Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Entity
Doctor
Student
Cashier
Teacher
Manager
Customer User
The rounded cornered rectangles in a DFD indicate
processes
Process
Accounting System Grading System
Reservation System
Patient
Marketing System Administration
System
Opened sided rectangles in DFD indicates data store.
system
system
the system
ORDER
CUSTOMER ORDER PROCESSING
DELIVERY
The basic module of the system are represented in
processes
system
Credit
Order
Status
Order
CUSTOMER
DATABASE Credit ORDERS
Status
ACCOUNTING
Customer SYSTEM
no.
Each process from level 1 is exploded even more into sub
of the system
1. With a dataf low diagram, users are able to visualize
how the system will operate, what the system will
accomplish, and how the system will be implemented
2. Data f low diagrams can be used to provide the end
user with physical idea of how the data they input
ultimately has an effect upon the structure of the
whole system.
3. The old system’s dataf low diagrams can also be
drawn up and compared with the new system’s
dataf low diagrams to draw comparisons in order to
help implement a more efficient system.
1) In a DFD external entities are represented by
a______
a. Rectangle
b. Ellipse
c. diamond shaped box
d. Circle
A
B
3) A data store in a DFD represents
a. a sequential file
b. a disk store
c. a repository of data
d. a random access memory
C
4) A data cannot flow between a store and
(i) a store
(ii)a process
(iii)an external entity
a. i and iii
b. i and ii
c. ii and iii
d. ii
A
5) Data cannot flow from an external entity to an
external entity because
D
C
Quantity
Quantity
Cost/unit
Billing
Billing
Process
Process
Discount
Discount
A
Order to Out of
vendor stock
Billing
Proces
Too much
stock
B
B
10) By leveling a DFD we mean
a. splitting it into different levels
b. make its structure uniform
c. expanding a process into one with more sub -processes giving more
detail
d. summarizing a DFD to specify only the essentials
C
B
12) Data flow in a DFD must have
(i) an arrow showing direction of flow of data
(ii)a meaningful name
(iii)a label such as: xyz
(iv)no arrows as they are confusing
a. i and iii
b. ii and iv
c. iii and iv
A
A general DFD for an airline reservation system
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Data_Flow
http://www.visual-paradigm.com/product/bpva/tutorials/dfd.jsp
http://www.civil.utm.my/staff/file/141/file/CIMLectureNotes2011.pdf
http://spot.colorado.edu/~kozar/DFDtechnique.html
http://www.f bk.eur.nl/PRJ/MEETEYEES/dfd.htm
Http://ratandon.mysite.syr.edu/cis453/notes/DFD_over_Flowcharts.
pdf
http://www.slideshare.net/mohit4192/dfd-examples
http://ecourses.vtu.ac.in/nptel/courses/Webcoursecontents/IIScBAN
G/System%20Analysis%20and%20Design/pdf/module5.pdf
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