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| the highest level of a data flow diagram. It provides a summary level view of a system. It shows the data processing system, the inputs and outputs of the system, and the external entities that are the sources and destinations of the system’s input(s) and output(s) |
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| A component of data flow diagrams that represents an entity outside of the system who receives data produced by the system. |
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| a component of a data flow diagram that represents data flowing into or out of a process |
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| a diagram that graphically describes the flow of data within an organization. It is used to document existing systems and to plan and design new ones. |
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| a component of a data flow diagram that represents the people and organizations that send data that the system being modeled uses or produces. |
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| a component of a data flow diagram the represents the storage of data within a system. |
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| trace a document from its cradle to its grave. They show where each document originates, its distribution, the purposes for which it is used, its ultimate disposition, and everything that happens as it flows through the system. They illustrate the flow of documents and information among areas of responsibility of an organization. |
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| The narratives, flowcharts, diagrams, and other written materials that explain how the system works. It covers the who, what, when, where, why, how of data entry, processing, storage, information output, and system control. |
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| an analytical technique used to describe some aspect of an information system in a clear, concise, and logical manner. Use a standard set of symbols to describe pictorially the transaction processing procedures a company uses and the flow of data through a system. |
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| A piece of hard flexible plastic on which the shapes of flowcharting symbols have been die cut. |
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| internal control flowchart |
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| a document flowchart that describes and evaluates internal controls. Often used by auditors in the planning stage of an audit. |
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| written, step-by-step explanation of system components and how the components interact. |
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| a set of actions, automated or manual, that transform data into other data or information |
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| a diagrammatical representation of the sequence of logical operations performed by a computer in executing a program. Describes the specific logic to perform a process shown on a system flowchart. |
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| a diagrammatical representation that shows the flow of data through a series of operations in an automated data processing system. It shows how data are captured and put into the system, the processes that operate on the data, and the system outputs. |
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