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10) With only ________ symbols, you can use DFDs to represent both physical and logical information systems. A) Four B) Three C) Five D) Six

: A

14) A ________ is the work or actions performed on data so that they are transformed, stored, or distributed. A) Process B) Data store C) Flowchart D) Data flow

: A

36) No process can have only ________ and if an object has only that, then it must be a sink. A) Inputs B) Procedure C) Outputs D) Arrow

: A

41) A(n) ________ in a data flow means that exactly the same data come from any of two or more different processes, data stores, or sources/sinks to a common location. A) Join B) Fork C) Break D) Arrow

: A

45) Functional decomposition is a(n) ________ process of breaking the description of a system down into finer and finer detail, which creates a set of charts in which one process on a given chart is explained in greater detail on another chart. A) Iterative B) Never-ending C) Continuous D) Static

: A

48) A ________ diagram is a DFD that is generated from n nested decompositions from a level-0 diagram. A) Level-n B) Level-0 C) Level-1 D) Level-2

: A

59) The concept of DFD ________ refers to whether you have included in your DFDs all of the components necessary for the system you are modeling. A) Completeness B) Accuracy C) Balancing D) Processing

: A

65) The concept of DFD ________ refers to whether or not the depiction of the system shown at one level of a nested set of DFDs is compatible with the depictions of the system shown at other levels. A) Consistency B) Completeness C) Balancing D) Accuracy

: A

68) A ________ is a diagram of process logic where the logic is reasonably complicated. A) Decision table B) Decision box C) Decision column D) Decision flow

: A

70) A use-case consists of a set of possible sequences of interactions between a system and ________ in a particular environment, possible sequences that are related to a particular goal. A) User B) Procedure C) Function D) Company

: A

77) As seen from the clouds, as if flying in a plane at 35,000 feet, refers to which level according to Cockburn? A) White B) Kite C) Blue D) Fish

: A

80) Use cases written at the fish and ________ levels (sometimes called the clam level) are much more detailed and focus on sub-function goals. A) Black B) White C) Kite D) Sea

: A

84) According to Cockburn's template, ________ are those things the system must ensure are true before the use case can start. A) Preconditions B) Minimal guarantee C) Success guarantee D) Triggers

: A

89) ________ is the time period during which an object performs an operation. A) Activation B) Activity C) Sequence D) Duration

: A

91) A(n) ________ only transfers control from the sender to the recipient without describing the details of the communication. A) Simple message B) Sequence diagram C) Synchronous message D) Asynchronous message

: A

1) A ________ is a picture of the movement of data between external entities and the processes and data stores within a system. A) Process flow diagram B) Data flow diagram C) Data diagram D) Procedure flow diagram

: B

13) A ________ can be best understood as data in motion, moving from one place in a system to another. A) Process B) Data flow C) Data store D) Data source

: B

18) A ________ is a DFD that represents a system's major processes, data flows, and data stores at a high level of detail. A) Level-1 diagram B) Level-0 diagram C) Level-2 diagram D) Level-3 diagram

: B

43) A data flow to a data store means ________. A) Join B) Update C) Process D) Fork

: B

47) The lowest level of a DFD is called a ________ data flow diagram. A) Low-level B) Primitive C) Level-0 D) Basic

: B

58) At the ________ level of DFDs, new data flows may be added to represent data that are transmitted under exceptional conditions. These data flows typically represent error messages or confirmation notices. A) Highest B) Lowest C) Basic D) Medium

: B

66) ________ DFD development recognizes that requirements determination and requirements structuring are interacting, not sequential, subphases of the analysis phase of the SDLC. A) Primitive B) Iterative C) Subjective D) Consistent

: B

75) A(n) ________ arises when one use case uses another use case and is shown diagrammatically as a dotted-line arrow pointed toward the use case that is being used. A) Extend relationship B) Include relationship C) System boundary D) Connection

: B

79) Use cases written at the ________ level focus on user goals. A) White B) Blue C) Black D) Kite

: B

85) ________ is the set of behaviors or functions in a use case that follow exceptions to the main success scenario. A) Triggers B) Extension C) Preconditions D) Connections

: B

88) A(n) ________ diagram depicts the interactions among objects during a certain period of time. A) Activity B) Sequence C) Business D) Activation

: B

95) A(n) ________ in business process modeling shows the sequence of action in a process. A) Graph B) Flow C) Event D) Activity

: B

98) A ________ in business process modeling is a way to visually encapsulate a process. A) Gateway B) Swim-lane C) Pool D) Flow

: B

11) Flowcharting has been criticized by proponents of structured analysis and design because it is too ________. A) Geometrically oriented B) Diagrammatic C) Physically oriented D) Methodological

: C

16) According to the DFD conventions, the data flow is always depicted by a(n) ________. A) Rectangle B) Circle C) Arrow D) Triangle

: C

19) When two ________ have the same data flow name, you must be careful that these flows are exactly the same. A) Rectangles B) DFDs C) Arrows D) Processes

: C

2) ________ is NOT a phase in a systems development life cycle. A) Maintenance B) Planning C) Attributes D) Design

: C

37) Data cannot move directly from one data store to another data store. Data must be moved by a ________. A) Flow chart B) Procedure C) Process D) Data source

: C

39) A data flow has ________ direction(s) of flow between symbols. It may flow in both directions between a process and a data store to show a read before an update. A) No B) Three C) One D) Multi

: C

42) A data flow cannot go directly back to the same process it leaves. There must be at least ________ other process(es) that handle(s) the data flow, produce(s) some other data flow, and return(s) the original data flow to the beginning process. A) Three B) Two C) One D) Four

: C

46) The act of going from a single system to ________ component processes is called (functional) decomposition. A) Two B) Three C) Four D) Six

: C

57) Balancing is the conservation of inputs and outputs to a DFD process when that process is decomposed to a ________ level. A) Balanced B) Similar C) Lower D) Higher

: C

76) ________ is NOT one of the levels of details suggested by Cockburn. A) White B) Kite C) Red D) Blue

: C

78) Both the white and ________ levels provide a summary of the use case goals. A) Blue B) Black C) Kite D) Fish

: C

83) A ________ lists what it takes to satisfy stakeholders if the use case is completed successfully. A) Precondition B) Minimal guarantee C) Success guarantee D) Trigger

: C

87) An activity diagram cannot be used to ________. A) Depict the flow of control from activity to activity B) Help in identifying extensions in a use case C) Model work flow but not business processes D) Model the sequential and concurrent steps in a computation process

: C

93) ________ are common in concurrent, real-time systems, in which several objects operate in parallel. A) Sequence diagrams B) Simple messages C) Asynchronous messages D) Synchronous messages

: C

94) BPMN stands for ________. A) Basic Process Modeling Notation B) Business Process Multi Notation C) Business Process Modeling Notation D) Business Procedure Modeling Notation

: C

97) A(n) ________ in business process modeling is a decision point. A) Event B) Swim-lane C) Gateway D) Flow

: C

12) ________ are NOT a component of data flow diagram symbols. A) Processes B) Data stores C) Data flows D) Data programs

: D

15) A ________ is the origin and/or destination of the data, and these are sometimes referred to as external entities because they are outside the system. A) Data graph B) Data flow C) Process D) Source

: D

17) A ________ is used in both conventions for sources/sinks and has a name that states what the external agent is, such as Customer, Teller, EPA Office, or Inventory Control System. A) Circle B) Triangle C) Rectangle D) Square

: D

20) No process can have only ________. It would be making data from nothing (a miracle). If an object has only outputs, then it must be a source. A) Sources B) Sinks C) Inputs D) Outputs

: D

38) Data cannot move directly from a source to a sink. It must be moved by a process if the data are of any concern to our system. Otherwise, the data flow is not shown on the ________. A) Sink B) Procedure C) Flow chart D) DFD

: D

40) A(n) ________ in a data flow means that exactly the same data goes from a common location to two or more different processes, data stores, or sources/sinks. (This usually indicates different copies of the same data going to different locations.) A) Arrow B) Join C) Break D) Fork

: D

44) A data flow has a noun phrase label. More than one data flow noun phrase can appear on a single ________ as long as all of the flows on the same arrow move together as one package. A) Circle B) Rectangle C) Join D) Arrow

: D

60) Data flow repository entries typically will NOT include ________. A) The label or name for the data flow as entered on the DFDs B) A list of other repository objects grouped into categories by type of object C) The composition or list of data elements contained in the data flow D) A long description defining the data flow

: D

67) ________ is the process of discovering discrepancies between two or more sets of DFDs or discrepancies within a single DFD. A) Timing B) Primitive DFD C) Basic analysis D) Gap analysis

: D

69) ________ are NOT a part of a decision table. A) Condition stubs B) Action stubs C) Rules D) Policies

: D

74) A(n) ________ is an external entity that interacts with a system and is someone or something that exchanges information with the systems. A) Procedure B) DFD C) User D) Actor

: D

86) A(n) ________ diagram shows the conditional logic for the sequence of system activities needed to accomplish a business process. A) Fork B) Branch C) Business D) Activity

: D

9) ________ is/are NOT a deliverable for process modeling. A) Context DFD B) DFDs of the system C) Thorough descriptions of each DFD component D) Inadequately decomposed diagrams

: D

90) A(n) ________ shown as a full, solid arrowhead, is one where the caller has to wait for the receiving object to complete execution of the called operation before it itself can resume execution. A) Activation B) Simple message C) Asynchronous message D) Synchronous message

: D

92) ________, shown as a half arrowhead in a sequence diagram, is one where the sender does not have to wait for the recipient to handle the message. A) Simple message B) Activation C) Synchronous message D) Asynchronous message

: D

96) A(n) ________ in business process modeling is an action that must take place for a process to be completed. A) Gateway B) Event C) Flow D) Activity

: D