Question 1

Data flow diagrams are:

Accepted Answer

A) Usually created by users and reviewed by analysts 
B) Usually jointly created by analysts and users 
C) Usually created by the project team and reviewed by users for correctness 
D) Usually created by the project champion and reviewed by the project team 
E) Usually created by business analyst and reviewed by the infrastructure analyst

Question 2

Process models can be used with either 'as-is' systems or 'to-be' systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Context diagrams show the entire system in context with the environment (like external entities).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A data flow is:

Accepted Answer

A) An activity or a function that is performed for some specific business reason 
B) A single piece of data 
C) A collection of entities 
D) A trigger to a use case 
E) A person,organization or system outside of the system

Question 5

Project teams usually use process modeling tools or CASE tools to draw process models.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Andrea is creating a diagram model for processes (without regard to whether it is computerized or a manual process).She is probably creating _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) A physical process model 
B) A PMT (process management tool)model 
C) A logical process model 
D) A user process model 
E) A UML system case model

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Every set of DFD's must have one context diagram 
B) Every process is wholly and completely described by the processes on its children DFD's 
C) Every process must be broken down farther on Level 1 and Level 2 diagrams 
D) Every data store has at least one input data flow someplace in the entire DFD system 
E) Every process has a unique name that is an action oriented verb phrase

Question 8

Children processes collectively make up the parent process (but give more detail).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are the four symbols used in data flow diagrams?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the four symbols used in...

Question 10

It is possible to decompose level 1 processes even farther,so for example,process 2.1 on a Level 1 DFD might become 2.1A,2.1B,2.1C,etc.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Structured English uses complete sentences to describe the work that a process performs in a system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A process model is:

Accepted Answer

A) The output of the interviewing process 
B) The work plan 
C) The model that is produced by extreme prototyping 
D) The expanded and thoroughly balanced use case for a system 
E) A formal way of representing how a business system operates

Question 13

Every process on a DFD must have at least one input data flow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Create a context diagram for the following: Insurance-R-Us is an online car insurance company.Potential customers must go to: http://insurance-r-us.com and enter information into a form.From the information given,an insurance rate quote is generated and returned to the potential customer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Create a context diagram for the following:...

Question 15

A process is:

Accepted Answer

A) An activity of a function that is performed for some specific business reason 
B) A single piece of data within a system 
C) A collection of data within a system 
D) A person,organization or system that is external to the system 
E) A combination of function and the data it acts upon

Question 16

Vanessa has a data flow diagram with an item called 'Register for Class'.That item would be:

Accepted Answer

A) A process 
B) A data flow 
C) A data store 
D) An external entity 
E) A process relationship

Question 17

The data stores on the DFD correspond to Major Steps Performed on a use case.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Ruth is an analyst.On her DFD diagram she has just placed a process.She will

Accepted Answer

A) Give it a verb phrase name,like 'search inventory' 
B) Give it a noun description phrase,like 'Inventory-process-1' 
C) Give it only a number - and depending on whether it is a major process (a whole number)or a subsidiary process (a whole number with a decimal point and value - like 1.3) 
D) Give it a sentence name,like 'Customer arrives at checkout counter' 
E) Use whatever process she feels comfortable with - as long as she is consistent

Question 19

A payroll data flow diagram has a data-store called Accumulated Salary Data.At one stage in the DFD,a process "Calculate YTD-Taxes" gets data from that data store,updates it in the process,and writes it back out.The diagram should show:

Accepted Answer

A) A single line with arrows on both ends labeled YTD Payroll Details 
B) A dashed line with arrows on both ends labeled YTD Payroll Details 
C) A line out of the data store labeled: Current YTD Payroll Details;and a line into the data store labeled: Updated YTD Payroll Details 
D) Two separate data flow lines but each with the same name YTD Payroll Details 
E) Two dashed lines but each with the same name of YTD Payroll Details

Question 20

On your level 0 diagram you have a process #2 and when you create a level 1 diagram for process #2,you might have processes like:

Accepted Answer

A) 2.1,2.2,2.3 
B) 2-1,2-2,2-3 
C) 2A,2B,2C 
D) 2-A,2-B,2-C 
E) 2-initial,2-main,2-end

Exam 5: Process Modeling

Data flow diagrams are:

Process models can be used with either 'as-is' systems or 'to-be' systems.

Context diagrams show the entire system in context with the environment (like external entities).

A data flow is:

Project teams usually use process modeling tools or CASE tools to draw process models.

Andrea is creating a diagram model for processes (without regard to whether it is computerized or a manual process) .She is probably creating _______________.

Which of the following is NOT correct?

Children processes collectively make up the parent process (but give more detail).

What are the four symbols used in data flow diagrams?

It is possible to decompose level 1 processes even farther,so for example,process 2.1 on a Level 1 DFD might become 2.1A,2.1B,2.1C,etc.

Structured English uses complete sentences to describe the work that a process performs in a system.

A process model is:

Every process on a DFD must have at least one input data flow.

Create a context diagram for the following: Insurance-R-Us is an online car insurance company.Potential customers must go to: http://insurance-r-us.com and enter information into a form.From the information given,an insurance rate quote is generated and returned to the potential customer.

A process is:

Vanessa has a data flow diagram with an item called 'Register for Class'.That item would be:

The data stores on the DFD correspond to Major Steps Performed on a use case.

Ruth is an analyst.On her DFD diagram she has just placed a process.She will

A payroll data flow diagram has a data-store called Accumulated Salary Data.At one stage in the DFD,a process "Calculate YTD-Taxes" gets data from that data store,updates it in the process,and writes it back out.The diagram should show:

On your level 0 diagram you have a process #2 and when you create a level 1 diagram for process #2,you might have processes like: