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Data Flow Diagram - Exercise

Objective: Interpret data movement, processes, and stores in a data flow diagram (DFD) using standard notation.

Background / Overview

In the preceding lesson, you learned that a DFD shows who interacts with data (external entities), how data is transformed (processes), where it moves (flows), and where it rests (data stores). In this exercise, apply those ideas to a small DFD excerpt.

Instructions

  • Examine the DFD excerpt below.
  • Answer both questions in your own words. Be concise but specific.
  • This exercise is worth 20 points (10 points per question).
Sample data flow diagram with external entities, a data store, and labeled flows
Sample data flow diagram excerpt.

Answer the following:

  1. What do the parallel lines located between the Vendor and Clerk squares represent?
  2. In a single sentence and in correct order, summarize how data is handled in this diagram.

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