Podcast
Questions and Answers
What is documentation in the context of systems?
What is documentation in the context of systems?
- A tool to evaluate internal control systems
- Narratives, flowcharts, diagrams, and other written material that explain how a system works (correct)
- A process of building a system
- The end result of a system
What are the most common systems documentation tools?
What are the most common systems documentation tools?
- Data flow diagram and flowcharts (correct)
- Program flowcharts and document flowcharts
- Narrative description and tables
- Entity relationship diagrams and record layout diagrams
Why are documentation tools important?
Why are documentation tools important?
- To prepare documentation for a new system
- All of the above (correct)
- To determine how the system works
- To evaluate internal control systems
What is the purpose of using flowcharts to document large, complex systems?
What is the purpose of using flowcharts to document large, complex systems?
Which documentation tool is used to represent the entities, processes, data flows, and data stores that pertain to a system?
Which documentation tool is used to represent the entities, processes, data flows, and data stores that pertain to a system?
What is the difference between an entity relationship (ER) diagram and a data flow diagram (DFD)?
What is the difference between an entity relationship (ER) diagram and a data flow diagram (DFD)?
What are the six basic documentation techniques introduced in the text?
What are the six basic documentation techniques introduced in the text?
What is documentation?
What is documentation?
What are the most common systems documentation tools?
What are the most common systems documentation tools?
Why are documentation tools important?
Why are documentation tools important?
What is the purpose of the entity relationship diagram (ER) and data flow diagram (DFD)?
What is the purpose of the entity relationship diagram (ER) and data flow diagram (DFD)?
What is the purpose of the document flowchart?
What is the purpose of the document flowchart?
Why are graphical representations of information useful in documenting systems?
Why are graphical representations of information useful in documenting systems?
What is the purpose of the record layout diagram?
What is the purpose of the record layout diagram?
