ACCT 4600 - Test 3

An event may span two or more rows in the EAD table

Which statement about an EAD table is not True?

All of the above:

• determine the score/focus of the system

• identify external entities

• identify data flows from and to external entities

A context data flow diagram:

record deposits

an event typically not associated with the financial module of a baseline accounting system is

False

A level-2 event is identified by a .0.

Who

In a data flow diagram, what does the Agent represent

pay bills

an event typically not associated with the employee module of a baseline accounting system is

Agent A- Agent B - Process 1

Which of the following data flows is incorrect?

Business processes will be streamed lined to improve effectiveness

Which of the following is most likely to happen as a result of business process management?

True

DFD design guidelines permit you to show duplicate agents and data stores for clarity, but not duplicate events in the same DFD

gray hole

If a process on a data flow diagram has inputs (incoming data flows) but the inputs are not sufficient to generate the output, this is a/an

a rounded rectangle

a process is represented on a DFD by

True

Since most accounting systems use databases to store accounting data, the account balances are calculated using various database tables

True

When customizing an off-the-shelf accounting system, the company drills down to develop a detailed view of the accounting system

True

an event will typically have output data and input data

where

in a data flow diagram, what does the database table represent?

Write the narrative for the business activity

The first step in creating a data flow diagram is

When / how

In a data flow diagram, what does the data flow represent?

Analytical flowchart

____ charts the flow of documents and processing between different entities - which are represented by separate columns in the chart - in a system

Receive inventory

an event typically associated with the vendor module of a baseline accounting system is

consultants

Which of the following is considered an external agent

A computer process yielded two kinds of information, some stored online, some printed and stored offline

What does the following flowchart describe?

[____

in a data flow diagram, which symbol represents a data store?

False

Each row in a EAD table represents a data flow

true

data flow diagrams may be used to document the current accounting system

False

When you observe business operations and procedures, often you can collect better information about actual business procedures if employees know they are being observed

2.4.1.5.3

Which figure indicates a level-4 data flow diagram?

Verify Customer identity, verify order forms, store order information

Which of the following are events in the Order DFD?

Credit Card Company and Customer

Who are the agents in the Order DFD?

Where

In a data flow diagram, what does the database table represent?

True

Since most accounting systems use databases to store accounting data, the account balances are calculated using various database tables

True

Some of the benefits of using an off-the-shelf accounting system are lower cost, tighter security, and scalability

(square shape)

In a dataflow diagram, which symbol represents an agent?

Black hole

When data is shown going into a process but no data is shown going out, this is a

True

Once the baseline accounting system is selected, the baseline system is configured or customized to meet the unique requirements and needs of the specific enterprise

Data flow indicates the direction the data is moving in the DFD

When creating a DFD

1.3.3.3

Which figure indicates a level-3 data flow diagram

false

the data flow agent is usually described beginning with an action verb

identifying and labeling the events in the narrative

Annotating narrative involves

False

each row in a EAD table represents a data flow

False

When a new accounting system is developed, organizations rarely streamline business processes to improve effectiveness

the timeline for developing a system can be accelerated, significantly reducing the time required from start to finish

An advantage of customizing a baseline accounting system is

True

Data flow diagrams may be used to document the current accounting system

Business processes

a data flow diagram is used to graphically illustrate

Item, Customer, sales order, sales order line

What are the datastores (database tables) in the Order DFD?

False

In a well-designed DFD, data may flow from one agent to another agent

true

the number of rows in an event-agent-database table is equal to the number of rows in the annotated narrative

Miracle

When data is shown leaving a process but not entering a process, this is called

Trace the data flows

the last step in reading a data flow diagram is

verify customer identity

Which of the following are not data flows in the Order DFD?

False

the vendors and employees modules in the baseline accounting system correspond to the sales and payroll transaction cycles

What

In a data flow diagram, what does the Event represent?

false

Best practices for business processes are often not built into baseline accounting systems

false

a narrative is not told in chronological order

true

data flow diagrams are pictorial descriptions of business processes

False

DFD Design guidelines permit you to show duplicate agents and data stores for clarity, but not duplicate events in the same DFD

Collect various information about the tasks and events involved

to create a data flow diagram of the current business processes, you must

False

When expanding a level-0 DFD to a level-1, the database tables remain the same but the agents change

Business processes will be stream lined to improve effectiveness

Which of the following is most likely to happen as a result of Business Process Management

Write Checks

An event typically associated with the banking module of a baseline accounting system

False

Each row represents a data flow

True

the number of rows in an event-agent-database table is equal to the number of events in the annotated narrative

identify the agents

the first step in reading a data flow diagram is