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Data flow diagrams

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Process

d)

Decision

2.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Input

b)

Input / Output

c)

Process

d)

Output

3.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Process

d)

Decision

4.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Process

b)

Data Store

c)

External Entity

d)

Data Flow

5.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Process

b)

Data Store

c)

External Entity

d)

Data Flow

6.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Process

b)

Data Store

c)

External Entity

d)

Data Flow

7.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Process

b)

Data Store

c)

External Entity

d)

Data Flow

8.

In data flow diagrams, circles can be used to represent processes that take data inflows and transform them to information outflows.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

This is the symbol for

a)

External entitles

b)

Processes

c)

Data stores

d)

Data flows

10.

In the data flow diagram (DFD), arrows represent which way the data goes (in or out); these are called...

a)

External entitles

b)

Processes

c)

Data stores

d)

Data flows

11.

This is the symbol for

a)

External entitles

b)

Processes

c)

Data stores

d)

Data flows

12.

This is the symbol for

a)

External entitles

b)

Processes

c)

Data stores

d)

Data flows

13.

What is a Data Flow Diagram (DFD)?

a)

A DFD is a graphical representation of how data flows through a business information system

b)

A DFD is a flow chart that represent how data flows in a system

c)

A DFD is is a way to structure an organization using different levels of authority and a vertical link, or chain of command, between superior and subordinate levels of the organization

d)

A DFD is a chart showing how data is handled

e)

A DFD is a graphical representation of how data flows through a business information system

14.

What does the following describe?

A person, object or company. For example, shop assistant, customer, credit card processor

a)

Entity

b)

Process

c)

Data store

d)

Data flow

15.

What does the following describe?

An action that is taken. For example, collect payment, ship product. It can be numbered.

a)

Entity

b)

Process

c)

Data store

d)

Data flow

16.

What does the following describe?

It may be a database or a file. It is where data is stored and may be numbered.

a)

Entity

b)

Process

c)

Data store

d)

Data flow