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Chapter 3
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Learning Objectives
Prepare and use data flow diagrams to understand,
evaluate, and document information systems.
Prepare and use systems flowcharts to understand,
evaluate, and document information systems.
Prepare and use business process diagrams to
understand, evaluate, and document information
systems.
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Timekeeping
Payroll
data
Paychecks
Process
payroll
data
Payroll
data
Employees
Payroll
details
Payroll
data
Payroll
Data
Flowcharts
Describe an information system showing:
Inputs and Outputs
Information activities (processing data)
Data storage
Data flows
Decision steps
Is an analytical technique used to describe some aspect of an information
system in a clear, concise, and logical manner.
Flowcharts use a standard set of symbols to describe pictorially the transaction
processing procedures a company uses and the flow of data through a system.
Key strengths of flowcharts are that they can easily capture control via decision
points, show manual vs. automated processes.
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Flowcharts
Input/output symbols. Input/output symbols represent
devices or media that provide input to or record output from
processing operations.
Processing symbols. Processing symbols either show what type
of device is used to process data or indicate when processing is
performed manually.
Storage symbols. Storage symbols represent the device used to
store data that the system is not currently using.
Flow and miscellaneous symbols. Flow and miscellaneous
symbols indicate the flow of data and goods. They also represent
such operations as where flowcharts begin or end, where decisions
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to add explanatory notes to flowcharts.
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Flowcharts Symbols
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Types of Flowcharts
Document flowchart
is a graphical description of the flow of documents and
information between departments or areas of responsibility
within an organization.
System flowchart
is a graphical description of the relationship among the input,
processing, and output in an information system.
Program flowchart
is a graphical description of the sequence of logical operations
that a computer performs as it executes a program.
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Key Terms
Documentation
Narrative description
Data flow diagram (DFD)
Data source
Data destination
Data flow
Process
Data store
Context diagram
Flowchart
Document flowchart
Internal control flowchart
System flowchart
Program flowchart
Business process diagram
(BPD)
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