CN3106 Business Information Systems.

Tutorial 4: 20/02/2020

Please answer all the questions below and upload your answers onto Moodle
using the submission link.
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions

These questions are based on chapter 11 of the recommended text book (An Introduction to
Information Systems by David Whiteley)

1. A DFD is used to represent:

a. Processes required to implement a system.
b. The methods required to implement a system.
c. The data requirements of a system.
d. User requirements for a system.
e. The projects that interact with a use case.

2. A DFD includes a symbol for:

a. Entities
b. Processes
c. Methods
d. Actors
e. Messages.

3. A task (transformation) performed on a dataflow is known as a _______.

a. DFD access
b. DFD ask
c. DFD process
d. DFD request
e. None of the above

4. A stationary dataflow, such as a file, is known as a _________________.

a. DFD datasource
b. DFD datamine
c. DFD datastore
d. DFD datamaster
e. None of the above.

5. Which of the following requires component totals?

a. Estimating
b. Planning
c. Work allocation
d. Progress monitoring
e. None of the above
6. Which group is not considered when outsourcing?
a. Current suppliers
b. Internal departments
c. Partner companies
d. Investor groups
e. All of the above

7. Which one of the following is TRUE concerning a Data Flow Diagram:

a. Represents the data required by the system.
b. Enables a system to be partitioned into independent units
c. Shows user requirements without the detail of the system
d. Examines encapsulation, generalization and polymorphism
e. None of the above.

8. Which one of the following statements is FALSE about Data Flow Diagram?
a. It is a SSADM diagram
b. It is a hierarchy of diagram.
c. It consists of Context diagram, Level-1, Level-2 and further levels
d. It maps the flow of data into the system, the change of data and where data is stored.
e. None of the above.

Section B Comprehension questions

1. Describe all the symbols of Data Flow Diagram.

External: Is an entity which is outside the system, which when typically a person may input a
data into the system and can receive data output by the system. The symbol sign is an ellipse
that contains the name of the external for example it can be the customer

Process: For the process tasks will be preformed on the dataflow. The symbol of the process
is a square/rectangle will contain

 Process number
 Process location
 Process title as an imperative statement

Datastore: Is a stationary dataflow. Symbol for the database is a open ended rectangle which
contains

 Label
 Name of the database

Dataflow: An arrowed line that shows the flow of data from externals to process datastore
and eventually back out to external. The arrowed line will be used to indicate the data that is
flowing

2. Case Study: Five-a-Side Football:

The Madcaster University Foundation Year (FY) Students have decided to set up a five-a-side
football league (FY5S). Matches will take place on Wednesday afternoon during term time and
each team is required to play each other team once. League positions are calculated in the
normal way (3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw). The league is completed by the end of
the spring term and the VC’s Cup is awarded to the top team. FY5S now requires a computer
system to keep track of teams, games and league position.

The requirements are:

Students must form their own teams, give it an identity (short name, full name plus contact
eMail) and register the team plus the players (minimum of five and maximum of eight – each
with student number and name);

Students are required to contact the other teams and arrange their own matches. Once the
match is arranged, it has to be recorded in the system (short name of each team and date);

Once the match is played, the match details are updated with the score of each team;

At any time, students can request a display of the league (the system calculates this each time
the display is requested). Students can also click on their own team to see details of the matches
they have played, the matches that have been arranged and the matches that have yet to be
agreed.

Draw a data flow diagram for the Five-a-Side Football case study.