriter .When the life insurance policy is issued,the database is updated so that it always reflects the correct amount of life insurance coverage and the length of the policy available to the customers.In a data flow diagram,which type of symbol would be used to represent policy underwriters?

In a data flow diagram of the vendor payment process,what symbol would most appropriately reflect an update of the payables account?

A report is generated from data stored on a hard drive.Which one of the following diagrams represents this activity?