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Fact 1: A processing step, also called an activity
is illustrated using a rectangular box |
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Fact 2: The direction of arrows on a flow chart
shows the direction better know as 'flow of control' |
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Fact 3: Many software programs can be used to
produce flow diagrams, particularly those programs used
for project management |
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Fact 4: Activity diagrams are pictorial
representations of workflows |
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Fact 5: Decisions or conditionals are depicted with
a diamond |
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Fact 6: (UML) Unified Modeling Language is commonly
used in software development and combines entity
relationship diagrams, work flows, object modeling and
component modeling |
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Fact 7: DFD's (data flow diagrams) are graphical
representations illustrating the "flow" of data through
an information system |
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Fact 8: Sankey diagrams are a type of flow chart
where the width of the arrows is shown proportionally to
the flow quantity. Sankey diagrams are generally used to
show energy, material or cost transfers between a
process |
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Fact 9: Functional Flow Block Diagram (FFBD) were
developed in the 1950's and are multi-tiered flow
diagrams which illustrate a system’s functional flow.
They are time-sequenced and show each individual step of
the process |
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Fact 10: The start and end symbols used in a flow
chart diagram are circles, usually with the words
'start' and 'end' written within the circle |
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Fact 11: Inputs and outputs to a flow diagram are
represented by parallelograms |
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Fact 12: Manual operations are represented by a
trapezoid which has its longest parallel side at the top |
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Fact 13: Documents are represented using a rectangle
with a wavy base |
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Fact 14: Manual inputs such as forms are represented
by quadrilaterals. The top of the quadrilateral slopes
up irregularly from left to right |
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Fact 15: Logic operators such are AND and OR are
commonly used in flow chart diagrams |