Deck 13: Business Process Modeling: Techniques, Rules, and Applications

Question 1

An external entity should be connected directly to a data store.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Process models can create _____________ when they help individuals develop an improved understanding of the process as a whole and become more process aware.

A) new products
B) economies of scale
C) job security
D) information
E) value

Answer 2

E

Question 3

The goal of business process modeling is to provide a description of a process.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

DFD's use a set of relatively simple shapes as representations of parts of a business process.

Question 5

For any organization,creating new value may include getting its people more involved in process knowledge.This is called making individuals ________________.

A) educated.
B) company citizens.
C) process aware.
D) alert.
E) lean.

Question 6

The primary goal of business process modeling is to create

A) a series of accounting checks and balances.
B) a description of a flow of events or information in a business.
C) a 3-D computer representation of a product.
D) a list of people involved in customer service.
E) competitive advantage.

Question 7

MS Visio files can be identified by their .psd filename extension.

Question 8

A company creates value just by creating a model of a business process.

Question 9

In DFD,the Top Process or Level 0 diagram does not provide much detail about the process.

Question 10

One of the added values a business process model provides is the notion of making individuals process aware.

Question 11

________________ include data flow diagrams,systems flowcharts,UML and BPMN.

A) Storage views
B) System layouts
C) Information tables
D) Process modeling techniques
E) Data marts

Question 12

Applications that support the development of business process models are referred to as

A) modeling tools.
B) worksheets.
C) information systems.
D) graphics programs.
E) props.

Question 13

A data store must be connected to a process.

Question 14

Every process should have at least two data flow connectors coming into it and least two data flow connectors coming out of it.

Question 15

In MS Visio the data store symbolizes a place where you would purchase IS applications.

Question 16

There are three basic rules for drawing a DFD.

Question 17

The most commonly used process modleling application is MS Visio,which is used by approximately 74% of all practitioners.

Question 18

Data flow diagrams,UML and systems flowcharts are common process modeling techniques.

Question 19

Levelling reveals increasing amounts of detail.

Question 20

Data flow diagramming is used by approximately 60% of all data modeling practitioners.

Question 21

Data flow diagrams are used by approximately _________ of all process modeling practitioners

A) 78%
B) 55%
C) 78%
D) 42%
E) 60%

Question 22

To create a new level after level 0,in MS Visio,we have to insert a new

A) date.
B) premise.
C) diagram.
D) number.
E) person.

Question 23

List the rules that apply to combining shapes in data flow diagrams.

Question 24

The interface represents a(n)______________ that exists outside the process.

A) absolute name
B) person or thing
C) cell reference
D) date
E) data point

Question 25

Every process should have at least one data flow __________ coming into it and out of it.

A) diagram
B) entity
C) positive
D) connector
E) MS Visio file

Question 26

A data store cannot be directly ______________ an external entity.

A) purchased from
B) listed with
C) stored by
D) connected to
E) leased from

Question 27

Data stores cannot be directly connected to an external ________.

A) data store.
B) entity.
C) process.
D) connector.
E) flow.

Question 28

Process modeling practitioners most often use

A) Oracle Developer
B) Page Layout
C) Rational Rose
D) MS Visio
E) MS Excel

Question 29

Scheduling employees to support an international figure skating contest would be an example of _____________ that could be mapped by a process modeling tool.

A) a process
B) a set of variables
C) a spreadsheet
D) payroll
E) security system

Question 30

There are ________ rules for combining shapes.

A) new
B) three
C) dozens of
D) no
E) data driven

Question 31

Describe how business process modelling can add value to an organization.Be sure to include and define the term "process aware".

Question 32

Data flow diagrams are constructed by using

A) a set of process references.
B) four shapes and three rules.
C) information systems.
D) relative process references.
E) activities and resources.

Question 33

MS Visio files have the file extenstion

A) (.exe)
B) (.osd)
C) (.vsd)
D) (.DFD)
E) (.doc)

Question 34

The data store symbolizes a place where data is

A) either stored or retrieved.
B) edited and corrected.
C) audited and collated.
D) collected and mined.
E) scrubbed and normalized.

Question 35

DFD shapes include

A) process, octagons and interface.
B) interface, neural, and connector.
C) connector, data store and process.
D) Page layout, process and interface.
E) Insert, delete and typeover.

Question 36

Business processes can be quite complex.Data flow diagrams use ________ to display the various details of the process.

A) plates
B) levels
C) numbers
D) data stores
E) connects

Question 37

Define the four shapes in a data flow diagram and give a real-life example of each.

Question 38

A data store can be connected to an external entity

A) at the end of the year.
B) if the external entity is secure.
C) if the external entity is connected to another data store.
D) through a process.
E) after an IS audit.