Name: MD TANBIR HOSSAIN ID: 1512553030

Problem 3.1
a) Processing transactions stored on a sequential medium such as a magnetic tape to update a master file
stored on a magnetic tape.

Transactions

File Update
Old Master File New Master File

b) Processing transactions stored on magnetic tape to update a database.

Database
Update File

Transactions
 c) Querying a data base and printing the query result

Data File
Generate Report
Report

d) Using a terminal to enter paper-based source document data and send it to a remote location where a
corporate computer updates the company database.

View Data Entered

Terminal

Database

Update Database

Source Data
Enter Data
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e) Using a terminal to query your customer sales database.

Display Query

Customer Sales
Query Customer Sales Database
Data

Terminal

Enter Query

f) A scheduled automatic backup of a database to an external hard drive.

Database External Hard

Drive

Scheduled Automatic
Backup
 g) Use a terminal to enter employee hours recorded on time cards to update both the payroll transaction
file and the wage data in the payroll master file.

Payroll
Transaction
File
View Timecard Data
Entered

Terminal

Record Timecard Data on the

Payroll Transaction File and Update
Enter Timecard Data Wage Data Maintained on the
Timecard Payroll Master File

Payroll Master
File
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h) Use a terminal to access a price list in the sales database to complete a purchase order. An electronic
copy of the purchase order is ent to the vendor and a backup copy is printed and filed by vendor
name.

Purchase Order
(Electronic) To Vendor

View Price List

Access price list, create electronic Sales Database

purchase order, & print paper backup
copy

Terminal
Request Price List
 Purchase Order (paper)

i) Make an airline reservation online from your home computer.

Customer

View Reservation
Data

Update Reservation File Reservatio

Make an Airline n File
Reservation

Computer
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Reservation Request

Problem 3.4
Employee Activity
Retail Store Weekly quarterly
Review Receive Count
Inventor Goods Inventor
y y
Shipping Clerk
Orders,
delivery,
shipping goods

Warehouse
Inventory Control Purchase Approved
Maintain
Clerk Requisitio Purchase
System
n Requisition

Purchasing
Department Send Order
Approved to vendor
order

Warehouse
Receiving Clerk Receiving Received
Report Goods

Accounts Payable
Reconcile Receive
Receive Receive Reports and Goods
Reports Invoices Invoices
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Problem 3.10
a) Prepare and file a tax return with the tax owed to the Internal Revenue Service.

Context

Prepare Taxes
Withholding Form
IRS Form
IRS
Workers

Level 0 IRS

Withholding 1.0
Collect Tax

IRS Payment and Form 1040

Tax Documents

Employer
2.0
Prepare IRS Form 1040
b) A customer pays an invoice with a check. Accounts receivable is updated to reflect the
payment. The check is recorded and deposited into the bank.

Context

Deposit
Payment
Cash Receipts
Customer Bank

Level
0
2.0
Record
Customer Accounts
Payment Data Payment Receivable

1.0
Record Cash
Payment Receipts

Payment
Customer Bank

Cash
Receipts

3.0
Prepare
Deposit
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c) A customer places an online order to purchase merchandise. The order is approved, filled,
and sent to the customer with an invoice.

Context

Purchase Order

Order Entry System

Merchandise
Customer
Level 0

1.0
Receive Order Open Orders
Purchase Order

Customer

2.0
Invoice Approve Order
Sent Invoice Copies

4.0
Prepare Invoice

Approved Orders

Shipped Orders
3.0
Fill and Ship Order

d) An inventory request is received by the purchasing department. The purchasing department

prepares and sends a purchase order to the appropriate vendor.
Name: MD TANBIR HOSSAIN ID: 1512553030
Context

Inventory Department Inventory Request Vendor

Purchasing System

Purchase Order
 Level
0
1.0 Inventory
Record Purchase Request

Inventory Request Purchase Order

2.0
Prepare
Inventory Department Purchase Approved Vendor
Order Vendor List
Open Purchase
Requests
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e) A vendor invoice is received, reviewed, and compared against the appropriate purchase order,
then paid and filed.

Context

Invoice

Vendor Cash Disbursements

Payment

Level 0

1.0
Open
Invoice Receive Invoice
Invoices

Vendor

2.0
Approve Invoice

Payment Payment approval Open Purchase Orders

3.0
Prepare Payment
f) A bill of lading for ordered inventory is received from a vendor, recorded, checked against
the appropriate purchase order, and filed.

Context

Bill of Lading

Vendor Receiving System

Level 0

Bill of Lading 2.0

1.0
Compare Bill of Lading with Purchase Order
Record Bill of Lading

Vendor

Bill of Lading
Open Purchase Orders
 Problem 3.11

Start

Input Weight (W), Height (H)

Body Mass Index (BMI) = W/H^2

BMI < 18.5 YES Weight Status

(WS) =
Underweight

No

WS = Normal No BMI > 25 Yes WS = Overweight

Print W, H, BMI, WS

End