Deck 3: Application Extension-Introduction to Business Process Modeling With Microsoft Visio

Question 1

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

Answer 1

False

Question 2

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

Answer 2

False

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The primary goal of business process modelling 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 5

A data store must be connected to a process.

Question 6

There are three basic rules for drawing a DFD.

Question 7

DFDs use a set of relatively simple shapes as representations of parts of a business process.

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

Developing process awareness is easy.

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

Question 16

Levelling reveals increasing amounts of detail.

Question 17

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

Question 18

In DFD, the top process or level-0 diagram does not provide much detail about the process.

Question 19

Data flow diagramming is used by approximately 60 percent of all data modelling practitioners.

Question 20

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

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

Question 21

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 22

Data stores cannot be directly connected to an external

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

Question 23

Data flow diagrams are used by approximately ________ of all process modelling practitioners.

A) 78 percent
B) 55 percent
C) 18 percent
D) 42 percent
E) 60 percent

Question 24

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

Question 25

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 26

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 type over.

Question 27

Process modelling practitioners most often use

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

Question 28

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.

Question 29

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 30

________ reveals increasing amounts of detail.

Question 31

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 32

There are ________ basic rules for drawing a Data Flow Diagram.

Question 33

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

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

Question 34

There are ________ rules for combining shapes.

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

Question 35

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 36

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 37

________ UML, and systems flowcharts are common process modelling techniques.

Question 38

In DFDs, the ________ symbolizes a place where data is either stored or retrieved.

Question 39

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 40

Which process modelling application is used the most?

A) Rational Rose
B) Together
C) MS Visio
D) Oracle Developer
E) ARIS Express

Question 41

Business process ________ can be seen as the creation of a diagram that provides an overview of a flow of events.

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

The lowest amount of detail shown in a DFD is the level 0 or ________.

Question 45

________ is the most popular application used by data modelling practitioners.

Question 46

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

Question 47

There are ________ simple shapes used in data flow diagrams.

Question 48

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