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 represent the display of a report on a computer screen?

A data flow diagram

Describe the different levels of DFDs.

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

In the data flow diagram below,inventory is a

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 flow of data provided by the customers into the system?

Nancy Kempf has been hired by Andersen Manufacturing as a staff accountant in the internal audit department.She has been asked to thoroughly document the existing accounting information system in preparation for making recommendations for improvements to internal controls.She decides to begin with a description of the information stored in paper records,their sources,and their destinations.The documentation tool that he should employ for this purpose is a

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to note that every sales order contains the customer name,address,product number,quantity ordered,item cost,and credit terms?