Question 1

According to the authors "Process modeling - and the creating of PMPs in particular - is one of the most important skills needed by systems analysts".

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Processes should be named with a verb and ending with a noun (like Calculate Sales Tax).

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A process model is an informal way of showing the external entities,event triggers,inputs and outputs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Mark has a data store called 'Items' and it includes all the items sold in a convenience store - sorted by UPC code with the retail price of the item.He has only one data flow called 'Item Details' that flows from the data store to the Process Checkout process.What will be true in this case?

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A)   This is incorrect as every data store must have both inputs and outputs
B)   This is incorrect as every process must have both inputs and outputs
C)   This is incorrect as the data flow should have a verb phrase like 'Get Item Details'
D)   This is incorrect as there is no way to update the 'Items' data store
E)   This is correctF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Data flows are named with verb phrases (like 'Move Payroll Information to Payroll Database').

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The relation between use cases and data flow diagrams is generally:

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A)   Use cases are developed by users and data flow diagrams are developed by systems analysts
B)   Data flow diagrams are developed first and then use cases ensue
C)   Use cases are developed first and then data flow diagrams ensue
D)   Use cases show logical processes, while data flow diagrams show physical processes
E)   There is not a relationship between use cases and data flow diagramsF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

With logical process modeling (using data flow diagrams),you can tell if the process is a manual one or a computerized one.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the relationship between level 0 and level 1 DFD diagrams?

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Level 0 DFD's show all the processes (an...

Question 9

Data that is moving from a process to another process is called a 'data flow'.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Data stores are named with nouns and have an identification number and description.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Processes in DFDs are shown as circles in the Gane and Sarson notation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Data flows in data flow diagramming are represented by:

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A)   Rounded boxes
B)   Arrows
C)   Rectangles that are open on the right end
D)   Closed rectangles
E)   CirclesF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Logical process models are:

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A)   Models that describe processes without suggesting how they are conducted
B)   Coded logic models
C)   Models based upon implementing the if-then-else programming structure
D)   Developed by the infrastructure analyst
E)   Created in the system walkthoughF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

The level 0 diagram shows all the major processes (at the first level of numbering - like 1 through 4),the data stores,data flows,but does not show external entities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The purpose of the Level 0 DFD is to show all the major high-level processes of the system and how they are interrelated.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Data cannot go from one process to another process without going to a data store first

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which Data Flow Diagram does not have data stores?

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A)   Context diagram
B)   Level 0 diagram
C)   Level 1 diagrams
D)   Level 2 diagrams
E)   Process DiagramF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 18

The first law of conservation of data states: "data at rest stays at rest until moved by a process".

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In general,all process models will have as many level 1 diagrams as there are processes on the level 0 diagram.

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A) True 
 B)False

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:

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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-endF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 5: Process Modeling

Data that is moving from a process to another process is called a 'data flow'.

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The purpose of the Level 0 DFD is to show all the major high-level processes of the system and how they are interrelated.

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Which Data Flow Diagram does not have data stores?

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A process model is an informal way of showing the external entities,event triggers,inputs and outputs.

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Data flows in data flow diagramming are represented by:

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With logical process modeling (using data flow diagrams),you can tell if the process is a manual one or a computerized one.

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Processes should be named with a verb and ending with a noun (like Calculate Sales Tax).

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The first law of conservation of data states: "data at rest stays at rest until moved by a process".

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In general,all process models will have as many level 1 diagrams as there are processes on the level 0 diagram.

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Logical process models are:

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Data flows are named with verb phrases (like 'Move Payroll Information to Payroll Database').

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What is the relationship between level 0 and level 1 DFD diagrams?

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The relation between use cases and data flow diagrams is generally:

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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:

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Data cannot go from one process to another process without going to a data store first

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Data stores are named with nouns and have an identification number and description.

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Mark has a data store called 'Items' and it includes all the items sold in a convenience store - sorted by UPC code with the retail price of the item.He has only one data flow called 'Item Details' that flows from the data store to the Process Checkout process.What will be true in this case?

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The level 0 diagram shows all the major processes (at the first level of numbering - like 1 through 4),the data stores,data flows,but does not show external entities.

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Processes in DFDs are shown as circles in the Gane and Sarson notation.

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According to the authors "Process modeling - and the creating of PMPs in particular - is one of the most important skills needed by systems analysts".

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